Tell me your suggestions: goin to Crawford tomorrow

[snot]

Taking off work, probably just for the day. Hope it'll help. Bringing video camera and whatever supplies we can rustle up w/o slowing us down too much.

Hope to turn the video into a pod for Current.

If you've got any ideas re- good interview questions (for ANYONE we might be able to talk to while there--I assume, e.g., that Cindy's pretty busy), pls send them IMMEDIATELY. I'll check this in the a.m., but I'm trying to leave here by 9 am CDT.

Thanks, everyone!

[snowbear]

1. Awesome !!!

~~~~ Safe travels to you!!

[Not_Giving_Up]

2. Take lots of water and sunscreen

I wish I could be there!

[rodeodance]

4. best wishes.

[funkybutt]

3. I suggest an individual you can contact via cell phone connection

THAT persom can blog and record your experience. It's very important to get the word to the people as soon as it happens! Lets make this happen...HOURLY UPDATES would be great!

we don't need to swamp ONE site with all the info, spread it out and get photos out there. I want to help.

[lildreamer316]

9. seconded.

whatever I can do, or here's my best wishes....

[TexasLady]

5. yes

be sure to say hi to me! I wont get there till the afternoon, but look forward to meeting u!

[Maddy McCall]

6. Would you do me a huge favor?

Would you tell her that my 11-year-old son thinks that she's a hero? Please tell her that we appreciate the stand that she is taking for his future and the future of all of the kids who are seen as nothing more than cannon fodder for Bush's wars.

[uppityperson]

10. and my 17 yr old CO son does also.

He realizes how difficult it is to take this stand, and how sorry he is her son got killed by Mr.bush (He's heavily involved with teen peace group here, working to keep this from happening again). And we really appreciate her, my having this 17 yr old son who must register soon. Thank you.

[wli]

7. stay in constant contact by phone; bring spare batteries

[bitchkitty]

8. You might ask people

if they were ever for the war, and if they changed their minds about it when they discovered the lies.

[volitionx]

11. Watch out for angry Texans...

We here in Colorado are VERY suspicious of Texans, for good reason. Hell, LBJ was a Texan. Karl Rove is a Texan. Bush is a fake Texan. They still lynch black people. Etc.

Be cautious and watch out for scorpions.

[Not_Giving_Up]

15. Hey, I'm a Texan

Yes, I'm angry, but I'm angry at shrub. I'm angry at the people allowing him to fuck the country to hell.

Give the Texas bashing a break!

[AndyTiedye]

12. If Cellular EVDO works out there, You could Send Live Video

[ClassWarrior]

13. Carry our best wishes and positive thoughts to the brave folks there...

...and tell them to Never Give Up.

[tblue37]

14. Here is a good interview queston:

Who will Bush have arrested first: Osama bin Laden or Cindy Sheehan?

Here is another one: If Bush has so much time to meet with dictators and torturers, why can't he spare a half hour to meet with Cindy Sheehan?

These questions were originally posed by Carrie Cann at Carrie's Bar & Grill blog:
http://carriecann.blogspot.com/2005/08/who-will-bush-have-arrested-first.html

[Dylan Garcia]

16. I will arrive at Camp Casey tomorrow too

We will be heading out tomorrow afternoon on the twelve hour drive to Crawford, Texas to support our friend and client, Cindy Sheehan, and the other American patriots at Camp Casey. Jim Herrington of the Texas Civil Rights Project has assumed the role of lead counsel. We hope to help him if needed and to try to stay the hell out of his way if we're not.

We've been very busy...loading camping equipment into the car, burning CDs for the drive, cooking food to take to the troops, packing in bottled water, tarps, folding chairs, peace flags, protest banners, 911 signs, video cameras, computers, digital cameras, office supplies, cell phones, cat food, Support Cindy Sheehan buttons, PEACE TRAIN t-shirts, more water, pocket copies of the US Constitution (to give to the police), back packs, ice chests, sleeping bags, umbrellas, lawyer clothes, extra eye glasses, LAN bumper stickers, PEACE TRAIN flyers, more water, sun screen, bug juice, flashlights, candles, and some more water.

We are traveling with Andrea Garland of Get Your Act On! and Ward Reilly of Vietnam Veterans Against the War. Riding shotgun will be our seven year old daughter and her new kitten, "Smudge".

Please join us in Crawford if you can.

If you can't, keep the pressure on the media and organize solidarity events in your home town.

You can keep up with us by following Annie's blog: http://www.defiancezone.com/PeaceInPink.php .


Peace soon,

Annie & Buddy Spell

www.newdemocracyrising.com

http://www.upbeatdefiance.com/xoops/modules/news/

http://politicalswitchboard.invisionzone.com/index.php?s=e9ea0c63e08781bba7fc3c34681a3296&act=idx

[deadparrot]

17. Has she been asked about running for public office?

I know it's downright wrong to politicize this in any way, but we need someone with her kind of passion in public office. Maybe we'd get something useful done if we had more leaders like her.

[BlakeB]

18. Good luck and have a great time.

Wish I could be there with you guys.

[cleveramerican]

19. you might never know who's mind you change...

"We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plain of dignity and discipline" ML King


safe travels and good luck


I applaud anybody who's willing to stick their head up above the crowd and really try to change peoples minds.

[snot]

20. Thanks everyone!

My cel phone's my weak point, technologically--dies fast, and I have no extra batteries. So I'm afraid I feel I should save it for emergencies. But we will try to shoot lots of video, and to report here as soon as we get back. Many thanks for all your good wishes, and we'll try to give Cindy your love.