Anyone who has been to Crawford, is this true?

[proud2BlibKansan]

Hundreds of signs declaring "This is Bush Country!" have popped up in ditches and on fences along the road leading to Bush's central Texas ranch.
http://www.local6.com/news/4899530/detail.html

I left there a week ago and if there are now HUNDREDS of signs, the locals have been very busy. Last week, there were maybe 3 signs.

[wakeme2008]

1. I would be surprised it that is true

but I am waiting to here from a Camp person :)

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. Yes I was hoping someone who is down there

would see this and respond.

[jean]

2. if true, it could be the work of just a few - they could post signs all

over the place and residents probably wouldn't take them down. People having to live in 'bush country' might not want to make too much anti-bush noise.

[proud2BlibKansan]

4. True

[jean]

20. to keep blabbing about this... during the election last fall there was

a stretch of two lane mini-highway that had bush/cheney signs on every available tree, pole, anything upright - even stuff in the public right of way.

I complained to city hall and they had me talk to the cop on duty in that area - he said they (the cops) would go out and strip down all the b/c signs in the right of way every day - and the same, one guy would come right out and staple and tape more up. It was just one idiot doing this amidst a very busy suburb.

[Generic Other]

5. I saw them on CNN

Someone planted them across the street from the Camp Casey 1 area. Just stuck in the ditch lining the road. Looked like those plastic bag kind you can put over a wire stake. All the same, not signs like we make. Probably leftovers from Bush's campaign crapobilia.

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. Hundreds??

[Generic Other]

12. Yes, disgusting

Placed by some PR firm would be my guess. The CNN anchor Ed Lavera was so negative, I didn't want to mention the reprot. He made a point of saying Cindy was being packaged and sold to audiences...highly organized...flashed the Ben and Jerry guy's pic and insinuated it was all some sort of PR stunt. Said never more than 200 at Camp Casey at a time. Wouldn't even show the empty tent at the Yellow Rose. Just said there were counter-protesters (I saw no one behind him). Just disgusting coverage.

The perfect row of Bush country signs was not erected by locals. I would bet on it.

[Scout1071]

6. I saw some pics recently and it looked like 3 old Texans placing hundreds.

I think it's probably true, but I think it's the work of three old farmers.

[brainshrub]

7. Yes. They popped up three days ago.

As you approach Camp Casey from Crawford, on the right hand side of the road you see hundreds of pre-manufactured, plastic pro-Bush signs.

On the left you see hundreds of hand-made crosses with the name of a fallen soldier lovingly written upon it.

It's the most perfect analogy for the situation we are in. I'll try to get a picture for you.

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. Thanks Brainshrub

This is sad news indeed.

I thought this was the strangest sign on the road:

[kittenpants]

14. that sign is just a bizarre non-sequiter

what does her son being a cop have to do with supporting *?

[proud2BlibKansan]

17. I have showed that picture to many of my friends since returning

home from Crawford and have heard some pretty funny responses. :)

[me b zola]

19. I find it kind of troubling

The feel of it seems to imply that his son is fighting an enemy.

Who is that enemy?

[proud2BlibKansan]

23. Exactly

I showed this picture to a cop friend of mine today and she laughed. She said any cop with that attitude should probably find a new line of work.

[me b zola]

29. But it's not so funny to the people who may be targetted by this mentality

I am in no way diminishing the work of police officers. But the type of mentality that *appears* to be displayed on this sign is scary to a lot of people...and for good reason.

I am just so afraid for what we are becoming. This is not America. God help us all.

[LiberalFighter]

25. And the dipshit that put that sign up??? Is she risking her life everyday?

[delete_bush]

38. "My Daughter Risks her life Everyday as a Timber Cutter"

by extension should have 10 times the cred as this one. Cops certainly have a dangerous job, but there are others that are far riskier.

The 10 most dangerous jobs

Occupation Fatalities per 100,000

Timber cutters 117.8
Fishers 71.1
Pilots and navigators 69.8
Structural metal workers 58.2
Drivers-sales workers 37.9
Roofers 37
Electrical power installers 32.5
Farm occupations 28
Construction laborers 27.7
Truck drivers 25

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; survey of occupations with minimum 30 fatalities and 45,000 workers in 2002. Separate source indicates 12.1 police officers per 100,000.

[proud2BlibKansan]

40. "My daughter the waitress puts up with asshole customers"

"My son the septic tank cleaner comes home smelling like shit"

"My son delivers hot pizzas"

The possibilities are endless. LOL

[SammyWinstonJack]

41. What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?

Same difference.

[patdem]

50. Yes, the tea in China...the Youth in Asia

(see Terry Shaivo)

[jonnyblitz]

52. "my College Republican son is a Soldier in the Culture War

at Brown University , I Support President Bush and & Our Troops" :sarcasm:

DUMBASSES. Just when I thought I saw everything...:crazy: :crazy:

[Cha]

10. Thanks, it must drive

those 3 old Texas farmers crazy that people from all over have flocked down there to Crawford in the name of Democracy.

"bush country" my Democratic :kick:!!

[ncrainbowgrrl]

11. Out of curiousity-Where were the pro-bush signs made?

Do any of them say "Made in China" on them? If so, can you get a picture of them?

Hi Brainshrub! :hi:

[brainshrub]

39. I'll find out.

I won't steal or deface one, but I'll look into it.

[Scout1071]

51. I read somewhere they were "donated" by Grassfire.

Sorry I cannot find the link.

[Generic Other]

13. That is a disgusting sounding display on their part

Bush flies his plastic colors to taunt the memory of the dead.

