What occurred was: After John Kerry put out public support for Al Sadr (three days after Casey Sheehan was killed terrorists following Al Sadr's edict) I personally called the Kerry Senate Office in Massachusetts, livid that he would jeopardize our troops, particularly my two in the military.
Kerry's aid spent over an hour on the phone, trying to persuade me that Kerry was behind the troops, that he was the man to lead the troops because he had been a soldier, that he cared about the troops and that they had an entire contingency of military personnel as well as families behind him. I believe that was in April of 04. He was encouraging me to support John Kerry and become active in his campaign. That call was initiated by me in anger and in support of the troops and the President trying to let him know we did not agree with his actions which we felt jeopardized our kids' lives.
They didn't offer us anything because I was unreceptive to anything he was saying, knowing it wasn't true. I was receiving calls from my son who was asking for campaign material for the troops in the First Cav (souveniors) of the President's campaign. (My oldest wore a Bush T-Shirt under his uniform in Baghdad as did many others.) I knew they supported the President and were excited every time he visited and we were dedicated toward getting them the Commander in Chief they had confidence in.
When I told people about our conversation (other military families) they stated they had been receiving calls from the Kerry campaign. (They were Democrats, but not supportive of Kerry)
The proof is all over the internet. Here is an example of one of the situations:
http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/004/854cvlfo.asp
They were desperately seeking military families for support.
Mom of Two Soldiers;
First let me state that almost the whole state of Texas is behind your sons and the job they do. We are proud of them and when the 10th Cav pulled Saddam out of his rat hole, a friend, whose husband was 10th Cav and in Iraq at the time, called me screaming "they got him, they got him".
I want you to know that we do not appreciate Cindy Sheehan. Nor do we back her. We are sickened that she has chosen our state to spout her anti-American, anti-Israeli, anti-war hate-Bush retoric.
That said, take a look at the "usual" suspects that surround her; Sheila Jackson Lee, who is so brilliant that she remarked about the Mars rover landing that she hoped they got a picture of that little flag there (we landed on the moon, not Mars, but of course, Lee doesn't have the grey cells to realize that); Joan Baez, who anyone under the age of 40 does not know who she is; John Conyers,Jr. who choses to put his tax payer paid-for web site that all congressment and senators have in Arabic and to use campaign funds for pandering donations for Cindy Sheehan. I only wish the Gold Star Mothers of America, Inc. would sue Cindy for the use of their name.
Tell us what we can do. Tell us how to get your story out. America needs to know it. We need to pound on the MSM until they tell your story.
And Cindy Sheehan needs to get the hell out of Texas.