Cindy Sheehan to Be Arrested Thursday

[whosinpower]

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/8/8/124941/6758

snip - Cindy Sheehan phoned me from Texas a few minutes ago to say that she's been informed that beginning Thursday, she and her companions will be considered a threat to national security and will be arrested. Coincidentally, Thursday is the day that Rice and Rumsfeld visit the ranch, and Friday is a fundraiser event for the haves and the have mores. Cindy said that she and others plan to be arrested.

[whistle]

1. The site is swamped, I can't seem to get through....

[Lannes]

5. Me neither

Maybe she could mention that PDB "Bin Laden determined to strike US" was ignored but they take a gold star mother as more of a threat and arrest her.

[timber84]

2. Surely

they would not arrest her that would be a bad move on their part,very, very bad publicity for them.

[Pithlet]

16. I know. I don't understand it.

Every single Republican up for a re-election should be calling Bush up right now screaming "No! Don't do it!"

I don't want this woman to suffer. I hope they'll reconsider. But, this will be bad, bad, bad for Bush if they do.

[timber84]

17. Well

For Cindy's sake it would be bad maybe but if they do it they would shoot themselves in the foot and I would love to see them do it

[Pithlet]

87. Oh, I'll love to see them suffer from the fallout of this.

The more I think about it, the more I don't think they're too stupid to realize the fallout. They just don't care.

[WLKjr]

3. Kos is down

probably too much traffic

[whosinpower]

I got in

But it was nip and tuck.

[whosinpower]

4. I got in

But it was nip and tuck. Dup - sorry - mods please delete.

[dbt]

6. I hope this is true. I hope they DO it!

Let the jackboots come and take this dangerous woman into custody. We'll see how it looks on television!

:popcorn:

[txindy]

25. The WH press corps is in Crawford for the entire month

Think they'll be interested in this coming attraction? :evilgrin:

Think they'll be curious as to why this was announced to Cindy on MONDAY that she would become a security threat THREE DAYS FROM NOW? Is there a timer, or something?! Is li'l Scotty gonna get shredded at the briefing, again? :evilgrin:

[FreedomAngel82]

67. That is interesting

Why are they announcing it now? Wouldn't they want it to come unnoticed where they can spring it upon them or something? :shrug:

[txindy]

92. I don't know for certain

But I think this was for the intimidation it might cause plus it could put off other people who planned to travel to Crawford to support Cindy.

They don't know us very well, do they? ;)

[FreedomAngel82]

65. Oh yes

It should be interesting. And then show how they support the troops' mother.

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. folks this is not surprising at all

have yuo been to jail for jstice
Then you are a friend of mine

[Poiuyt]

8. Why is she not a threat on Wednesday, but she is on Thursday?

How can that dear, sweet lady be considered a threat?

[madrchsod]

13. condo and rummy are flying in for a

suck fest..

[DistressedAmerican]

30. I Expect If George Is Safe On Wednesday, They Would Be On Thursday!

Or maybe security at the ranch just isn't up to having several Bushies there at the same time...

[leftchick]

51. so how the fuck is a peacful protestor a threat?

I mean really? How transparent can they be. They are afraid of an unarmed Gold Star Mom! They are just stupid enough to do that and boy will it ever backfire.

[Southpaw Bookworm]

94. A threat to donations

Or perhaps someone's conscience might twinge for a millisecond that the children of the lower classes are dying in Iraq while theirs are failing out of Yale for the third time?

[countingbluecars]

14. They need a few more days

to destroy her reputation somehow. By Thursday, she'll probably be a terrorist sympathizer.

[moodforaday]

106. She's a threat when the Fuhrer says she is!

Fancy a stretch at a reeducation camp? Get in line, citizen!

[xxqqqzme]

9. this needs 2 B spread all over the internet.

get busy. Shut this down B4 it happens.

[KyndCulture]

12. Absolutely!!!!!!!!!! Spread the word, get busy everyone.

Get more people down there before this happens. It's time to get off our asses people. This IS the revolution we've been hoping for.

[PunkPop]

20. Overload the jails

If this IS going to happen, turn it into a major logistical undertaking.

Are we sure this isn't just more intimidation?

First, you should leave because we can't guarantee you won't get run down.

And when that didn't work,

Well, we're going to ARREST YOU if you don't leave.

[ellenfl]

26. remember, it will be worse for * if she gets arrested . . . eom

[Janice325]

10. That would be another really bad for move Dumbya

If it happens, I think this would be something the MSM couldn't and wouldn't ignore. That would encourage, IMO, the certainty of live coverage during the arrest.
Just another event to cause Dimson's polls to plummet even further.

