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Bush defends refusal to meet Cindy Sheehan "I think it’s important for me to go on with my life"

by Open-Publishing - Sunday 14 August 2005
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Edito Wars and conflicts Governments USA

CRAWFORD, Texas - President Bush, noting that lots of people want to talk to the president and "it’s also important for me to go on with my life," on Saturday defended his decision not to meet with the grieving mom of a soldier killed in Iraq.

Bush said he is aware of the anti-war sentiments of Cindy Sheehan and others who have joined her protest near the Bush ranch.

"But whether it be here or in Washington or anywhere else, there’s somebody who has got something to say to the president, that’s part of the job," Bush said on the ranch. "And I think it’s important for me to be thoughtful and sensitive to those who have got something to say."

"But," he added, "I think it’s also important for me to go on with my life, to keep a balanced life."

The comments came prior to a bike ride on the ranch with journalists and aides. It also came as the crowd of protesters grew in support of Sheehan, the California mother who came here Aug. 6 demanding to talk to Bush about the death of her son Casey. Sheehan arrived earlier in the week with about a half dozen supporters. As of yesterday (Saturday) there were about 300 anti-war protesters and approximately 100 people supporting the Bush Administration. In addition to the two-hour bike ride, Bush’s Saturday schedule included an evening Little League Baseball playoff game, a lunch meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, a nap, some fishing and some reading. "I think the people want the president to be in a position to make good, crisp decisions and to stay healthy," he said when asked about bike riding while a grieving mom wanted to speak with him. "And part of my being is to be outside exercising."

On Friday, Bush’s motorcade drove by the protest site en route to a Republican fund-raising event at a nearby ranch.

As Bush rolled by, Sheehan held a sign that said, "Why do you make time for donors and not for me?"

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    info on how to get to Camp Casey, Cindy Quotes, t-shirts, flyers, etc
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  • What do people expect from that big RAT in Washington called George Bush. You can only look at the whole family and they look all like rats too, they have all the same genetics and the rest of the rats who are with him in government and out of government are his cousings, all rats. they befriended with Monarchies like Elizabeth from England, the parasite family of Europe and rest of monarchies in the world because tghey are all parasites, Did you ever see American Presidents and other Presidents in the world working or monarchies working? The spend the whole time planning how to kill the next person for the Rotschilds so that they can share the money the richess without the most minim effort of work. LOOK AT ALL OF THEM. MAYBE IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT WE EXTERMINATE THOSE RATS AND THEIR FOLLOWERS SOON AND DO NOT WAIT ANY LONGER, THE GROUPS FOR THAT ARE GROWING ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

  • When Bush say’s, "crisp decisions" he means getting prepared for America to nuke another country.

  • I think it’s important for Mr Bush to tell the TRUTH for once in his life.

  • We really FEEL for poor George. Being President is SO hard. His statement "it’s also important for me to go on with my life," completely ignores the several thousand people who have lost all ability to go on with THEIR lives, because the SOB has killed them for lies! The crocodile tears he has possibly shed for all the death and destruction he caused with his DELIBERATE LIES, certainly merit impeachment. In some other country he might face prison for life or worse. The gang of thugs that make up his cabinet are sycophants that deserve being horse whipped for their distortions and for praising a failed president. To continue on a failed course is stupidity, to accept no responsibility for anything is madness.

    • Just make sure you don’t replace him with something worse! Remember, Bush is only a puppet. An actor in a very bad "B" movie. You don’t blame the actors for a poor script, you blame the script writers who wrote the script. Just remember the agenda. One World Government, One World Army (NaTo), One World Currency, One World Religion and a Microchipped Population that is a cinch to control.

      Do not allow any members of CFR, Trilateral Commission, Bilderbergers, Bohemian Grovers, Skull & Bones, Committee of 300, Royal Bloodline, Zionists, Masons, PNAC, Scroll & Key or any other organization with an agenda for the population that is out of synch with the wishes of the people. Almost ALL members of the federal government are members of some if not all these organizations. If you remove these people and BAN members from getting jobs in the government, return most if not all the power back to the state/province level with only a skeleton federal government, kick out the banking bums who own and operate the Federal Reserve/IRS/Bank of Canada/Revenue Canada our problems would almost ALL be solved.

