Booman Tribune

Drive-By Bush Shoots Past Protestors

by susanhu
Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 09:51:20 PM EST

CAPTION: Anti-war protesters are held back by Texas police as the motorcade of U.S. President George Bush. Reuters/Yahoo

SPECIAL REPORT by Alohaleezy (who's at work so I'm posting for her):

Bush Passes Cindy on Way To Raise Millions
   As Mr. Bush heads out to the big fundraiser today [where he picked up $2 million], he gets his first glimpse of Cindy's camp seen here( It surprises me that he didn't use the helicopters to avoid this great scene. MORE BELOW With Update and A SPECIAL SURPRISE PHOTO that NEEDS A BooTrib CAPTION!

Update [2005-8-12 16:48:6 by susanhu]: From OutrageMeter's Kos diary:

If you're coming to Crawford
by outragemeter

Thu Aug 11th, 2005 at 22:44:37 PDT

There was a meeting this evening at the Peace House to discuss the serious problem of too many cars. I cannot stress enough how much time dealing with this issue is taking from the volunteers time needed for other things. If you come, please, please car pool.

After checking in at Peace House and getting oriented, move your car to the football field parking lot a short distance away. It will be monitored by volunteers. Take one of the "shuttles" to the camp site, there is simply no place there left to park.

We will be adding to the Crawford Peace House site tomorrow to allow folks to request/offer rides from their locales to Crawford. We'll also have a map and directions.

As I mentioned in the previous diary, the House is now wired, and I will try to find a way to take questions via email, to give the phone answerers some relief.

Please recommend this, or at least link to it in other Cindy diaries, so that the word gets out. Thank you.

There are two Bush events at which some activists will be staging some kind of protest. One is Friday evening at a fundraiser at another ranch down the road. We probably will just try to line the road so that attenders will have to see us.

On Saturday, Bush is supposed to attend a local softball game. I don't know the details on what kind of action will take place. Just again trying to be visible to Bubbleboy and cohorts, in essence.

SEE PHOTO AT END.

Alohaleezy continues her sneak report from her workplace:

Quotes from a Rueters story just minutes ago:

When Bush's black sport utility vehicle carried him past the site to a Republican fund-raiser, the protest leader, Cindy Sheehan, whose son was one of the nearly 1,850 U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq, held up a sign that said: "Why do you make time for donors and not for me?"

Other signs said: "Iraq is Arabic for Vietnam" and "Bring Them Home Now." Some protesters held up white crosses as well.

The protest vigil began last Saturday and is being led by Sheehan, who has been demanding a meeting with Bush to discuss her opposition to the Iraq war.

Guess Dear Leader has to prove he isn't a coward, huh? Why not get out of the car and face this courageous woman?

I have to say I am surprised that let George out of his bubble? Are they trying to show that he isn't a coward? It proves to me he is a coward, otherwise he would have gotten out of the car and faced her right there and then. Have you no shame George?

Official Caption: "President Bush walks along a gravel road on his ranch in Crawford, Texas, after speaking with reporters on discussions with his defense and foreign policy teams, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2005. The wide-ranging talks touched on violence in Iraq and standoffs with Iran and North Korea over their nuclear programs to anti-American sentiment abroad, especially in the Middle East. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

How about: The Power of One Heehee... or, "Headin' out to the road to bum a ride from MilitaryTracy and Brinnaine!"



Display:
Look at that!

Look at all those scary terrorist threats to national security behind that yellow ribbon! Thank Gawd for the S.S. and Local Sherriffs for saving our Glorious Dear Leader from all those frightening Mommies!

The 10,000 Things

by Andrew C White (acwhite.nospam.@taconic.net) on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 02:27:06 PM EST
THE actual ribbon that means someone is trying to support the troops. :)

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix
by Damnit Janet on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 02:56:51 PM EST
[ Parent ]
I wish I could give you a 12 for this!
by CabinGirl on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 03:21:31 PM EST
[ Parent ]
The original use was for hostages, inspired by the "Tie a Yellow Ribbon" song. As late as Bush's first bungled crisis, in his first months in office, yellow ribbons were displayed for the Navy air crew held hostage by China after a crash-landing in their territory. In a typical Bush foreign policy triumph, we did get the plane back in boxes after China had spent weeks pouring over it.

So applying yellow ribbons to hype the sympathy for the world's leading superpower's invading army two years later was one slick switcheroo.

