Without Internet, U.S. Would Be a “Fascist State”

National Review Online ^ | August 11, 2005 | Byron York

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August 11, 2005,

6:11 p.m.

Without Internet, U.S. Would Be a "Fascist State"

Crawford protester Cindy Sheehan talks with her blog supporters.

Cindy Sheehan, the woman whose soldier son was killed in Iraq and who is now camping by a road in Crawford, Texas demanding a meeting with President Bush, on Wednesday thanked a group of antiwar bloggers for supporting her, saying that without the Internet, America would be a "fascist state."

"This is something that can't be ignored," Sheehan said during a conference call with bloggers representing sites like democrats.com, codepink4peace.org, and crooksandliars.com. "They can't ignore us, and they can't put us down. Thank God for the Internet, or we wouldn't know anything, and we would already be a fascist state."

"Our government is run by one party, every level," Sheehan continued, "and the mainstream media is a propaganda tool for the government." Sheehan also called the 2004 presidential election "the election, quote-unquote, that happened in November."

The conference call was moderated by Democratic strategist Joe Trippi, who managed former Vermont governor Howard Dean's presidential campaign in 2003 and 2004. It was also organized by another Democratic strategist, Bob Fertik of democrats.com. (During the conference, Fertik said that for the purposes of the call, he was representing yet another website, the antiwar site afterdowningstreet.com.) Finally, Jodie Evans of the anti-war group Code Pink also took part in running the sometimes-chaotic call. Trippi has posted a recording of the call on his own website, joetrippi.com

Also taking part in the call was Illinois Democratic Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a frequent participant in progressive political conferences and anti-war events. Schakowsky took part in an unofficial Democratic hearing on the Downing Street Memo conducted last June in Washington. Sheehan testified at that hearing, giving a painful and moving account of seeing her son in his coffin.

On the call, Sheehan complained that she was suffering from a sore throat and a fever after being doused by thunderstorms. But she vowed to stay in Texas. There are only three things that would prompt her to leave, she said: "a good meeting with the president, the end of August, or I get arrested."

— Byron York, NR's White House correspondent, is the author of the book The Vast Left Wing Conspiracy: The Untold Story of How Democratic Operatives, Eccentric Billionaires, Liberal Activists, and Assorted Celebrities Tried to Bring Down a President -- and Why They'll Try Even Harder Next Time.

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[jos65]

"They can't ignore us, and they can't put us down. Thank God for the Internet, or we wouldn't know anything, and we would already be a fascist state."

Good grief lady,seek medical/mental help!

[Awgie]

The more this lady is seen and heard the loonier she becomes. Enjoy your few seconds of fame Mrs Sheehan, you are purchasing it at the expense of your sons noble and brave sacrifice.

[neverdem]

Sheehan Family Statement (as mentioned this morning on KSFO)

[jos65]

Sadly,this poor soul is being used by some unscrupulous political strategists. They are conducting themselves like ambulance chasers. They cannot stoop any lower,can they?

[nonliberal]

America would be a "fascist state."

This freakazoid misunderstands what fascism is. It is a form of state control over the economy. We already are in a fascist state.

[Gunrunner2]

She is a tool and the MSM, if they had any sense of honor or dignity, or even a shred of humanity, they would not encourage this obviously unbalanced woman's abuse by Bush-hating brain-deads.

[Darkwolf377]

Since she is convinced that Gore really won the election in 2000, maybe she should meet with him.

I bet she laughs at his "I used to be the next President of the US" line.

[tophat9000]

The thing is this women is encouraging other to create as many grieving mother as they can to win...every stupid word out of her mouth encourages the killing of an American soldier in Iraq to create another grieving American mother

[MrBambaLaMamba]

"she has a point... without the Internet, we would still be enslaved to the MSM-DNC MiniTru Cabal, Gore or Kerry would have been elected...

so, yes: thank GOD for the Internet"

Bullseye

[lolhelp]

I think she wants to get arrested, so she can cry, that she is being persecuted by the President.

[SuziQ]

"Our government is run by one party, every level," Sheehan continued, "and the mainstream media is a propaganda tool for the government." Sheehan also called the 2004 presidential election "the election, quote-unquote, that happened in November."

The MSM is a propaganda tool for the Democrat Party, Mrs. Sheehan, and the 2004 Presidential election was cut and dried, no matter what your unhinged lib friends say.

[bfree]

On the call, Sheehan complained that she was suffering from a sore throat and a fever after being doused by thunderstorms

Too bad, get a bad case of flu and die. Your son sacrificed his life for the country and you are a liberal embarrassment to the same country.

[HKaddict]

Too bad the Internet is military technology. All those leftists say 'WAR IS BAD' yet take advantage of things developed for and by the military like Internet, GPS, and HMMVVs.

[CounterCounterCulture]

It's the heat.

It's not the heat, it's the stupidity.

;-)

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

FAMILY OF FALLEN SOLDIER PLEADS: PLEASE STOP, CINDY! (Drudge)

[FraudFactor.com]

"There are only three things that would prompt her to leave, she said: "a good meeting with the president, the end of August, or I get arrested."

She left out one other thing that would prompt her to leave:

She gets taken away to the funny farm wearing a straight jacket with extra long sleeves.

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

"Our government is run by one party, every level," Sheehan continued, "and the mainstream media is a propaganda tool for the government."

"O’Sullivan’s First Law" states that

"All organizations that are not actually right-wing will over time become left-wing."

Which is just another way of stating the fact that people with the courage and principle to resist the bullying of "objective" journalism will be labeled "right-wing."

Nobody is objective - least of all people who actually think that they are objective. "Objective" journalists are negative, superficial, arrogant and timid. IOW, journalists are left-wing bullies.

[FraudFactor.com]

"Our government is run by one party, every level," Sheehan continued, "and the mainstream media is a propaganda tool for the government." Sheehan also called the 2004 presidential election "the election, quote-unquote, that happened in November."

Anyone who believes the mainstream media, including the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times, CBS, NBC, and ABC, etc., are right-wing conspiracies, is engaging in left-wing lunacy.

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Her son sounds like he was a wonderful young man. It is indeed a pity that we lose the bravest and best, while idiots like Michael Moore are snug in their beds at home.

[socialismisinsidious]

I agree.

It is the only semi-intelligent thing that I have heard come out of this woman's fat mouth.