Please listen to a truly offended veteran's Mother

[LuvRPgrl]

Imagine if she tried to pull this stunt outside of one of Saddams palaces while he was in power.

 

[Stephanie]

Imagine if she tried to pull this stunt outside of one of Saddams palaces while he was in power.

But....... call me cold.... I'm actually getting sick of this women....

 

[Abbey Normal]

"Let George Bush send his two little party animals to die in Iraq."

This quote alone zeroes out any sympathy I could have had for this woman.

 

[Gunny]

"Let George Bush send his two little party animals to die in Iraq."

This quote alone zeroes out any sympathy I could have had for this woman.

She is beneath contempt, and undeserving of ANYONE's sympathy. Her son probably joined the military as soon as he possibly could just to get out of the house and away from HER.

 

[LuvRPgrl]

I think it becoming pretty apparent, and probably many of the general public sense this, but havent quite put their "finger on it" yet, that she is not expressing grief for her son, but is just protesting the war.

I havent heard everything she has said, or how she is behaving while there, but what I dont hear continuously is

"I miss my son soo much," followed by uncontrollable weeping

"He was such a great boy, we did so much together"

"There was so much he wanted to accomplish"

Instead, what Im hearing is

"Bush this, Bush that"

"The war this, the war that"

That combined with the fact the rest of the family totally disagrees with her, wants her to shut up, and she doesnt even talk to them anymore, tells me this woman is psycho and beneath my contempt. I have less than zero sympathy for her.

 

[Annie]

Unreal, if you want Kos's link, have to go the LGF first. bwahhahahhah:

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=17039_Daily_Kos_Parasites&only

Daily Kos Parasites

Just when you think the Koz Kidz can’t get any more disgusting: Framing Cindy Sheehan - we are making errors. (Hat tip: KrustyKoot.)

This is really going to turn your stomach.

We are making errors with references to Cindy Sheehan.

What are we trying to accomplish with promoting her?

Emphasizing her sacrifice.

Emphasizing her stating truth to power.

Emphasizing her plain speaking, clear statements.

Relate her vigil over her dead son to universal archtypes of all vigils over dead children killed by dictatorial rulers throughout all history.

My suggestions below:

1. We should call her “Mother Sheehan”. We should never call her Cindy; I don’t know her. “Mother Sheehan” is her title, and expresses her ceremonial status as a bereaved mother, calling forth over the dead body of her son. She is not a person now, she is a mother, which is not an expression of her individuality, but rather the expression of her eternal character: the mother, the bringer of life who has been wronged by state power.

2. We should use the word “sacrifice”. She has sacrificed the most precious thing a mother has, the life and promise of her child.

3. We should use the word “useless” frequently. The death of her son is a useless sacrifise, done for the vanity of the ruler.

4. We should not use the name of her son. Her son is a symbol of all sons who have been sacrificed for this useless and criminal war.

5. The term “vigil” should be used to describe the persons and their patient petition to the dictatorial ruler. It is a vigil over the body of the dead son, killed by the ruler for his own purposes.

6. The right will try to INDIVIDUALIZE and SPECIALIZE her complaint. We must try to make her cry the UNIVERSAL and ETERNAL cry of all mothers whose children have died at the whim of the tyrannical and dictatorial ruler, who has made the decision to push children to the front of the army for his own, useless purposes. We must seek to make this like funeral vigils over all time. This is not Mother Sheehan’s vigil, this is a vigil over the dead son, killed by the ruler for his own selfish reasons.

7. If there are any persons who are theatre professionals at the Sheenan vigil, they should arrange things much more theatrically.

8. If I was there, I would not let Mother Sheehan talk to the press, but I would have her talk only through a spokesperson. In particular, I would not allow her to argue with critics, and would allow no critics to approach her. Her dignity must be preserved. If lesser emissaries from the ruler arrive (C Rice, etc), these should not be allowed to speak to Mother Sheehan.

 

[dilloduck]

Go Dillo! Go Dillo!

Local news is recommending against it---apparently a lot of people had the same idea and it's a fricken circus. Opposing sides yelling at each other across the road and media crawling all over each other.

 

[007]

Local news is recommending against it---apparently a lot of people had the same idea and it's a fricken circus. Opposing sides yelling at each other across the road and media crawling all over each other.

It IS a circus dillo, and this "mother sheenan" psycho-moron is the head clown.

 

[Stephanie]

Unreal, if you want Kos's link, have to go the LGF first. bwahhahahhah:

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=17039_Daily_Kos_Parasites&only

She's being used..... No other word's need be said.
These people are looking stupid, but that what the terrorist are counting on, these type's.... My god just look at the last video tape that bin ladens henchmen released....... he spoke of Vietman, for gods sake.. They believe the americans don't have a backbone anymore, and these people are playing right into their hands... They should be proud...

 

[kurtsprincess]

This organization supports her totally.......and there were a few "support" marches around the SF Bay area this weekend.