But now the sad irony is that these troops, especially reservists and national guard, really are hostages of Bush's policies.

We are called to speak for the weak, for the voiceless, for victims of our nation and for those it calls enemy.... --ML King, "Beyond Vietnam"

by Gooserock on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 05:20:17 PM EST
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But didn't the original song refer to a guy getting out of prison???

That has always bothered me.

by CabinGirl on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 06:20:00 PM EST
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And then it was adopted during the Iran hostage crisis because people remembered the song.

An Urban Legends site.

The fact is, according to research published by the late Gerald E. Parsons, longtime librarian of the Folklife Reading Room of the Library of Congress, the custom didn't exist at all before 1980, when the idea of displaying yellow ribbons in honor of the 52 Americans held hostage by Iranian militants seemingly emerged from nowhere and took the country by storm -- a tribute said to be indirectly inspired by the popular song "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree," composed in 1972, which in turn was inspired by an oral folktale circulating since the 1950s (for the particulars, see Parsons' essay: "Yellow Ribbons: Ties with Tradition").

I see evidently that the ribbons began to be used for the army during Gulf I.

We are called to speak for the weak, for the voiceless, for victims of our nation and for those it calls enemy.... --ML King, "Beyond Vietnam"

by Gooserock on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 11:49:27 PM EST
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The Navy always told us NOT to place yellow wreaths or balloons and such (before China manufactured Yellow Ribbons for the ass of cars) NOT untill the morning of their return because this alerted our being alone.

It's all propaganda. It's what regimes use to control their lemmings.

My bumpersticker remains clear of those yellow band aids of apathy. ;)

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix

by Damnit Janet on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 06:38:26 PM EST
[ Parent ]
about 100 yards from the road...not that Dear Leader would glance in their direction...and with his rose-colored glasses he can't read the signs anyways..."buncha hippies and ingrates...don't they realize 'merka and 'merkans are safer now that we're blowin' up those Eye-raquis?...Pass me a mint julep, Laura...."

Your concepts are like a stake that a donkey can be tethered to for 10 million years ~ Zen saying
by wry twinger (danmc15@hotmail.com) on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 02:27:10 PM EST
That's the closest Dim Son has gotten to any protestors--anti-war or anti-administration--in the last five years.

A politician is a man who will double cross that bridge when he comes to it. -- Oscar Levant
by Mnemosyne on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 05:03:18 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Actually, remember the Coronation Parade? When they got to the protestors, the motorcade sped up. Had to keep that from Dim Son so he wouldn't cry and go on a binge again. LOL

Frodo failed...Bush has got the ring.
by alohaleezy on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 07:05:55 PM EST
[ Parent ]
didn't have a fucking helicopter landing pad.

We "saw" Condi and Rummy going in and out yesterday by 'copter.

Piece o' crap cowards, one and all.

I want something else, to get me through this, semi-charmed kinda life..
Third Eye Blind

by brinnainne on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 02:29:31 PM EST
I am so glad you are here on this thread. I am making arrangements to be down there the 26th. Can we hook up? I just got someone to cover for me and will book my tickets when I go home for lunch at noon(west coast).

Frodo failed...Bush has got the ring.
by alohaleezy on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 02:34:01 PM EST
[ Parent ]
You betcha -- just let me know when you get your plans solidified -- where are you flying into? Do you need a ride from the airport?

Oh, and I did manage to post a diary ("I'm not brave, because I'm not afraid.") but it only represents about 1/10th of what I have to say....just having a bit of a hard time processing at the moment.

I want something else, to get me through this, semi-charmed kinda life..
Third Eye Blind

by brinnainne on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 02:40:14 PM EST
[ Parent ]
I sure will let you know. And will read diary too. Can't wait to meet you.

Frodo failed...Bush has got the ring.
by alohaleezy on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 02:44:02 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Flying in to Austin, Will get in touch soon.

Frodo failed...Bush has got the ring.
by alohaleezy on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 02:53:10 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Okey doke!

I want something else, to get me through this, semi-charmed kinda life..
Third Eye Blind

by brinnainne on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 02:54:53 PM EST
[ Parent ]
I did it, I did it folks. Bri..I am flying into Austin on the 26th. I booked a car so that is covered. If anyone wants to hitch a ride and/or meet up I am willing to take you to Crawford. Bri...how can I best get in touch with you?

