See these signs in Crawford this weekend.
Posted on 08/24/2005 2:41:48 PM PDT by HiJinx
What follows are posts from FReeper Mom of Two Soldiers, a Vacaville resident who has quite a bit of background knowledge of events of the last few years vis-a-vis the Sheehan's and Vacaville's response to 9/11.
Post #700
Gary Qualls is not the only one at odds with Sheehan.
We were present at the Vacaville caravan two days ago. From the articles in the Associated Press and in the San Francisco Chronicle, one would have thought there were two different functions.
A head count indicated over sixty individuals were present to meet the caravan.
Anxiously, while the group waited for arrival, there were two families present who were somber and anxious. One from Vallejo and one from Vacaville.
The Vallejo family was the brother of a solider hwo had fallen in Iraq. The Vacaville family was a father of a fallen Marine. On March 23, 2003, Marine Lance Cpl. Michael J. Williams, 31, was killed in action during a firefight around Nasiriyah, Iraq. The Yuma, Ariz., native was reported missing in action March 26 before the military changed his status three days later to killed in action. He was based in Camp Lejeune, N.C., and assigned to the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade. He was engaged to be married and proposed while on a ship in Kuwait, prior to going into battle.
One could tell that the mention of Sheehan brought up emotions for the family members. Hands visibly shook as the father, Joseph Wilson, put a photograph of his son and a folded flag in front of it, upon the hood of his truck.
Hugs of support were given to him and to one another from members of the group, mostly families of soldiers, former soldiers and those who have been personally touched by the War in Iraq.
By those who were in the same hometown as Cindy Sheehan and who don't agree with her statements that what our sons and daughters were risking their lives for was a "noble cause," that the U.S. get out of Palestine (echoing the sentiments of terrorists)and the partisan political statements she continues to make. "Our government is run by one party, every level," Sheehan continued, "and the mainstream media is a propaganda tool for the government." Sheehan also called the 2004 presidential election "the election, quote-unquote, that happened in November."
They didn't agree with Sheehan's support of Lynn Stewart, who was charged with aiding and abetting terrorists who have been trying to kill our U.S. citizens and our children fighting overseas.
Sheehan said she considered Lynne Stewart her Atticus Finch, the lawyer who defended an innocent Black man accused of rape in the book and film “To Kill A Mockingbird.”
“They’re not waging a War on Terror but a War of Terror,” she said. “The biggest terrorist is George W. Bush.” She claimed “it costs $66,000 to recruit one soldier, not including training, and $49,000 a year to house a prisoner, yet only $6,000 per year is spent to educate a child in California. (Recruiting costs are actually $15,000 per soldier, the cost of housing a prisoner in California for one year is $26,000.)
Sheehan continued, “9/11 was Pearl Harbor for the neo-conservatives’ agenda” and declared the U.S. government a “morally repugnant system.” Then she raged:
We have no Constitution. We’re the only country with no checks and balances. We want our country back if we have to impeach George Bush down to the person who picks up the dog sh-t in Washington! Let George Bush send his two little party animals to die in Iraq. It’s OK for Israel to have nuclear weapons but we are waging nuclear war in Iraq, we have contaminated the entire country. It’s not OK for Syria to be in Lebanon. Hypocrites! But Israel can occupy Palestine? Stop the slaughter!
Nowhere do the articles indicating media bias indicate that Casey reenlisted in the military, coming home for a period of time and encouraging many young Vacaville adults to enlist. That he was proud of what he was doing and he believed in what he was doing in Iraq.
We, in Vacaville, know the family, knew Casey and know of the difficulties the Sheehans had before and after Casey's death.
We knew of the John Kerry campaign coming out to visit them just after it occurred, as they tried to do with many other families. We knew of the referral to the Fenton Communications agency. Most of us know how she has been used.
Many of us comforted the family. Some of our troops, from Travis Air Force Base faced hostile fire to bring Casey home to his parents. Sheehan was grateful then. Now, she slams them for THEIR wishes that the way they honor their fallen be done in privacy.
Nowhere in the articles by the media on the Vacaville event, did it indicate families of other fallen soldiers were at odds with her or even existed.
