Wednesday - October 12, 2005

Fifteen Minutes And Twenty Seconds

As Andy Warhol said, everyone is entitled to fifteen minutes of fame. Cindy Sheehan is twenty seconds over limit ....

Sheehan Delivers Letter to Governor’s Office About War
(KXTV SACRAMENTO)

Vacaville mother and anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan traveled to the State Capitol today to ask Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to pull California’s National Guard troops out of Iraq. Sheehan has toured the nation protesting the war since her son, Casey, died in Iraq last year. In August, she camped outside President Bush’s ranch in Crawford, Texas, hoping to meet with him to confront him about the war.

Sheehan delivered a letter to the governor’s office. The letter reads, in part: “California is suffering each day as its law enforcement, corrections and firefighters are called to a war in Iraq which does not protect the people of California, leaving the state in a weakened position. California tax dollars are also disproportionately spent on this war. California men and women are killed and maimed in this war, and their families are left in ruins, as I too well know.”

The governor’s acting Communications director, Margita Thompson said, “We are absolutely sure we would have enough National Guard troops here to be deployed to protect our own vital service needs in the event of an emergency while at the same being able to provide troops for the effort in Iraq.” The governor is attending a fundraiser in Arizona tonight. He was not at the State Capitol today. The California National Guard says 2,300 troops are stationed in Iraq. About 1,600 troops are in the state and are not deployed.

Posted by The Skipper     on 10/12/2005 at 10:46 PM   
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