Cindy Sheehan makes challenge to Pelosi official.

[Laine]

Peace Activist Cindy Sheehan mentioned interest in running last summer and as of April 24th she has made it official by filling her papers and beginning a ballot drive for 10,198 signatures to appear on the ballot. She will run as an independent in order to challenge Pelosi for not making impeachment a top priority. This should send a clear message to the Democrats that the peace vote will not be taken for granted, it is a victory in itself that such a high profile member of the peace movement is running against the two party system.

Cindy Sheehan

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjt3L...eature=related[/ame]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...&type=politics

Ralph Nader was very supportive of her during her activism and I hope in California that the two can campaign together. Sheehan could have her own assortment of poltical figures to help her campaign including Matt Gonzalez the former Green President of San Francisco's Board of Supervisors who lost the race for mayor of the city by a slim margin. I expect Sheehan to fight tooth and nail for the seat regardless of her chances.

http://www.counterpunch.org/nader08112005.html

Pelosi had nothing to say but sweet, flowery comments about the loss of Sheenan's son but essentially was dismissive of the challenge.

 

[Swamp Fox]

Wow, we could replace one blithering idiot for another........only in America.

 

[rayboyusmc]

Wow, we could replace one blithering idiot for another........only in America.

Yup, that's what we would get with McCain.

 

[Shogun]

Sheehan nipping at polosi's tail reminds me of Starscream doing the same against Megatron; Evil turning on itself.

 

[Dogger]

If Sheehan would run against Pelosi in the Democratic primary, she would have my support. I would even send her money. Pelosi has been weak and ineffective.

But running in the general election isn't an effort to win. It's a political hit job. It's an effort to do a Nader on Pelosi, by sucking away enough votes that Pelosi can't win either.

Fortunately, the GOP will get blown out so badly this Fall that Sheehan won't do real harm, unlike Nader.

 

[Shogun]

both of em are worthless as fuck. the phrase, "tits on a boar hog" comes to mind.

 

[Laine]

As expected other high profile progressives are starting to rally around Sheehan's campaign. Matt Gonzalez who is on Nader's ticket has appeared at a Sheehan fund raiser and had very encouraging words about her.

http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2008/04/28/sheehan-files-to-oust-pelosi/

 

[doeton]

both of em are worthless as fuck. the phrase, "tits on a boar hog" comes to mind.

almost as colorful as what was it?

mounting a 13 year old on 50 year old cock?

 

[Swamp Fox]

Yup, that's what we would get with McCain.

Like Obama or Clinton would be a breath of fresh air either.........