It’s official Cindy Sheehan is running against Nancy Pelosi.
Citing her son as inspiration, a tearful Cindy Sheehan announced her candidacy Thursday for the U.S. House of Representatives.
The anti-war activist is running as an independent against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who has represented San Francisco in Congress since 1987.
“The country is ripe for a change,” said Sheehan, who spoke at a podium with her son’s photograph attached to it. “It’s going to start right here and right now.”
Sheehan’s 24-year-old son, Casey, was killed in Iraq in 2004. Since then, she has gained international notoriety by setting up camp outside President Bush’s Texas ranch and demanding to meet with the president.
Last month, she announced her intention to run against Pelosi if the speaker didn’t move to impeach Bush by July 23. On Thursday, she said Pelosi had “protected the status quo” of the corporate elite and had lost touch with people in her district, most of whom, she said, want American troops out of Iraq.
Nadeam Elshami, a spokesman for Pelosi, said the speaker has always opposed the war in Iraq and has focused on bringing troops home “safely and soon.”
He would not comment on Sheehan’s candidacy.
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August 10th, 2007 at 8:59 am
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August 14th, 2007 at 4:59 pm
If her son were really her inspiration, she’d be headed to Iraq to fight terrorists.
August 14th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
Oh, bring it on.
August 19th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
What a waste. Life is too short for these kind of people.
They should know that Hillbilly Willy is living
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August 22nd, 2007 at 9:57 am
Sheehan didn’t even finish raising her children, she had and has an aunt and uncle doing it (there is another younger son that she didn’t have custody of at the time of Casey Sheehan’s death.
This woman is a first rate nutbag and everyone knows it. I don’t think she’ll be occupying a seat on Capitol Hill anytime soon. I just hate the fact that her life is dedicated to dishonoring her fallen son’s service and sacrifice. A hero deserves better than that from his own mother!