They are waking up-Republican relatives of slain soldier-against the war!

[Ruby Romaine]

(Sorry if this is a dupe- it's important for this to get out)


One by one, Marines in dress uniforms stepped forward yesterday to give a final, formal, white-gloved salute to Lance Cpl. Chase Johnson Comley.

(snip)
in a departure from the norm in Kentucky -- one of the reddest of red states -- some of Comley's relatives, including a few sitting in the front pews, have spoken out strongly against the Bush administration and the war that took the 21-year-old Marine's life.
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on Friday, Comley's grandmother, 80-year-old Geraldine Comley of Versailles, described herself in an interview as a former Republican stalwart who is "on a rampage" against the president and the war.
She said she would like nothing better than to join Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a fallen soldier who has been holding a peace vigil outside President Bush's ranch in Texas.

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/12379489.htm

[fudge stripe cookays]

1. Awesome news!

Anyone want to contribute to get Geraldine to Crawford?

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7. I would suspect

that it's more an issue of health, than money

[tigersumtin]

9. health concerns

were on my mind when I was up there, I don't see how any one over the age of 80 would be able to physically participate in this show of love and support. The conditions are tolerable, for healthy folks, but anyone at that age I'm sure would be very uncomfortable. I was bringing my Gran Mother, before she became ill with a stomach virus, she wanted to come at a later date when she felt better. when I returned from Camp Casey I advised her not to go.

[wtmusic]

11. good info

thanks!

[Ruby Romaine]

8. that's a great idea!

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[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Smart, granny! Knew about Cheney's "other priorities."

[YOY]

3. If Shrub is afraid of Cindy then

just imagine the terror that an 80-year-old granny can inspire!

Run away! Run away!

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[iconoclastic cat]

4. I hope it's not too late:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,12858,1549335,00.html

[Wapsie B]

5. They can keep those flag-draped coffins from being filmed

on TV. But those coffins still come home. These deaths still affect communities and families around the country.

[merh]

6. Go Mrs Comley - go

This is not about party loyalty, this is about the lives of soldiers and an illegal, immoral and unjustified war.

It must be stopped - Bring the Troops Home NOW!


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[tigersumtin]

10. BRING THEM HOME!!!!!! NOW!!!!!!!!!!