After speculating whether this was 1968 all over again for the Democrats, I think we now have exhibit A. Cindy Sheehan has formally announced as an independent gunning for Nancy Pelosi's seat.
From AP:
Citing her son as inspiration, a tearful Cindy Sheehan announced her candidacy Thursday for the U.S. House of Representatives.
...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.
...Sheehan admitted she has no funds for a campaign, but planned to immediately get started raising money. Without giving further specifics, Sheehan said she wouldn't accept money from corporations and would run on a platform of universal health care. Sheehan said she also wants to make college affordable and improve ethics in the legislative and executive branches.
So maybe now the Democrats will actually believe the conservatives and others who suggested that Cindy Sheehan is an unhinged woman trading on the goodwill of her dead son. Just who was it that fed the media reputation, who booked her on all those talk shows? Who funded her camp in Crawford? Talk about pigeons coming home to roost.
I doubt whether even one of the most liberal districts in the nation would be crazy enough to lose the speaker of the house for a leftwing nutcase, so Nancy is safe here, but it will be fun to watch.
as a professional tabloid journalist, of course, I'm obliged to hold out for a Sheehan win, that being the one that would sell more newspapers. A Pelosi battered and reeling from 17 months in the ring with an unhinged but quite determined ditch-dweller would be an acceptable second. Have to say, though, while Sheehan has picked a race in a district where she could conceivably pull it off, I'm disappointed she didn't go where she could do the most damage, I mean bring the most attention to her cause ... plenty of do-nothing hypocrites in the Democratic 2008 field, too, Cindy!
Reader Comments ( Page 2 of 2)
16. I am a 72 year old hespanic lady that thinks this Cindy person is a big phony that likes attention I feel for son but I think she makes him feel bad. He loved his country. fought for it and died for it. stop using him for a stair step to get noticed. P.S why do you thinnk you can stand a candle to Polosi? Abd I don't even like her that much.
dialil at 12:35PM on Sep 9th 2007
17. Watching the media, the anti-war crowd, and anybody else who uses Sheehan's pityful state to keep their own agendas in the news is sickening, to say the least. Enough already.
Jean at 12:18PM on Aug 11th 2007
18. Cindy Sheehan is a certified fanatical pathetic woman that needs to find a sanctuary and seek solstice there immediately. And then we shall all experience peace.
Jean at 4:45PM on Aug 11th 2007
19. Hey, Cindy has my vote. She will be the less dangerous of the two.
royce at 6:34PM on Aug 13th 2007