Frodo failed...Bush has got the ring.
by alohaleezy on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 03:59:12 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Email Susan, she has my email and phone#! ;)

I want something else, to get me through this, semi-charmed kinda life..
Third Eye Blind

by brinnainne on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 04:05:06 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Will do. I am going to the Padres game tonight so will be in touch tomorrow?

Frodo failed...Bush has got the ring.
by alohaleezy on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 04:16:21 PM EST
[ Parent ]
I just got home and saw this, wow great!!!!
I am so proud of you, my friend, and all of you who are making this trek...


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by diane101 (dianed101 @ yahoo.com) on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 07:03:41 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Oh Diane, I just couldn't not go. My son is very supportive but said Mom, what if it's over by then? I know in my heart it won't be and as the days go by people will start dwindling and Cindy needs our support. I am compelled to go. I just wish it could be sooner but work and other commitments are keeping me from doing that. I am so looking forward to meeting all the virtual friends down there and shaking Cindy's hand and thanking her personally.

Frodo failed...Bush has got the ring.
by alohaleezy on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 07:10:40 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Perhaps he thought they were just serfs clearing brush at the manor, err, ranch.  ;-)  

Fear will keep the local systems in line. -Grand Moff Tarkin Survivor Left Blogistan
by boran2 (blogistan@yahoo.com) on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 02:35:50 PM EST
Susanhu, you have got to stop with the catchy headlines, girl... I thought this was said a protestor was shot by a drive-by Bush supporter! And yesterday, you had one that said something about plot to assassinate the President... course you were talking about FDR...

clever, gets my attention anyway... kudos

by Crone on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 02:36:21 PM EST
I just got that phrase -- "Drive-by shooting" -- in my head and kept twisting it around to try to make it fit :):)

me bad.  Oh, and don't forget to think up a caption for the new photo added at the bottom.

Hickok: "You know the sound of thunder. Can you imagine that sound if I ask you to? Ma'am, listen to the thunder."

by susanhu (susanhuatearthlinkdotnet) on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 02:43:09 PM EST
[ Parent ]
George:"God, I need a drink."

Frodo failed...Bush has got the ring.
by alohaleezy on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 02:46:47 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Well, sir, you've failed the roadside test. I'm going to have to ask you to take a breathalyzer.

"As a woman, I have no country. . . . As a woman, my country is the whole world." --Virginia Woolf
by Raging Hippie (raginghippie at comcast dot net) on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 02:47:18 PM EST
[ Parent ]
"Can't stand these stupid protesters.  I don't care what Dick says anymore, I'm leaving the country before it's too late."
by Gabriele Droz on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 03:30:29 PM EST
[ Parent ]
My whole life could have been different.  I feel REALLY bad.  I need to take go for a walk and think about this!"

(snark)

by Gabriele Droz on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 03:33:59 PM EST
[ Parent ]
help me find my dog?"
by Gabriele Droz on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 03:35:50 PM EST
[ Parent ]
...I should send the twins to Iraq to keep things from getting worse.  Maybe I could ask Mom to go instead."
by Gabriele Droz on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 03:40:37 PM EST
[ Parent ]
by Gabriele Droz on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 09:32:24 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Like so many times before...
by CabinGirl on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 09:57:57 PM EST
[ Parent ]
I'm the President by gawd... how much effort does it take for 'em to clean up my DUI... can't ride the bike, too many photos of me falling off... jeeezz, Pop, why didn't you tell me what a lousy job this is... even with Dick doing all the work... I have to show up for stupid chicken and green peas, or barbeque... gawd I hate that messy stuff... going home now and settle back with a little coke...
by Crone on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 03:56:57 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Photo Caption: Out of Gas

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by NorthDakotaDemocrat (NorthDakotaDemocrat at yahoo dot com) on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 04:01:32 PM EST
[ Parent ]
South End of Ass**le Going to Hell

by SallyCat on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 04:07:34 PM EST
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My mind processed it as Bush doing a drive-by shooting of protestors.

The scary part is that I wasdn't surprised, thought it entirely plausible given what we know about that evil, thoughtless, horrible person.

A politician is a man who will double cross that bridge when he comes to it. -- Oscar Levant

by Mnemosyne on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 04:56:29 PM EST
[ Parent ]
by Gabriele Droz on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 09:33:59 PM EST
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So why is Bush walking along a yellow gravel road by himself?? If he has time to walk around for PHOTO OPS why can't he fucking meet with these parents????

