Posted on 09/22/2005 10:23:21 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
As Congress this week honored parents whose sons or daughters have been killed in Iraq, some families said Cindy Sheehan and her anti-war group do not represent them and are disrespecting the fallen soldiers.
"You can't call into question the integrity of the commander in chief without having it call into question the integrity of those under his command," said Diane Ibbotson, whose son Army Cpl. Forest Jostes, 21, died in April 2004 outside Baghdad.
"Let's talk about the things they've accomplished," she said, listing the end of Saddam Hussein's dictatorship, Iraq's first free elections, and the building of schools and hospitals.
Mrs. Sheehan lost her son, Army Spc. Casey Sheehan, 24, in the same battle as Mrs. Ibbotson's son, and both women became part of American Gold Star Mothers, a nonprofit, apolitical group of families whose children have died fighting in wars.
On Wednesday, the House passed a resolution, 416-0, honoring the goals and ideals of the American Gold Star Mothers, which began in 1928. House lawmakers held a bipartisan news event yesterday to honor them.
American Gold Star Mothers President Judith Young stressed that the group does not comment on political issues.
Mrs. Ibbotson said it "angered" her that Mrs. Sheehan seemed to be speaking for all of the families who lost children, so she decided to speak out.
Others had stronger words. "What has she done, rather than bitch, gripe and complain?" said Gary Qualls, whose 20-year-old son, Marine Reserve Lance Cpl. Louis Qualls, was killed in Fallujah, Iraq, last fall.
"There should be nothing but full honor and full respect. Coming from Cindy Sheehan's camp, there's has been nothing but dishonor and disrespect," said Mr. Qualls, who created "Fort Qualls" in Crawford, Texas, to counter Mrs. Sheehan.
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I am not trying to change them. I expressed my utter disgust for anyone who would make such an ad or run it. I find it unspeakably horrible that such a thing sees the light of day in this country. There is no "and". Over and out.
I am not trying to stay ignorant of the opposition. I expressed my disgust that anyone would make such an ad, and I expressed my disgust that anyone would run such an ad. Either or both. Sorry you don't understand. I don't understand why you don't. But you don't. Over and out.
> I expressed my disgust that anyone would run such an ad.
And I'm simply pointing out that your disgust is misplaced. It should, instead, be mirth. Whoever decided to pay Fox News big money just cost the Sheehadis a lot of money to no productive end. Which is a state of affairs that I support.
Pictures from today's DC Protest!!
http://forum.protestwarrior.com/viewtopic.php?p=9855112#9855112
www.theconservativerevolution.com
I agree with post 43.
How utterly ridiculous. My disgust is misplaced? No, I resent ever seeing the piece of trash in my living room. That was my only point, and I will never change that honest, all-American, old-fashioned, down home reaction. You two have fun rejoicing that the ad was run.
> I resent ever seeing the piece of trash in my living room.
Close your eyes real tight, stick your fingers in your ears and hum real loud. If you hold your breath, then the bad people will go away.
We got your point...we just happen to disagree with it.
Put that hag on a one way flight to Iraq and leave her there! I'm sick of hearing from her and about her!
Actually, you have a good idea. Why not confront her and ask if she would be willing to go to Iraq and "support the troops" by speaking to them.
Plus and little question and answer session with the troops for her. They will respect her but they will tell her FIRMLY that she is wrong in so many ways.
Remember the military person from Gitmo that told big fat Ted Kennedy that he was hurting the troops? The big fat one hasn't opened his trap since, I don't believe.
Same for Cindy. Let the troops (her son's friends) tell her she is wrong. That her anti-war actions are hurting the troops and embolden the enemy. Let the troops tell her that haning with people who give money to the terrorists in Fallujah end up getting other American soldiers killed.
http://www.humaneventsonline.com/article.php?id=9302
Human Events Online ran my story :)
We crashed their little parade.
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