Nowhere does it state that while individuals were in the parking lot, during the press conferences, vehicles drove by honking in support.
The story of Vacaville was basically ignored by the SF Chronicle and by the Associated Press, who tried to minimize what occurred.
And what occurred were the long time friends and neighbors of Cindy Sheehan standing behind her during her time of grief and standing up against her during her time of anger. Not only long time friends and neighbors, but families and parents of military members, loved ones of fallen soldiers and those who knew Casey and knew he was a hero.
Most frustrating are the times in which Casey died. In March of that year, John Kerry stood up for Al Sadr, the Muslim Cleric who called in his newspaper for the deaths of U.S. troops. Kerry stated in public radio that Al Sadr had a legitimate voice (to call for the deaths of American soldiers in Iraq) and that the military should not have shut down his newspaper. It was Al Sadr's people who killed Casey Sheehan. It was John Kerry who approached her and used her after that occurred. None of us can understand why Cindy Sheehan would embrace someone after that occurred.
So, the REAL story from Vacaville...the truth that the newspapers are not telling you.
Incredible....beyond words.
Has everyone saved that article in case it "disappears"???
Thanks for the ping, Amy.
Ms. Sheehan does not speak for THIS military family, either!
I wonder what the percentage of military families agree with her ...... maybe 10%.
By reading the MSM, you'd think it were at least 80%.
I've noticed that the immediate military family--spouse and children--are overwhelmingly supportive. The only vocal opposition comes from parents, with very few exceptions.
There are a few freaky parents out there like Ms. Sheehan. I can understand that losing a child must be horrible but they dishonor their child by their vocal opposition to something he or she was totally committed to.
Most families bear their loss with great pride in their loved one and respect and honor for his or her sacrifice. Ms. Sheehan is obviously ashamed of her son.
It's unfortunate, really.
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy and Sen. John F. Kerry yesterday each threw their support behind Cindy Sheehan, who has been camped outside Bush's Crawford, Texas, home since Saturday, vowing not to leave until the president meets with her about the war. Sheehan's 24-year-old Marine son, Casey, was killed five days after he arrived in Iraq.
http://news.bostonherald.com/national/view.bg?articleid=97671
They must've increased her salary...
My, my, my . . .
See these signs in Crawford this weekend.
Was that before or after her hate filled filth became very public?
Losing a child is devasting to a parent; but I think you dishonor the child by using his death for your own selfish purposes. Most people do not want to have a public display of their grief.
I have never lost anyone in the military. My youngest brother served during VietNam. He didn't see any combat; he was stationed on an airbase. He watched many planes leave on a mission and then waited to see how many returned. He lost many friends in that war.
Good! Now we don't have to wonder where they stand! /heavy sarcasm
Most excellent!
Now, why doesn't that surprise me.
When I called their office in the spring of 2004, after Casey was killed, I was livid with them and Kerry's aid spent about an hour on the phone trying to convince me that there was no WMD, that he supported the troops and had many military behind him.
Finally, toward the end of the call, I asked him point blank about Kerry's FBI documents where he had planned to give Hanoi audio tapes from his group to be played to American soldiers to get them to surrender...
At that time, the aid suddenly said, "I've got to go."
Apparently,they recruited Cindy.
Well, I'll bet that's when Cindy and Joe Wilson became buddies
Whores....I don't know how else to put it....damned whores.
Typical "L.A." snooty lib.
She even talks like a "Valley Girl" 'ya kneow?
Thanks Amy.... interesting.
Most frustrating are the times in which Casey died. In March of that year, John Kerry stood up for Al Sadr, the Muslim Cleric who called in his newspaper for the deaths of U.S. troops. Kerry stated in public radio that Al Sadr had a legitimate voice (to call for the deaths of American soldiers in Iraq) and that the military should not have shut down his newspaper. It was Al Sadr's people who killed Casey Sheehan. It was John Kerry who approached her and used her after that occurred. None of us can understand why Cindy Sheehan would embrace someone after that occurred.
It's clear Cindy has ulterior motives when she refuses to see the truth and continues lying.
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