Posted on 08/08/2005 7:39:30 AM PDT by Halls
PROTESTING SOLDIER MOM CHANGED STORY ON BUSH Mon Aug 08 2005 10:11:07 ET
The mother of a fallen U.S. soldier who is holding a roadside peace vigil near President Bush's ranch -- has dramatically changed her account about what happened when she met the commander-in-chief last summer!
Cindy Sheehan, 48, of Vacaville, Calif., who last year praised Bush for bringing her family the "gift of happiness," took to the nation's TV outlets this weekend to declare how Bush "killed an indispensable part of our family and humanity."
CINDY 2004
THE REPORTER of Vacaville, CA published an account of Cindy Sheehan's visit with the president at Fort Lewis near Seattle on June 24, 2004:
"'I now know he's sincere about wanting freedom for the Iraqis,' Cindy said after their meeting. 'I know he's sorry and feels some pain for our loss. And I know he's a man of faith.'
"The meeting didn't last long, but in their time with Bush, Cindy spoke about Casey and asked the president to make her son's sacrifice count for something. They also spoke of their faith.
"The trip had one benefit that none of the Sheehans expected.
"For a moment, life returned to the way it was before Casey died. They laughed, joked and bickered playfully as they briefly toured Seattle.
For the first time in 11 weeks, they felt whole again.
"'That was the gift the president gave us, the gift of happiness, of being together,' Cindy said."
CINDY 2005
Sheehan's current comments are a striking departure.
She vowed on Sunday to continue her protest until she can personally ask Bush: "Why did you kill my son?"
In an interview on CNN, she claimed Bush "acted like it was party" when she met him last year.
"It was -- you know, there was a lot of things said. We wanted to use the time for him to know that he killed an indispensable part of our family and humanity. And we wanted him to look at the pictures of Casey.
"He wouldn't look at the pictures of Casey. He didn't even know Casey's name. He came in the room and the very first thing he said is, 'So who are we honoring here?' He didn't even know Casey's name. He didn't want to hear it. He didn't want to hear anything about Casey. He wouldn't even call him 'him' or 'he.' He called him 'your loved one.'
Every time we tried to talk about Casey and how much we missed him, he would change the subject. And he acted like it was a party.
BLITZER: Like a party? I mean...
SHEEHAN: Yes, he came in very jovial, and like we should be happy that he, our son, died for his misguided policies. He didn't even pretend like somebody...
END
On her current media tour, Sheehan has not been asked to explain her twist on Bush; from praise to damnation!
Developing...
"Everybody knows Bush pretended he has no DUI record; he pretends to want to "save" SS; he pretended there were WMD in Iraq before leading an ill-fated Crusade that resulted in losses of tens of thousands of innocent lives including 1800 Americans; and he pretends his tax policies will create new jobs."
Sounds like someone has been copying Lib talking points from moveon.org! Do you work for Joe Biden?
Mare Island is closed down and being renovated for privet sector use. I stayed in the BOQ November & December last year while working at the Valero, Benicia Plant. Mike Kelly linebacker of the old Dallas Doomsday Defense is turning the BOQ and military training facilities into a sports training facility for high school, collage and pro-sports.
There are now commuter neighborhoods being built all the way out in Vacaville for people commuting into San Francisco and Sacramento.
Wonder how much she is getting paid by the left to say this stuff.
Just one Freeper could make a difference in the right circumstance.
With a ridiculous statement like this, one can only assume you have forgotten the sarcasm tag!
Aw, stop! Let's just move on (.org)...
Even though I know the concept of sarcasm is generally lost among conservatives these days, I still find myself amazed that people miss the mark so badly.
I have fond memories of Nuclear Power School at Mare Island (last class!) and then I returned for the end of a refit of the Patrick Henry at the old Shipyard. The "Horse and Cow" bar was a favorite in my days of less discretion.
Its cool that they are doing the sport camp on the Island.
Go away troll!!! Troll alert!
Have you ever been in the service?
If you have, then you should know the answer to that question and the reasons behind it.
If you have not, you don't understand why the question is pointless.
she seems like a MSM Burkett to me
Just one Freeper could make a difference in the right circumstance.
I knew there were one or two resident trolls but I always forget who they are. Thanks.
Hmm, the name George Soros comes to mind. Wonder why????
Hey, grieving is fine.
But when they do their "grieving"
on television,
they turn it into
obnoxious performance art.
If they're going to
leverage their "grieving"
for a private agenda,
I think they're bogus.
Now, Sheehan plans on being arrested on Thursday: DU thread
Thank you for posting that. I was trying to figure out a way to post it separately but we can't post from DU and Daily Kos. I was just lurking on the Dark Side. For some reason I don't believe that nasty woman.
Ping to Houston FReepers.
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