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Cindy Sheehan Watch: Wow – What A FAST?

July 10, 2006 /


Michelle Malkin: HOW MOONBATS FAST

Remember Cindy Sheehan’s “hunger strike?” Remember I asked whether she would last longer than Saddam Hussein?

Kristinn Taylor at F/R points to Cindy’s latest blog entry on her, uh, progress (also posted at the Crawford Peace House site):

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.

Smoothies. Coffee. Vanilla Ice Cream. How much weight does she plan on gaining during this deprivation campaign?

Yes, Cindy is REALLY putting her body on the line. And isn’t Hollywood (featuring Danny Glover and Susan Sarandon) doing a rotational or “take turns” hunger strike?

“Everything we do is to get the troops to come home,” Sheehan told People magazine. “We want to show the world that there are Americans who are committed to peace. Fasting is such a time-honored way of protest.”

Cindy is a pseudo-juice faster. Code Pink has fast tips here.

Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjiman, center, sits with Cindy Sheehan, center right, and others who are taking part in the ‘Bring the Troops Home Fast’ hunger strike at Layafette Park in front of the White House, Tuesday, July 4, 2006, in Washington.