SubscribeSheehan Registers To Vote In TX Illegally?
From our intrepid correspondent on site down in Texas, Crawford Activist, we have this photo of Cindy Sheehan at the local post office last Tuesday registering to vote in McLennan County:
Crawford Activist reports that Mother Sheehan then left Crawford late Tuesday afternoon to attend a conference in Seattle she is headlining.
Ms. Sheehan is supposed to return to Crawford Friday morning in time to protest the RNC fundraiser near the President’s ranch.
Then Cindy is off again to give a speech in Washington, DC on Saturday. It seems she just can’t resist those speaking fees.
But hasn’t our hero mother broken Texas law by registering to vote when she is not a Texas resident?
To be eligible to register in Texas, you must:
* be a U.S. citizen;
* be a resident of the county ;
* be 18 years old (you may register at 17 years and 10 months);
* not a convicted felon (unless a person’s sentence is completed, including any probation or parole)
* not declared mentally incapacitated by a court of law
In fact, to actually vote requirements in Texas require one to be a resident for at least thirty (30) days.
Perhaps Cindy is so dizzy from her relentless fasting she is confused about the state laws.
Of course I’m kidding. We all know Mother Sheehan, being a higher moral being, abides by her own set of rules in all things.
Including fasting and voting.
Update!
But perhaps Cindy Sheehan does actually intend to move to Crawford to live. She has put up this "wish list" on her website:
Bear in mind that Mother Sheehan is hereby soliciting for donations to her private residence, which is strictly against the IRS regulations for a tax exempt 501c3 "charity," which (God help us) GSFP is:
Exemption Requirements
The organization must not be organized or operated for the benefit of private interests, such as the creator or the creator’s family, shareholders of the organization, other designated individuals, or persons controlled directly or indirectly by such private interests. No part of the net earnings of an IRC Section 501(c)(3) organization may inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual. A private shareholder or individual is a person having a personal and private interest in the activities of the organization. If the organization engages in an excess benefit transaction with a person having substantial influence over the organization, an excise tax may be imposed on the person and any managers agreeing to the transaction.
But Cindy and her pals at the Veterans For Peace (also a 501c3 "charity") know all about soliciting for goods for themselves under the guise of charity. And to hell with the law.
As we’ve oft noted, the laws don’t apply to those who hate this country for a living.
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August 10th, 2006 at 3:54 pm
It breaks my heart to see her wasting away on her
feast, hog down, eating everything in sightfast.Gee, what happened to her being there until Bush agreed to speak to her?
Bush needs to show up while she is gone, wouldnt that wad their panties.
August 10th, 2006 at 3:56 pm
Ironic.
It should be GWB -a resident- standing at the counter.
And the snag’s picture tacked up on the wall of the post office -on a wanted poster.
August 10th, 2006 at 4:19 pm
“not declared mentally incapacitated by a court of law”
It seems she would have two strikes…
August 10th, 2006 at 4:20 pm
From Cindy’s PR machine and the scamsters at the VFP:
Just as Crawford Activist reported.
August 10th, 2006 at 4:31 pm
Now let me get this straight….
“Veterans For Peace is committed to the abolishment of war. Its members affirm that their greatest responsibility, after faithfully and honorable serving their country,”
. Monica Benderman will speak on behalf of her husband, if he is unavailable. He is currently serving a 15 month sentence in prison for refusing the serve a second tour.
Faithfully and honorable serving their country - Serving a 15 month sentance for refusing to serve…..
What the hell’s wrong with this picture????
BTW, I love the picture on the wall behind her hindness
August 10th, 2006 at 4:33 pm
Serving their country is sorta like a CP fast. It is all relative.
August 10th, 2006 at 4:44 pm
A little too hot in Crawford for “Al-cin-daze” and her handlers, eh?
“Veterans For Peace, whose membership includes veterans ranging from the Spanish Civil War to the current Iraq conflict will hold its national annual convention at the University of Washington campus.”
Spanish Civil War? I didn’t realize Americans fought in that war unless the VFP is counting mercenaries as VFP’ers?
Perhaps they meant the Spanish-American War but any veteran of that conflict would be 120+ years old?
They should be the VIFP, “village idiots for peace”.
August 10th, 2006 at 4:47 pm
GM, truth is not the VFP’s strong suit.
