Well. At least they called her "POPULAR." Malkin ping!
Posted on 08/09/2005 8:25:02 AM PDT by kristinn
Conservative online commentator Matt Drudge, the man behind the popular Drudge Report, on Monday accused Cindy Sheehan of Vacaville, the mother of a fallen U.S. soldier, of changing her tune to serve political purposes.
Last summer, Cindy Sheehan and her husband, Patrick, had a face-to-face meeting with President Bush. Today, she remains camped outside the president's Texas ranch, in the glare of the national media spotlight, demanding another face-to-face meeting and calling for his impeachment.
The Sheehans' son, Casey, an Army specialist, was killed in an ambush in Iraq in April 2004. In June, the Sheehans spent 10 minutes at Forth Lewis, Wash., with the president, who met with 16 other families who had lost loved ones in the war.
Cindy Sheehan since has become a focal point in the partisan battle over the Iraq war, drawing the praise of many anti-war Democrats and the ire of Republicans who back Bush's decision.
Drudge joined the brouhaha with a story headlined "Protesting Soldier Mom Changed Story on Bush," posted in the highest slot on the Web site that receives more than 5 million visits per day.
It drew on quotes from a Sheehan interview published June 24, 2004, in The Reporter. Cindy Sheehan told reporter David Henson that she and husband debated before the meeting whether to ask pointed questions about the war and whether to vent their frustration over their son's sacrifice. Ultimately, they chose not to.
In Henson's story, Cindy Sheehan explained carefully: "I now know he's sincere about wanting freedom for the Iraqis. ... I know he's sorry and feels some pain for our loss. And I know he's a man of faith."
Drudge also included more recent quotes from Sheehan highly critical of Bush and the 2004 meeting, including her comments made Sunday to CNN. "Every time we tried to talk about Casey and how much we missed him, he would change the subject," Sheehan told correspondent Wolf Blitzer. "And he acted like it was a party."
Drudge's report fueled debate on both sides of the political spectrum.
Posters on the highly visited liberal Web log Daily Kos said Drudge's report was misleading, while right-wing bloggers, including the popular Michelle Malkin, echoed Drudge's sentiments that Sheehan was contradicting herself, perhaps for political reasons.
Sheehan, in a press release distributed Monday by the Institute for Public Accuracy, explained she was "still in shock" during her 2004 meeting with the president.
"We had decided not to criticize the president then because during that meeting he assured us, 'This is not political.' And I believed him," Sheehan wrote. "Then, during the Republican National Convention, he exploited those meetings to justify what he was doing. It's now clear to me that what I had feared is true: Bush lied us into war, and Casey, more than 1,800 other Americans and thousands and thousands of Iraqis are dead because of what he did."
The Reporter reposted Henson's 2004 story on http://www.reporter.com Monday. It drew hundreds of visits in the first hour. "It's important that readers see the full context of the story, instead of just selected portions," said Editor Diane Barney.
Cindy sounds like a very sad and bitter women
I dated a guy with a mom like that. One of the reasons I broke up with him! Who wants a MIL like THAT?!
rockthecasbah posted this on the DUmmie FUnnies today: She is completely estranged from her husband and three surviving children due to her recent found "activist" spirit. And I heard it on TV Channel 4 - KRON(local Bay Area news channel) 9:00 news last night.
Unfortunately, it might be a psychiatric ward if she keeps this up. I'm sad for her but enough is enough.
Have you seen those friends with her? They look like the typical 1960s peace weenies we all know and love. Cheez.
A look at her face will tell you that as well.
Unfortunately I see them every Thursday. There is a picture of two of them on my profile page.
She is supposed to be on O'R Factor tonight - Bill knows about the inconsistent statements and he won't let her get away with it, though he probably won't be mean to her.
While Bill talked with Michelle Malkin last eve, he mentioned that Sheenan will be on the Factor on Tuesday. I tend to doubt she will show up: she can handle herself with a sympathetic ear but can't reconcile the incongruity without looking like an idiot.
The truth is she is cracking up and breaking down: the media likes it because not only does it serve their world view, but also makes for great television.
In the end, I hope Mrs. Sheenan will be ok, and at the very least, I hope she likes her new friends.
I looked on your profile page. It's very interesting! Thanks for pointing me to it. Maryxxx
Your welcome. Thanks for looking at it and taking the time to read it.
Lots of college kids on this site need a little FREEPING.
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You're very welcome! My pleasure.
You mean liberals have to be taught how to lie? i thought they were born with that ability.
Clinton said their were weapons of mass destruction, therefore the bush administration wasn't lying. The terrists of 9/11 were linked to saddam hussein, therefore the bush administration wasn't lying. You are just another lying leftist trash whore who is trying to get political. Your son deserves accolades but you deserve to be shipped to Iraq bitch! Forever!
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