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Sheehan Plans Run Against Pelosi Unless Bush Impeachment Sought |
Published on Sunday, July 8, 2007 by the Associated Press
Sheehan Plans Run Against Pelosi Unless Bush Impeachment Sought
by Angela K. Brown
CRAWFORD, Texas - Cindy Sheehan, the fallen soldierıs mother who
galvanized the anti-war movement, said Sunday that she plans to run
against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unless she moves to oust President
Bush in the next two weeks.
Sheehan said she will run against the San Francisco Democrat in 2008
as an independent if Pelosi does not file articles of impeachment
against Bush by July 23. Thatıs when Sheehan and her supporters are
to arrive in Washington, D.C., after a 13-day caravan and walking
tour starting from the groupıs war protest site near Bushıs Crawford
ranch.
³Democrats and Americans feel betrayed by the Democratic leadership,²
Sheehan told The Associated Press. ³We hired them to bring an end to
the war. Iım not too far from San Francisco, so it wouldnıt be too
big of a move for me. I would give her a run for her money.²
Messages left with Pelosiıs staff were not immediately returned. The
White House declined to comment on Sheehanıs plans.
She plans her official candidacy announcement Tuesday. Sunday wrapped
up what is expected to be her final weekend at the 5-acre Crawford
lot that she sold to California radio talk show host Bree Walker, who
plans to keep it open to protesters.
Sheehan made the surprising announcement in late May that she was
leaving the anti-war movement. She said she felt her efforts had been
in vain and that she had endured smear tactics and hatred from the
left as well as the right. She said she wanted to change course.
She first came to Crawford in August 2005 during Bushıs vacation,
demanding to talk to him about the war that claimed her son Caseyıs
life in 2004.
Sheehan became the face of the anti-war movement during her 26-day
roadside vigil that swelled to thousands. But it also drew counter
protests of Bush supporters, many who said she was hurting troop
morale.
Sheehan, who has never held political office, recently said that she
was leaving the Democratic Party because it ³caved² into the
president. Last week, she announced her caravan to Washington, which
she calls the ³peopleıs accountability movement.²
³I didnıt expect to be back so soon, but the focus is different than
it was before,² Sheehan said Sunday. ³Instead of talking and making
accusations, weıre going into communities and talking to the people
whoıve been hurt by the Bush regime. Weıre finding out how we can
help people.²
Sheehan, who turns 50 on Tuesday, said Bush should be impeached
because she believes he misled the public about the reasons for going
to war, violated the Geneva Convention by torturing detainees and
crossed the line by commuting the prison sentence of former vice
presidential aide I. Lewis ³Scooter² Libby. She said other grounds
for impeachment are the domestic spying program and the ³inadequate
and tragic² response to Hurricane Katrina.
Sheehan said she hopes Pelosi files the articles of impeachment so
she can move onto her next projects, including overseas trips for
humanitarian work. But if not, Sheehan said she is ready to run for
office.
³Iım doing it to encourage other people to run against Congress
members who arenıt doing their jobs, who are beholden to special
interests,² Sheehan said. ³She (Pelosi) let the people down who
worked hard to put Democrats back in power, who we thought were our
hope for change.²
Pelosi was elected to the U.S House of Representatives in 1987 and
became the first woman speaker in January.
Sheehan said she lives in a Sacramento suburb but declined to
disclose the city, citing safety reasons. The area is outside
Pelosiıs district, but there are no district residency requirements
for members of Congress, according to the California Secretary of
Stateıs Office.
http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/07/08/2386/print/
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get real. like jesus would ever own a gun or vote republican.
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14 Jul 2007 02:24:44 PM |
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Published on Sunday, July 8, 2007 by the Associated Press
Sheehan Plans Run Against Pelosi Unless Bush Impeachment Sought
by Angela K. Brown
CRAWFORD, Texas - Cindy Sheehan, the fallen soldierıs mother who
galvanized the anti-war movement, said Sunday that she plans to run
against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unless she moves to oust President
Bush in the next two weeks.
As someone who's lived in the Bay Area for .. a long time, I'll say
that at this time Sheehan has no chance of winning against Pelosi.
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Ray Fischer
rfischer@sonic.net
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| User: "james g. keegan jr." |
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| Title: Re: Sheehan Plans Run Against Pelosi Unless Bush Impeachment Sought |
14 Jul 2007 02:47:13 PM |
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In article <469922fc$0$14115$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>,
(Ray Fischer) wrote:
Published on Sunday, July 8, 2007 by the Associated Press
Sheehan Plans Run Against Pelosi Unless Bush Impeachment Sought
by Angela K. Brown
CRAWFORD, Texas - Cindy Sheehan, the fallen soldierıs mother who
galvanized the anti-war movement, said Sunday that she plans to run
against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unless she moves to oust President
Bush in the next two weeks.
As someone who's lived in the Bay Area for .. a long time, I'll say
that at this time Sheehan has no chance of winning against Pelosi.
that's my take too. still the idea of her doing so might prod pelosi
into doing the right thing.
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get real. like jesus would ever own a gun or vote republican.
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