And I about had a heart attack - thought it read Bush SHOOTS PROTESTORS. ACKKKKKKKKKKK

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix

by Damnit Janet on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 02:46:28 PM EST
In the time that Bush was "speaking with reporters on discussions with his defense and foreign policy teams," how many people were killed in Iraq and Afghanistan?


A politician is a man who will double cross that bridge when he comes to it. -- Oscar Levant
by Mnemosyne on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 05:00:47 PM EST
[ Parent ]


Dudehisattva...
"Generosity, Ethics, Patience, Effort, Concentration, and Wisdom"
by bood abides (thedoodabides@suddenlink.net) on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 02:46:58 PM EST
"Confoundit what was that dance Rummy taught me?? It's just a step to the left? Or is that... it's just a step to the riiiiiight.

Damn! Fucking off and wasting time on a dirt road is HUUUUUUUUUUUUURD WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERK."

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix

by Damnit Janet on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 02:50:18 PM EST
Damn, I need to get over to Abu Ghraib and do some partying with those guys, it sounds just like my frat days.  I wonder if they will have any cocaine and whiskey, then it will really be like those days at school.

The White man knows how to make everything, but he does not know how to distribute it. -Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa Lakota, 1885
by ghostdancers way (ghostdancers_way@hotmail.com) on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 02:50:49 PM EST
From YellowBeard

"Stagger stagger roll roll hop stagger roll roll hop stagger roll"

or The Wiz:

"I'm  off to see the Wizard, the wonderful wizard of OIL"

Those WMDs must be around here somewhere.

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix

by Damnit Janet on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 02:53:02 PM EST
Yellowbeard, one of the best movies of all time! Ever so quotable, too.

I'm didn't lie, I was writing fiction with my mouth. - Homer Simpson
by iamcoyote (iamcoyote at gmail.com) on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 04:14:29 PM EST
[ Parent ]
We love that movie too. It's like Part Mel Brooks Part Monty Python, Part Cheech and Chong :)

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix
by Damnit Janet on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 04:28:49 PM EST
[ Parent ]
"Boy, this Cowardly Lion stuff is hard work."

"Unca Dick said Oz was around here somewhere. We're just turning the corner... this yellow brick road is in its last throes..."

Thanks for keeping us updated on all this, Susan and alohaleezy and brinn and everyone. My TV died... are the cable or other media showing much of this at all?

Human rights, politics, social issues and food!
Human Beams Magazine

by Nanette (nanette at humanbeams dot com) on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 02:56:05 PM EST


When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix
by Damnit Janet on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 02:57:46 PM EST
[ Parent ]
.. toy soldier,  that is
by sayitaintso on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 02:58:47 PM EST
Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend,
Do it in the name of Bushie,
Rove'll justify it in the end

There won't be any Guckert blowing
Come the judgment day
On the bloody morning after, boohoohoo
One tinpot dictator strolls away

(obscure billy jack reference)

I'm didn't lie, I was writing fiction with my mouth. - Homer Simpson

by iamcoyote (iamcoyote at gmail.com) on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 03:28:36 PM EST
[ Parent ]
props on the Billy Jack reference ...

Actually, Bush does kinda remind me of Bernard ...

"Whenever a Voice of Moderation addresses liberals, its sole purpose is to stomp out any real sign of life." - James Wolcott

by Madman in the Marketplace on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 03:48:52 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Bernard! I couldn't remember his name, I just remembered the 'vette in the lake.

(and sadly, all the lyrics to the damn song)

I'm didn't lie, I was writing fiction with my mouth. - Homer Simpson

by iamcoyote (iamcoyote at gmail.com) on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 04:12:41 PM EST
[ Parent ]
By the way, Tom Laughlin aka Billy Jack, is an anti-war acivist as well.

"Whenever a Voice of Moderation addresses liberals, its sole purpose is to stomp out any real sign of life." - James Wolcott
by Madman in the Marketplace on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 05:44:38 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Not so obscure to many of us oldsters here...

by SallyCat on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 04:10:25 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Barry Crimmins is on with Randi Rhodes right now ... airamericaradio.com

Hickok: "You know the sound of thunder. Can you imagine that sound if I ask you to? Ma'am, listen to the thunder."
by susanhu (susanhuatearthlinkdotnet) on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 03:22:56 PM EST
his name in the dust, this time without using his hands. Unfortunately, all he managed was the dotted line.

Bush is "the first President to admit to an impeachable offense." --Former Nixon counsel John Dean
by DaveW on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 03:31:55 PM EST
 . . . that his shadow looks just a tad like a swastika?

