After a 26-day vigil that ignited the treason anti-war movement, Cindy Sheehan took her circus protest on the road Wednesday. "This is where I'm going to spend every August from now on," Sheehan said as she smiled and waved through a bus window, after hugging dozens of fellow protesters.
The group plans to stop in 25 states during the next three weeks, ...
I-10 is clear all the way to Jacksonville. It looks a little flooded in parts, but it's perfectly safe to drive your bus on.
... then take Sheehan's "Bring Them Home Now Tour" to the nation's capital for a Sept. 24 anti-war march.
Protest Warriors, take note.
While dozens of protesters packed tents and anti-war banners Wednesday, a few tents remained so at least two Veterans for Peace members can keep camping there 24 hours a day until the war ends, said Carl Rising-MoronMoore of Indianapolis. "What happened here has created a shift of conscience on a global basis. It's infamous. It needs to be remembered," Rising-Moore said. "And President Bush spends an incredible amount of time here."
Sheehan's first stop on the bus tour was Austin for a rally later Wednesday. On Friday, protesters plan to go to U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's office in the Houston area.
Presidential adviser Karl Rove stopped by the site Tuesday night, and he hugged and thanked the Bush supporters, said Valerie Duty, who helped expand the pro-Bush camp two weeks ago.
Well done, my minions. Your Halliburton stock certificates will be mailed to you.
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