Fasting War Protester

This story was taken from kgw.com

SALEM, Ore. -- Gov. Ted Kulongoski has agreed to meet with a Corvallis woman who has been fasting on the Capitol steps in protest of a planned deployment of Oregon National Guard troops to Iraq and Afghanistan next year. Michele Darr has been on a hunger fast in protest of an Oregon National Guard deployment. A spokeswoman for the governor said he is concerned about the health of Michele Darr, who has been camping on the Capitol steps for nearly 40 days, drinking only tea and water and consuming only vitamins and the occasional cup of coffee. Darr has been sleeping on a thin mat outside the Capitol since late October. She said she planned to end the fast after marking a symbolic 40 days and nights of protest. The governor will talk to Darr about his role as commander in chief of the Oregon Guard, and share her concerns with soldiers and their families, the spokeswoman said. “I have close friends in the National Guard,” Darr said. “I instantly saw the toll it took on them to be called up again and I found that very sad and disheartening.” Some 3,500 Oregon National Guardsmen and women are scheduled for deployment in 2009. She said sacrificing this time away from her children is nothing compared to the sacrifices that soldiers are required to make overseas. “It's taken a huge, tremendous toll on the guard and their families,” Darr said. “We feel at the very least they're owed a justification for the sacrifice they're being asked to make.” Darr’s partner, Reese Gooch, stayed by her side. Other protestors occasionally stop by to show support. Kulongoski is the commander and chief of the guard but he does not have authority over deployment.

My comments...

I am sick and tired of people protesting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. If they really want to help the nation, feed and cloth the homeless. Or support the shutting of our borders from illegal immigrants. This would really benefit the nation. This is a discrace to the men and women in uniform. I say let her continue to fast, one less crazy in the world. I think it is ludicrous that the governor of Oregon is giving her the time of day. I swear, if it wasn't this, she would be protesting something else.

Even though I love the state of Oregon, I'm absolutely sick of the liberals who inhabit it. If you don't like the country or what it stands for, then get out!