"As a woman, I have no country. . . . As a woman, my country is the whole world." --Virginia Woolf
by Raging Hippie (raginghippie at comcast dot net) on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 03:34:02 PM EST
I'm surprised there's any shadow at all.

Nonviolent Action information available here
by NorthDakotaDemocrat (NorthDakotaDemocrat at yahoo dot com) on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 04:04:35 PM EST
[ Parent ]
The shadow must be Photoshopped. I bet he doesn't have a reflection either.

"As a woman, I have no country. . . . As a woman, my country is the whole world." --Virginia Woolf
by Raging Hippie (raginghippie at comcast dot net) on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 05:50:01 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Puny little shadow ... bet that's not all about him that's puny.  Starting at the top with his brain.

Hickok: "You know the sound of thunder. Can you imagine that sound if I ask you to? Ma'am, listen to the thunder."
by susanhu (susanhuatearthlinkdotnet) on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 07:06:51 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Microscopic, I bet...got tweezers? :)
by CabinGirl on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 07:50:03 PM EST
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What was it Dicky said?  

Right foot.

Left foot.  

Repeat.

Ok... right... left... left... DAMN.

Right... left... right... left... Look Ma!  No hands!

In a democracy, dissent is an act of faith. - J. William Fulbright

by saint on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 03:34:55 PM EST
To riff on your idea:


"Right foot... left foot... chew!"

"Right foot... left foot... chew!"

"... Dang Juicy Fruit! Right foot..."

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.- Thomas Jefferson
by Nag on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 03:48:57 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Caption:

"Damn, when I said 'Bring it On,' I didn't mean Bring it On Down to Crawford...."

by Hopeful in AZ on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 03:55:30 PM EST
With his office clothes on a gravel road, he seems to wince from the pressure of his pretensions.
by macdust on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 04:05:41 PM EST
Guess Dear Leader has to prove he isn't a coward, huh?

The Wall Street Journal editorial page is watching.

You show 'em you're tough.

Can't hear ya, Peach!

by AP on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 04:30:09 PM EST
This ain't no foolin' around!"

Mom said nothin's EVER my fault.

by Alice on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 04:47:11 PM EST
motorcades, helicopters, suv...

Just when is this fucker going to start conserving oil??? Wouldn't that be a "swell" way to commerorate his so-called Energy Bill?

SuzQ at the Kos had a great run down of Bush' Ranch. It's basically a triple wide modular, inviting all these politicians during thet HOTTEST part of the year - aka AIR CONDITIONING - which we all know eats up energy... plus the commuting cost cause his new ranch that doesn't sustain anything is inthe middle of nowhere.

The WarMonger President is also the Wasteful President...

Wasting resources and lives - is hurrrrd werrrrk

Get the fucker for war crimes - it's the least this country can do so we can hold our heads up high once again.

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix

by Damnit Janet on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 04:53:08 PM EST
Here's an important message from The BRAD BLOG's ever-faithful behind-the-scenes news-gatherer, radio-show-producer, and all-around great-big-help, Kat L-Estrange:

According to Leon Smith, Editor of The Lone Star Iconoclast, a pro-war rally comprised of military members out of Dallas will take place approximately 6 PM Central time today in Crawford where Cindy Sheehan set up camp Saturday August 6 and is demanding a meeting with George W. Bush regarding the death of her son, Casey, who died in Iraq in April 2004.  No further details are known at this time.  The Iconoclast is receiving continuous updates from a reporter at the site, however.

It is important to remember that military members are not allowed to protest while in uniform.

In my brief conversation with Leon, he stated there were reporters there from all the major networks, and they've been running the story on the 6 o'clock and 10 o'clock news.  Yesterday, activists and journalists were 'penned' away from the fundraising event in a "first amendment zone" and not allowed to leave until after George W. Bush left the area.  As well, Cindy stood along the road as the presidential motorcade passed by holding a black cross, and report is she was able to catch a glimpse of Laura Bush inside one of the vehicles.

For more details on Cindy Watch, please see this online coverage from The Lone Star Iconoclast.

More to follow...




Please don't read my blog!
by Winter Patriot (Winter Patriot at Gmail dot com) on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 04:57:56 PM EST
I have to say I am surprised that let George out of his bubble? Are they trying to show that he isn't a coward?

