Cindy Sheehan Cuts & Runs, Leaves NPR Host Dumbfounded

NPR Talk of the Nation ^ | August 30, 2005 | NPR

[fizziwig]

I thought Casey was killed after re enlisting. If he was "duped" the first time ..........Me thinks his mommy is not telling the truth.....duh!!!!!!!!!!

[billnaz]

"He had been in college for three years before he was recruited."

This begs a question. Casey Sheehan was in the 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile). Was he an airmobile infantryman or did he have a combat support MOS? If he was indeed an airmobile infantry soldier, that busts Cindy right there. Infantry soldiers are highly motivated and dedicated. Further, the last time I heard, those soldiers assigned to the 101st Airborne Division have to go through the Air Assault course. It's very demanding, and not for the faint of heart. I'm getting the vibes that Casey was a great soldier, and would no doubt have made a career of the army. It's too bad he had the misfortune to have a moonbat for a mother.

[Cicero]

Humm. I listened to the audio. Very enlightening. She is completely affectless. Her voice reveals no feelings at all, as far as I can see, beyond a couple of moments of petty annoyance. She sounds less like an angry leftist protesting the war than a clueless idiot who has been primed by others.

[Rummyfan]

After reading this, I'm pretty sure that Casey's secondary reason for joining the Army was to get away from her! Moonbat!

Anyone have any more information on whether she 'abandoned' her kids for a time and only reentered their lives later?

[raccoonradio]

If your city's unluckly enough to have a Scare America station, post it on their website's messageboards, too! A couple I went to don't even require you to register (in their FACE!!).

[OESY]

THE LEFT'S WAR CONTRACT: To be antiwar can mean one of two things: you may be opposed to all war or you might just be opposed to a war in particular. A Democratic party fitting the first definition would never win another national election in this country again. Ever.

Thus many on the left who make up the base of the Democratic party have gone to great lengths to say they support the use of U.S. military force under appropriate circumstances (like, say, Afghanistan) and that their objections are confined to this president and the war in Iraq.

But if you take some of the arguments this group (which spans the "netroots" crowd at Daily Kos all the way to the New York Times op-ed page) has marshaled against President Bush and recast them in generic terms, you'll see they read like a list of "out clauses" tucked inside a "We Support the Use of U.S. Military Force" contract:

The Chickenhawk Clause: No administration official may be involved in planning or supporting a war effort unless they have served in the military. (This clause applies to members of the public as well).

The Shared Sacrifice Clause: Wars may not be conducted unless a vast majority of the public share in some sort of common sacrifice which will most likely take the form of increasing the tax burden on the public.

The Elite Sacrifice Clause: Wars may not be conducted unless 1) all military age children among the highest ranking civilian and military officials in the country are forced to serve and 2) a certain (but as yet undefined) percentage of combat deaths must come from soldiers with "privileged" backgrounds.

The Grieving Parent Clause: Mothers and fathers of soldiers killed in action are given "absolute" moral authority. Therefore wars may be fought only until the mother or father of a soldier killed in action objects to either the policy or the leadership of the administration.

The Presidential Vacation Clause: During the course of any conflict where U.S. soldiers are in harm's way, presidents are not allowed to take vacation but instead must remain at the White House "burning the midnight oil" to demonstrate military personnel are a priority.

The War Profiteering Clause: The Pentagon is allowed to hire private contractors to assist in military logistics and reconstruction projects provided that 1) no member of the administration has ever had any contact with the company and 2) the company is not allowed to make a profit.

Of course, one of the primary requirements for the left to support U.S. military force is winning the approval of the UN Security Council. Taken together these requirements would seem to make it almost impossible for the left to support U.S. military action under any circumstance. Or will all these rules not apply when Hillary or some other Democrat is sitting in the White House? -- T. Bevan, http://www.realclearpolitics.com/commentary.html

[Choose Ye This Day]

I've read he wanted to be a chaplain, but there were no openings, so he became a Humvee mechanic. I do not know if that is true.

[kenth]

"I’m in the middle of Crawford, so, you know, it’s very spotty cell phone service out here."

Yeah, all that wide open space and with government communications so unimportant in the area, I can see why the cell service would be lacking.

[Cobra64]

Thanks for the link. I just listened to the interview. Where is she from? She sounds like a Valley Girl. It would be interesting to read her resume.

[VA_Gentleman]

She is so scripted and coached, it's ridiculous.

[LearsKent]

Steven, I am starting to get the impression that Casey, perhaps, didn't even want to talk logically with his mother about why he chose to join.

Perhaps, it was his way of cutting a seriously tenacious umbilical cord...

Wacky, wacky stuff.

And I think Cindy's amateur handlers are going to keep this train wreck in the spot light till the last bit of steam issues forth.

[Lekker 1]

She said Casy was an Eagle Scout. As such, he probably pledged "to obey the Scout Law" hundreds of times...I wonder which of the following Cindy disagrees with...
Trustworthy
Loyal
Helpful
Friendly
Courteous
Kind
Obedient
Cheerful
Thrifty
Brave
Clean
Reverent

I don't see "questions authority" on the list anywhere. Why would this woman put her son through Scouting, which is based entirely upon military excellence and principles, unless she thought they were worthwhile?

[Williams]

Here's where my suspicious meter clicks on: When she's asked about her son's letter from Iraq, she immediately says there's a lot of "personal stuff" in there that she doesn't want to discuss, then she discusses all the family stuff.

I think it's a safe bet that her son's letter said something to the effect that he thought he could do some good in Iraq, or that he was doing what he wanted to do and believed in. He had just reenlisted. But this isn't about her son for her, so I think she's totally using him and covering up the fact his views were the opposite of what she's doing to his memory.

I say show us the damn letters Cindy, he's the one that went to Iraq not you!

[Bigh4u2]

"What's she afraid of?


Truth!

[Choose Ye This Day]

Vacaville, California.

Totally.

Fer shure.

[Christian4Bush]

BUMP

[newcthem]

To repeat:
The son was an American and a hero.
The mother is a MEDIA WHORE and not even a good one at that!

[Choose Ye This Day]

She definitely bristles at "Brave."

[ken21]

maybe cindy's mother had a stroke because of cindy's anti-american, anti-military, and anti-cindy's brother's actions.

[Lekker 1]

Apparently "Loyal" gives her heartburn too.