On 3/16/07, Doug Henwood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Mar 16, 2007, at 5:22 PM, Michael Perelman wrote:
> Did Cindy Sheehan strategize about how she could shape public
> opinion? I doubt it,
> at least in the beginning. My guess is that her outrage fueled
> her. People
> responded to her authenticity.
But then the publicists - Fenton Communications - stepped in.
If I'm not mistaken, though, she's been very independent of Democrats,
and she doesn't seem to have her edges smoothed off. She might
actually be an ideal unity presidential candidate -- with Nader as
running mate -- for a kind of anti-war insurgency campaign challenging
the pro-war DP and RP nominees that I think we'll need.
--
Yoshie
