EVERYBODY LOVES THE CIRCUS...:

Opposition to Crawford protest grows as camp expands (ANGELA K. BROWN, 8/11/05, The Associated Press)

As a makeshift campsite of war protesters grew Thursday along a road leading to President Bush´s ranch, they began facing increased antagonism from locals and opposition from some military families.

More drivers are speeding and blaring horns continuously as they pass the camp, which started Saturday as grieving mother Cindy Sheehan´s simple peace vigil. It has grown to about 100 people, with more expected from across the nation.

On Internet chat rooms and blogs, some organizations and soldiers´ relatives are criticizing the protest, saying participants are trying to promote a left-wing agenda and lower troop morale. They say Sheehan does not represent their views on the war with Iraq.

"You have hundreds of people protesting there; you have thousands upon thousands who are not," Becky Davis of Orrington, Maine, who has three sons in the military, told The Associated Press

"A lot of military families I´ve talked to think it´s almost sickening to watch."

...but no one wants the freaks and geeks to set up camp in their town.

Posted by Orrin Judd at August 11, 2005 5:58 PM