August 10th, 2006 at 4:55 pm
A “truthout” by the VFP? Heaven forbid!!
“and Milik Rahim , who will discuss Katrina relief.”
The grizzled embezzler, Malik Rahim is going to speak. About his Black Panther Army days perhaps?
Katrina relief? That lyin’ asshat poverty pimp hasn’t set foot in NOLA for months.
August 10th, 2006 at 5:01 pm
At the Crawford Post Office Tuesday:
1 Postmaster
1 Cindy Sheehan
6 Cameras
August 10th, 2006 at 5:07 pm
“6 Cameras”
LOL
That’s typical of everywhere she goes.
If it weren’t for the media, she’d always walk alone.
August 10th, 2006 at 5:14 pm
Update:
I called the Texas Secretary of States office this afternoon and asked specifically about the residency requirements to be eligible to register to vote.
I was transferred from one office to another and finally reached an attorney in the office that could answer my questions. Unfortunately, there are no laws in Texas that say that you must have a permanent dwelling on the property, nor do you actually have to own the property to be eligible to register to vote. According to the SOS office residency requirements in Texas are very vague.
I think this appalling! It seams Cindy’s registering was legal.
I hope the President’s new aid remembers to request his mail-in ballot so he does not have to come home from DC to vote in November. Cindy in the fire station at the same time would be horrible!
August 10th, 2006 at 5:17 pm
Also, a resident may challenge a ballot a persons ballot on residency issues and that ballot set aside for review.
Guess where I’ll be on election day? LOL
Now… how do I legally become an ‘observer’?
August 10th, 2006 at 5:18 pm
Actually Texas is a great place for Cindy to be casting her vote. I can’t think of another place where it would be more irrelevent. I’m a native and I can promise you she won’t have a single winner marked on her ballot.
August 10th, 2006 at 5:23 pm
patricko: We have a tough Congressional race here between liberal Chet Edwards (D) and Iraq war veteran Van Taylor (R) that could be comprimised if Cindy allows her followers to register using her address. This is promised to be one of the toughest Congressional races in the country.
August 10th, 2006 at 5:25 pm
“Spanish Civil War? I didn’t realize Americans fought in that war unless the VFP is counting mercenaries as VFP’ers?”
You’re right,GM - a lot of people from America and Europe volunteered to fight in the Spanish Civil War, which would make them mercenaries. What’s more, they fought in support of the Communist government. Big surprise, huh?
August 10th, 2006 at 5:32 pm
“Actually Texas is a great place for Cindy to be casting her vote. I can’t think of another place where it would be more irrelevent. I’m a native and I can promise you she won’t have a single winner marked on her ballot.”
This is all about photo ops — and nothing about her vote counting.
In fact, I wonder if she’s ever voted before.
August 10th, 2006 at 5:33 pm
“What’s more, they fought in support of the Communist government. Big surprise, huh?”
Yes, the very poorly named Lincoln Brigade (who didn’t want to free anyone):
Abraham Lincoln Brigade - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A.....ln_Brigade
August 10th, 2006 at 5:35 pm
CA, from what I have read all it takes is for someone to challenge a registration and the county then has to have hearings to see if the applicant should be allowed to vote in that county.
Otherwise, from what I’ve read, it’s pretty much automatic. But if somebody challenges, it isn’t.
Here’s a link to the Texas Election Code:
Election Code
http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/el.toc.htm
August 10th, 2006 at 5:40 pm
And it looks like the application has to be challenged within seven days of being filed:
CHAPTER 13. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION; INITIAL REGISTRATION
http://tinyurl.com/hzw3t
That’s a link to a Word file of the chapter — from the Election Code linked above.
August 10th, 2006 at 6:21 pm
Thank you SG. I will look into it.
If I remember correctly… when she actually votes, that ballot may be challanged as well.
August 10th, 2006 at 6:57 pm
She has put up this “wish list”…
What? No IPods?
August 10th, 2006 at 7:35 pm
Step right up stupid Democrats. Cindy wants your money and your supplies. She needs stuff and you’re just stupid enough to give her what she needs.
Just think…if she hadn’t spent Casey’s insurance money on the land, she could have bought all the supplies that the moonbats needed. But alas, she got into a catfight with the owner of land who previously let her camp there.