[FreedomAngel82]

71. Knowing these people

like someone else said that they'll probably find someway to make her to be dangerous like they had to do so. :eyes: I saw a documentary on the Sundance Channel called "Unfinished Symphony" about the 1971 Vietnam protest's and they were in Lexington and wanted to sleep on the lawn where the British were but they weren't allowed to for whatever reason (public private property) and there was a guy interviewed saying how they were worried about their mental health and didn't want any trouble but you could plainly see the guys were all 100% there so to speak.

[madrchsod]

11. perfect

every major news media and others will cover the story. there`s nothing else to do down there so cindy is the news. unless bush lets in the press into his compound for a tour ,it will be cindy all day..

[PuraVidaDreamin]

15. Cindy, just sit down in the street and don't move!

Folks have the camera's and a lap-tops ready!

Stay strong woman!

[steve2470]

18. ok cnn has been told nt

[steve2470]

19. aar has now been notified nt

[Ian David]

21. Can the little league coaches stop the game Saturday until Bush sees her?

It's a long shot (very long shot, probably) but wouldn't it be great if the teams refused to take to the field until Bush spoke to her?

Can we try asking them to?

Maybe try appealing to the coaches and kids themselves, either directly or through letters to the editor?

Just imagine the teams sitting down in the middle of the field in protest...


Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch, Redefining 'Vacation'
<snip>
But in his first days away, Mr. Bush was relatively busy. He gave a speech on Wednesday in Grapevine, Tex., and met with the president of Colombia at the ranch on Thursday. He is to travel to New Mexico today, meet with his economic advisers and hold a news conference at the ranch tomorrow, travel to Illinois on Wednesday, meet with his foreign policy team and hold another news conference back at the ranch on Thursday, go to a Republican fund-raising lunch at a neighboring ranch on Friday and attend a Little League championship game in Waco, Tex., on Saturday.

More:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/08/politics/08letter.html



2005 Little League Baseball Regional Finals Schedule
(All times Eastern U.S.)

Saturday, August 13, 2005
(12) Southwest Region Championship, at Marvin Norcross Stadium, Little League Baseball Southwest Leadership Training Center, Waco, Texas, 9 p.m., ESPN
http://www.littleleague.org/media/2005regionalfinalsschedule.asp



Endless summer

As they head to regional action, the Eastdale seventh-graders just want to play ball, and they hope their season goes on and on

<snip>

That innocence still prevails among the seventh-graders who play for the Eastdale Little League Majors All-Star team, bound for the regional tournament in Waco, Texas.

More:
http://www.abqtrib.com/albq/sp_prep_sports/article/0,2564,ALBQ_19875_3980475,00.html


Major all-stars prepare for regionals
By WES WOLFE / Staff Reporter Thursday, August 4, 2005 3:19 PM CDT


Practicing in the sweltering Texas heat Wednesday, the Washington County major baseball all-stars continued their trek to a possible spot in the Little League World Series, but the team has to win the Southwest Region first.

Despite the possibility of playing on national television if they make it to the regional championship, Washington County manager Mark Bentke said that the all-stars are treating the upcoming tournament like any other.

<snip>

Washington County enters the Southwest regional going up against teams representing Albuquerque, N.M., Biloxi, Miss. and Tulsa, Okla. in the initial round-robin games. If the team gets out of those three games with one or no losses, it will move on to the regional tournament, which is single-elimination. Their first game is against Eastdale, of Albuquerque, at 1 p.m. Sunday at Marvin Norcross Stadium in Waco.

More:
http://www.brenhambanner.com/articles/2005/08/04/sports/sports001.txt

[SammyWinstonJack]

22. The little worm ** is now officially a COWARD!

Having the mother of dead soldier arrested because he refused her request for a meeting to find out what her son was killed for, puts the little worm ** in the COWARD category if nothing has.

[steve2470]

23. ny times has now been notified nt

[Enraged_Ape]

24. Bush could end this in 15 minutes if he weren't such a coward

He could invite Cindy in, pour her a lemonade, and just shut his fat yap and listen--just nod, fake sincerity, and pretend that he gives a rat's a$$. Then he could send her on her way and say that they "talked".

But no, he is so spineless, so wimpy, that he can't even do THAT. He is the biggest coward on the planet. He makes his wimpy dad look like Evel Freaking Knievel.

[AngryOldDem]

38. Speaks volumes, doesn't it? n/t

[DistressedAmerican]

27. Do It You Assholes. More Publicity For The Cause!

Arrest the mother of one that you have killend ans see how America Likes them apples.

