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Fifth Column
Sheehan Hopes To Disrupt The Rose Parade
2007-12-30
There could be some discord during the Tournament of Roses Parade as demonstrators promise to raise issues during the holiday spectacle that has been going on for more than a century. Human rights advocates plan to protest a float honoring the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and anti-war activists, including "Peace Mom" Cindy Sheehan, intend to rally for peace.

Sheehan, the outspoken San Francisco Bay area nutter communist goof rustic tool simple-minded socialist activist whose son was killed in Iraq, is campaigning for Congress against Rep. Nancy Pelosi and calling for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. She will join other pro-impeachment and anti-war groups at the parade, according to her sister, Dede Miller.

As many as 1,000 supporters are expected to rally before and after the parade and distribute 20,000 pamphlets while flying 300 banners along the parade route, said Peter Thottam, executive director of the Los Angeles National Impeachment Center.

Police said they were prepared for the protesters and the hundreds of thousands of spectators. As usual, about 1,200 officers from a number of agencies are set to be on hand. "We've had to ramp up our resources, police personnel, but nothing out of the ordinary," police Commander Paul Gales said.
Posted by:Anonymoose

#7  Twirlers for some show bands like to do flaming batons and swords rather than the usual baton. Maybe that would help remove (mow em down actually) a few protestors if they get in the street.
Posted by: Gromort Trotsky5960   2007-12-30 23:22  

#6  Hey Cindy, I hear Sean Penn's available for New Year's Eve.
Posted by: doc   2007-12-30 18:54  

#5  Sheehag is horrified at the thought that her fifteen minutes of fame have already expired.

Hey, it could be worse - at least this protest will not involve the sight of 1,000 pairs of sagging gazongas.
Posted by: Grumenk Philalzabod0723   2007-12-30 17:40  

#4  What is it with these people? They are like the Taliban. Any time anyone is having fun, they feel the need to disrupt and spoil it. Oh look, the children are enjoying the Christmas lights - lets get Al Gore and Bono to fly in and get those lights shut off. Can't have the peasants enjoying themselves. A happy parade? Let's turn it into a protest screech fest.

Can somebody please gag this hag?
Posted by: Whomong Guelph4611   2007-12-30 16:51  

#3  If the float drivers promise to run her and her loons over, I'm willing to watch it. Heck, they could make it an attraction for the Parade, "Watch us run over Sheehan, just like she tried to do to her son!"
Posted by: Silentbrick   2007-12-30 16:07  

#2  Hope she and her gaggle of moonbats following the equestrian units.
Posted by: Besoeker   2007-12-30 14:48  

#1  "Look at MEEE! Look at MEEE!"


protesting the float in a dignified way is justified. How do I know they'll make it less?
Posted by: Frank G   2007-12-30 12:59  

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