I saw Cindy Sheehan finally asked the question I’ve been wondering: Why does she think she deserves a second meeting with the President of the United States? She dodged it artfully – like a skilled politician – saying she had answered it in previous interviews and said the reporter should read those.
Sigh.
I had at first wondered why so many liberals were quick to jump on the Cindy Sheehan bandwagon, but I think Cadet Happy illustrates it quite well: The liberals figured they had someone who could spout all the crazed nonsense they want to get out there while being inoculated from criticism because of her grief. “She lost her son, you unfeeling bastard!” has replaced “Chickenhawk!” as a way for liberals to avoid arguing on the facts. But what’s to gain from this argument anyway?
It’s August, and it’s hard to blame the news media for jumping on this. To be honest, my ears have been perking up anytime the news has mentioned Crawford. But, it’s just getting too morbid. I guess the breaking point came for me when I saw that Cindy’s husband had filed for divorce. My first reaction was “Gotcha!” after she had been claiming family support for what she was doing, but then I later remembered how often parents divorce after losing a child and this was just tragedy on top of tragedy.
I guess what I’m trying to say is that Cindy Sheehan is a complete liberal loon, but she is also a grieving mother. You can’t prove otherwise, and I have no interest in proving otherwise. Also, there is no real reason this story should have such national interest, and I think the puppy blender had this one right in that he pretty much ignored it (his only post on it is here).
Who we should remember and write about is Army Spc. Casey Sheehan and others like him. Sheehan not only volunteered to serve in the United States Military, he specifically volunteered to go to Iraq by re-enlisting during the conflict. We owe him a lot, maybe the least of which is pray for his mother. Yeah, I had my shots at her, but we really should just ignore this story. There are no political points worth gaining from this. I don’t if the blogosphere can help get a story out of the news by collectively ignoring it (I don’t remember many blog posts about Aruba – or maybe I just zoned those out), but it’s worth trying. When this month is over, the whole Cindy Sheehan circus will be over, and, hopefully, the experience will be cathartic enough to allow her to move on. If not, the I pray once all the fair-weather friends have departed, there will still be some people left to support Cindy.
With Casey Sheehan, there is a story of tragedy but also one of hope and honor. With his mother, right now, there is only tragedy, and I’ve had my fill of it.
I agree, I feel for her that she lost a son and all and I respect Casey for what he did and I am thankful, but I have also had my fill of the story.
Well, FrankJ, I don’t think I have ever agreed with you more.
I haven’t talked about her at all really, but I do think she should be recognized for what she is.
An anti war activist(I disagree with her) who’s son died in Iraq(she has my sympathy and condolences).
Cindy Who?
PS – Mothers against the War.
This reminds me of that pack of seriously unattractive women, who went off fully cocked in confusion about the inattentiveness of their husbands, blaming it on alcohol, and actually got prohabition going nationwide!
Look how that turned out. It gave birth and power to people like Al Capone, and the entire saga of seriously organized and violent crime.
Would you really emotional women just stay out of this kind of stuff!?!? Decisions made in periods of high emotion are almost always wrong! Thank you for your attention.
Well said Frank. I also could not agree more. Not funny at all but well said. BTW I read your site for the humour. Now be funny!
Francesco,
Maybe it went over my head, but you DO realize he was talking about Crawford Texas? If you were just joking, I take it back.
Well said, Frank.
“Would you really emotional women just stay out of this kind of stuff!?!? Decisions made in periods of high emotion are almost always wrong!”
So would you also agree that testosterone-driven males should stay out of decisions involving things like war?
Women arent the only ones who get “really emotional”. At least all Cindy Sheehan is doing is causing a media whirlwind- men tend to blow things up.
Sorta like Clinton bombing Baghdad to diffuse the Lewinski scandal…
“Who we should remember and write about is Army Spc. Casey Sheehan and others like him. Sheehan not only volunteered to serve in the United States Military, he specifically volunteered to go to Iraq by re-enlisting during the conflict.”
–>Casey also volunteered to go on the specific mission in which he lost his life. This, despite the fact that he was filling a non-combat billet within his unit.
If we remember anything, remember this. Casey made a truly heroic sacrifice. He chose to go to the aid of a fellow soldier. HE made this choice! It’s incredible that a man (for what else would you call him) could be spawned from the unholy bowels of the stark raving moonbat we know as Mother Sheehan.
I have two sons of my own and I can only imagine my grief if one of them were to die. However, that is a part of life and I don’t see how letting grief consume you and make you irrational is going to make anything better. As far as I am concerned, death is not the end and it isn’t worst thing that could happen to a person. But I guess only neo-con, bible-thumpin’ Jesus-freaks like me can find comfort in that 😉 Folks like Cindy Sheehan will continue to look for the empty solace of finding someone to blame.
“When this month is over, the whole Cindy Sheehan circus will be over, and, hopefully, the experience will be cathartic enough to allow her to move on.”
I hope your right, but I’m sure there were plenty who thought the same about John Kerry in 1971 and he’s still haunting us today.