Posted on 08/11/2005 6:55:57 AM PDT by WackySam
It would be interesting to hear a tape of her exchanges with her son since they undoubtably discussed his re-enlistment, mission and career.
My thinking would be to surround her with hundreds of signs honoring her son, his loyalty and devotion to the nation and its mission in the ME. All, of course, would contrast with this lying, pathetic and hate filled tool of the left.
She's standing out in a field; making incoherent, nonsensical bellowing noises; and is (more often than not) full of bull.
Yeah... "cow" fits pretty well, I'd say. :)
If she wasn't a publicity hound spewing hatred, I would agree. But she has brought on any criticism she receives.
No thanks. For Cindy, I'll stick to "ignorant cow." In a more civil society, we'd toss her ass in jail for giving aid and comfort to the enemy.
Damn, I hate to start up with you again, but you are wrong, wrong, wrong.
That is not 'pain' speaking, it is ignorance, stupidity and dishonor speaking. This woman is nothing but a tool. She dishonors her son through her willingness to be led around through the nose by the Micheal Moore crowd. All she is getting is a little fame and lionization by the MSM, while her son spins in his grave for the shame of it.
When heroes die, their deaths should not be disgraced by acts that harm the legacy of those who gave all for their country. I know you mean well, but consider the larger impact of these acts on history, before 'giving room' to a nutty left-wing loser with nothing better to do than hold a pity-party in view of all those who hate America. This woman deserves nothing more than a swift kick in the ass.
Those honorable and brave souls from the current generation who have fought and died have done no more than the many previous generations of Americans who have answered the Call to Duty, and have done what had to be done to defend America.
The people that bitch and complain about the loss are the worst products of the selfish culture of Today - where it's all about "ME". They dishonor the very sacrifices made by others that keep them free.
The real pity is not the loss of life, but moreso the crowd that gathers to dishonor the sacrifice.
The thing Cindy Sheehan seems to lose sight of is that her son joined the military VOLUNTARILY, knowing he may see war some day. My husband is on active duty and also spent his time in Iraq and several other places. While I am not pro- or anti-war, we both know when he leaves he may not necessarily be coming home. That is the price he is willing to pay for his country. Cindy Sheehan was probably extremely proud of the service her son was doing to her country until he died. Unfortunately, the cost of war is lives. She should be showing her support to other families who have lost loved ones instead of barking up a tree that doesn't care what she has to say.
Agreed. Too bad she doesn't have any real friends.
Sorry, but on this one you are wrong. Visit her web site and read her letter to "George". She is and has been a far leftist, as her socialist and anti-American links demonstrate. She has committed the worst of all travesties; she has used the death of her son for nothing but political purposes. Calling President Bush the "Re-defeated president" proves her true motivations. I have met and listened to pain speaking, and believe me, the only pain I hear from this woman is the pain of having to live in a non-socialist country. No kudos to her, she is a traitor.
Phil Hendrie is coming around. Thanks Phil! I mean it!
"what you are hearing is her pain speaking....let's give her room."
You are right of course.....if we witnessed a gold star mother having a stroke or a heart attack a year after losing that child, we would rush to help her and it would be easy to be compassionate and understanding.
It's not so easy to see what's happening in a tortured and tormented mind...........we see her smile & then break down in tears. We hear her change her position, her memories and we watch in disgust as others exploit her for their political agenda. It's hard to be sympathetic when she is lashing out in such an irrational manner.
Unfortunately, it looks like Cindy has isolated herself from her family, her neighbors, Casey's friends in the military....in short, from everyone who could help her. These are the people whose hearts must be breaking to see her carrying around that toddler picture of her boy.
I hope if anyone does go to Crawford to counter her, they will, in your words:
"honor Casey by not stooping low and calling his mother names"
Hendrie is an acquired taste to be sure. He can be hilarious on a good day. He's very tough on the terrorism issue.
Welcome to Free Republic.
"And please don't say that this right is what our young men are dying for. That right and Iraq have absolutely NO commonality.
It's sad that you can't see the larger picture. The ONLY way this stuff is ever going to stop is by dragging 12th century Islamic thinking into the 21st century. Iraq provided an opportunity to gain a foothold in a region desperately in need of transformation (which the UN ignored, I may add). This is what happened to Japan, Germany, and other countries around the world who previously viewed violence and conquest as a way to achieve their goals. Only this tim it is worse, with more at stake, because while our enemies in WW2 were driven by nationalism, this time they are driven by religion, and because of it, they will never stop uinless made to. The best way to stop them is to create democratic and free societies with the free exchange of commerce, information, and personal ownership. They will only stop when they have more to lose than they have to gain by blowing the crap out of everyone with whom they disagree. Democracies generally don't kill each other.
To think that Iraq is not tied to the war on terror is myopic at best, and represents the worst in isolationist thinking which led to the tragedies of WW2 in the first place.
What, exactly, is it about radical Islamists which leads you to believe that if we just leave them alone, they'll ignore us?
"let's give her room". I agree with most of your statement, but how much room does one give one who is destroying others in her grief? Sheis being manipulated by others and refuses to see what she is doing is also destroying her son's memory. It's not okay to call others names and outright lie to defend her anger/hate/blame because her son died. Her acussations are out of line, probably not even her words, but they are still spoken and used to undermine the good that all of our soldiers.
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