Well, if Code Pink can give $$$ to the “insurgents” in Iraq, they can buy their own supplies. And just think how much Medea, and other code pinkers are spending on airfare alone, going back and forth to their speaking engagements. Oh that’s right…Fenton Communications probably negotiates their fees and airfare in their speaking engagements.
As long as they are speaking to other moonbats and those other moonbats are picking up the tab for the worthless speech, I could care less. However, if any state- or government sponsored agency sets up a speaking engagement, I’m going to protest. None of my tax dollars are going to her and her code pinkers.
August 10th, 2006 at 7:48 pm
Where was Tiffany? Isnt she supposed to fill out the snags forms?
Come on DW, fess up, did you take her away?
August 10th, 2006 at 8:18 pm
No 1st. She found out I was attracted to her, and ran screaming for the hills (which was the whole point of my original post -frankly, I’d rather screw a golden retriever ..you get enough booze in you and they really start to look like a fox !).
Folks, forgive me please for this off-topic post, but I chose a “Texas” thread for a reason:
Two years ago, an Australian security guard named Karen Brown was escorting some money ($40,000) when she was attacked by a criminal named William Acquilina. He had a set of brass knuckles which he used to beat Ms. Brown to within an inch of her life -the damage he did was horrendous. He finally got the money bag away from her and climbed into a car, but she got to her feet, drew her sidearm and put a shot right into his head -killing him. She was charged with murder.
I’m posting this here, because the original stories (which appeared in the Winnipeg Sun) grew considerable ‘legs’ in Texas -to the extent that an entire column was devoted to Texans writing in about the case.
It just came out, that Ms. Brown was acquitted of all wrongdoing in the case.
http://www.winnipegsun.com/New.....31230.html
I’d been trying to follow the case, which was difficult to do, so if anyone else is familiar with it -here’s the good news (above link).
Acquilina was a violent, criminal, drug-using POS who ‘needed killin’ as y’all would say.
Ms. Brown can now go back to trying to rebuild her life.
Thought anyone who remembered the original story would want to know.
August 10th, 2006 at 8:18 pm
Nodems, if you check out codepink’s website they actually provide a travel agency. I guess that way they can get good deals on flights all over the place.
August 10th, 2006 at 9:06 pm
I wonder if Al-Sheehani has deleted ( dropped, or whatever the correct word is) her California voter registration? If she has not, then she is registered in two places which is illegal as far as I know.
I do know that in California, she would probably be registered in Alemeda County (her Brekeley residence) or in Contra Costa County (I think that is the right county she lived in before she hit the big time). Heck, she is probably regestered in both.
California voter registrations are public knowledge. Anyone out there in Cal wanna check?
August 10th, 2006 at 9:09 pm
Also I just read over at Freerepublic, that a story has broken that she was having an affair with a married guy while she was still married and living with Casay’s father. I won’t bore or gross anyone here out with the details but it was pretty funny.
August 10th, 2006 at 9:13 pm
The married guy was blind, or so I heard. That would explain a lot.
August 10th, 2006 at 9:13 pm
Sweetness, Texas does not have a ‘length of residency’ requirement. You can move to Texas and register to vote the very next day. You do have to provide an address (she probably used the Piece House) since she has not had a mailbox installed. She will also have to provide her Texas I.D. (driver’s licence) when she goes to vote if she is asked for it by the poll worker. If she presents a CA. driver’s license, the poll worker can then give her a provisional ballot which will be reviewed by the election board in that county and they will determine if she is eligible to vote or not.
CrawfordActivist: if you want to be an observer, all you have to do is be a party (R or D) member and volunteer to be a poll worker. It pays $65.00 in my county and that is from 7:a.m. to 7:p.m.
August 10th, 2006 at 9:32 pm
DW.
The story you have told is all too common.
A local in my area was driving up an old county road and his truck clipped an on coming trucks mirror. He pulled over and rolled down his window as the other driver approached, He was half dragged out the window of his truck and beaten about his head.
He finally managed to grab his handgun and shot his attacker.
He was charged with murder, Even though the attack was so severe that he was paralyzed on his left side.
The prosecutor said he could have fled.
I don’t remember the mans name or his attacker.
It was in the Louisville Kentucky area.
Fortunately he was also acquitted.
A law was passed recently that says you now longer have to flee an attacker and can use deadly force in many circumstances.
