Camp Casey (2005)

Published: Sept. 2, 2021, 1:17 p.m.

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It\\u2019s September 2nd. This day in 2005, Cindy Sheehan embarks on a tour around the country to protest the Iraq War, where her son Casey had died the prior year.

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Jody, Niki, and Kellie discuss Sheehan\\u2019s protests, the \\u201cCamp Casey\\u201d encampment she established outside of George W. Bush\\u2019s Texas ranch, and how public opinion around a number of issues was starting to shift in late 2005.

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