Posted on 09/02/2009 2:39:05 AM PDT by kingattax
Cindy Sheehan brings Camp Casey to Martha’s Vineyard. Meanwhile, the mainstream media is as apathetic about her new protest as they are about an Afghan body count. As the President’s strategy in Afghanistan appears to be failing worse than his economic policies, and his promise to end American military involvements overseas is withering alongside health care reform, recalling those lofty promises from last year’s campaign is like looking at a marriage proposal from the other side of a Las Vegas hangover.
Outside a short article by the AP there is very little coverage of Cindy Sheehan. The woman who once couldn’t go anywhere without a spate of cameras in tow, is now wandering the streets of Martha’s Vineyard completely alone. Her name is as forgotten by the locals as Mary Jo Kopechne. This despite the Island being packed full of journalists right now; journalists who couldn’t resist an all expense paid trip to the Vineyard to cover the vacation of His Presidency. I’m fairly certain there were a lot more journalists already on the island than there were in that ditch outside of Crawford four years ago.
Which incidentally makes a great point: which President is really a “man of the people?” While President Bush did a stay-cation at his humble ranch in Texas, President Obama has decided to bring the entire family and entourage (at great expense to the US taxpayers) to one of the most exclusive vacation spots in America.
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they used her, the same way they used john mccain and now megan mcain. These mccains were useful idiots to the media. Mccain really thought they loved him, but when he’s up against a democrat, the media will pick the democrat
The hypocrisy of the media is simply breathtaking.
As for you, poor Cindy: Don’t worry darling, your phone will be ringing again after 2012.
I put Obama and Company in the same class as this broad.
shes learning a hard lesson in politics....its not so much what your protesting as WHO your protesting couldnt happen to a nicer gal hehe
A parody song called “Where have all the cameras gone” to the tune of the old hippy song “Where have all the flowers gone” would be funny!
Aug has been the deadliest month of the entire Afghan war.
Where is all the outrage now?
Exactly. This is no honor among thieves.
Cindy, you were used like a tramp by the left.
HA HA!
Rush pointed this ‘using’ of Cindy and the subsequent dissing (Charlie Gibson said ‘enough!!! already!!!). Limbaugh was particularly gentle in his criticism of Shehan...he said he felt she did give the ultimate sacrifice (her son killed in action) and that he saw her as a woman paralyzed by grief; not being able to get on with her life. He explained how the San Francisco PR firm ‘picked’ her story up and ran with it.
Limbaugh was very gentle in his criticism of her. More than can be said by how she has been used by her ‘friends.’
She’s getting an up-close and personal lesson on the term “useful idiot”. Where is Jesse, where is Medea, where is Jodie?
What a sad picture, she looks like Nancy Pelosi at a book signing.
I'm surprised that one of the blue bloods haven't asked the local constable to run her out of town.
Even useful idiots out live their usefulness eventually.
She’s done her damage for the Democrats now want her off the stage.
Cindy,
You were once a useful tool of the dems, but you’re now deemed irrelevant. As you have now by now found out, it’s not the cause, it’s the target. And when you’re targeting democrats, the bright, warm glow of media adulation dissipates quickly.
Here’s a novel idea — how about you get a life?
http://www.shopmetrospy.com/cgi-bin/cNc/showPage.plx?db=shopmetro&pid=69
Sheehan hasn’t attracted a crowd since before 2005. Remember the old pictures of the disaster book signing.
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