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Question - who employs this woman and how come it is giving her all this time off to "protest?"
That's one reason I laugh at "protesters." Most of them are lazy, unemployed bums. Who has the time to take off work and "protest?" Uh, people who don't work.
I heard on the news this morning that the rest of the Sheehan family have denounced this nut and have made public their support for the war, the troops and the president.
Compare and contrast the way the media is treating this single, narcissistic dim bulb, and the way they ignored the Swift Boat Vets. And the media's not biased?
>>Sheehan called the brief meeting "pointless"
Newsflash, everything you do will be pointless for many years to come! Your son is dead and you have $hi+ on his legacy. Thanks Mom!
This lady is such a fruit loop. Turning tail and allowing the Islamist thugs that killed her son to kill others without interference is what she sees as "honoring".
Throwing our hands up and saying her son's death was in vain is "honorable"
...incredible...
Ms. Sheehan I am very sorry for your loss.
Now, with all due respect, STFU!
Is it safe to suppose if the president doesn't speak to this moonbat again, she will run against McCain in 2008?
Just more of the "reality tv" mentality, if you ask me.
Over on the Daily PsyKOSis they're saying it's illegal to extend a soldier's tour of duty and this makes Bush a "war criminal." Not one of these moronic Leftists has ever read an enlistment contrcat, which explicitly states that the Army can extend you to meet their needs.
'Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. No one is entitled to their own facts.'
On the other hand, reading the Left's spittle-flying screeds IS fun...
Celeste something or other - the co-founder of the Gold Star families was on local radio WRKO earlier today making a complete fool of herself. These women are clueless as to what they are doing. How many more lives will be lost due to their stupidity.
Go hip-hop down the bunny trail, jackass!
The stages of grief Kubler-Ross identified are:
* Denial (this isn't happening to me!)
* Anger (why is this happening to me?)
* Bargaining (I promise I'll be a better person if...)
* Depression (I don't care anymore)
* Acceptance (I'm ready for whatever comes)
I am sorry to say but during these phases of grieving I'm sure it is easy to be manipulated and vulnerable by the likes of Michael Moore, Moveon.org and the George Gallaways of the world.
This poor women is in need of all the support she can get and she fell into the wrong hands.
Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited by Sam Vaknin
"She's tired, fed up and she's not going to take it anymore"
I thought she was a "grieving" mother.........
The anti-Semetic Rosa Parks?
Well, the dems had to do something to hog the news during the president's vacation and I guess Max Cleland told them that spending last August in the ditch with the media was enough for him...this is the best they can do.
Who will they trot out the next three summers and how soon will they demand a protest park (with comfort stations, WiFi and a Starbucks) be erected at the ranch gate?
This is what's great regarding the internet. People can no longer change their stories into a complete fabrication and not get called on it.
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.