Pro-Bush and anti-war rallies draw thousands

SEVERAL thousand people descended on US President George Bush’s adopted hometown over the weekend to attend a rally supporting him, or for the last leg of an anti-war demonstration near his ranch.

The pro-Bush rally by the school football stadium was the culmination of the ‘You don’t speak for me, Cindy!’ tour that started last week in California - referring to the protest that peace activist Cindy Sheehan started on August 6 near the US president’s ranch.

Several times, the crowd of about 1,500 chanted: “Cindy, go home!”