Sheehan considering run against Feinstein

[Moses]

Cindy Sheehan May Challenge Calif. Senator
By IAN JAMES
Associated Press Writer

January 29, 2006, 1:05 AM EST

CARACAS, Venezuela -- Cindy Sheehan, the peace activist who set up camp near President Bush's Texas ranch last summer, said Saturday she is considering running against Sen. Dianne Feinstein to protest what she called the California lawmaker's support for the war in Iraq.

"She voted for the war. She continues to vote for the funding. She won't call for an immediate withdrawal of the troops," Sheehan told The Associated Press in an interview while attending the World Social Forum in Venezuela along with thousands of other anti-war and anti-globalization activists.

"I think our senator needs to be held accountable for her support of George Bush and his war policies," said Sheehan, whose 24-year-old soldier son Casey was killed in Iraq in 2004.

Feinstein's campaign manager, Kam Kuwata, said the senator "doesn't support George Bush and his war policies."

"She has stated publicly on numerous occasions that she felt she was misled by the administration at the time of the vote," Kuwata said by phone from California.

But with troops committed, Feinstein believes immediate withdrawal is not a responsible option, Kuwata said. [Catch 22! Whew! It's a beauty!-- of course all the Democrats who voted for the war knew exactly what Bush was up to, and backed the zionist crusade to attack the weakest country in the middle east and occupy it for the sake of wealthy pro-Israeli contributors, and those who occupy positions of power in the US]

"Senator Feinstein's position is, let's work toward quickly turning over the defense of Iraq to Iraqis so that we can bring the troops home as soon as possible," he said.

Sheehan accused Feinstein of being out of touch with Californians on the issue.

She said she would decide whether to run after talking with her three other adult children. The Democratic primary will be held in June, and candidates must submit their statements for the voter guide by Feb. 14.

Kuwata said Feinstein and Sheehan appear to have a fundamental disagreement over whether troops should be pulled out right now. "That's why they have elections, and if she decides to file (paperwork to run), so be it," he said.

Sheehan said running in the Democratic primary would help make a broader point.

"If I decided to run, I would have no illusions of winning, but it would bring attention to all the peace candidates in the country," she said.

Sheehan, 48, who lives in Berkeley, Calif., said she would head to Washington on Sunday for protests against Bush's State of the Union address on Tuesday, and then return to California to discuss her idea of running against Feinstein with her son and two daughters.

"I can't see -- if they think it's going to help peace -- that they would be opposed to me doing it," she said.

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[Moses]

I know of a California mother, whose special education son was recruited into the Marines, and who is now in horrible condition at Marine Boot Camp, and can't get him out. This is what the Feinsteins of this country are doing to families and their children. Preying on vulnerable, special education students, who have lost hope due to NCLB high stakes testing and regimen. Make no mistake about it. NCLB was enacted to harvest children for the military. So Diane Feinstein is not only a murderer, but a child predator.

[POA]

I'm guessing that she'd run in the full election, since primaries in California are relatively soon (I think in March).

I'll look this up.

[RPankn]

This photo must have the Israel-firsters and neoliberal sleaze that hangs out at SC and DU apoplectic.

Sheehan Plans New Protest at Bush's Ranch

In Venezuela With Chavez, Cindy Sheehan Plans New Protest at Bush's Ranch, Considers Senate Bid

By IAN JAMES Associated Press Writer
The Associated Press

CARACAS, Venezuela Jan 29, 2006 — Cindy Sheehan, the peace activist who just announced that she is weighing a run for Senate, plans to protest again outside President Bush's Texas ranch, Venezuela's president said Sunday with Sheehan by his side.

Hugo Chavez, his arm around Sheehan's shoulders, told a group of activists that Sheehan had told him that during Holy Week, in April, "she is going to put up her tent again in front of Mr. Danger's ranch."

"She invited me to put up a tent. Maybe I'll put up my tent also," Chavez said, to applause from activists invited to his weekly broadcast on the final day of the leftist World Social Forum.

Sheehan, whose 24-year-old soldier son, Casey, was killed in Iraq in 2004, thanked Chavez for "supporting life and peace" and she was impressed by his sincerity.

"He said, 'Why don't I run for president?" she said. "I just laughed."

Sheehan, who lives in Berkeley, Calif., said Saturday that she is strongly considering challenging Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein because the lawmaker will not support calls to immediately bring the troops home.

Sheehan, 48, said running in the Democratic primary in June would help "bring attention to all the peace candidates in the country."

Sheehan, who was visiting Venezuela for the six-day forum along with other anti-war and anti-globalization activists, told The Associated Press that she decide whether to run after talking with her three adult children in California.

Sheehan accused Feinstein of being out of touch with Californians on the war in Iraq. Feinstein's campaign manager said the senator did not support Bush and felt she had been misled by his administration.


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