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Eric J in MN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 06:24 PM
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Was Cindy Sheehan trying to get arrested?
nt
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ET Awful Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 06:25 PM
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1. To my understanding, yes. n/t
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Eric J in MN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 06:26 PM
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2. How did she know that sitting on the sidewalk would get her arrested?
In Manhattan, I see people sitting on the sidewalk who don't get arrested for it.
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Caoimhe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 06:31 PM
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7. yeah it was planned.
It was actually for "protesting without a permit" but they knew what they were doing would get them arrested. You aren't supposed to loiter outside of the Chimp's bubble for too long or you get carried away by men with UZIs.
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Eric J in MN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 06:34 PM
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8. Was she right in front of the White House? nt
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ET Awful Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 06:35 PM
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9. Sitting on a sidewalk in Manhattan is different than a few hundred
sitting in front of the White House :)

They were cited for demonstrating without a permit.
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ret5hd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 06:27 PM
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3. yes (nt)
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prolesunited Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 06:27 PM
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4. Yes
It's called civil disobedience and is a time-honored tradition.
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Rick Myers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 06:29 PM
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5. yes
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Rick Myers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 06:29 PM
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6. yes
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Big Kahuna Donating Member (903 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 06:39 PM
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10. Duh :)
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titoresque Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 06:40 PM
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11. yep
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Mr_Spock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 06:42 PM
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12. I assume so. Wasn't it obvious after seeing the smile on her face?
Has it been that long since people did sit ins in order to make a point - knowing that they would be arrested? :shrug:
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never_get_over_it Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 06:45 PM
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13. Plus they apparently had three warnings
before the actaul arrests began - so I'd say it was indeed planned and good for them!!!! I use to live near DC and if I was still there I would have happily joined them today
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Joey Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 06:46 PM
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14. She seemed rather happy
She has brought so much bad press upon pResident Bush. I can't question her actions. I support her 100 percent. If she wants to get arrested, I say go for it!
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HysteryDiagnosis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 07:09 PM
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15. WWJP.... or
Who would Jesus protest?

Chavez or Shrub? I wonder.... my money is on shrub.
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 07:11 PM
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16. That's the next great political cartoon
JC being carried away from the WH for an act of non violent civil disobedience.
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HysteryDiagnosis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 07:13 PM
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17. If he was protesting the intertwining of of RW Christian fundamentalism
with government.... the phrase could be as he is standing on a pile of rubble outside the wh... "Let my steeples go".... or some such utterance....
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Sep-26-05 07:24 PM
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18. Nice!
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