Honoring the Fallen (Cindy Sheehan)

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<snip> We headed to the vigil at the White House for our hours-long wait in the freezing cold. There was a man there who had several signs, among them one which said: "Saddam loves Cindy." This man didn't care that Rumsfeld (or Rumsfailed as I accidentally called him in an interview yesterday) was buddy, buddy with Saddam and gave him or sold him tons of WMDs before he became our enemy. I told this man that he didn't bother me, and he told me I don't bother him either. Well, if I don't bother him, why did he come down and make signs and march for hours screaming that I kill our soldiers? We found out why. He was making 60 dollars an hour to do so from some non-profit, right wing group. He said he would switch signs if we gave him more money. <snip>

At 7:30 p.m. about 100 patriots symbolically died in front of the White House. Then 26 of us refused to get up and were arrested. As usual, the Park Police were very polite and efficient and many whisper words of support and encouragement to us. We are planning another die-in tonight at 7 p.m. We need more Americans to come out and symbolically die with us here in DC ... or do it in your own communities at relevant places, like a federal building or a congressperson's or senator's office.

When I was being processed out, the Lieutenant warned me if I got arrested again that I may have to stay in jail until January since this was my second arrest and I already have one under my belt that hasn't been resolved (which I plan on going to court for anyway). The Lt. went to bat for me, he said, so the judge wouldn't keep me until my November court date this time. <snip>

If I go before a magistrate tonight or tomorrow after my next arrest, I will tell him/her: If you believe in what you are doing, give me the stiffest sentence possible. If you don't, then resign. <snip>

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