Posted on 02/22/2007 7:09:20 PM PST by tgslTakoma
By Cindy Sheehan
Karl Rove and his manipulative, behind the scenes machinations continue even though he had to resign in disgrace from BushCo. Also, the willing tools of the Republican killing machine, including Karl Rove, with whom they have formed an unholy alliance, Move America Forward, are helping Rove whip a group called “Gathering of Eagles” into a frenzy over something that is not and was not ever going to occur. Okay, I am not sure that Karl Rove started this particular pile of horse pucky, but it sure has his stank all over it, so we are going to pretend for the sake of argument that it was Karl, or someone just like him. BushCo employees Roves like McDonald’s employs fry cooks.
The Gathering of Eagles is supposedly a veterans’ ad hoc group who are allowing themselves to be despicably stage-managed by Rove and Move America Forward using fascist tactics to lie about an anti-war group, just like BushCo lied our country into two abominable wars that have cost hundreds of thousands of lives and hundreds of billions of dollars. The actions around this are very similar to the Swift Boaters---who I believe are also involved in this current Reich-wing, Squawking-Head brouhaha.
The Rove backed tools of hatred and misguided propaganda are saying that in the March 17th march on the Pentagon that I am participating in which is sponsored by A.N.S.W.E.R. is planning on desecrating the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, by spitting on it, or throwing paint on it. What a monumental load of Reich-wing horse pucky!
I have participated in dozens of protests: small, medium, and large, in DC---we even held a candlelight vigil in the Vietnam Memorial, and we have never desecrated it. Why would we begin now and why did Rove start this scandalous lie? Recently, there was a lie-filled article floating around the Reich-wing pucky-o-sphere which claimed that I threw paint on Congress on a day when I was 3000 miles away in Los Angeles. Do Reich-wingers ever tell the truth? Is honesty even in their genes? Is the word “fact” in their vocabulary?
The so-called Gathering of Eagles says on their web site: “We will not allow them to spit on Iraqi Veterans again (itals mine).” First of all, it is not “Iraqi” veteran that is like saying “Vietnamese” veteran. It is “Iraq” veteran. Secondly, I have never spat on any veteran. I know no one who has, or who would spit on a veteran. Saying this is just pure propaganda horse pucky and the small minded people that are manipulating proud veterans with these deceptions should be ashamed of themselves. But we know they aren’t. They aren’t even ashamed of killing, torturing, or maiming innocent people. Why should they suddenly be ashamed of or disavow their tactics now? There tactics only become more contemptible as their positions become more indefensible and untenable.
One fantastic irony is that the only time that I can recall when memorials to fallen Iraq veterans have been desecrated is when Reich-wingers have been the ones doing the vandalizing. The first time was in August of 2005 when Larry Northern mowed over hundreds of crosses at Camp Casey. How do the people who say they honor our fallen heroes feel about this act of violence against these fallen heroes? I know I was appalled and heartbroken that Larry didn’t respect our memorial, our soldiers, and particularly my son.
Another time that a memorial was in January of this year when The Camp Casey Peace Institute put 3000 American flags down Prairie Chapel Road to commemorate the 3000th American soldier killed in Iraq. One woman broke every flag in front of her property (on public land) and left the pieces strewn all over in the bar ditches. Is this respecting our fallen heroes or the American flag? Maybe the Reich-wing suspects that we will desecrate a memorial because they are so good at it?
I wonder how Reich-wingers who bind themselves up in the flag of false patriotism and lift high a cross of self-righteousness feel about two of their symbols being demolished by some of their own ilk. I know there are many falsely patriotic Iraq Memorials around the country that I don’t want my son associated with, but I would never even think of destroying the monument or demanding that Casey’s name be removed from one.
The March to the Pentagon on March 17th will be led by Vietnam Veterans, Iraq Veterans, First Gulf War Veterans, military families and Gold Star Families followed by many other peace and justice groups and individuals. The veterans will be there not to protect a Wall that never should have had to be erected in the first place, but to protect our First Amendment rights to be there; rights that supposedly, Casey and millions of other Americans have died protecting, including the names on the Wall. Rights that all service members swear to uphold. The veterans with us will also be there to make sure that the calamitous Iraq Memorial is not nearly as long as the one that the Eagles think they have to protect.
