Posted on 04/18/2006 9:46:54 AM PDT by Sam Hill
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Do you mean to tell me that the Sheehan family did not pay the expenses for a proper burial of their son!! You mean to tell me that this family relied on donations to bury their son!! Oh my gosh. I am speechless.
Dear Mr. Nadea:
In the law, we have a name for Ms. She-hag's statements. We call it LIBEL. And I wonder if she's reported those "donations" to the IRS.
I'd get banned if I said what I really think about this monstrous POS calling itself a mother.
She is a real "piece of work".
Cindy who??
I've heard of *Casey* Sheehan, a war hero who gave his life so that others could enjoy the freedoms we in America have, but who is this "Cindy" person you speak of???
Probably some fly-by-nighter, out looking for a buck, I guess.
/sarc off
5,736 bucks for a funeral is not enough ?
What she's not blaming Bush for this? (sarc)
Yes, that is a lot of money for a funeral. So how much could the funding gap possibly have been? A couple of grand? And they couldn't pony up the money to properly bury their son and give him a headstone?? What an absolute disgrace. And yet Sheehan thinks nothing of using her son's name and bravery for her own personal, selfish ambition. Yes, that is sick - literally.
How'd you like to have this piece of work as the youth director for your kids at church?
I think I'd be looking for another congregation.
Especially in view of what she is raking in. She is reported to get $30,000 an appearance. She has two book deals. A movie deal (starring Susan Sarandon). She has her own personal 501c3 tax-exempt "charity" for which she and others (including Sarandon) have done "benefits"...
She is now a millionaire many times over. And she can't even pay for her own son's funeral?
(Not to mention that she got a couple hundred thousand from his death benefits.)
WHY NOT, SHE HAS BEEN USING HER BRAVE SON'S COFFIN AS HER PERSONEL SOAP BOX.
If I remember correctly from last summer, Sheehan was fighting with Hubby over a headstone and SHE had control of the gravesite. This was after Mister filed for divorce. That's why the article says: " Sheehan also said that Casey's grave site was now being handled by her soon-to-be ex-husband Patrick."
It's a fair amount, even in California. I handle probate cases where we process funeral creditor claims and $5600 is an average funeral here in the California Central Valley where Sheehan also resided. Also, about the time of Sheehan's funeral, I purchased a headstone for my son. It was flush with the ground, in keeping with cemetery rules, but it only cost about $600 for a 2x3 stone with intricate carvings and installation included.
Sheehan has been caught not properly grieving her son and she is trying to deflect the blame to anyone but her. Pathetic but if she loses her fame here, what has she left? Her family? Her community? Her new-found fickle friends? Her personal magnetism? Maybe the only she could live on is by selling autographs she collected from famous liberals. And we know how long that would support her.
No, in some ways I feel very sorry for her. I think she is running scared right now--scared of being left in the ditch again without a single camera pointed at her. She deserves it but I feel some pity for her--or maybe it's just indigestion. ;o)
Since the body is prepared for burial by the military, shouldn't the cost be less than the average funeral?
Just asking...
She and her buddies have divided the loot of several hundred grand in donations they've gotten, they've also gotten tons of free plane tickets, hotel suites, meals, etc.
In terms of hard cash left over after nonfungible gifts like vacations, she's probably burning through it now and will be flat broke in two or three years.
She'll never command more than a few grand in speaking fees ever again after the stuff she's said.
She won't be on the convention and corporate meeting circuit - she'll be taking a smaller fee from university socialist groups. Maybe another book deal, but it's unlikely.
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