"Flip-flopping"Americans-Right-wing bloggers are attacking military mom Cindy Sheehan (FR mentioned)

Salon ^ | August 9, 2005 | Eric Boehlert

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Aug. 9, 2005 | Cindy Sheehan, the angry 48-year-old mom from Vacaville, Calif., whose son died while serving in the Army in Iraq and who has been staging a lonely bring-the-troops-home vigil outside President Bush's ranch beneath the baking Texas sun, has clearly become a thorn in the president's vacationing side. Putting a public and empathetic face on the war's toll in America, Sheehan, whose son, Casey, was killed in April 2004, has posed a very simple request to Bush: Come out and talk to me about Iraq and why my son died. .........

Taking peculiar pleasure in trying to discredit the small-town mother, right-wingers have been in a tizzy over what they perceive as a flip-flop by Sheehan on Iraq. They excitedly reassure themselves that her alleged inconsistency about the war ought to disqualify her from being a legitimate war critic. Problem is, the oddly playful bloggers, busy mocking Sheehan as a "crazy," "exploited," "left-wing moonbat," aren't really staring down a lone mother who may or may not have shifted her opinion about Bush and the war since 2004.

.......Over the weekend conservatives at the Free Republic unearthed a June 25, 2004, article from Sheehan's hometown newspaper, the Reporter, which detailed Sheehan's visit with Bush at Fort Lewis near Seattle earlier that month. Portions of the article suggested Sheehan was grateful for her time with Bush, in contrast with her current complaints about him. Freepers then passed along the clip to Matt Drudge, who talked about it on his Sunday-night syndicated radio show. On Monday morning he hyped his analysis on his Web site, concluding that Sheehan "has dramatically changed her account about what happened when she met the commander-in-chief last summer!"

[Indy Pendance]

Thanks, it really means a lot, off topic: she's heading home right now as we speak for a 14 day leave. They were hit by a sandstorm that delayed their flight out of Iraq by 72 hours. I'm picking her up at the airport tomorrow at 4 pm, unless she can snag an earlier flight. We're all excited as can be, and Saturday, her sister is getting married! Life is good!

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Nope, I think you covered it all.

Well stated and I agree 100%.

[SunnySide]

"She filibusters with Soros talking points and when she is done with them she runs out of things to say and ends the interview."

Has Sheehan been taking notes from Harry Belafonte? Seems like it.

[Democratshavenobrains]

This whole thing is like a traffic accident. Its horrible but I can't look away. It makes me want to puke reading all these snotty editorialists acting like she is protesting some evil empire. If some fringe right wing group of protesters was milling 2 miles away from Clinton's private home, the Left would be calling them terrorists.

[OldFriend]

Between Salon and The Nation we don't need sewers.

[ForGod'sSake]

The Times was too computer illiterate to punch a few buttons and find out the story was debunked the day before..

You are being most generous with the NYT; magnanimous even. You and I both know they have/had no interest in getting to the bottom of this story ;^)

[Indy Pendance]

"Did I miss anything?"

You forget to mention, she's a loser. :)

[Sam Hill]

Where is Joseph Wilson these days. You get tired of him already?

Oh, he's there in spirit:

Cindy Sheehan, Gold Star Families for Peace

 

at Conyer's Hearing on Downing Street Minutes

 

Ray McGovern, a former CIA agent (R), places a photo of the son of Cindy Sheehan, founder of Gold Star Families for American Peace(C) on the table as Ambassador Joseph Wilson looks on during an unofficial forum on the Downing Street Minutes on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC June 16, 2005. The document, created in 2002 for British Prime Minister Tony Blair said that United States President George W. Bush was intent on invading Iraq and that intelligence was being manipulated to support Bushs interests. Sheehan's son, Army Specialist Casey Sheehan was killed in Iraq. REUTERS/Chris Kleponis

[editor-surveyor]

" We'll see how she holds up to Bill."

That's about as tough as standing up to a pink satin pillow.

[Mo1]

Unlike you, I take charlatans or self-promoting opportunists seriously. This is no longer about her son but all about her.

She is a fraud who lies

There are witnesses that were at the same meeting with the President who don't back up Cindy's "now" accusations

Not even her husband is coming out to back her

[johnb838]

Yeah, I don't play "mea culpa" before man so I won't go with the standard disclaimer about how awful to lose a son. She's trading in her son. She's trafficking in her son. She ought to be ashamed of herself. But... she's being used like so many other useful id10ts.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

You are welcome.

Be sure to let her know that there are lots of Americans out there that support her and all our troops.

Have a great time while she is here.

God bless her,you and all of your family.

PS:Maybe you could stop by the FR Canteen to show her how we support and entertain our Troops.:)

[Democratshavenobrains]

There are witnesses that were at the same meeting with the President who don't back up Cindy's "now" accusations There are? Got a link?

[Indy Pendance]

You know what galls me? There are 3,400 parents out there who have lost their kids and the media glorifies this loud mouth, psycho case. Why not interview the other Gold Star families? Can you say 'AGENDA'?

[Indy Pendance]

If she's game, and we have time, I thought of doing a thread while she's home and let her post under my name. We'll see how it all goes. 14 days is a short time, and throw a wedding in that mix.....

Check my page for photos.

[devolve]

Thanks -

Well done -

Tokyo Rose -



Except this one - Cindy Sheehan - allegedly - is an American

[Sam Hill]

You've got that right.

A friend has asked me, how is it that the media can find these kind of nutcases so easily.

But not one Iraq war hero? Where is Audie Murphy?

Heck they can't even find a single living critic of MoveOn.org?

I've never seen any of George Soros' paid stooges EVER criticized by any MSM.

Remember all the ink spilled on the evil octopus Richard Mellon Scaife?

[Mrs.Nooseman]

I will check your page and I'll be looking to see if you have time to post a thread in her honor.

I understand that it is a short time and that you want to spend quality time with her,before she has to go back.

The best to you and yours.:)

[Mo1]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1460525/posts?page=7#7

To: Mo1
John Carlson (570 KVI-AM - Seattle) had the brother of a soldier who died on his show yesterday. The brother was at the same Bush meeting as Sheehan and completely refuted her claims, saying Bush was quiet...meeting with each family individually...and very caring...embracing the family members and tearing up at their stories.



7 posted on 08/10/2005 11:06:46 AM EDT by

[Plutarch]

She's from Berkeley

Do you have a link for this? At the Gold Star Families for Peace site, Sheehan lists a 707 area code, which is Vacaville's, not Berkeley.