      Political parties are a scam They are weapons of mass distraction. They are an illusion.

      Choose something different this time and watch the difference it makes.

    • WHAT A JERK!!!!

    • What a PUZZY.

      This is the same man who refused a challenged my by Saddam.

      Saddam ask for a one-on-one challenged, leaving innocent civilians out of harms way.

      Bush refused the challgned and instead, used your kids to fight for an unjust war.

      While he and his supporters got rich off the war, we lost our loved ones and pay higher gas prices.

      Bush makes Saddam look like the Dali Lama.

      haha.

      Lets not forget the the Iraqi people were better off under Saddam.

      Iraq was under controlled under Saddam.
      Iraq didn’t have any Suicide Bombers when Saddam was in power.
      And people had drinking water, food, and free health care under Saddam.

      And now look at Iraq.

      People are dying everyday, and over 100,000 of innocent Iraqi civilians are dead because we wanted to FREE them.

    • Since regicide is illegal, secession is the only cure.

  • Yes Bush jr. is an Israelie agent and what a prefect choice—a village idiot and a crackhead.Now take away the phonies—the mules—Chenny, Rummy,Pow-Pow-ell, Codo Rice Karnel,Bushite—the rest are the real bosses.They have one thing in comman----greedy Jews.Used 2 idiots, 1/2 blacks to hide behand and the other 2 as yes attack dogs.Speaking of Bush—his grandPaPa—was Hitler’s money investor. Now that is Jewish business. Bush family goes along way to Jewish roots—the bastards are undercover Jews.
    Cure USA ills- Time to pass laws---no Israel, No Jews in Government, No Jewish faith, A crime to accept money from Jews,No more than 3 jews can congregate at one time,-no new Jews weclomed in USA!

    • Dear Americans,over here in Australia we are praying that you can shut down that lunatic president of yours.Even our own Prime Minister has been brainwashed to such an extent by the neocons that he actually believes the constant lies Bush and himself dribble.
      There are no good or righteous people governing our countries.At least you have people like Cindy Sheehan and Sibel Edmonds willing to take these cretins headon.

    • Zionists and jews are not one in the same. Its the zionists to beware of, not the jewish people. and I also agree, Bush is an asshole

  • Why do you expect any better from this "person"? This world is made by the evil, for the evil, and they treat it as their toy. They dont care about other people. They are just toys to play wiht and do with as they see fit. We have no feelings to them. They probably get kicks off all the negative attention they get. Mentally ill, sick individuals should be given the care and treatment they need, NOT POSITIONS OF POWER.

    • If george bush was a dog, you`d take him to the vet.

      America needs to be disarmed permanently, and israel should be reduced to the borders of 1901. (NO STATE OF ISRAEL).

      Judaism, like christianity and islam et al, is a belief system, a religion, it confers no title to land.
      Full stop, end of story, finito, fertig.

    • To think this man has actually made it this far is friggin unbelievable!!..PRESIDENT OF THE USA??!! On a normal humane level this dude is a lunatic!!lying!!hypocrite!!dumbass!twit!!PERIOD!! Hey Georgy, you truly bring out the worst in me and well seems like a huppla many others, actually anybody who knows the truth! would ’feel’ the same. I have never ever hit or even slapped a person in the face but man you make me think,.. ’snap out of it’ like Cher did in Moonstruck. And that my friend is definitely saying it nicely. You make US sick.. I think you and yours truly main moto is down with everything from the environment,womens rights,justice,love and PEACE!! and for your shit ass black oil. Bastardly Big Brother Bull straight from Texas. You are the true enemy of this planet like the devil himself. Of course what happened on July 7 2005=777, duh..I knew it would..what’s the next sequence? Any guesses anyone? Obviously Iran..

    • The day is coming when American zionists must decide where their loyalties reside. Those who betrey will wish they had not.