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August 17, 2005
Cindy Sheehan
I don’t know if you’ve heard yet, but there’s a mom of a deceased soldier protesting at George Bush’s ranch in Crawford Texas. I’ve been listening to a lot of the mainstream press coverage that this lady has been getting. A lot of the talk show hosts are giving it a lot of attention as well. One point that hasn’t been made; (to my knowledge at least) is this: There is nothing wrong with the love and care that a mom has for her son. This mom obviously loved her son and wanted the best for him. She is upset that he died. There’s nothing wrong with that either, it’s perfectly normal and even healthy to miss and mourn for a lost loved one. However, the point where she crossed the line was when she started giving the message that he died for a lost cause. That, my friends, is where she is wrong. He died protecting this wonderful country and our way of life. She has trouble accepting that. She has a hard time realizing that this war costs us the lives of our brave young men and women. The sooner she realizes this the sooner she can stop making an idiot out of herself and the democrat party. She says that what she wants to achieve by this little display is a meeting with George Bush. What you won’t often hear is that she has already met with him! As we have seen in the past, President George W. Bush is a compassionate man who cares about the lives of young men and women that die in this war. So; in his compassion and out of concern for her, he met with her. He says what one would expect; things like; "I’m sorry your son died", "I appreciate his personal sacrifice", "I appreciate your sacrifice", "he paid the ultimate price", etc, etc. That first meeting wasn’t good enough, she now wants to meet with him again and tell him how wrong he is to protect the interests of America and the world as a whole.
Something to consider; This woman ought to be thankful that the President actually took the time out of his busy schedule to meet with her. Another President in recent history comes to mind who I know wouldn’t have met with her. Give up? His first name rhymes with “spill”. Instead of being thankful, she instead attempts to elevate herself above others. Think about it. There have been a lot of young men and woman die in this war, I appreciate their sacrifice. The President doesn’t have time to meet with the families of every soldier that dies. Strictly opinion: I would say he has met with maybe five to ten percent of the families that have lost loved ones. If he really made the time by letting important matters sit, he could probably pull off meeting as much as twenty percent of the families that have had loved ones die. Now, considering those numbers, (which are strictly my guess) isn’t she rather lucky to have met with him at all? Instead she wants to meet again and tell him he’s a lousy President. Excuse me? Don’t get me wrong. I feel this woman’s pain, I really do. But this is over the line. As to first amendment rights; undermining a President during war time regardless of your political leaning is considered treasonous in my mind.
Another point; at this stage in the game, quack liberal organizations such as democrats.org, (don’t even think about going there) moveon.org, (don’t go there either) and PINK are beginning to side with her and participate in her hideous protest. What she doesn’t realize, is that they are only using her for their own political purposes. They’re just taking advantage of the fact that she is saying the same things that their outlandish people have been saying all along. Now that she’s getting press coverage, these organizations are more or less using her as advertisement time on the big networks. I can tell you this; the mainstream media doesn’t give a half hearted hoot about her son. They are only interested in undermining the President’s ability to lead this nation.
Posted by Addison on August 17, 2005 06:21 PM
