Rally 'round Cindy, Gang!

VTex, Little Dem and I just returned from Crawford, Texas today. What a moving experience it was! We started our visit to Crawford by donating blood at the local blood drive. We then drove out to the Cindy vigil, and while there were many people there, I would have thought there would be a lot more! Well, come to find out, there had been a rally in Crawford first. About an hour after we arrived hundreds of cars came streaming in! They were all returning from the rally in town! The place quickly became filled with people just like us.


These crosses represent the fallen soldiers in Iraq. There were hundreds of them.


Here's Cindy Sheehan and her sister speaking at the rally in the early afternoon.


Folk singer Eliza Gilkyson sang several heartfelt songs, two of which were specifically about the Iraq War.


Here is the pathetic opposition. They were truly obnoxious.


Look at this crowd! This shot was taken while Cindy was talking to all of us. Her speech was quite moving.

I would like to encourage anyone who can, to please go over to Crawford and show Cindy how much you support her and all the people who have lost someone in this unjust war. We came away from the whole experience with a completely new perspective. Cindy isn't just a protester--she's also a mother who's lost a son. We must never lose sight of that fact.