The liberals are so pissed.
August 10th, 2006 at 10:00 pm
Wonder why Sheehag didn’t make the trip to Lebanon with Gael and Medea? There’s so much media there you would have thought she would jump at the chance.
August 10th, 2006 at 10:03 pm
Now just how many places does old shesnag need to register in, Hmmmm.
I know how much liberals hate the thought of voter fraud and would never
want to give the impression of doing such a thing,
Oh yeah she wants to vote against Bush again.
Nah that’s not it, Even that halfwit must know he can only serve two terms.
She might just want to cast a vote to some one that’s strong on border security.
Oh hell what am I thinking.
Code stink has an agenda, She is just going to cast a vote in every county she flops her useless fat disgusting yeast infected ass in.
August 10th, 2006 at 10:10 pm
*robinboyd *
*Wonder why Sheehag didn’t make the trip to Lebanon with Gael and Medea?*
Um, Now I am not being bad. I swear.
They know that they would have been sent back in caskets just big enough to hold a human head.
August 10th, 2006 at 10:13 pm
Is it just me or does any one else think the straps on sheehags hat could be put to good use?
August 10th, 2006 at 10:21 pm
I’ve been trying to think of why she would want to be able to vote in Crawford. What possible devious advantage could there be to her to make this worthwhile? And then a thought occurred to me. Bush always votes in Crawford. I wonder if she might be planning a confrontation with him on election day. I doubt she would be able to get anywhere near him but she may think that she could get close enough to actually yell at him or create a ruckus in his sight to attract his attention. The press always covers him going to vote and this would be the perfect opportunity to portray him meeting his “nemesis” and then use it against him.
August 10th, 2006 at 10:24 pm
Or she just might be Insane, Most likely both. ; )
August 10th, 2006 at 10:30 pm
Purely just another attention possibility. She will do anything at all to have a camera pointed at her. Cindy Sheehan voting in Nowhere, USA doesn’t make the news, but Cindy Sheehan voting where the President votes will at least garner her two or three mentions somewhere.
August 10th, 2006 at 11:57 pm
“she may think that she could get close enough to actually yell at him or create a ruckus in his sight to attract his attention”
Should that happen, it will be a joy to watch the secret service guys jack-knife her pasty mug into the ground.
August 11th, 2006 at 1:51 am
Hey, Dez, I was thinking the same thing about the hat straps. In fact, my hands are twitching;-)
August 11th, 2006 at 4:33 am
From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
August 11th, 2006 at 6:40 am
SG: Thanks for the heads up!
“Now almost 40 days into her fast supporting war resisters and their families, Sheehan, though weak, announced that she is offering land she bought in Crawford near Bush’s ranch as a refuge for U.S. troops who desert to resist the war in Iraq.”
First, she does not look weak to me. She looks perfectly fine. Se must have been puting on a show at the conference for all her ‘friends’
I’ll give the Police Chief a heads up on the possibility of deserters out there. Thats just what we need…
August 11th, 2006 at 8:42 am
CA: I did some research after you told me about the tight race in your district. What the hell is going on there? I can’t believe a congressional district that includes Waco is sending liberals to Washington. I moved from west Texas to the Peoples Republic of Madison, WI years ago and just assumed the only pockets of liberals were either in Austin or other urban areas.
August 11th, 2006 at 8:57 am
patricko: It is really a strange deal. Chet Edwards has conservatives here fooled into thinking that he is doing so much for our area. He takes credit for pumping money into projects here that he actually may have only voted for. The voters here are completely blind to the fact that he votes down the D line, but on a few major issues like the military, he votes conservatively.
He calls himself a conservative Democrat.
In my opinion, you can’t call yourself a conservative when you continually vote for partial birth abortion.
August 11th, 2006 at 9:15 am
What does Al-Cin-Deh think she is going to do out there in the farm land of Crawford? Is she going to build an Alamo replica and make a stand against the evil government who is trying to round up all her deserters? Someone needs to remind her that the defenders of the Alamo all DIED. Is she trying to create another Waco? Or did she think that when she had someone blockbust that land for her, that she could declare it the Sovereign Nation of Al-Cin-Deh? Wow! I can see her battle flag now, all pink with the emblem for a woman superimposed on it.