You are underseige. You are going down. Just face the fucking facts before we have to starve you out!

[malmapus]

28. Pictures!!! Do it Mr. Bush and we'll flood the MSM and everywhere with

the story of how you treat the mother of a soldier that died in your fight against terra.

[txindy]

29. I think David Gregory might be interested in hearing this

It would give him a whole series of great interviews on-site, in Crawford. :evilgrin:

Who else? Helen Thomas. Keith Olbermann. Any other names who would actually go down to Crawford if they weren't already there? Who was the guy who questioned Scotty along with Gregory?

[Spike from MN]

54. Yeah but Scotty won't be able to comment on it

because it will be part of an ongoing investigation. Hmmm...where have I heard that before. ;)

[steve2470]

31. cbs news has now been notified nt

[steve2470]

32. ABC NEWS has now been notified nt

[katinmn]

33. They're worried she'll scare off the Ownership Society!

The corporate owners of Amerika are coming on Friday and they want Cindy and the protesters cleared out by then.

I hope people hold their ground!
I wish I could be there.

[steve2470]

34. nbc news now notified nt

[GreenPartyVoter]

35. Go, Cindy!

[malmapus]

36. Now my fiancee asked how long it would take to drive to Crawford TX

Might be asking my boss for some PTO (our only concern right now is our 2 year old daughter). But yeah, I'm ready to go stand with her and everyone there.

[steve2470]

37. l.a. times notified nt

[PuraVidaDreamin]

40. go stevie- go stevie

:hi:

[steve2470]

89. thanks

:hi:

[Walt Starr]

39. Sounds about right

The pre-emptive smearing started today with Drudge. They must figure they can get her swept under the rug by Thursday.

[Cleita]

41. How very Nazi of them.

This is what fascist, totalitarian regimes do to quash dissent. If anyone has any doubts now about this gang of creeps emulating Nazis, this should be proof of the political model they follow.

[steve2470]

42. washington post now notified nt

[steve2470]

43. chicago tribune notified nt

[steve2470]

44. DALLAS morning news notified nt

[steve2470]

45. waco tribune-herald notified nt

[dweller]

52. go! steve2470!

:thumbsup:

dp

[steve2470]

90. thanks !

:hi:

[petite marmotte]

46. Moms Seem to be a Target

for this administration, althought arresting a soldier's mom would not be a first for them. Remember the woman in Fahrenheit 911? Only bullies and cowards would pick on these women who try to get some recognition for their sons, answers to their questions, and relief from their grief. Shame, shame on them for even threatening to arrest her.

[BeTheChange]

99. Lila Lipscomb should join Cindy..

wonder if she would...

[steve2470]

47. houston chronicle notified nt

[julialnyc]

48. She will be on Randi Rhodes today

N/T

[Kraklen]

49. I sure hope she gets arrested.

It will be a huge media spectacle and it will make Bush look terrible. A real kick in the nuts with everything that's been happening.

[steve2470]

50. KENS-TV and San Antonio Express News notified nt

[steve2470]

53. KTVT-TV in dallas notified nt

[txindy]

55. If the MSM reports about the fundraiser on Friday and the arrests Thurs.

That'll make things clear even for the dimmest bulbs. Junior doesn't want the "have mores" to see his shame.

[Sparkman]

56. DennisPrager just suggested, that Cindy was same mother on Moore's F-911.

This obvious attempt in his ranting against chimps critics is wrong.
In 2 min., I played my VHS Farenheit 911, and 17 min. from the end of the tape, Michael Moores' Gold Star Mother interview is Lila Lipsomb, mother of Sgt. Michael Pederson.
Another stupid remark from a lazy, mainstream talk showhost, broadcast across the country. We deserve better. The troops deserve better news and better commentators, than ones who can't spend 2 minutes to get the facts straight.

[rlev1223]

83. Prager is is laways one of two things:

a tool or a fool ....often both.

[fryguy]

107. obviously the idiot (prager) never heard of IMDB.com

should have checked the cast list for 9/11 before making such empty and moronic claims....


go Cindy
:yourock:

[julialnyc]

57. does anyone know the paypal info?

N/T

[steve2470]

58. channel 2 tv houston notified nt

[steve2470]

59. ksat-tv san antonio notified nt

[SillyGoose]

60. Oh dear. This poor woman is being put through hell.

:cry:

[steve2470]

61. KWTX-TV waco notified nt

[steve2470]

62. KCEN-TV waco notified nt

[Rosco T.]