Code Pink

One of the CA chapters plans to start a caravan Monday AM of protestors to start at recruiting offices in Oakland and drive to Sacramento and then set up and protest in front of CA National Guard recruiting offices next week.

They plan to talk with young people who are walking into, or coming out of, the recruiting offices with the intention of talking them out of it and/or explaining their options for getting out if they've already signed up, etc.

Some CA recruiting offices have people protesting every day. :spank3:

 

[Annie]

This organization supports her totally.......and there were a few "support" marches around the SF Bay area this weekend.

Code Pink

One of the CA chapters plans to start a caravan Monday AM of protestors to start at recruiting offices in Oakland and drive to Sacramento and then set up and protest in front of CA National Guard recruiting offices next week.

They plan to talk with young people who are walking into, or coming out of, the recruiting offices with the intention of talking them out of it and/or explaining their options for getting out if they've already signed up, etc.

Some CA recruiting offices have people protesting every day. :spank3:

Code Pink Home Page, same link as above, no sense in giving more publicity:

Send Cindy Your Message With a Pink Rose
"The Yellow Rose of Texas" was written in 1853 to honor the bravery of Emily West Morgan, an indentured servant whose actions ended the Mexican occupation of Texas. In that spirit, we dub Cindy Sheehan our CODEPINK Rose of Texas. CODEPINK has been with Cindy from the beginning of her vigil in Crawford. Join us in honoring her with a flood of pink roses and messages of support and love.



Join Cindy Sheehan's Protest in Crawford
Cindy Sheehan went to Crawford to ask President Bush, "Why did you kill my son? What did my son die for?" Her son, Casey, 24, was killed in Iraq, on April 4, 2004. President Bush continues to refuse Cindy’s requests for a meeting, so she has made a stand outside his Crawford Ranch. Click here to check out daily blogs from Crawford and see who is fasting with Diane Wilson in solidarity with Cindy.



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Tell Bush to Get Out of Iraq
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[Abbey Normal]

This organization supports her totally.......and there were a few "support" marches around the SF Bay area this weekend.

Code Pink

One of the CA chapters plans to start a caravan Monday AM of protestors to start at recruiting offices in Oakland and drive to Sacramento and then set up and protest in front of CA National Guard recruiting offices next week.

They plan to talk with young people who are walking into, or coming out of, the recruiting offices with the intention of talking them out of it and/or explaining their options for getting out if they've already signed up, etc.

Some CA recruiting offices have people protesting every day. :spank3:

Ah, but they really do support the troops, don't they.

 

[Psychoblues]

Cindy is not shameless at all. She is feeling very much ashamed. Mr. Bush seems to be the origin of her shame and she wishes to address the subject with him. He had her son killed in Iraq. A simple conversation and the resultant meeting of the minds could solve all of this shame.

Psychoblues

 

[Psychoblues]

She is beneath contempt, and undeserving of ANYONE's sympathy. Her son probably joined the military as soon as he possibly could just to get out of the house and away from HER.

I would hope that my own mother would have been so courageous should I have been Killed in Viet Nam. You are so full of shit, GunnyL, you may not ever separate the rice from the chafe.

Psychoblues

 

[dilloduck]

Cindy is not shameless at all. She is feeling very much ashamed. Mr. Bush seems to be the origin of her shame and she wishes to address the subject with him. He had her son killed in Iraq. A simple conversation and the resultant meeting of the minds could solve all of this shame.

Psychoblues

Already been done

 

[Psychoblues]

Nope, hasn't been done at all. The shrub exploited the grieving period of Ms. Sheehan's life and now wants to avoid it's consequense. He seriously needs to meet this challenge head on. I don't expect him to do that. He never has and he never will. He is incapable of meeting challenges head on and face to face with truth and formidible opposition. I can't conclude any other reason for his refusals to meet with Cindy or his refusals for press conferences. Can you?

Psychoblues

 

[dilloduck]

Nope, hasn't been done at all. The shrub exploited the grieving period of Ms. Sheehan's life and now wants to avoid it's consequense. He seriously needs to meet this challenge head on. I don't expect him to do that. He never has and he never will. He is incapable of meeting challenges head on and face to face with truth and formidible opposition. I can't conclude any other reason for his refusals to meet with Cindy or his refusals for press conferences. Can you?

Psychoblues

millions of them

 

[Psychoblues]

Nope, not millions of them. GWB will not give the courtesy of even a one on one.

Psychoblues

 

[dilloduck]

Nope, not millions of them. GWB will not give the courtesy of even a one on one.

Psychoblues

Already did

 

[Psychoblues]

Already did

Comedians are starving and begging for tips in Las Vegas. Go join their ranks if you're just trying to be funny, dilloduck. Seriously, I think ths subject is serious. You react like the prez. You somehow think it's just more fun and games.

Psychoblues