Peace Activist Challenges Gibbs To A "Pee-Off"

While White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs’ recent comments decrying “the professional left” have ruffled progressive feathers, perhaps the most interesting response thus far has come from peace activist Cindy Sheehan.

During an interview with the Hill, Gibbs remarked “I hear these people saying he’s like George Bush. Those people ought to be drug tested.” Sheehan announced Tuesday evening that she’s willing to take the Press Secretary’s suggestion at face value.

“I will put my urine up against Gibbs’ any day, and in fact, will travel to Washington, DC to give him a fresh and warm sample,” Sheehan said in a statement. “I will challenge him to a pee-off.”

Sheehan, who in 2005 entered the national spotlight for staging a nearly five-week long protest outside of President Bush’s Texas ranch, added that liberals who continue to support Obama should be tested for “hopium.”

Gibbs’ interview has received equally charged, albeit less colorful, responses from members of the House Progressive Caucus and the heads of liberal groups. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Mo.) has suggested the Press Secretary resign. 

Sheehan became a prominent voice in the peace movement in 2004, following her son’s death in Iraq. She was a third party candidate against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) in the 2008 race.

Comments

[Richard Bowser]

This gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "You go girl." My most sincere applause!