Texas road trip
Two Utah political hopefuls say they'll go to Crawford, Texas, this week to join the anti-war protests led by Cindy Sheehan near President Bush's ranch.
Desert Green candidates Deanna Taylor (running for the Salt Lake County Council) and Tom King (running for the Legislature) announced the trip in a press release.
But Bush won't be anywhere in the neighborhood. He cut his annual summer vacation in Crawford short Sunday and returned to Washington. Protest organizers at "Camp Casey," named after Cindy Sheehan's son killed in Iraq in 2004, say they hope the president's absence won't shrink attendance at the anti-war demonstrations there.
The Associated Press reported that only about 100 protesters were staying at the camp last weekend, but organizers hope hundreds, even thousands more show up in coming days. Sheehan plans to attend rallies next weekend at the camp, about seven miles from the president's ranch.
Taylor and King indicated in their statements their trip is less about Bush than Sheehan. King called her "one of America's most courageous and dedicated contemporary figures." Taylor called her "an inspiration to women everywhere."
--Dan Harrie
Desert Green candidates Deanna Taylor (running for the Salt Lake County Council) and Tom King (running for the Legislature) announced the trip in a press release.
But Bush won't be anywhere in the neighborhood. He cut his annual summer vacation in Crawford short Sunday and returned to Washington. Protest organizers at "Camp Casey," named after Cindy Sheehan's son killed in Iraq in 2004, say they hope the president's absence won't shrink attendance at the anti-war demonstrations there.
The Associated Press reported that only about 100 protesters were staying at the camp last weekend, but organizers hope hundreds, even thousands more show up in coming days. Sheehan plans to attend rallies next weekend at the camp, about seven miles from the president's ranch.
Taylor and King indicated in their statements their trip is less about Bush than Sheehan. King called her "one of America's most courageous and dedicated contemporary figures." Taylor called her "an inspiration to women everywhere."
--Dan Harrie
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Two Utah political hopefuls say they'll go to Crawford, Texas,
We not only say, we are.
Taylor and King indicated in their statements their trip is less about Bush than Sheehan. King called her "one of America's most courageous and dedicated contemporary figures." Taylor called her "an inspiration to women everywhere."
Not at all. We support Sheehan because of her unending commitment to stand up to the Bush Regime. We are traveling the CC to be part of the movement that demands accountabiltity of the U.S. Administration. Women are not empowered in this country to take a stand. Sheehan has inspired women all over our country to speak out. She is courageious and dedicated.
What this blogger probably doesn't know is how brave and courageous the two candidates he mentions actually have been in the past as well, not to mention their constant vigiling, organzing, and outspokenness against the Bush Regime.
I'm sure if this SLTribune staff person does their research, all sorts of articles will be found on Tom King and Deanna Taylor in Utah's anti-war movement.
Deanna Taylor, Candidate for Salt Lake County Council District 5
Desert Greens Green Party,
www.desertgreens.org
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