Billie Letts, a writer in Tulsa OK., was arrested April 27, after she crossed a police barricade outside a Doubletree Hotel when Cheney was speaking. She carried a sign reading

Four Hundred Billion
3320 Dead
Had Enough?

Letts faced a fine of $200. But the charge was dropped because government witnessess, bless their okie hearts, didn’t show up for the trial.

“I am vehemently opposed to this war,” Letts said at the time. “I hear the total of Americans killed and Iraqis killed, and it breaks my heart.

“This war is solving nothing.”

Amen, sister.

Letts’ novels are known for their colorful characterizations of small-town Oklahoma and include “Where the Heart Is,” “Shoot the Moon” and “The Honk and Holler Opening Soon.”

“Where the Heart Is” was made into a popular motion picture starring Ashley Judd and Natalie Portman.

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