NEWS: Grieving Mother's Campaign Against Bush's War

Originally posted by slank
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centurion1211,

You seem to miss the sheer magnitude of the imbalance of scale involved.

Bush has umpteen dozen handlers, uses hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money to hype his agenda. Uses the entire military to hide behind.

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Originally posted by Seekerof
.....all despite knowing that your son re-uped willingly, and all despite his wishes and thoughts running counter to your own, eh, Marg?

A Legacy of Leftist Anger

One might speculate that her son’s death freed Cindy Sheehan to take a more prominent role in stating the convictions she long held. Her hatred of President George W. Bush apparently harkens back to well before her son ever set foot in Iraq. In “An Open Letter to President George Bush,” published in the Not In Our Name newsletter shortly after the 2004 presidential elections, she wrote:

George, in 2000 when you stole that election and the Democrats gave up, I gave up, too. I had the most ironic thought of my life then: “Oh well, how much damage can he do in four years?”

According to San Francisco-based talk show host (and acquaintance of the Sheehan family) Melanie Morgan, Cindy Sheehan’s antiwar animus dates to well before her son’s death. [1] The Sheehans always opposed U.S. involvement in Iraq. Asked about the views she and her husband, Pat, had toward the Iraq War before their son’s deployment, she answered: “We didn’t understand why the United States was there. We never thought that Iraq was an imminent threat to the United States.”

Disavowal

The fact that Cindy Sheehan has used her son’s coffin as a political soapbox has not set well with many members of Sheehan’s extended family. In a backlash, patriotic members of Casey’s father’s family have distanced themselves and their late, heroic relative from Cindy’s anti-American ways. KSFO-AM radio talk show host and Move America Forward leader Melanie Morgan received the following e-mail from Cherie Quarterolo, the late Casey Sheehan's aunt and godmother, and is sent on behalf of Casey Sheehan’s family:


Hello again Melanie,

Our family has been so distressed by the recent activities of Cindy we are breaking our silence and we have collectively written a statement for release. Feel free to distribute it as you wish. Thanks – Cherie.



In response to questions regarding the Cindy Sheehan/Crawford Texas issue: Sheehan Family Statement:



The Sheehan Family lost our beloved Casey in the Iraq War and we have been silently, respectfully grieving. We do not agree with the political motivations and publicity tactics of Cindy Sheehan. She now appears to be promoting her own personal agenda and notoriety at the expense of her son's good name and reputation. The rest of the Sheehan Family supports the troops, our country, and our President, silently, with prayer and respect.



Sincerely,
Casey Sheehan's grandparents, aunts, uncles and numerous cousins.



Thank goodness someone in the Sheehan family puts family, country, and dignity above political motivation. At last we see where Casey got the heroic sense of duty and patriotism that led him to lay down his life for his friends. R.I.P.

Originally posted by picard_is_actually_a_grey
Hey she changed her mind with hindsight after some time to reflect on the events, how dare she, hang her from the gallows

Originally posted by SourGrapes
How did she change her mind? Her mind was made years prior to the death of her son.

"That was the gift the president gave us, the gift of happiness, of being together,' she said in the story.

She was active in political protests, very loud and very active in 'lefty' politics. Her son's death has given her an advantage in being 'heard'.

Originally posted by Seekerof
Here is where she changed her mind, as has been previously discussed and brought forth in the early stages of this discussion/topic:

"That was the gift the president gave us, the gift of happiness, of being together,' she said in the story.

She did not become politically vocal or active till after her son's death.

seekerof

[edit on 14-8-2005 by Seekerof]

One might speculate that her son’s death freed Cindy Sheehan to take a more prominent role in stating the convictions she long held. Her hatred of President George W. Bush apparently harkens back to well before her son ever set foot in Iraq. In “An Open Letter to President George Bush,” published in the Not In Our Name newsletter shortly after the 2004 presidential elections, she wrote:



George, in 2000 when you stole that election and the Democrats gave up, I gave up, too. I had the most ironic thought of my life then: “Oh well, how much damage can he do in four years?”



According to San Francisco-based talk show host (and acquaintance of the Sheehan family) Melanie Morgan, Cindy Sheehan’s antiwar animus dates to well before her son’s death. [1] The Sheehans always opposed U.S. involvement in Iraq. Asked about the views she and her husband, Pat, had toward the Iraq War before their son’s deployment, she answered: “We didn’t understand why the United States was there. We never thought that Iraq was an imminent threat to the United States.”

Originally posted by Seekerof
Link the source, please.



seekerof

Instead, Cindy Sheehan threw herself into shrill, anti-Bush and anti-American activism. Shortly after his death, she founded Gold Star Families for Peace, an “antiwar” group whose first stated purpose is “To bring an end to the occupation of Iraq.” (Emphasis added.) She presently has a blogspot on MichaelMoore.com and spouts extremist rhetoric alongside many of the Hate America Left’s most potent bomb-throwers.

Originally posted by Seekerof
I get the impression that instead of honoring her son's death, she is mocking his beliefs and choices. She obviously disproved of what he was doing, as she obviously disproved of this war. The difference here is that her disposition was restricted to a non-public venue, whereas now, she has become a anti-war Tokyo Rose for Michael Moore, CodePink, and MoveOn.org, etc. The anti-war has blown her into the next Gandhi of peace.
So be it, I can deal with it, but here's the deal: she got her time with Bush, she will not get another shot. She is entitled to her beliefs, as she is entitled to voice them. The problem here, is that she is twisting and in a sense mocking her son by using his death to political grandstand her anti-war beliefs and opinions.

seekerof

[edit on 14-8-2005 by Seekerof]