63. I hope someone is buying the domain www.freecindy.com/org ASAP

sounds like we may need it..

[SwimmerFilms]

88. I now own "www.freecindy.org"

Least I could do.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

93. Hi Swimmer. You are an Awesome American

Welcome to DU
:hi: :patriot:

[steve2470]

105. yes, thank you swimmer nt

[steve2470]

64. kxxv-tv waco notified nt

[steve2470]

66. KWKT-TV in waco notified nt

[steve2470]

68. austin american-statesman newspaper notified nt

[steve2470]

69. news 8 tv austin notified nt

[steve2470]

70. KVUE-TV austin notified nt

[steve2470]

72. KXAN-TV austin notified nt

[steve2470]

73. KTBC-TV austin notified nt

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

74. 9 news/KUSA Denver CO notified

MKJ

[steve2470]

75. wfaa-tv dallas notified nt

[steve2470]

76. KDFW-TV dallas notified nt

[steve2470]

77. NBC-5 TV dallas notified nt

[Walt Starr]

78. somebody needs to keep a video cam on her 24X7

They'll try to do the arrest in such a way as there is no video.

No video means no story. Sadly, that is the state of modern "journalism".

[steve2470]

79. KDAF-TV dallas notified nt

[steve2470]

80. KEYE-TV austin notified nt

[steve2470]

81. KHOU-TV houston notified nt

[katinmn]

111. Thanks for your work on this yesterday, Steve

I heard they have been following up!

[steve2470]

82. KTRK-TV houston notified nt

[Tsiyu]

84. Good Job steve2470

:yourock:

[steve2470]

91. thanks

:hi:

[sunnystarr]

102. Wow Steve ... that's fantastic! (nt)

[Not_Giving_Up]

85. Houston TV stations notified (contact info below)

KTRK (ABC Affiliate) Channel 13 - http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/aboutus/

KHOU (CBS Affiliate) Channel 11 - http://www.khou.com/insidekhou/contactus/preemail.html

KPRC (NBC Affiliate) Channel 2 - Email the VP/GM [e-mail]

[Mr_Spock]

86. I need a vacation - let's "freely" go to Texas for a 1000000 man party

Well, men women and children :D

[ohio_liberal]

97. God, I'd do anything to go

I don't have a way to get there!

[Mr_Spock]

101. I was thinking about flying from Mass.

I'd hate to get there and find it was already resolved - it's quite expensive. People local to that area need to go support her!! C'mon Texas, show us some real cowboy bravado!

[fryguy]

95. what possible "threat" could a grieving mother pose?

this fucking ludacris....

:crazy:

[ohio_liberal]

96. Who is doing the arresting??

Sorry if this is a dupe, I only skimmed through the previous posts briefly. Which organization is planning to do the arresting?

[applegrove]

98. I'm guessing they will give her a meeting on Thursday. That is why

they have to wait. Until Rummy is there & Rice to sit on either wing of Bush - when he gives her an audience.

I can just see it now...

Q Rummy: "Is it bad that your son died?"

A Rummy: "Yes it is a shame"

Q Rummy: "Is it sad that your son died a hero?"

A Rummy:"Yes it is sad - but he is a national hero"

Q Rummy: "Is it a good thing when we pull out from Iraq when they are ready?"

A Rummy: "Yes - we don't want your son's death to be in vane"

Q Rummy: "Is it being taken lightly all these deaths?"

A Rummy: "No - we feel your pain"

Q Rummy: "Should you stay out here under the hot sun?"

A Rummy: "No - it will not bring your son back and you will get hot"

Statement Rummy: "Thank you Cindy for coming to meet with us - this is all the time we have"

[MetaTrope]

100. A threat to national security?

So she's revealed the identity of a CIA covert agent or something like that?

[donheld]

103. A political prisoner

That's what she'll be. It's really quite distressing that our country is taking political prisoners. How long ago was it that we said "It can't happen here."

[annabanana]

104. the guy threatening "arrest" isn't law enforcement!!

see this thread for particulars... he may just be another repug blowhard

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4287971&mesg_id=4288077

[mopaul]

108. -------

[friesianrider]

109. Arrest her you sorry sacks of shit.

Then instead of a housewife asking for a simple meeting with *, you will have 300,000 people protesting at Chickenhawk's doorstep. This girl who is terrified to get on a plane will fly her ass to Crawford - for Casey, and my friend Mikey.

[devilgrrl]

110. Oh my gawd! She's such a threat to society! I feel safer already!

:sarcasm: