Leave my family alone by Cindy Sheehan

Liberal blog | Aug 15, 2005 | Cindy Sheehan

[summer]

I apparently am the sacrificial lamb of the peace movement. I don't care about myself. Putting myself in the forefront and daring to challenge the president on his lies left myself open to the attacks. Which are, of course, half truths and distortions.

CindySheehan's diary :: ::

When they start sliming my home life and my family, that's where I draw the line. Yes, my husband has filed for divorce and yes he filed before I left for the VFP Convention and this trip to Crawford and yes IT IS BETWEEN MY HUSBAND AND I.

Having Casey murdered in Iraq by George Bush's reckless policies has been hard enough on my family, but me setting off on my holy war to bring the troops home, my constant absences, and all of the media attention has put additional stresses on my family.

I chose my path after Casey died. The rest of the family has chosen theirs. We all still love each other and support each other in anything that we do. We didn't want Casey to join the Army, but once he made that decision, we supported him and even encouraged him through boot camp.

We are a normal American family who have had good times, bad times, and terrible times. We hope the good times will come back. We hope that we will be able to laugh with abandon together like we used to one day. We hope that the troops come home and no other families have to go through what we are going through.

It isn't about politics for us. No one asked Casey what political affiliation he was before they sent him off to die in Iraq and no one asked us who we voted for in 2000 before we were handed a folded flag from Casey's flag-draped coffin.

I am not perfect and I never even claimed to be perfect. My family isn't perfect, but we are pretty special...especially the children. We all miss Casey so much and it is George Bush and his neocon cabal who is at fault. The people who are dragging my family through the mud need to grow up and look at themselves. The Christ said: "He who is without sin, cast the first stone."

If everyone followed Jesus's advice, the world would be a much better place.

[summer]

I am a person who wants to be sympathetic to this woman because she is a mother whose son served in our military, and she lost her son, and I think she is truly upset. And, perhaps not capable of making the best decisions right now.

But while I share her sorrow and I hope for the best for her physical and mental health, I have to say I am finder it harder every day to feel sympathetic to her protests, for a number of reasons, including but not limited to the following:

First, with respect to her family. Her public records divorce may be a private matter, but so is what other families do -- and I don't think it's fair the left is now hounding GW about his grown daughters' future plans, demanding these girls join a volunteer army, too.

What Cindy's son did was his choice - he was not drafted. She has yet to mention that fact.

Also, I did not appreciate the words Cindy used in describing our nation's president the other day. She was sinking really low in her choice of words there, calling the president very mean names like that.

But, most of all -- she has other children. I think one of them asked her to please come home because they need her at home.

I hope she goes home soon to them. She made her point. She continues to grieve for her son. But, now, I am starting to feel more sorry for her other kids and her husband, none of whom seem to get any attention from her. That's not really fair to them. Kids who are here right now really do need their moms, Cindy.

Just my two cents.

[summer]

we are pretty special...especially the children.

Cindy, you are right about that. If your kids are asking you to come home, you need to be with them.

[TheBigB]

Another whiny lib who wants to dish it out but can't take it herself.

[wizardoz]

I apparently am the sacrificial lamb of the peace movement. I don't care about myself.

God, what a melodramatic attention-seeker!!

[Tijeras_Slim]

Predictable.

[mhking]

Having Casey murdered in Iraq by George Bush's reckless policies

BZZZZTTTT!!!!! Oh, I'm sorry. Casey was actually murdered by terrorists.

Thanks for playing. We have some wonderful parting gifts for you backstage....

Just damn.

If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

[NewLand]

[stocksthatgoup]

Two cents? Cindy Sheehan should be shamed rather than famed!

[PAMadMax]

She's using her son for notoriety for her left-loony cause. Get a life, you drama queen.

[al_c]

When they start sliming my home life and my family, that's where I draw the line

Attention Cindy Sheehan ... Quit "sliming" Bush's ranch life and the media will quit "sliming" your family life. You brought this attention on yourself, don't blame others.

[Rutles4Ever]

The irony is that this is no longer about her son, but herself.

Frankly, it's a volunteer military, any way she cuts it. If nothing else, this whole episode smacks of a woman who has an extremely guilty conscience for not talking her son out of enlisting whe she had a chance...

[vetvetdoug]

Talk about waving the bloody shirt. This woman is an old style Yankee Reconstructionist!!!

[golfboy]

It isn't about politics for us. No one asked Casey what political affiliation he was before they sent him off to die in Iraq and no one asked us who we voted for in 2000 before we were handed a folded flag from Casey's flag-draped coffin.

It may not have been "about politics" when this all started in 2004 Cindy, as the pictures on your website and quotes in the news showed, but YOU have made it ALL "about politics" now. You crazy moonbat.

[NathanBookman]

Thanks Cindy, for admitting that your own family can not stand you. We all now know exactly how they feel. Now go put on some more sunscreen...funded by Code Pink, Mikey Moore and Al Qaeda.

[kittymyrib]

Hey, Cindy...have you paid your 1996 taxes yet? Don't complain when you volunteer to be a public media celebrity that people will find out who you really are. No one believes that you chose to speak out only after your son died. We know your anti-Israel, anti-Bush history and it will come out in spite of everything the msm does to try to block it.

[Tennessee_Bob]

Can't stand the heat....

[Tijeras_Slim]

A week in the open and she'll need more of this.

[Rutles4Ever]

This is so obviously driven by guilt. I'm not a psychologist or a psychiatrist, but this lady cannot forgive herself for letting her son VOLUNTEER for the military. Her way of coping is to shift that sense of guilt to President Bust, republicans, Israelis - wherever it will stick.

[traderrob6]

martyr complex.

[Neever]

When one enters into the political fray as she has, one gives up the right to privacy. Those who oppose her policies are also free to criticize her. When she made her grief public, she entered the public square. She thinks it's insensitive for the opposition to investigate and criticize her? How about all the family's of fallen soldiers who do not want someone of her ilk to dishonor the memory of their sons and daughters?

Sorry, Ms. Sheehan, you opened yourself up to this.