Three hundred Tucsonans support Cindy Sheehan at local vigil : AZ IMC

TUCSON – More than three hundred people gathered at El Tiradito Shine downtown Wednesday night to show solidarity for Cindy Sheehan, the mother who lost her military son in Iraq and who has been camping out in Crawford, Texas demanding to ask President Bush why he sent her son to die.

The local Tucson vigil was part of the approximately 1,500 vigils that occurred simultaneously last night in support of Sheehan and ending the war on Iraq.

The Tucson Raging Grannies, a local collection of women working to promote global peace, justice, and social and economic equality by raising public awareness through the medium of song and humor, dedicated a new song for Sheehan.

“Hey Mr. President, come and talk to me,” rang the chorus in the warm Tucson air. The song, sang to the melody of Bob Dylan’s “Hey Mr. Tambourine Man,” tells the story of Sheehan and how thousands of Americans feel about the war. The group recorded the song last night to send to Sheehan. (Video is available of the song at the link below.)

Five members of the Tucson Raging Grannies, along with an Arizona Indymedia reporter, were arrested on July 13 for criminal tresspassing when they tried to enlist in the U.S. Army. All the charges were dropped. (see http://arizona.indymedia.org/news/2005/07/28889.php)

Gripping candles and signs supporting the growing anti-war camp in Crawford, a moment of silence was dedicated to Sheehan, all the mothers of military personal, and the innocent people of Iraq.

David Ray, a local poet who has published the only book of anti-war poems against the Iraq war, read the poem, “from Lonesome Mom, that he had written for Sheehan ten days ago.

“…you are the Rosa Parks who has boarded/ the bus that George Bush is driving./ You demand to be heard and respected face to face…When he showed up for a closed-door/ session with a few families like yours/ he did not know your son Casey’s name,/ although he called you ‘Mom’ as if he could for few minutes replace him…”

At the end of his poem, Ray criticized the media who is calling Sheehan an “emotional predator” saying that if Sheehan, who lost her son is an emotional predator, than so is he. Ray, who has a son-in-law in Iraq, said he is terrified that his daughter will end up a widow with two children.

Ray said that he has been in a perpetual battle with the letters editor at “The New York Times” because he feels they don’t run enough anti-war letters in the newspaper. He said that his book of poetry is being censored because Barnes and Noble won’t carry it in their stores nor will libraries put it in their collections.

One woman stood on the fringes of the vigil holding a sign, “Military wives against the war,” with tears bulging up in her eyes.

“It’s been a miracle that my husband has not been sent to Iraq,” Erica said. Erica, who teaches college-level English in Tucson, said she felt uncomfortable giving her last name or her husbands name because his military career could be jeopardized by her speaking out. “If your wife is not towing the party line, then it is considered that your husband is not either,” Erica said. “It is illegal for him to speak out about how he really feels.” Her husband is an A-10 pilot currently at weapons school in Nevada.

“Wives feel so alienated when their husbands come back from Iraq,” Erica said. “She said that many wives say they can sense their husbands did terrible things, like kill innocent Iraqi civilians, and that they no longer feel comfortable being with their husbands. There are a lot of wives against this war, they are just scared to speak out. I am not,” Erica said.

A man wearing an “Iraq veterans against the war” t-shirt, came up to talk to Erica. He is starting a support group for families of military personnel in Tucson and wanted her help (see http://www.ivaw.org).

Ray Baune, a veteran of the Korean War who now organizes for the Democratic party in Benson, drove 40 miles to join in the Tucson vigil. “I wish every veteran were here. All veterans I know are against what is going on in Iraq,” Baune said. Baune fought in Korean when he was 18 years old, when he said, “he was young and stupid.”

Many of the Tucson Raging Grannies will be traveling to Crawford, Texas to join Sheehan in her effort to speak to President Bush in public. The vigil was organized by the local chapters of MoveOn Political Action and True Majority.

El Tiradito Shrine is the common area for vigils in Tucson. Lighted candelabras cause the old adobe brick wall to be silhouetted. Years of candle wax have saturated the soil. A plaque reads, “The shrine is dedicated to the soul of a sinner buried in unconsecrated ground. It is affectionately called “El tiradito – the castaway.” There are many legends about its origin, but all involved a tragic triangle love affair in the early 1870s. The mysterious powers of El tiradito are still an important part of local Mexican lore and culture.”

The Tucson Raging Grannies, a local collection of women working to promote global peace, justice, and social and economic equality by raising public awareness through the medium of song and humor, dedicated a new song for Sheehan.

El tiradito (the castaway) is a shrine dedicated to a man who was involved in a triangle love affair in the 1870s. The myth around El tiradito is important for local Mexican lore and culture.

The song, sang to the melody of Bob Dylan's famous song, was written for Cindy Sheehan. The video is about 1 minute long.

David Ray, a local poet, wrote the poem for Sheehan. Ray is the only author of a complete book of poems against the war on Iraq. The video is about 1 minute long.

People lighting candles. About 20 seconds long.