I believe a Gathering of Vets should surround the Constitution and protect it from further desecration by the Bush Regime. I think a Gathering of Americans should surround the Bill of Rights and refuse to allow BushCo to spit all over that document any longer. I think a Gathering of Patriots should surround the White House and demand that the world’s number one terrorist remove himself and his puppet masters from our house before they do any more damage to our planet and/or to humanity.
Get a clue, buy a vowel, Eagles. You are being played like a banjo by Karl Rove and Move America Forward. You are becoming all irate for absolutely no reason. We are not even going into the memorial. Even if we did we would not desecrate it. How many of your VA benefits to the crooks in the White House have to cut before you finally wake up? They don’t care about you! Don’t let them shovel any more Reich-wing horse pucky down your throats. Refuse to be used. Don’t be minions of, or in league with devils.
Eagles, if you come to DC looking for trouble you won’t find it from me. I honor your service to our country as I deplore George and Dick’s cowardly avoidance of that same service.
The first time I visited DC just six short months after Casey was killed, I placed a picture of him at the base of the Wall next to a picture of Sgt. Mike Mitchell, who was killed in the same battle as Casey on 04/04/04. Two more boys murdered for the Military Industrial Complex. Two more families destroyed for the lies of their leaders. Two more lives wasted.
Just relax, OUR Wall will not be desecrated and if it is, it won’t be by us.
Cindy Sheehan is the mother of Spc. Casey Sheehan who was killed in Bush's war of terror on 04/04/04. She is the co-founder and president of Gold Star Families for Peace and the Camp Casey Peace Institute. She is the author of three books, the most recent is: Peace Mom: A Mother's Journey Through Heartache to Activism.
I just got the pick from my "old" computer, with no link as to a purchase. Sorry!!!( I'd like one also!)
I wish.
Typical liberal piece of bovine excrement...so she even admits she has no clue if Rove is involved and then precedes to write a piece attacking Rove anyway. Truth or accuracy mean nothing to liberals...only promoting their own lie is important...and if anyone were to question them on their lies they will accuse the questioner of being a fascist. Proof positive that liberalism is a mental disorder.
She forgot to mention the occupation of New Orleans.
Does anyone really care what this idiotic little lame-brained, plug ugly, treasonous, vapid bitch has to say?
Not really...but she always provides a good excuse to have fun at her expense. As a wise man once said Nothing beats fun for having a good time.
I think she and Rosie O'donnell were separated at birth. They are both BITTER and UGLY UGLY UGLY--even moreso inside than out.
Rove and his weather machine. New Orleans was just a practice run. The big target is Mars. They can warm that planet up and shrink the Martian polar ice caps to make it look as if global warming isn't a big deal. They do this all for BIG OIL because GWB is an oilman since he lost his shirt in oil and made his money in baseball.
It's past my bedtime.
I think he said 'meld minds', not 'melt minds'...
Gross!
'Scanners' was a classic!
Stoopid lying former media satisfying agitprop tool bump...
I think that Cindy's mind was melted a long time ago.
Cindy, Cindy, Cindy..Drunk and stupid is no way to go through life...
We all know that the hateful lefties would love to start spitting on vets now like they did after Vietnam. A friend of mine told me he was coming home from Nam and a group of thugs were hanging out at the airport harassing vets as they left the gate. His sea bag was stolen by these losers and later recovered thrown in the bay near the airport.
As the level of hatred increases from the left, I am worried that this type of activity may start happening again. I vow to all our of servicemen and women that this will not be tolerated for an instant.
Cindy Jihad belongs either in a mental institution or in jail for sedition.
She's showing her totalitarian streak here, trying to suppress anyone who dares to disagree with Her Cindyness.
No wonder David Duke came to Camp Casey to support her. Birds of a feather.
I think it was that Islamic loving Prince Charles who was her twin ...Its amazing to me how much those two look alike. I hate Rosie O too though. Actually I have a growing list of those I feel ought to just be booted out of the USA. Cindy, Fonda, Penn, Rosie, Sarandon, Robbins, Jessica Lange, Glover,The Dixie Chicks, Michael Moore, Martin Sheen, Gere, and so on ......Since they won't be booted out I do the next best thing refuse to watch them, go to their movies or buy anything with them in it.
We'll get along just fine.
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