How About A PB & J Sandwich For Cindy Sheehan
Here she comes again-- activist Cindy Sheehan announced plans to begin an "open-ended hunger strike" on July 4 to urge the Bush administration to bring troops home from Iraq.
"We hope the fast will galvanize public attention, invigorate the peace movement, build pressure on elected officials, and get our troops back home," Sheehan said in a statement posted on the anti-war blogosphere.
The fast, organized by Code Pink and Sheehan's Gold Star Families for Peace, will begin on Independence Day in Washington, D.C. In her statement Sheehan said she would move the fast to Crawford, Texas, where the president owns a ranch and often vacations. Get those portabe toilets ready on the road leading to the President's ranch, ya'll hear!
"We hope the fast will galvanize public attention, invigorate the peace movement, build pressure on elected officials, and get our troops back home," Sheehan said in a statement posted on the anti-war blogosphere.
The fast, organized by Code Pink and Sheehan's Gold Star Families for Peace, will begin on Independence Day in Washington, D.C. In her statement Sheehan said she would move the fast to Crawford, Texas, where the president owns a ranch and often vacations. Get those portabe toilets ready on the road leading to the President's ranch, ya'll hear!
In her latest statement, Sheehan wrote that celebrities like singer Willie Nelson, actor Danny Glover and comedian Dick Gregory will show their support for her by joining in a one-day fast. She urged her supporters to do the same.
Sheehan is currently in Vienna, Austria, protesting President Bush's appearances there. Probably wearing Wal-Mart a T-Shirt. The President will be in Europe to meet with leaders of the European Summit, seeking support for the United States' efforts to spread democracy in the Middle East.
In an interview posted on Code Pink's website, the group's co-founder Diane Wilson said the fast would show solidarity with Iraqis and U.S. troops. "Their bodies are on the line every day," Wilson said, referring to Iraqi civilians. "And so are the bodies of the U.S. soldiers. So shouldn't we be putting our bodies on the line?" I hardly think, calling a hunger strike, is placing one's body on the line, more like a lot of clever media for additional air time. As I have stated before, so many families could benefit from Ms. Sheehan and her tragedy. She certainly could, if she so desired, do a better balancing act with her own war of words. Let's send a basket of Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwichs to the hungry protesters, shall we?
Sheehan is currently in Vienna, Austria, protesting President Bush's appearances there. Probably wearing Wal-Mart a T-Shirt. The President will be in Europe to meet with leaders of the European Summit, seeking support for the United States' efforts to spread democracy in the Middle East.
In an interview posted on Code Pink's website, the group's co-founder Diane Wilson said the fast would show solidarity with Iraqis and U.S. troops. "Their bodies are on the line every day," Wilson said, referring to Iraqi civilians. "And so are the bodies of the U.S. soldiers. So shouldn't we be putting our bodies on the line?" I hardly think, calling a hunger strike, is placing one's body on the line, more like a lot of clever media for additional air time. As I have stated before, so many families could benefit from Ms. Sheehan and her tragedy. She certainly could, if she so desired, do a better balancing act with her own war of words. Let's send a basket of Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwichs to the hungry protesters, shall we?