I have video from last night's vigil. It is on my blog, http://whatsontonight.blogware.com and the Internet TV station, http://www.youtube.com

It's so sad that she lost her son in Iraq. I wish she hadn't exploited his death for lame political gain. That's pretty disgusting.

You mean, chi chi, like the Bush administration has exploited the death of thousands -- including those who died on 9/11 -- for "lame political gain?" That's far more disgusting.

The nerve of the woman -- picking on the leader of the most powerful nation on earth. If she hurts his feelings...he might make some bad decisions!

Some of us might take her seriously if she wasn't reading allegation by allegation, verbatim from the moveon.org and Michael Moore websites....

Well, the 'allegations' against Bush and his warmongering supporters all share the same characteristics, it's quite difficult and indeed not necessary to be, shall we say, 'creative' with the facts. Maybe we are all saying the same things because most of us recognize the allegations, the false reasons Bush gave for the invasion.

I would venture to guess that those who still believe Bush and Co. are staying 'right on script' as we all know these folks never ever venture from the almighty Rove sanctioned scripts. I'll take those people seriously if they can ever admit to a mistake or to anything that's not on Bush Right Wing Scripture.

Eye for an eye? I thought that was pretty out-dated, but whatever works for you.

Sandman -- do you actually *know* that Sheehan's reading "verbatim: from moveon.org and Michael Moore websites, or are you just swallowing whole everything that Fox News, rightwing talkshow hosts and blogsters are feeding you? I suspect that you are. Swallowing it, that is.

Yes, I have actually wasted time sitting through Farenheit 9/11 and have been to moveon.org. It must be an amazing coincidence that her talking points and theirs are the same.

You can talk all day long about how anyone that disagrees with you is a Fox fan or a Rush fan. Not to mention a bigot, homophobe and racist as are everyone that disagrees with you, but you might one day discover that we are just regular people that don't share your ideology.

Kerry couldn't sell his shit in the last election and the country isn't buying it now....despite the nonstop coverage in newspapers and television....

A lot of people don't buy the leftist bullshit....when they stop letting the extremist left run the Democratic party...they might see office sometime soon....they keep thinking they have to go farther left to convince voters, they'll never see office again.

P.S. I know....the election was stolen. Diebold. Amazing how everytime the Dems win, it's all legit and we hear no bitching from the press. When Republicans win, its rigged voting machines, hanging chads, a worldwide satanistic plot to annihilate humanity....im waiting for the exuses in 2006 and 2008.....

And you, too -- anyone who doesn't agree with *you* is a mental mindslave of Michael Moore and MoveOn.org. And, as for all those other things you may have been accused of....it wasn't by me. I just asked if Chi Chi had any proof of Cindy Sheehan's alleged total indebtedness to leftist Darth Vaders. Haven't heard back from Chi Chi, unless Sandman & Chi Chi are one and the same.

Im not calling these people a mindslave, but it's mighty suspicious that the majority of them seem to get their information from the same script.....as if they get together to discuss their talking points....

As a poster said in a similar post, "It's not about semantics, it's about murder." Fits well, I think to Sandman's quest for thread pulling.

I am Ray Baune's Grandson, John.
I am very proud of my Grandfather.
Way to Go, Grandpa Ray.

Way to go John! You are an inspiration to alot of people. You really are a genius!!!! I LOVE YOU!!!

i love you liam forever

i love you too grandpa you are sexy

I once sucked George W. Bushes cock for a packet of cigarettes. True story!

is that s granpa? i know him, matthew and i came out the closet together and now we are in training to be navy seals, partners real close you know?

Anti-war protesters begin July 4 fast
Mon Jul 3, 2006 8:12 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 150 protesters sat in front of the White House on Monday to savor their last meal before starting a hunger strike that some said will continue until American troops return from Iraq.

The demonstration marking the Independence Day holiday was organized by CodePink, a women's anti-war group that called on volunteers to abstain from eating for 24 hours from midnight on Monday.

Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan, whose son was killed in Iraq, said she would drink only water throughout the summer, which she said she would spend outside President George W. Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas.

"This war is a crime," Sheehan told a crowd of clapping, cheering protesters. "We represent millions of Americans who withdraw their support from this government."

The demonstrators crouched in the muggy evening next to a piece of pink plastic, spread down the road as a table and table-cloth in one. It was covered with wilted pink sunflowers and plates of vegetarian curry, white rice, and beans.

The demonstration aimed at highlighting the costs of the war, in which more than 2,500 U.S. soldiers and thousands of Iraqis have died, said CodePink spokeswoman Meredith Dearborn.

"We have to put our own lives on the line, and I'm willing to do that," said activist Diane Wilson, who pledged to fast until the United States withdraws from Iraq.

Dearborn said 2,700 other activists nationwide, including actors Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn, would work as a relay team passing the fast daily from one to another.

All of this war is getting to us. Too much war in this world, why can't we all just get along? Greed for money. Hatred. All these things.. When will the world love oneanother? Then perhaps we can all hold hands and listen to some music together..

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