"Out of the clear blue sky, I got this crazy idea" - Cindy Sheehan

Viggo Mortensen made the pilgrimage to Camp Cindy today. When Aragorn, son of Arathorn, shows up, you know things have changed. It’s beginning to look quite different up in Crawford. There are, quite literally, people showing up from all over the country. They are bringing their dogs, their children and sometimes their own protest kits.  Some people are veterans of many anti-war protests.  Some people just drove over from Waco. But one thing is certain; Cindy Sheehan’s following is growing every day.

The camp has begun to resemble a crazy caravansary, including a signature t-shirt (big W on the back with a ? over it), a professional PR group, and so many flower arrangements that it could be mistaken for a memorial to Princess Diana. Until you see the line of white crosses stretching down the highway. That’s pretty sobering.

“You know what they called Rosa Parks? A crazy kook.  You know what they are calling Cindy? A crazy kook” said Reverend Peter Johnson. Reverend Johnson was the youngest person to serve on the staff of Dr. Martin Luther King. He’s been doing this a long time and he came to Crawford to provide non-violence training. An elegant man in a shirt, tie and black ostrich cowboy boots, he somehow doesn’t seem out of place here on Prairie Chapel Road. Actually, he has been here before, leading a peace march. When we told him we were informed by the sheriff’s department that we were not allowed to walk on the road he shook his head.  “We have a right to walk in the road; we may want to do here in Crawford, like we did in Selma. You know when we marched to Selma – we wrote the voters rights bill with our feet.”

Cindy has Casey’s name tattooed on her ankle. Casey Sheehan died on April 4^th, the same day as Dr. Martin Luther King.

Comments

[Mike]

It really makes me happy to see that the president is finally able to see that the war actually affects people; of course no one he associates with nor their children face the possibility of being wounded or killed by a war (because Bush, his kids, and his friends/friends' kids would never face the possibility of service). I think you all are carrying the message of the costs of war that his daily briefings cannot possibly relay. Keep it up.

[KaTY]

Thank you so much. Please keep posting your news - we will never get the truth on TV - we need you. More pictures would be great. I will check in daily and tell all my friends. We would like to be there but you must know that in our hearts
WE ARE WITH YOU.

[janet tate]

Thank you for this site. There are many many of us out here in America who would be with you in person if we could. We are hungry for news from Camp Crawford -- such as, how many people are down there now, are there any estimates? How many more war moms and/or families have joined? I surf the blogs daily and be assured there are so many people who are supporting this effort. God bless Cindy Sheehan and all of you.