Protest by a grieving mother gains momentum - Cindy Sheehan

Houston Chronicle ^ | August 11, 2005 | Bennett Roth

[Cincinatus' Wife]

I've noticed the Houston Chronicle imbeds a LINK in their stories when they want to promote a site.

"Flip-flopping"Americans-Right-wing bloggers are attacking military mom Cindy Sheehan (FR mentioned)

LINK to Post#223 - FReeper tgslTakoma's rebuttal to the "flip-flopping" column LINKED above

Cindy Sheehan: "My son joined the Army to protect America, not Israel."

Cindy Sheehan, of Vacaville, Calif., President of Gold Star Families for Peace and mother who lost her son, U.S. Army Specialist Casey Austin Sheehan, who was serving in Iraq, speaks on a phone near the ranch owned by U.S. President George W. Bush in Crawford, Texas August 7, 2005. About 70 anti-war protesters shouting 'bring the troops home' from Iraq gathered near the president's ranch on Saturday, prompting two White House officials to come out to meet with mothers who lost their children in combat in Iraq. REUTERS/Larry Downing

[Mo1]

How You Can Help Cindy Sheehan
by periphrastik
Tue Aug 9th, 2005 at 12:32:17 PDT
http://dailykos.com/story/2005/8/9/153217/8547

[JennysCool]

Ms. Sheehan recently wrote that, "Again, I did tons of interviews. It looks like I will be on the cover of People Magazine. Time Magazine, Vanity Fair and Oprah's magazine will be interviewing me also."

I think her motivations are becoming abundantly clear.

[The Red Zone]

Look at this "sad" mama grin.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

***...Although surprised at the attention she has garnered, Sheehan has developed media savvy with assistance from the national public relations firm Fenton Communications, which has also worked with MoveOn.org, the liberal group that campaigned against Bush last year.

And after saying she would camp out every night in her tent, Sheehan made an exception Monday when she stayed in a bed-and-breakfast to prepare for an interview the next morning with ABC News.

Some who have joined Sheehan say they made impulsive decisions to come here after learning about her protest on Web sites and other media. ...***

[zarf]

This protest has such an impromptu, real life, spur of the moment feel to it. LOL.

[The Red Zone]

Gag alert advised.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

[Mo1]

*L* ... sorry about that

[wildcatf4f3]

whata showboater.

[The Red Zone]

Like the sick Phelps church, she just wants all the publicity she can get.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

***....Way to go, Cindy Sheehan. I was astonished to see you respectfully interviewed tonight by Greta Van Susteren on FOX. But now you've gotten top billing -- and five whole paragraphs -- in Maureen Dowd's column. You've definitely arrived. What's next? Charlie Rose? I hope not. I hope you're on Oprah and Montel and all the shows that average Americans watch. They need to see your fight, your grief, your plain sincerity, your considerable issues knowledge, and your homespun gumption.....***


http://social-democrat.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/8/9/234616/0232

[wildcatf4f3]

shes completely forgotten about her son and his wishes. She is decadent

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Bill Mitchell of Atascadero, Calif., as the two stand on the side of the road that leads to the ranch of President Bush, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005, in Crawford, Texas. Her simple, quiet protest of the war that took her son's life is gaining momentum as dozens joined her Wednesday at the site. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

[Mo1]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1460787/posts?page=810#810

[hoagy62]

Somebody...SOMEBODY...NEEDS TO NIP THIS IN THE BUD ASAP!

[RustysGirl]

All Cindy, all the time. If only as much attention was paid to ... oh, I don't know... lots of other things. Big projects coming up. Big projects that have to be finished. And whatever happened to Natalee Holloway?

[Cincinatus' Wife]

BILL MITCHELL in Photo - Post #14.:

Father Who Believes Son is in 'Coffin' Photo Thanks Seattle Times for Running It

By Greg Mitchell, Editor and Publisher

***The father of a U.S. Army soldier killed in Iraq earlier this month, who believes his son was in one of the caskets shown in the now famous Tami Silicio photograph, has written a letter to The Seattle Times thanking the newspaper for publishing the picture that broke a Pentagon ban. "Hiding the death and destruction of this war does not make it easier on anyone except those who want to keep the truth away from the people," the father, Bill Mitchell, wrote yesterday...................***

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Check Post #18.

[jonrick46]

Cindy Sheehan has become a focal point of the left much like Michael Moore became with his Fahrenheit 911. All of her rhetoric can be summed up with the words, 'I don't like the sacrifice of American life for the cause of freedom.' Such thinking is rooted in a selfishness that only comes from a severe narcissistic personality disorder.