Posted on 12/26/2005 2:29:58 PM PST by rocksblues
While book-signings for political figures like Bill and Hillary Clinton, Ann Coulter or Sean Hannity often feature long lines and people waiting for hours, the scene at Cindy Sheehan's book-signing yesterday near President Bush's Crawford, Texas, ranch was a much more lonely affair.
Photographs published by wire services including the Associated Press and Reuters depict a lonely "Peace Mom" in a virtually empty tent awaiting those seeking her autograph on her new book, "Not One More Mother's Child."
The Washington Post reported the scene this way: "Sheehan found herself addressing a crowd of only about 100 on Saturday afternoon. The large tent where supporters had erected a stage hung with the banner 'Speak Truth to Power' was only partially full. Earlier, Sheehan signed copies of her new book for an even smaller crowd."
Sheehan's son, Casey, was killed in the Iraq war, and Cindy has been on an anti-war and anti-Bush campaign since the summer months when she began a vigil in Crawford gaining worldwide media attention.
"What if Cindy had a book signing and no one came?" asks one poster in an online messageboard. "Well we know what happened. No one cares about her but the press. Cindy is finished."
"Frankly I'm amazed the DNC/AP allowed these photos to see the light of day," writes another. "Usually their photogs do their (unlevel) best to angle their cameras and crop their pictures to make Mother Sheehan always appear to be at the center of a worshipful swarm. I'm afraid someone is going to be in hot water for letting us glimpse the truth."
She wasn't grieving...she was showboating...a nut case from the git go. She was what Stalin would call "a usefull idiot"...as it turned out for the supporters of the President. Funny how the so called best plans of men and mice backfire!!
Yep.
Not exactly the kind of person I would chose for a friend.
Yeah, but just where is home nowadays?
Yup, I have the same sentiment.
I know that people yawn when oldsters mention WW2. But there were a lot of Gold Star mothers then. One of my best friends was killed in Germany. He was an only son of an older couple, who lived next door to my grandparents.
The situation was tragic, as any event like this is. But my friend's mother never thought of being a Mother Sheehan and camping out at Warm Springs or other homes of FDR. In fact, it would have been considered in total bad taste or worse by most people.
Cindy, go home. Your five minutes have long passed, and nobody wants anything to do with you.
Good point. I do feel sorry for her. A parent should never outlive a child. She just was wrong in airing her greif in public, and allowing it to be used by the left.
She's been living high on the hog riding the media bandwagon so long she probably doesn't remember.
Happy New Year!
How have you been?
I've been well.
I just couldn't let any story with the name Crawford pass without pinging you.
Have a Happy New Year also.
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