Posted on 08/27/2005 8:31:35 AM PDT by AliVeritas
MORAL authority is about to have a showdown in Crawford, Texas, where the parents of soldiers in Iraq will square off in the heat-shimmering periphery of President George W. Bush's averted gaze. Cindy Sheehan, the bereaved mother who has gained international attention by posting herself outside the Bush ranch and demanding a (second) meeting with the president in the wake of her son's death, is about to have company of a different sort.
Not the supporters she's grown accustomed to -- television crews, anti-war demonstrators, Democratic consultants and America's political left -- but a small cavalry of opponents who feel as morally engaged about the war as she does.
Every movement gets its backlash, and Sheehan is about to come face-to-face with hers.
Today, a caravan of military families who support the war in Iraq is scheduled to arrive in Crawford. The backlash battalion, which is calling itself the "You Don't Speak For Me, Cindy" tour, has started in San Francisco and is composed of parents whose sons and daughters are in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Among those leading the caravan is Deborah Johns of Northern California Marine Moms, whose son, William, is a Marine in Iraq. Her sentiments are typical of other military families who sympathize with Sheehan but feel she's hurting others.
"I am deeply sorry for Ms. Sheehan's loss," said Johns, who also is starring in a commercial she is producing. "However, Ms. Sheehan's actions are only causing pain to those of us who have loved ones serving in the war against terrorism."
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I want to see the Left singing Kumbaya with the Nazis when they arrive. LoL
And the Rev. Al.
"In practice, of course, it means that people lost in their emotions get a pass from the usual standards of debate and fair play, as Sheehan has"
The Cavalry arrives!
But do not slumber fellow freepers, the evil ones are planning to use our beloved Jefferson against us in D.C.
(notice the freep mention):
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4472720
You will have to shower after visiting...ah the sacrifice.
Is anyone going to give us updates? I keep looking for some live action news like we had two weeks ago. Just a half hour call in would help. Gosh, I wish we could have gone today.
Dear Cindy:
This is an excerpt from Section 3 of the Espionage Act of June 15, 1917, which was repealed in 1921.
“Whoever, when the United States is at war, shall willfully make or convey false reports or false statements with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the military or naval forces of the United States, or to promote the success of its enemies, or shall willfully make or convey false reports, or false statements, . . . or incite insubordination, disloyalty, mutiny, or refusal of duty, in the military or naval forces of the United States, or shall willfully obstruct . . . the recruiting or enlistment service of the United States, or . . . shall willfully utter, print, write, or publish any disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form of government of the United States, or the Constitution of the United States, or the military or naval forces of the United States . . . or shall willfully display the flag of any foreign enemy, or shall willfully . . . urge, incite, or advocate any curtailment of production . . . or advocate, teach, defend, or suggest the doing of any of the acts or things in this section enumerated and whoever shall by word or act support or favor the cause of any country with which the United States is at war or by word or act oppose the cause of the United States therein, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than twenty years, or both."
Cindy, you are a terrible person!!
Technically, her son is in the U.S. But he has already done two tours in Iraq and fully expects to return after his current training is complete.
"Cindy Sheehan: Nazis to the Rescue"
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1471693/posts
Suggestion for a sign:
Smile, Cindy!
You Are On
AL-JAZEERA!
Another:
Hey, Cindy,
WAVE!
OSAMA BEN LADEN
IS WATCHING!
What the heck, these are just suggestions.
Can't you just them all handing hands? Lol
I see rev. Al , Where's Jesse I have a scheme Jackson ?? I can't believe Cindy is too radical for the rainbow man ,
, and hell there will be plenty of cameras ignoring the mass of pro Bush people on the other side of the street .It's a great day in AMERICA !!!
I see rev. Al , Where's Jesse I have a scheme Jackson ?? I can't believe Cindy is too radical for the rainbow man ,
, and hell there will be plenty of cameras ignoring the mass of pro Bush people on the other side of the street .It's a great day in AMERICA !!!
Will FOX News be there to cover the FReepers?
This would be a good time to write to our congressmen and senators for their support or lack there of.
This would be a good time to write to our congressmen and senators for their support or lack there of.
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