Out of Context: The Tribune’s political writers’ blog. writes about the announcement of my trip to Camp Casey this weekend.
Of course this blogger did not reference ALL of the media release – like the part that says that Bush refuses to meet with Sheehan and why CC is still camped where it is and what will happen to CC on Sept 2 (it will become “Camp Democracy” and move to DC).
It appears to me that this bloggger is attempting to discredit not only me and Tom and our campaigns, but also Camp Casey and Cindy Sheehan. But maybe not. It might just be my perception. At any rate I’m thankful that he called attention to this.
Two Utah political hopefuls say they’ll go to Crawford, Texas,
We not only say, we are.
Taylor and King indicated in their statements their trip is less about Bush than Sheehan. King called her “one of America’s most courageous and dedicated contemporary figures.” Taylor called her “an inspiration to women everywhere.”
Not at all. We support Sheehan because of her unending commitment to stand up to the Bush Regime. We are traveling the CC to be part of the movement that demands accountabiltity of the U.S. Administration. Women are not empowered in this country to take a stand. Sheehan has inspired women all over our country to speak out. She is courageious and dedicated.
What this blogger probably doesn’t know is how brave and courageous the two candidates he mentions actually have been in the past as well, not to mention their constant vigiling, organzing, and outspokenness against the Bush Regime.
I’m sure if this SLTribune staff person does their research, all sorts of articles will be found on Tom King and Deanna Taylor in Utah’s anti-war movement.
(See comment to the blog entry at: http://blogs.sltrib.com/utahpolitics/2006/08/texas-road-trip.htm)
I’m sure that if reporters would have contacted us, as KCPW radio did, they would have found out more information about our stance against the Bush Regime Policies that could have added even more substance to any publication of information from the press release that was sent out.
I’d like to also point out that the temperature in Crawford is in the 100’s with high humidity. We aren’t going to be hanging out with celebrities in air conditioned accomodations. We aren’t staying in a hotel. We aren’t going to be staying in a house. We will be sleeping in our tent. We will be cooking our meals on a backpacking cookstove. We will be networking with activists from around the country who have a mission and a purpose. We will be camping and working to help the operation of the camp
Deanna Dee-Dee Taylor 