Sheehan Shirt Slogan Shenanigans
By Denise Best | Related entries in In The NewsLooks like there was some excitement before the State of the Union address …
Cindy Sheehan, the mother of a fallen soldier in Iraq who reinvigorated the anti-war movement, was arrested and removed from the House gallery Tuesday night just before President Bush’s State of the Union address, a police spokeswoman said.
Sheehan, who had been invited to attend the speech by Rep. Lynn Woolsey, D-Calif., was charged with demonstrating in the Capitol building, a misdemeanor, said Capitol Police Sgt. Kimberly Schneider. Sheehan was taken in handcuffs to police headquarters a few blocks away and her case was processed as Bush spoke.
Schneider said Sheehan had worn a T-shirt with an anti-war slogan to the speech and covered it up until she took her seat. Police warned her that such displays were not allowed, but she did not respond, the spokeswoman said.
Hmmm … I wonder what anti-war slogan was on the t-shirt?
It’ll probably be up for sale on e-bay before the end of the day!
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February 1st, 2006 at 11:11 am
I think her shirt displayed the number dead so far in Iraq.
Was her act really against the law? I don’t really like her too much, but I hope she was not arrested simply because she brought a message of dissent to the State of the Union address. If there really is a law against this, I guess it still bothers me a little because if it were someone else besides Ms. Sheehan, I would probably care a little more.
February 1st, 2006 at 12:24 pm
She wasn’t arrested, she was detained. The reason? She couldn’t go into the SOTU with any type of protest, be it something she was holding or something she was wearing. Those are just the rules of decorum for this speech, and I believe, when Congress is in session.
February 1st, 2006 at 1:05 pm
I just heard on FoxRadio that an Ohio Congressman’s (Young?) wife was removed last night for wearing a SUPPORT OUR TROOPS tshirt, also. At least the were consistent in enforcing the rules. Wearing a T-Shirt to The State of The Union - what are you thinking?
February 1st, 2006 at 2:29 pm
Justin, I know that she was cuffed, put in a patrol car and locked in a jail cell for at least a few hours. I don’t know if they legally “arrested” her, but it sounds like it was more than just a mere “detainment.”
February 1st, 2006 at 2:38 pm
Actually, I can find no account of what happened last night being called “detainment.” Every news story I have read has said she was arrested. Where are you getting that?
February 1st, 2006 at 4:55 pm
I remember when I insulted the “decorum” or my backwoods country high school with some colorful language on a t-shirt. I was asked to turn it inside out. Doesn’t cuffing, removal from the premises and “detainment” for up to 4 hours (according to CNN) seem a bit excessive for a t-shirt?
I’m likewise more interested in how/why someone would find wearing a t-shirt to the SOTU to be appropriate, it’s not exactly a “business casual” affair.
February 1st, 2006 at 5:00 pm
Meghan,
Ms. Sheehan has posted her version of the events last night on http://www.truthout.org. She explains that she was given the invitation yesterday, but she decided she didn’t want to go, so she gave it to someone else, but then she later decided that she should go because it had already been announced to the press, etc. I don’t know why she didn’t think to go home and change beforehand. I suppose she would say that there just was no time. Anyway, you can read what she says, for what it’s worth.