Reuters Wire: Bush gets first look at anti-war protest near ranch

[sabra]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/12/AR2005081200923.html

Bush gets first look at anti-war protest near ranch

By Patricia Wilson
Reuters
Friday, August 12, 2005; 1:16 PM

CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - President Bush got his first look at an anti-war vigil near his ranch on Friday as his motorcade took him by the protest site lined with small white crosses representing fallen American soldiers in Iraq.

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.

[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Amazing that WaPo even touches this story

[sabra]

2. It's actually on the Reuters wire, which WP picks up...

but in all cases it's great to see the coverage!

[rodeodance]

18. well, this is a significant fact-that Bush drive by when he could have

taken a helicopter and avoided the issue. Maybe he is curious after all??

[faithnotgreed]

3. beautiful sign cindy

and thanks to reuters for including that important piece

[Sparkly]

4. Wow. I hope he read her sign.

:kick:

[pointblank]

5. He don't even read them newspapurs...

much less a sign. :eyes:

[rodeodance]

6. "President Bush got his first look" it is assumed he looked out the window

[rodeodance]

7. seems to me that we do not know if Bush even looked out!!--anyone

have further information?

[SammyWinstonJack]

8. Oh he probably looked and gave his famous one finger salute.

:patriot: :eyes:

[rodeodance]

9. I want to know if he saw the crosses--(If he looked out).

Two rows of police officers faced the estimated 50 roadside protesters as Bush's 15-vehicle motorcade cruised by without slowing down.

He was headed to Stan and Kathy Hickey's Broken Spoke Ranch for a barbecue and ribs lunch to raise more than $2 million for the Republican National Committee. The 230 people attending were among the party's biggest donors.

Hundreds of small white crosses had been erected along the side of Prairie Chapel Road, each hand-painted with the name of a fallen soldier.

Sheehan's son, Casey, was killed in combat in Iraq in April 2004 and she met with Bush in June 2004, but she wants another meeting. The White House has refused.

[rodeodance]

11. see this DU thread also (motorcade passes by by will pitt).

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4328507

[SammyWinstonJack]

13. Who knows what goes through that self absorbed, ego driven

mind of his? I just picture him being a real AHOLE in private, saying all kinds of nasty things about us common folk. I can see him smirking while viewing those crosses that were erected along Prairie Chapel Road, and calling them cannon fodder. Oh wait, that's what his daddy called the troops. Well it's clear the apple doesn't fall far from that family tree.

[rodeodance]

15. did Bush Sr really call the troops 'cannon fodder"??????

[Carni]

10. Why am I reading on another thread that he took a chopper over them?

Does anyone know if he did or did not drive by them?

I would be willing to bet the miserable little man wasn't present in that motorcade but Reuters says he was?

[rodeodance]

12. see the subject line above (will pitt blog reporting motocade passes)

[Carni]

20. Thanks

I was looking for a thread on his take but couldn't find it.

They also just reported on MSNBC that the imbecile was in the motorcade.

[zalinda]

14. I know that you think that it's not a good sign

but, the article says he saw her and drove right past her. And it implies that he really just doesn't care about regular people and more about his donors.

zalinda

[EC]

16. If he did anything, he mocked them and laughed

and then complained that He's George Bush, President of the United States and he doesn't need to acknowledge or listen to this trash, he's right and they are wrong...

[marions ghost]

17. did anybody actually see

Chimpy, or could he have gone by helicopter? I know they sometimes do that.

[rodeodance]

19. will pitts blog said he drove by--but I want to know WHY he did not

go via heliocopter?

[rodeodance]

21. also see this DU dupe thread that i just found

Bush gets first look at anti-war protest near ranch
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1696671

[marions ghost]

23. Thank You

I saw that and understand they reported the motorcade went by.

Hate to be such a scientifically correct type, but did anyone actually see him in the flesh go past the protestors? There would have been other ways for him to go, including not going out at all. I'd have to question the press on that point as well. Just speculating....not trying to be difficult. Just wondering if there's an actual siting.

[marions ghost]

22. delete dupe