June 21, 2013
For immediate release:
Cindy Sheehan to perform
“stunt” near White House.
Beginning on April 4th
from the grave of her son Casey in Vacaville, CA, in an action called, Tour de
Peace, Peace Mom Cindy Sheehan has recently cycled 3500 miles to the fence of
the White House.
Cindy Sheehan and Tour de
Peace made numerous stops along the way and were able to reach out to thousands
of people to inspire and be inspired by the message of peace and environmental
sustainability. Even though Tour de Peace is just one long action in Sheehan’s
nine year long commitment to peace and justice, the Tour got no coverage from
the national press or media.
From in front of the White
House today in support of her friend, political prisoner, Lynne Stewart,
Sheehan had this to say about the news blackout: “I realize that this current
president is mired in scandal and up to his elbows in blood and gore, but I
have written seven books, run for federal office twice, produce a weekly
podcast and am still on the front lines advocating for peace and justice. I
find it interesting that these dedicated acts receive very little national attention
(even from "left-wing" media like Democracy, Now) when the press corps literally
followed me to the outhouse when I was camped out in Crawford, TX when I was protesting
yet another president mired in scandals and dripping with blood and gore.”
To try to do anything to call
attention to the Tour de Peace and the thousands of people in solidarity with
its demands, Sheehan has announced that she will perform a tightrope ride on
her bike while completely nude and noshing on a gluten free-vegan pizza: the high wire will stretch from the
tip of the Washington Monument to the statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park
across from the White House.
This Peace Stunt will take
place on Junly 34th at Never O’clock.
To schedule an interview with
Cindy Sheehan, Please contact The White Rabbit at: 1-800-555-5555 or BiteMe@youcowards.com
Can I draw pictures of you while you're doing it?
ReplyDeleteI feel your frustration
ReplyDeleteDemocracyNow! should have covered it more. Angry letter to DN! time. This is perfect. Well said.
ReplyDeleteExcuse me? You're a mom that lost a kid in an "illegal" war, no different than the hundreds of thousands of moms in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Columbia, oh & the USA - I mean, get real, Kim Kardashian was pregnant! and now she's had her baby- now that's earth shaking important stuff!! (Is there anything cuter than that wonder infants name? North West! That's newsworthy. How on earth can anyone expect there to be time for the media to speak of peace and slaughtered kids, the kids overseas didn't have homes anyway. We blew them up already. Don't you know Paris Hilton is depressed? We're still all wondering if Brad did 'the deed' with Angelina before he broke up with Jennifer! When will there be a Congressional hearing on that? While I'm on the subject of Congressional hearings, when are they going to hold a hearing on the obvious conspiracy against Justin Bieber? This is what Americans need to know! You know, once there's peace, who will the USA have to play with??
ReplyDeleteMiss ya cindy and Dede :-)
ReplyDeleteCindy, I think you probably have a second calling as a columnist or political cartoonist too.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your bike ride for peace. Lack of coverage doesn't mean lack of effectiveness. An old friend, Maurice McCrackin in Cincinnati (who would turn conservative Cincinnati upside down every time he did a hunger strike) would say to us, "You don't do something because of what the press or anyone else might do. You do it because it's the right thing to do."
That is what you have done at every turn. Thank you for this and all you do.
Damn, I wanted to see her naked!
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