ABC Confirms: Sheehan Wrote the Letter

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[hipaatwo]

Rich Lowry is reporting on the Corner that Sheehan wrote the letter. You know, the one in which she said her son was killed for lies, the neocon agenda, and Israel — things she denied on CNN ever having said:

In a nut shell, ABC now says it talked to Sheehan and she said she did in fact write the letter in question after all and she did receive an e-mail from ABC confirming that ABC had received it. But she thinks the version on the web has been tampered with. Very, very strange...

In a nut shell indeed. So let me get this straight: Cindy Sheehan fires off a letter to ABC after an appearance on Nightline in which she felt Ted Koppel wronged her by "dismissing" her as "emotional." Then, at least according to what Sheehan told ABC, someone tampered with the version of her letter online, specifically this paragraph:

Am I emotional? Yes, my first born was murdered. Am I angry? Yes, he was killed for lies and for a PNAC Neo-Con agenda to benefit Israel. My son joined the Army to protect America, not Israel.

Does this explanation even make sense? First, that paragraph follows from the main thrust of her letter, which is a rebuke to Ted Koppel for dismissing her as emotional. Second, the sentiments expressed in that paragraph echo sentiments Sheehan has expressed many times before and since she wrote that letter. It's becoming more and more clear that Cindy Sheehan lied to Anderson Cooper in order to make herself seem more mainstream to CNN's audience. (But with her record of anti-American vitriol, that's not likely to happen anytime soon.)

ABC News also said they spoke to CNN to see if they are going to run a correction about the statement Anderson Cooper made that "ABC News does not seem to be confirming this is what Cindy Sheehan wrote to them." In fairness to CNN, that conclusion seemed reasonable yesterday. Today, the most likely conclusion is that Cindy Sheehan is making up totally implausible excuses for lying on TV.

[Rosemont]

Keep it up Cindy "Wellstone Memorial II" Sheehan.

[OldFriend]

ms.cindy is not saying anything that moveon.org, trippi, and the rest of the deaniacs don't believe in their hearts.

[hipaatwo]

Cindy Sheehan's speech at the VFP Convention 2005

Veterans for Peace, Inc. (VFP) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational and humanitarian organization dedicated to the abolishment of war. VFP was founded in 1985 by ex-service members committed to sharing the horrors they experienced. ... started singing, this war would end." Cindy Sheehan from her speech below. Cindy Sheehan Address Veterans For Peace ... exact day I heard about VFP, it was May 4th, 2004, and ...

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• Veterans for Peace (VFP)
  working toward a world without war through humanitarian actions and dialogue.
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[hipaatwo]

Sorry first link didn't work.


http://www.veteransforpeace.org/convention05/sheehan_transcript.htm

[conservativebabe]

NARAL, PETA, MSM....all busted in the summer of 2005. THANK YOU FREEPERS,

LOL! Yes, the summer that will live in infamy!

[Rosemont]

I wonder if the Trippi/ Soros machine also hired a voice coach for her to master that annoying, whiney voice

[airborne]

Well, the jig is up now.

Don't count on it. Cindy is a media darling. They will not press her on this or anything else.

[2nd amendment mama]

"I don't think Sheenan is lying......I bet she is sincere"

Can I have some of whatever you're smoking/ingesting? I want to live in a fantasy world too. < /sarcasm >

[ShowMeMom]

ms.cindy is not saying anything that moveon.org, trippi, and the rest of the deaniacs don't believe in their hearts.

I don't think any of them actually believe this crap. They just use it to try to hurt Dubya so they can get back the power.

But I will say this: Cindy makes Michael Moore look like a piker.

[trubluolyguy]

So now that she's been proven a iar once again the MSM will stop giving her face time, right?....right?....hello?

[Tom Thumbs]

And what if she goes to D.C.?

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I believe that's called "the road show".

The big decision will be, do they let her under the big-top, or do they park her in the sideshow?

It's kinda sad watching a public meltdown like this. We don't get all that many honest to goodness Doctor Strangelove moments in the Bread and Circus Brigade.

[conservativebabe]

True, but I can't help but think that to most thinking, average Americans, this chic is looking more and more like a psycho. People are much better at seeing things for what they really are than we think sometimes.

[OESY]

Even a blind reporter can find a nut now and then.

[Tom Thumbs]

Notice how Karl Rove is no longer on the front page at the moment because that was going nowhere, so they latch on to this Cindy Sheehan thing like flies on sh!t, only to find that it was bull$@#t.

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They need SOMETHING to keep the sheep from thinking about Able Danger. Face it, if they do many more Aruba retreads, they'll have the ICC on their butts for tire safety violations. :)

[Rosemont]

What angle will the MSM use to blame Cindy's behavior on the 'evil' conservatives? will they

a. continue to ignore her babbling
b. emphasize that someone vandalized their protest area and all conservatives are violent(a favorite tactic the MSM uses to Libel anti-abortion protesters)
c. spout whatever the Trippi/ Soros machine talking points fax tells them to concentrate on

[Tom Thumbs]

Cindy's getting ready for her prime-time address to the 2008 Dem convention..

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I can hardly wait for the part about "preserving our precious bodily fluids". :)

[Liberty Valance]

LOL! Cindy has jumped the shark!

[Republican Red]

Cindy is a media darling

Maybe. But Cindy broke the cardinal rule of MSM. Thou shalt not criticize one of us.

Cindy seems to diss Ted Koppel and now has put CNN in the position of calling ABC liars. Cindy also has been blaming the press for the circus atmosphere at Crawford. The media will play for awhile but again, if it turns to make them look bad they will abandon her in a New York minute.

[HitmanLV]

Not smoking anything, I just have some clarity on the matter.

She has cracked: I don't doubt that she really beleives what she is saying. That makes her sincere, even if she is wrong.

[Tom Thumbs]

On the other hand, the Dems always resort to personal attacks and talking points and make idiots of themselves.

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My favorite (for sheer entertainment value -- as long as my stomach can take it) -- is the one with the googly eyes and the crazed expression permanently seared (seared!) on her face. I forget her name (blessed memory block), but there's no forgetting the image -- leaning into the camera, hopping up and down in her seat, edgy voice, constant rant/rave mode that will NOT stop, ever!