[Just Me]

15. INTENTIONAL OPPRESSION OF POLITICAL OPPOSITION.

And I am CERTAIN that they are being FUNDED by ANTI-DEMOCRACY, PRO-POWER-MONGERING ASSHOLES!!!!

[Ken065]

16. They must have hired another one of them P.R. firms...

you know, that grassroots support the comes from money from the Republican party.

[MuseRider]

18. True, I just now got back home

from there. There are still no more than 2-6 counter protesters there during the week but yes there are many many signs up now. All of them are on the road that Casey 1 is on. In the next couple of days I will try to post something. Things are much different than when we were there last week.

[proud2BlibKansan]

26. Welcome home

I have been thinking about you all day. :hug:

[MuseRider]

30. I have spent a lot of time

thinking about you too! All through the trip. It was a much different experience. DancingBear and his wife got there yesterday and we ended up on a long trip to shop for large amounts of food for the camp and needed equipment for the new walk in freezer for the camp. It was hysterical trying to find our way around all those one way frontage roads in a town we were totally unfamiliar with(they are all over that town!). We had two cars and thank goodness for cell phones. It took us 4 1/2 hours, what a trip. I also met uppityperson as well as the wonderful, wonderfully talented brainshrub.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

21. Here's a pic of what they are referring to

My question was; if it's bush country why are they having to bus in supporters rather than using the locals. :shrug:

Seems like a pretty lame slogan to me. ;)

[proud2BlibKansan]

27. The few locals I talked to

weren't such big bu$h supporters. I got the feeling the counter protesters were from out of the area.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

34. That's the thing

If they are willing to complain they should be willing to make a showing. Just how deep does their support and conviction run? I think it's pretty shallow.

Every single person I've spoken to who had the nerve to complain about Cindy to me was told to get the butts out there and counter protest. That seemed to shut them up pretty dang fast, too.

[Generic Other]

31. The ones I saw were smaller than the blue Bush Country one

but spaced every two inches or so lining the ditch all the way down the road. Somebody got paid to erect all those signs I saw on CNN.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

35. I hope they got some help placing them

I'd hate to think of those same three ranchers hanging that many signs. :)

[elehhhhna]

22. Those signs are $15 bucks APIECE. cReeps can sponsor them

at grassfire.org.

1 for $15.00 OR:

2 For $30.00 -- such a deal!

Some local then puts 'em up.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

24. Thank you

I was looking for the name of the organization behind them.

[Generic Other]

28. Dispicable! A cottage industry. Here's an article from last summer

Bush Country: A Legacy in the Making

Back in Crawford: President, protesters alike impact small-town life

<snip>
On the new bank hangs a banner that reads, "This is Bush Country," and as you walk into The Coffee Station you'll find three cardboard cutouts of President Bush, former President George H.W. Bush and former first lady Barbara Bush, all huddled together to greet patrons.

MORE

http://www.wacotrib.com/news/content/shared/tx/bush_country/stories/story2.html

[NYCGirl]

33. What's despicable about it? Crawford makes tourist money on the Bushes...

if it helps the town and the people who live there, I have no problem with it.

[Generic Other]

36. It happens in every town--corporate bosses brand us

I don't like it.

[NYCGirl]

37. I don't begrudge Crawford trying to make some money off a celebrity..

anymore than I would have a problem with Hope, Arkansas making a buck from Clinton.

[unrepuke]

48. You could offer them '1/$15 or 5/$100' and sell just as many to them

;-)

[ComerPerro]

54. Republicans make a ton of money off of Republicans

Its amazing, isn't it?

Ribbons. Bush signs. Its incredible. Someone is making an assload of cash off of these morons.

And not just Haliburton.

[w13rd0]

32. Hundreds of signs...

...sounds like the work of a GOP Marketing/PR firm and a staff of a dozen or so. Not exactly hard to do.

[Generic Other]

42. From one of the local's own webpage...

Camp Casey growing because of support from across the country

The Sheehan camp has been collecting money from across the world and has gotten quite sophisticated with their new tents, bathroom facilities, air conditioned trailers, shuttle service, PR firm, lawyers and catered meals.

The Crawford Peace House alone has collected well over $150,000 and there is no telling how much Sheehan's website among other groups have collected. Mary Duty, owner of a pizza restaurant in Waco told me Sunday that they are getting phone calls every day from people across the country each ordering $50-100 worth of food to be delivered to the protesters. Mary's son has also printed over 1000 T-shirts that the anti-ear protesters are selling to raise funds for the camp.

SUPPORT FOR CAMP REALITY

A kind rancher next to the Sheehan camp has offered us use of his land for parking and for a close place for us to put together and distribute the 500 SUPPORT OUR TROOPS and IM4W signs which were donated by Grassfire and being delivered this week.

Not one person in Central Texas that I asked for help with our prayer vigil and rally last Friday declined. Some even offered more of themselves than I had asked for. Volunteers are anxious to do more to show support.

This website has been receiving e-mails from across the country in support of our President and his message that we should stay the course.

It looks like the Sheehan camp is here to stay, so we need to get organized too.

http://www.crawford-texas.org/

[MO_Dem]

43. "anti-ear protesters"?

I can hear Gilda Radner laughing from heaven! NEVER MIND!:rofl:

[Generic Other]

44. Look what they sell

[MO_Dem]

45. Sheesh!

That's enough to make me :puke:

[Generic Other]

46. That town needs a make-over

Seriously.

[dogday]

47. Get a bunch of white stickers that just Not

in big black letters and have a good time...

[WhiteTara]

49. Karen Hughes is busy at work

being the new PR czar for chimpy. All printed up so nicely like that, you know that there isn't real support, just more takers for the handouts.

[ComerPerro]

53. LOL. Sign. "This is Bush Country". In a ditch

Sounds about right