Posted on 08/10/2005 10:26:30 PM PDT by ArmyBratproud
On Wed. morning, Cindy Sheehan was scheduled to go on the air on Ankarlo Mornings on 570 AM KLIF in Dallas.
Listeners had been salivating for this match up. Ankarlo's son is a Marine who served in Iraq.
Ankarlo had promised to be very Gentleman like. Which he always is. So Cindy Sheehan, who has gone on the net and called Ankarlo every name in the book, even though they have never met or spoke, took the chance to go on the air. (Keep in mind, Sheehan has been telling the MSM that she does not pay attention to talk radio, yet she seemed to have all sorts of feelings about Ankarlo.)
Listeners in the Dallas area awoke, got ready for work, hopped in their cars, and cranked up Ankarlo.
Then, at the top of the hour, nothing. Well, almost nothing. Cindy Sheehan dodged the show. Obviously knowing that Ankarlo was not going to ask softball questions. And obviously realizing that, by now, people are starting to see her links to some far out, left wing, anti- American, anti-Military groups. Obviously knowing that the American public realizes that her publicity stunt has nothing to to with her son, who fought with honor for his nation.
It was not a total bust, however. Listeners got to hear Ankarlo make some phone calls and leave some messages. Two were left for the handlers that Sheehan has assigned to her (the fact that she has "handlers" should send up a red flag). And then, the third was left on the cell phone of Cindy Sheehan.
Whether Sheehan will return his call, well, that's anyone's guess.
As for Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Michelle Malkin, Matt Drudge, etc...nothing you can say can hurt me or make me stop what we are doing. We are working for peace with justice.
HELLOOO HELLOOOO..(/Ted Kennedy)
Cindy Sheehan, of Vacaville, Calif., President of Gold Star Families for Peace and mother who lost her son, U.S. Army Specialist Casey Austin Sheehan, who was serving in Iraq, stands near the ranch owned by U.S. President George W. Bush in Crawford, Texas August 7, 2005. About 70 anti-war protesters shouting 'bring the troops home' from Iraq gathered near the president's ranch on Saturday, prompting two White House officials to come out to meet with mothers who lost their children in combat in Iraq. REUTERS/Larry Downing
As for Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Michelle Malkin, Matt Drudge, etc...nothing you can say can hurt me or make me stop what we are doing. We are working for peace with justice. We are using peaceful means and the truth to do it. I guess the truth frightens people
Right. The truth frightens YOU so much, you're dodging every TV and radio show and network with a vast reach.
I think we are very quickly finding out where her priorities lie.
Any chance of a FReep at Crawford? She is besmirching the memory of her son, how sad that he gave his life so his mother can belittle his contribution to freedom.
Not only is she a monstrous bitch and liar for doing this to her son's memory, but she is also a coward.
It's nutjobs like this who give liberalism a bad name. :)
bttt
Article Launched: 06/24/2004 06:00:00 AM
Bush, Sheehans share moments
By David Henson/Staff Writer
Since learning in April that their son, Army Spc. Casey Sheehan, had been killed in Iraq, life has been everything but normal for the Sheehan family of Vacaville.
Casey's parents, Cindy and Patrick, as well as their three children, have attended event after event honoring the soldier both locally and abroad, received countless letters of support and fielded questions from reporters across the country.
"That's the way our whole lives have been since April 4," Patrick said. "It's been surreal."
But none of that prepared the family for the message left on their answering machine last week, inviting them to have a face-to-face meeting with President George W. Bush at Fort Lewis near Seattle.
Surreal soon seemed like an understatement, as the Sheehans - one of 17 families who met Thursday with Bush - were whisked in a matter of days to the Army post and given the VIP treatment from the military. But as their meeting with the president approached, the family was faced with a dilemma as to what to say when faced with Casey's commander-in-chief.
"We haven't been happy with the way the war has been handled," Cindy said. "The president has changed his reasons for being over there every time a reason is proven false or an objective reached."
The 10 minutes of face time with the president could have given the family a chance to vent their frustrations or ask Bush some of the difficult questions they have been asking themselves, such as whether Casey's sacrifice would make the world a safer place.
But in the end, the family decided against such talk, deferring to how they believed Casey would have wanted them to act. In addition, Pat noted that Bush wasn't stumping for votes or trying to gain a political edge for the upcoming election.
"We have a lot of respect for the office of the president, and I have a new respect for him because he was sincere and he didn't have to take the time to meet with us," Pat said.
Sincerity was something Cindy had hoped to find in the meeting. Shortly after Casey died, Bush sent the family a form letter expressing his condolences, and Cindy said she felt it was an impersonal gesture.
"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.
While meeting with Bush, as well as Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, was an honor, it was almost a tangent benefit of the trip. The Sheehans said they enjoyed meeting the other families of fallen soldiers, sharing stories, contact information, grief and support.
For some, grief was still visceral and raw, while for others it had melted into the background of their lives, the pain as common as breathing. Cindy said she saw her reflection in the troubled eyes of each.
"It's hard to lose a son," she said. "But we (all) lost a son in the Iraqi war."
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.
David Henson can be reached at schools@thereporter.com.
Have Charles Rangel (africanhyphenamerican--NY) and Reparations John Conyers (africanhyphenamerican--Hip Hop Town) called for reinstitution of the draft lately? This Sheehan character would certainly be a reason for them to bring up that pet cause.
Even more sickening then when "My Good Friend John McCain", or any other democrap shows up on Sean Hannity's show?
Yes. But, for someone like BO'R who professes to posses streetsmarts, he seems like he's had his sack lunch taken away from him by the local bully and eaten right in front of him. IOW, he comes off as weak. I always expect softballs from Hannity.
Calling her again now on the air. Leaving messages on her cell.
Bump.
Bush should go meet her and slap her in the face for sullying her brave son's sacrifice. She makes me sick with her traitorous lies.
If you'd spend a little time looking at some of the other stories, you'd see that Bush already met with her.
But since you're new here, you probably didn't realize there were previous posts on the subject.
Remember Ankarlo's son is a marine fighting in Iraq right now. The Dallas Peace Center is a joke.
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