Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Mother Cindy's "hunger strike"

Michelle Malkin quotes hunger striking CindySheehan's latest blog entry

I find traveling out of the country very challenging being on a fast. When I was on a layover in Madrid on my way to Venice, Italy yesterday, the closest thing I could find to a smoothie to get a little protein was a coffee with vanilla ice cream in it. Traveling for 22 hours is very taxing under normal circumstances--but then again, when have we had normal circumstances since the 2000 and 2004 successful coup attempts that have brought BushCo into power?

I traveled from Venice to the frontier of Italy to the province of Udine which is right at the foot of the pre-Alps. I am here for a huge youth festival which includes many elements of social justice and peace work. It is beautiful and the air feels different from other places that I have travelled. It is strangely soft and gentle as is the natural light. However, there is not a Jamba Juice on every corner, so blended juice drinks with protein powder are impossible to find.



Michelle then asks, "Smoothies. Coffee. Vanilla Ice Cream. How much weight does she plan on gaining during this deprivation campaign?"

The impression one gets when reading Sheehan's words or when listening to her speak is of an incredibly stupid and narcissistic woman. But this is a bit over the top even for her.

All is not lost, though. She may get serious about this and starve herself to death.