How the hell is she going to get all those deserters in one RV? Well, it should be cozy, to say the least. She better add ZeroOdor on her wish list. With no water to bath with, that RV is not going to be smelling like a field of roses.
So losers who cannot make it in the real world (going to five different highschools) join the military? The bottom line is most of these soldiers joined AFTER 9-11 with an enlistment being for four years. Did they think that the rifle that the army stuck in their hands was just for a photo op to send back to the folks back home?
There is a woman in my town who signed her 17 year old son into the Texas Guard. He went to basic the summer before graduation and when he was sent to Iraq after he graduated she was crying in her beer because she said the recruiter told her he would not have to go to Iraq and that never had Guard units fought overseas. Sorry, I don’t believe that crap so I sent her an article on the Lost Batallion of WWII who were NG from Texas. I asked her “what the hell do you think soldiers do? Play on computers all day? What do you think their job is? It is to fight wars when we are in one.”…Of course, she is a yellow dog Democrat. Now she goes around telling everyone her son spent a year in Iraq (he left in April, 11 months after he graduated, was home on leave in September for a month and was home for good right before Christmas) so he really spent 8 months there. I asked her why she thought the army trained soldiers to shoot and she said that she thought he would just get his edcuation. Really? He did, the kid took demolition training.
She is another Al-Cin-Deh. Her kid joins the military whose sole purpose is to fight wars and she thinks she was duped by President Bush.
Al-Cin-Deh has a few things to learn about Texans. We really arn’t too impressed with people. We basically just live and let live and all her Sheehan-igans are not going to impress many. Remember, we have heroes like James Bowie, Davy Crockett, William Barret Travis and Sam Houston. So unless Al-Cin-Deh wants to lead a group to the border to fight drug dealers coming into our state, she is pretty much a non-item. But I am sure that Austin is looking forward to her building her little compound in Crawford. Their homeless population is going to drop considerably.
August 11th, 2006 at 9:38 am
SG - first news release on the ViFP’s - nowhere can I find that SPC Casey Sheehan was on his SECOND tour of Iraq (second enlistment yes). To me that is proof that ‘truth’ is not what ViFP is really after.
Next, LT Watada is going to court-martial for his ‘refusal’ to deploy. While his lawyer is spewing garbage that the military has no case - Watada offered his resignation which two of his Commanders refused and the new CO of Ft Lewis LT GEN J. Dubik also refused to accept - he now faces 6 charges under the UCMJ (2 counts of contempt toward officials [Article 88], 3 counts of conduct unbecoming [Article 133] and 1 count of missing a movement [Article 87]). My question with this moron is, he did not join the Army until June of 2003 - is he an idiot or was this all intentional - we were already in Iraq? BTW, what is in that water up there in Washington State, these wackos seem to be crawling out of the woodwork up there - perhaps former CA residents?
Anyway - the AWOL jokers (re: the second news release on the ViFP event) who are coming out/hiding (or thinking of moving to Crawford) might actually want to read the AWOL articles - once you go over 30 days - newsflash you morons - the FBI takes over, it has become a federal charge.
This is a great story of how really, really stupid these AWOL morons are (and why we should be glad they are becoming a criminal justice problem and not handling guns and other weapons) when my hubby was in his last tank unit, he had as part of his squad a real Loser who kept being one problem after another before he decided on a weekend home to go AWOL - fast forward a few and he walked into his local sherrif’s office to turn himself in. WonderKid that he was ‘knew’ that it wasn’t 30 days so he’d go back to Ft. Hood, do some njp and maybe actually get his bcd and life would be good. The Top passed the phone to the guy’s SGT (my hubby) because he was laughing so hard, he couldn’t talk - seems WonderKid couldn’t add in addition to all his other problems - it was 31 days since he left. My hubby told the sherrif to jail him and call the FBI - man did our little friend start crying (while the sherrif, Top and my hubby were laughing their a**** off).
Two reasons for ‘Mother’ Sheehan registering to vote - she needed a photo op and yes, I do believe that idiot thinks she can confront President Bush in Nov. When are the Secret Service and FBI going to go after her for stalking - that poor dumb Sarah Moore is doing time for her stupid (one time) flare gun at President Ford. Now a solid year into this garbage - hasn’t ‘Mother’ Sheehan broken Federal and/or TX laws on stalking?