I'm willing to bet they told bubble boy that the protesters were gone, that his marvellous speachificating had driven them away, but that he had to wear a blindfold anyway while driving because he might see something morally corrupting out the windows.

I'm honestly beginning to suspect that Bush has no clue what he's doing or what's going on around him. He just follows orders.

What a tool.



Kill because somebody was killed. Get killed because he killed. Do you think peace will ever come like that?
by Egarwaen on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 05:06:28 PM EST
Cindy is on w Randi right now.

Hickok: "You know the sound of thunder. Can you imagine that sound if I ask you to? Ma'am, listen to the thunder."
by susanhu (susanhuatearthlinkdotnet) on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 05:12:47 PM EST
Iconoclast's Deborah Mathews reporting (photos follow this segment):

Cindy's lawyer is with officers at the tent, the chopper is still circling, but a lot lower. The motorcade is expected momentarily.

Here comes another police car. Here comes the motorcade led by six highway patrol cars. They are traveling fast. Here they come. I see the motorcade.
-----

They warned the protestors that they could be run over... so why the hell are they speeding by them??? Are they wanting an accident????? Are they wanting to hurt Americans?  Helicopters and cops and SS - Oh my - Gowd forbid there's an accident and people are hurt or killed.

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix

by Damnit Janet on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 05:16:47 PM EST
I mean... if the Sheriff and SS and Bush actually gave a rat's ass about HUMANS and "sympathized" why the hell isn't he driving carefully?

When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace. - Jimi Hendrix
by Damnit Janet on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 05:19:54 PM EST
[ Parent ]
"Man, it's hard work walkin' and chewin' gum at the same time!"

"Money ruined Democracy. Washington is lost. We only have the grassroots left." - Bill Moyers
by Knoxville Progressive (green_planet_2000 (at) yahoo (dot) com) on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 06:14:20 PM EST
"Hmmm, I bet my ass looks good in these black pants. "

Gotta prove to these people I can walk without falling off the road...I fell off the wagon, off the bike, off the scooterthingy, off the bike again, off the couch, off the bike again, dang I'm one clumsy fucker, but this walking thing I think I can handle?

 

'Poverty is the worst form of violence'--Gandhi

by chocolate ink on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 06:57:52 PM EST


To thine own self be true. W.S.
by sybil on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 07:01:07 PM EST
DETOUR..."

(didn't come out right the first time)

To thine own self be true. W.S.

by sybil on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 07:02:38 PM EST
[ Parent ]
Vacation
All I ever wanted.
Vacation
Had to get away.


"As a woman, I have no country. . . . As a woman, my country is the whole world." --Virginia Woolf
by Raging Hippie (raginghippie at comcast dot net) on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 07:22:26 PM EST
Susan, I think you captured it.

I don't know if anyone has noticed, but this is the seminal moment for the Bush presidency.

What we have is a "drive-by presidency."

Our President is "Drive-By" George.

Most bushes move little... this one just drives by.

"Drive by."  That encapsulates this administration.

Thanks, Susan.  Now we know how to pigeonhole is group.

by Aaron Barlow on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 07:48:04 PM EST
Disproving the idea that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, George Bush finds only gravel.

"As a woman, I have no country. . . . As a woman, my country is the whole world." --Virginia Woolf
by Raging Hippie (raginghippie at comcast dot net) on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 07:52:07 PM EST
'Somewhere along the line I knew there'd be girls, visions, everything; somewhere along the line the pearl would be handed to me.'

Rip -

by Ripley (ripley@zencabin.com) on Fri Aug 12th, 2005 at 08:09:24 PM EST
Caption: Why did the chicken(hawk) cross the road?

To avoid the Mother of all war protests.  

cluck, cluck, cluck...

Beyond 495 Blogging from the wilds of Central Massachusetts.

by Mariposa (beyond495 at gmail dot com) on Sat Aug 13th, 2005 at 01:44:58 AM EST
That was great.  :)

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz
by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail.com) on Sat Aug 13th, 2005 at 01:47:17 AM EST
[ Parent ]
Thanks. :-)  

Beyond 495 Blogging from the wilds of Central Massachusetts.
by Mariposa (beyond495 at gmail dot com) on Sat Aug 13th, 2005 at 02:42:33 AM EST
[ Parent ]


"what a wonderful world"- Louis Armstrong
by infidelpig (rdewaynetaylor01@earthlink.net) on Sat Aug 13th, 2005 at 09:22:13 AM EST


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