ZNet: Sheehan Draws Tears of Support: "She's a strong woman"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=1&ItemID=8473

by Greg Moses, August 09, 2005

When Robert DeLozier saw the story of Cindy Sheehan on television Sunday, he told his spouse right away: "I'm going up there. We have to drop everything and go." At the Sam's Club of all places, says Robert, he nearly broke down crying while he was shopping Monday morning thinking about what Sheehan was doing in memory of her son Casey, who was killed in Iraq last April.

"She's a strong woman," says Robert via cell phone as he drives back home Monday night. "She feels she has been wronged. She feels her son has been wronged. And she feels like this whole occupation of Iraq is wrong. She is strong and powerful enough to take a stand. When I see it, it just strikes a chord. She's speaking truth to power. That's it. David and Goliath."

Robert hands the phone to spouse Abbe Waldman DeLozier as their car glides up and down the gentle hills of Central Texas. It is just past dark Monday night, but Abbe is lit up with fresh memories of an evening with Sheehan and the brave band of pilgrims who have come from unexpected places. "Hawaii," says Robert from his seat as Abbe holds the phone. "Yes, Hawaii, that was one of the places," says Abbe. "And California. Two young ladies from L.A., another from Pennsylvania." In all there were about 15 people who gathered at dusk to pow wow some strategy. "They say there are more people in the morning," says Abbe. This afternoon, an anonymous donor ordered up two or three party trays of sandwiches from the Subway Sandwich Shop in McGregor and had them sent out to feed Sheehan's camp. Folks are sending flowers and money, too.

Since Abbe has experience with media, she volunteered to help Sheehan sort out her media calls. There were 85 messages on Sheehan's cell phone. Abbe, with the two young ladies from California who had never done any media work before, copied down the messages, put them on a list, and began returning the calls. "The two young ladies were very professional," said Abbe. "They had never done this before, but they were very good." By the end of the evening, Abbe had made a master schedule for Sheehan so that she could begin to manage the line of media waiting from all over the world.

[ChiciB1]

1. I Hope She Keeps Getting More & More Support

On C-Span this morning they asked a question about her and what she's doing. I would say that around 65% to 70% of the people called saying they supported her!! Of course, some of the usual WINGNUTS were extremely volatile, but that was to be expected.

What's really amazing is just HOW volatile and angry those that oppose her are getting. That only means one thing to me... they are getting very very WORRIED!!

Way To Go Cindy! I just wish I could be there, but I really want to go to the September Rally and just can't scrape up the money for BOTH!

You have galvanized a Sleeping Giant walking among many many Americans! My hat's off to you and I know Casey would be so proud of you!

[fudge stripe cookays]

2. Wow. Just wow.

You're amazing, everyone!

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[jean]

3. now we know how the coward comes and goes from the ranch

"Later in the evening black suburbans started whizzing past. A stream of maybe 25, coming down the road, one after the other, about a minute apart, with government tags. Soon after that overhead came the presidential helicopter with a three helicopter escort, buzzing past the camp and over to the Western White House. But the impressive action was down in the ditch among the small band of resolute activists who have flung themselves together for this circle of courage and tears."