As William Wallace would say - ‘Mother’ Sheehan the Noble Cause - is FREEDOM!
August 11th, 2006 at 10:30 am
These ‘deserters’ are just attention-seekers, like their hideous guru. In the modern military, you CANNOT be forced into something to which you are morally opposed. It’s called ‘conscientious objection’. I’ve never met a conscientious objector before, so I don’t know if there are any penalties associated with it - probably just an immediate general discharge. But I guess that doesn’t sound as sexy as ‘deserter’.
August 11th, 2006 at 10:35 am
Maybe I’m just in a bad mood this morning, but this question of Cindy’s has unduly irritated me:
“What is the noble cause that my son died for in Iraq?”
Freedom, you dumbass. Freedom from fear, foremost. Fear that your opinions and beliefs might land you in jail. Fear that even the simplest tasks of everyday life-going to work, getting into a plane, walking down a street–might get you killed. Freedom from want and discontent as you suffer in the most grinding poverty while your “elected” leaders live it up in marble palaces and fancy cars. Freedom from the horror of having your family members disappear forever or worse, knowing all too well what happened to them. You are such a spoiled bunch, Cindy, you and your kind. You have had everything. For you poverty means not getting an iPod donated to your “cause”. You have the CHOICE to go without food (or at least pretend to). Millions of people don’t. You can say what you want, do as you please, roam wherever you wish, wear what you like. Despite your silly pronouncements, you have never been oppressed. “What is the noble cause”? So that millions of Iraqis can have the same freedoms you enjoy every single day of your life. Your son died a hero’s death for the cause of freedom. Now stop shitting on his legacy.
Rant Over. Time for coffee.
August 11th, 2006 at 12:06 pm
Exeter - please go here to see what a real conscientious objector did:
http://www.homeofheroes.com/pr....._doss.html
Also from an article on Conscientious Objectors:
Following a decision on servicemembers’ applications, the armed services will separate for the convenience of the government those applicants who request discharge and are deemed to be Class 1-O conscientious objectors. Such applicants’ personnel records and discharge papers will reflect that the reason for separation is conscientious objection. Air Force policy provides that bona fide conscientious objectors receive honorable discharges, pursuant to the applicable Air Force discharge procedures. Army policy provides that discharged conscientious objectors may receive honorable or general (under honorable conditions) discharge certificates, pursuant to Army separation procedures. The Marine Corps and Coast Guard policies provide that the type of discharge the member receives will depend on his or her service record. In the Navy, discharged officers will receive an honorable discharge. Navy enlisted members who are discharged will receive an honorable discharge, unless Navy separation procedures warrant that the member receive a general (under honorable conditions) discharge or entry-level separation.
Also on a site that claims to be about Facts on Military service (which uses the word draft throughout it’s writing):
The Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors (CCCO) reports that between 1980 and 1990, of the 1 million men who failed to register [for the Selective Service], only 22 have been charged and only 14 of those charged have been convicted for non-registration. None received maximum penalties.
My problem with Watada et al, is that the military is voluntary - just because you disagree with a particular ‘war’ doesn’t mean you get to suddenly find a conscience or object. They should be sent to fallujah/sadr city for guard duty. And the DOD should go after CodePinkO, ViFP, IVAW et al for inciting treason, sedition. Oh what am I thinking, in this pc, tofu eating, jamba juice new age world it will never happen. . .
August 11th, 2006 at 12:27 pm
wardmama,
That link calls to mind David Hackworth’s book “About Face”. He mentions conscientious objectors who served as medics in Vietnam. He couldn’t say enough about those men or their courage. It has probably been 15 years since I read that book, but I still remember his passage about them and how “…they must have been issued a double helping of courage…”
But they wanted to serve their country too. Most of these assholes who are protesting in Crawford, or prancing around in Canada in their “AWOL” T-shirts aren’t even in the same league.
August 11th, 2006 at 12:32 pm
That’s quite a story, WM - thanks for pointing me to it. I’d never heard of Doss before.
I agree with you completely about Sheehan’s deserters - why would you even go into the military if you’re not prepared to do your duty? You’d think such a man would be ashamed of himself.
August 11th, 2006 at 12:36 pm
Very good story. I had never heard of this fine man either. Rising Fawn is not that far away from me, maybe 30-40 miles.
