Saturday, June 09, 2007

Camp Casey Has A New Owner

When Cindy Sheehan announced she would no longer be the figurehead of the anti-war movement, she put Camp Casey up for sale as well. The five acre patch outside of Crawford, Texas served as a base camp to protest the President and his awful war. Cindy was initially going to put the land up for auction on EBay, but threats from certain GoOPers made her hesitate. Instead, former newscaster and current progressive talk show host Bree Walker has decided to buy the plot.

From the Brad Blog:

A former Los Angles newscaster turned progressive talk radio host, Bree Walker, will be purchasing Cindy Sheehan's 5-acre property near the Bush ranch in Crawford, Texas, The BRAD BLOG has learned.

Walker, currently a resident of San Diego, was previously a television news anchor in Los Angles and New York. She confirmed the news to us moments ago, in an exclusive interview, that she intends to keep the property "as a ground for freedom and peace" and is considering erecting a memorial there for troops killed in Iraq. She hopes to create a meditation garden on the grounds and to keep it open to the public.

"I'm cashing out my capitalist corporate stocks and buying into a legacy of peace," she told The BRAD BLOG moments ago. Sheehan will be selling the property for the same price she purchased it for so as not to be seen as profiting from the sale, Walker explained.


I remember Bree when I lived in L.A., she was a local news anchor for CBS at the time, but I had no idea she was a devoted liberal. It is great to see someone who cares for the anti-war movement, exemplified by this purchase as well as contributing to the progressive talk community. Kudos!

You can catch Bree on KTLK 1150 AM in Los Angeles from 2-4 Pacific time on Saturdays and on the web at www.ktlk.com