and the key thrown away!
Posted on 10/28/2005 8:33:45 AM PDT by armymarinemom
(CNSNews.com) - A number of Gold Star military families say they are "thoroughly disgusted with Cindy Sheehan and her publicity stunts."
Sheehan was arrested outside the White House this week, during a protest to mark the death of the 2000th soldier in Iraq. Sheehan and other anti-war protesters staged a "die-in," lying head to toe on the sidewalk. (See related story)
Sheehan's shenanigans have offended other Americans who also have lost loved ones in Iraq:
"We, the parents and family members of soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines who have served and given their lives defending America in Operation Iraqi Freedom...are angered that Mrs. Sheehan is once again using our fallen loved ones against our wishes to undermine the cause they voluntarily gave their lives for," Gold Star families said in a press release issued Friday.
"Her macabre die-ins in front of the White House do not honor the dead nor do they help the living -- they give encouragement to Al Qaeda to keep killing Americans until we surrender."
The Gold Star families complain that Sheehan and others are handing out souvenir bracelets with their loved ones' names on them as bonuses to protesters who join her anti-war crusade.
"Her continued abuse of our loved ones makes our blood boil and we demand that she stop trivializing their sacrifices with her tawdry acts," the families said.
The Gold Star families say Sheehen and her allies are not peace activists. "They are working to bring about the defeat of America in the war on terror," the families said, pointing to Sheehan's description of terrorists fighting in Iraq as "freedom fighters."
"The groups she works with have openly expressed their support for the terrorists and their contempt for this country," the press release said.
I wonder how her son must feel - the offspring of the most hated woman in America
Yeah...she's a real "beacon" of light...spreading truth throughout the country..isn't she? Maybe in her own mind.
It's sad, when someone displays their mental illness in public.
Ping
Maybe one day she'll wake up, see what she's done and go home.
That will never happen. These people are vile individuals who care about nothing but themselves. They live for press coverage and will do anything to get it.
Time for the Jane Fonda "tobacco juice facial" treatment.
He's probably dizzy from spinning in his grave.
why. they should pity her. she's a borderline mentally handicapped person whose being used by the vile, perpetually adolescent plank of the left. Anyone with half a brain knows her message doesn't have traction. And if it ever did gain traction the people acting up would be rudely put down to the sound of cheers from the otherwise silent majority.
Maybe it's time for these families to bring a lawsuit against Sheehan and company!
Chances of this happening are zero. She lives in a very small world where fact and morality do not exist and I suspect she'll never leave it. The MSM and the uber Lib/Radicals are all the family she has and, in her mind, needs.
I just hope all of the military families (like you) realize that she and her friends are a sick group of people and ignore what they do or say. They do not represent the majority of America.
I realize ignoring them is a hard task.
We realize that a lot of Americans think that she is a few cards shy of a deck but the media cleans her up a lot. Slowly but surely people like her being shoved down the throats of the average American by the MSM is taking it's toll. We can't just ignore her.
This is the unfortunate truth.
I agree. That is what we, the 'silent majority' did in the Viet Nam protests. We shook our head at the 'kooks and hippies'. We cannot let it happen again! For every 'die-in' they do there should be an 'honor-in' across from them for all the dedicated military who put their lives on the line every day for us and to protect freedom and the military families who sacrifice so much. There is nothing more honorable. I thank you for all your sacrifice.
And if it ever did gain traction
The "media" is doing everything it can to enable her. The sheeple actually believe she has traction. Where do you hear about those of us in the streets opposing the anti-war minions? Some blogs and a little on FR, that's it. Many on FR say we should just ignore the Cindynistas.
We consistently outnumber the commies, but the press spends 90% of their time with them. We MAY get a line or two, but the report is 90-95% about the antis.
the people acting up would be rudely put down to the sound of cheers from the otherwise silent majority.
Were the "people" that brought down the USA during the Vietnam era put down by the "cheers" of the silent majority?
NO - they were not!! In fact, those same "people" are creating the same anti-war, anti-American climate today.
The silent majority has done as much to bring down this country, as the loud mouth minority. The sheeple need to sit up and pay attention and become the EXTREMELY LOUD MAJORITY. If not, they will remain the silent majority in the hands of their captors.
"For every 'die-in' they do there should be an 'honor-in' across from them"
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