Being a CO does not mean you are a coward. Navy Corpsman or Army Medics are among the most couragious men in combat.
I know, my oldest brother was a Corpsman.
Out of the 52 he graduated with from Great Lakes in 1966, only two came home alive. He was one of them.
August 11th, 2006 at 12:40 pm
People in Liberal-land joined the military to get FREE educations….not because they are patriotic. They though: “hey freebies from the government for ME.” They never gave the possibility of having to serve in a war a second thought. Why? Because they knew they had the “conscientious objector” card to play in Liberal-land. After the war is over, they will sign back up again for the FREE education.
Real patriots join for other reasons, and the education is just a bonus. They join because they love this country (unlike Liber-land), and because they have this inherent need to serve their fellow man. God bless each and every one of them.
August 11th, 2006 at 12:45 pm
The FREE education has to be earned. Some pay the ultimate price without recieving it.
August 11th, 2006 at 1:37 pm
Another question…..how can Media and Gale and Cindy get into and out of the United States via customs when they have been arrested so many times? Shouldn’t their passports be flagged?
August 11th, 2006 at 1:59 pm
A search at California’s list of charities doesn’t List Gold Star Families for Peace. See notation re: exemption if under $25,000.
http://caag.state.ca.us/charities/index.htm
http://partners.guidestar.org/...../search.gs
Nonprofits not listed here may have assets under $25,000 and are exempt from filing IRS Form 990 reports.
***OOPS!!!***
Dede Miller, 48, said her sister’s group has about $25,000 on hand. Its funds are used for the “peace movement,” she said.
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld.....207373.htm
August 11th, 2006 at 1:59 pm
Geoffrey Millard reports at Truthout that Cindy’s “peace delegates” may double as human shields for Hezbollah.
Another goal is for their terrorist friends to be recognized as legitimate soldiers.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/081006N.shtml
August 11th, 2006 at 2:05 pm
Pretty ‘gutsy’ stuff for a woman barely dragging through the 40th day of her ‘fast for peace’
“Now almost 40 days into her fast supporting war resisters and their families, Sheehan, though weak, announced that she is offering land she bought in Crawford near Bush’s ranch as a refuge for U.S. troops who desert to resist the war in Iraq.” — P-I reporter Mike Barber can be reached at 206-448-8018 or mikebarber@seattlepi.com
Will the squatters refuse extradition to America from Crawford Texas?
August 11th, 2006 at 2:11 pm
It will take a couragous bunch of FBI Agents to face the stench of that camp in order to arrest the deserters.
August 11th, 2006 at 3:23 pm
I learned about Doss because my daughter is a Marine (vet) - the pride they have in themselves, the Corps, and the country is just amazing - beats the Army by a country mile. Although the 101st Airborne DIV has a massive amount of pride and dignity. My dad was in the Navy, I have had cousins, nephews in both the Army and Navy - so I know past and current (WWII to present) military and I don’t see the Hadithia and Mahmoudiya (Rape/Murder) accusations as consistant with our military. Notice since Rep Murtha got caught in his less than truths and the facts aren’t matching up with the claims in the Mahmoudiya case - we suddenly hear almost nothing about the two cases in our amazing, wonderful, insiteful, investigative, journalistic msm?
I agree about the using the CO card to get out of doing what they signed up for - it would be nice to know how many of these cheaters are charged for it. But comeon, in liberalland, getting something for nothing is a given, expected and desired.
August 11th, 2006 at 6:37 pm
Hey everybody! I couldn’t stand seeing all of those anti-war protesters out in front of the fundraiser today so I grabed a BUSH COUNTRY, IM4W sign and stood out thaer with them. Turn on ABC network news and if you see a Bbsh sign…it’s me.
Details later
August 11th, 2006 at 8:27 pm
Cindy Sheehan rushed to hospital… details to follow
August 11th, 2006 at 11:11 pm
“Geoffrey Millard reports at Truthout that Cindy’s “peace delegates” may double as human shields for Hezbollah.”
Carumba!
Another reason to hate the ceasefire.
August 12th, 2006 at 12:07 am
“Geoffrey Millard reports at Truthout that Cindy’s “peace delegates” may double as human shields for Hezbollah.”
Doesn’t the word “double” imply that they serve some PRIMARY purpose first?