Sheehan vs Feinstein? [Major Update]
From Cindy Sheehan's interview with progressive newpaper The Bloomington Alternative:
I think Nancy Pelosi is changing her tune, but not nearly fast enough. I have met with her a couple of times lately. I am not thinking of running against Hillary, or Nancy, or Dianne Feinstein, for that matter. If it were anyone, though, it would be Feinstein because I am a Californian and I believe she is a despicable warmonger. People have been begging me to run, but I think I can do more good on the outside of Washington than the inside.
Interestingly, having vacated the family home in the wake of Patrick Sheehan's divorce petition, Cindy Sheehan chose to move to Berkeley. Not to her mom Shirley's place to stay with her brother Scott.
Not to Venice, California, the home of Code Pink. Her sister Dede is a full-time member of Code Pink.
Not to Crawford. Not to Washington, DC.
But Berkeley.
It's a 15 minute drive over the bridge to the address of Feinstein's San Francisco office on Post Street.
Update: Thanks to my reporter friend, we know that Cindy Sheehan has taken up residence with the Pearcy's. Who are the Pearcy's? Well, Stephen Pearcy is a Berkeley lawyer who spends weekends in Sacramento. The Sacramento home was host to this:
"Your taxdollars at work" and a soldier hung in effigy. An Iraqi flag. Gutter-talk on posters where children can see.
Yeah, Stephen Pearcy is a major activist figure in the anti-Bush anti-war movement.
I find it hard to imagine why Cindy Sheehan would feel at home with these people. Stephen Pearcy is also an artist, or so he claims, having applied his considerable Michelangelo-like skills to this piece:
I can see where Cindy Sheehan and Stephen Pearcy would have common ground here, since Cindy Sheehan is on record as calling the United States a "morally repugnant" system. But she claims to so concerned about the troops, and so distraught about her own son's death, that I would have thought that she would not appreciate the imagery of soldiers being hanged, regardless of the political point behind it.
But then she might be comfortable with those using a dead soldier to pursue a political agenda than I would have guessed. Some would say they are not all that far apart on using that tactic. It does suggest that Cindy Sheehan sees those who use dead soldiers as pawns in a political activist game as kindred spirits, and I find that really disturbing.
I guess Cindy Sheehan is a more complex person that I've given her credit for.
[On the question of how Democrats who voted for or against the war resolution will fair in 2008, Captain's Quarters has an analysis.]
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Comments
Interesting to say the least.
From what I hear from those in rural areas of Ca the state would be red if not for the urban areas. Cindy's attempt to replace a whacked out liberal mouthpiece like Pelosi may be enough to sway Ca from blue to red. You go Cindy!
Posted by: Dave at October 16, 2005 08:45 PM
Moonbat fight! The Democrats should sell this as a pay-per-view event to fundraise.
Posted by: Shawn at October 16, 2005 08:48 PM
PPV, $19.95 just for the girl fight. $5000 donation to a running Democrat for this one, trade in 2 of your evening with U2 and Hill Rod tickets for access to Sheehan vs Pelosi. Blackout and 24 hour delay applies to some areas.
Posted by: Dave at October 16, 2005 09:15 PM
Take a look at one of those by-county election result maps. California is pretty much all red except for a blue line along the left (where most of the population and all the nutcases are).
Posted by: Jay at October 17, 2005 01:06 AM
Actually what would change. An unqualified fruitcake taking the place of the previouse unqualified fruitcake. Isn't it amazing though how such a mentally can assume it's viewpoint must be the only correct one and that naturally anyone of intelligence (other it's who think like it does) would vote for it.
Posted by: Joseph at October 17, 2005 02:01 AM
Run, Cindy, run! I'm a native Californian and grew up in Berkeley (hey! I got better) and would welcome the opportunity for Certain Family Members to take a closer look at the dark side of their liberal, but in truth isolationist, politics.
Feinstin is one trapped by her own accomodationist views. I remember her when she was a member of the SF City Council, and she is caught in a net of her own making. Back then she was quite conservative, and only went to the left after Mayor Moscone was assassinated and she became Mayor. Voila! she became a liberal -- in order to get elected to the Senate.
Sooner or later, one's compromises should, by all that's right and proper, come back to bite us.
I guess that, in fairness, I need to state that most Californians are much more worried about N. Korea than they are willing to publicly admit. That has framed California politics more than the media has let on, and is partially why the people back home are seemingly so opposed to the war in Iraq. The more honest of them will admit that they don't see the sense in fighting in Iraq when we should be pointing nukes at N. Korea.
California is a weird place. So much sun, so many drugs ... but it's still home.
Posted by: Debbye at October 17, 2005 03:01 AM
If memory serves (sometimes it does, sometimes not), you pay (tolls on the bridges) to get into San Fran, but it's free for you to leave.
Maybe it's about what money she has available.
Posted by: Paul O at October 17, 2005 03:33 AM
Money for tolls should not be a problem:
http://angrygwn.mu.nu/archives/123377.php
http://angrygwn.mu.nu/archives/124166.php
http://angrygwn.mu.nu/archives/124959.php
Posted by: Angry in T.O. at October 17, 2005 04:25 AM
If you look under the "O" in Oakland, you will see a rectangular grey area facing the red line of the highway, and the water, I believe that is the area that the UN consfiscated and declared it a "UN Park," where there is a beautiful estate there that GORBACHEV lives in, the last I heard.
The way I look at it Gorbachev wants to live in luxury while he keeps an eye on his ENEMY. No terrists there either. No I don't trust Gorbachev. Once a Commie always a Commie.
Stephen Parksville BC ww 2 vet.
Posted by: stephenmichaud at October 17, 2005 06:34 AM
How does the UN confiscate US territory? Seems to me even an attempt would be an act of war (fine by me).
Posted by: Jay at October 17, 2005 11:13 AM
When is Cindy going to have Casey dug up and used as a prop in front of her new home. It is about the only thing she hasn't done to Casey yet. Well, that and buy a headstone for his grave.
Disgusting woman.
Posted by: Nahanni at October 20, 2005 04:57 AM
RE: The art on display....One rule of thumb I always go by is if I could do it, it is not art.
Posted by: Concrete at October 23, 2005 12:02 PM
 
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