Sheehan on Anderson Cooper 360 (Caught in lie)

CNN Transcripts ^ | 8/15/2005 | Anderson Cooper

[jhouston]

On Anderson Cooper 8/15/2005;

COOPER: You were also quoted as saying, "My son joined the Army to protect America, not Israel. You get America out of Iraq and Israel out of Palestine and you'll stop the terrorism." How responsible do you believe Israel is for the amount of terrorism in the world?

SHEEHAN: I didn't say that.

COOPER: You didn't say that? OK.

SHEEHAN: I didn't -- I didn't say -- I didn't say that my son died for Israel. I've never said that. I saw somebody wrote that and it wasn't my words. Those aren't even words that I would say.

I do believe that the Palestinian issue is a hot issue that needs to be solved and it needs to be more fair and equitable but I never said my son died for Israel.

COOPER: OK, I'm glad I asked you that because, you know, as you know, there's tons of stuff floating around on the Internet on sites of all political persuasions.

SHEEHAN: I know and that's not -- yes.

COOPER: So, I'm glad we had the opportunity to clear that.

SHEEHAN: Yes, and thank you because those are not my words. Those aren't -- that doesn't even sound like me saying that.

COOPER: OK. I'm very glad we got that...

SHEEHAN: And I have read it. I have read it. I'm glad you did too.

[jhouston]

This is what she wrote in a letter sent to ABC Nightline producers;

"Am I emotional? Yes, my first born was murdered. Am I angry? Yes, he was killed for lies and for a PNAC Neo-Con agenda to benefit Israel. My son joined the Army to protect America, not Israel. Am I stupid? No, I know full-well that my son, my family, this nation, and this world were betrayed by George [W.] Bush who was influenced by the neo-con PNAC agenda after 9/11. We were told that we were attacked on 9/11 because the terrorists hate our freedoms and democracy...not for the real reason, because the Arab-Muslims who attacked us hate our middle-eastern foreign policy. That hasn't changed since America invaded and occupied Iraq...in fact it has gotten worse."

And just in case you doubt the legitimacy of the letter in question, this from Rick Lowry at National Review today (The Corner) MORE SHEEHAN--PNAC OBSESSIVE [Rich Lowry ] The letter supposedly written by Sheehan has been circulating on the internet. Here's a choice bit: “he was killed for lies and for a PNAC Neo-Con agenda to benefit Israel. My son joined the Army to protect America, not Israel. Am I stupid? No, I know full-well that my son, my family, this nation, and this world were betrayed by George [W.] Bush who was influenced by the neo-con PNAC agenda after 9/11.” I didn't include it in a Sheehan column I wrote today, because it wasn't totally clear it was legit. But ABC News has now confirmed to us that this letter was signed by Sheehan and sent to them on her behalf. Posted at 04:44 PM

[Old Sarge]

IT WAS DA JOOOOOOOZ!

[Bird Jenkins]

These people even tend to revise recent history.

[BoBToMatoE]

Cooper let the terrorist sympathizer off scott free.

[Bahbah]

Busted, "Mother" Sheehan. By the internet that you love so much.

[Dane]

She is trying to back off since david duke has now endorsed her and anderson cooper is blatantly trying to cover for her and her anti-semitism.

[jhouston]

I've sent this to both Anderson Cooper and Rick Lowry. I suspect that my e-mail to CNN will never make it through the "spam" filter, but maybe someone at LGF or National Review will get this out there forcing Anderson to "correct" the record tomorrow.

[Trust but Verify]

Come on, people. You know you have to parse everything liberals say. She told Cooper she didn't say that. She didn't. She wrote it.

[demkicker]

Yep, Anderson caught Sheehan in a lie and in typical MSM fashion, let her off the hook as usual.... (Yawn)

[KarlInOhio]

There are all types of warnings in nature. When a cat puffs its fur up and hisses, you know not to try to pet it. When you here a rattling sound coming from the ground, you know to look for a rattlesnake. When a skunk raises its tail at you, you know you shouldn't be there.

A similar big warning in politics is when David Duke agrees with you. Sheehan is in dangerous territory and should reconsider what she is doing.

[nopardons]

bttt

[TitansAFC]

"Oy! Glaaaven! It was us!"

[roses of sharon]

What is coopers email?

[Howlin]

More lies -- and exposure.

[martin_fierro]

[satchmodog9]

Of course he did. They always attack to a certain point and leave you with enough rope to hang yourself or enough room to wiggle free if you are a rat.

[daybreakcoming]

Those aren't -- that doesn't even sound like me saying that.

You wrote "You know you have to parse everything liberals say. She told Cooper she didn't say that. She didn't. She wrote it."

Thank you TBV for the reminder. I thought she was just plain lying. But now I see she was lying with nuance.

[cmsgop]

Good One!

[TitansAFC]

You might want to drop el Rushbo a copy, too.

[Right Wing Assault]

It all depends on what you say when you say "say", eh?

[Rakkasan1]

momma sheehan has also said her son opposed the war. (yet he re-upped after it started, did he not?)

[Right Wing Assault]

It all depends on what you say when you say "say", eh?

[BurbankKarl]

She didnt say it, she wrote it.

[Luigi Vasellini]

Glen Beck described her to a "T" today calling her a "tragedy slut"!!

[Bahbah]

It's interesting, Rak, that I would not perhaps have known about the personal story of Casey Sheehan, and now I will never forget him. He went out to save his fellow soldiers when they were in trouble. I mourn his death, but so differntly than "Mother" Sheehan.

[Baynative]

OOOPS! the victim loses her reasoning.

[jonsie]

LOL

[Straight Vermonter]

She didn't say it she wrote it. So see she is being completely honest.

[syriacus]

this letter was signed by Sheehan and sent to them on her behalf.

Googled group bullyard

Here is >a letter that I wrote to NightLine about the broadcast: >Love >Cindy Sheehan.

To Whom it May Concern: >Imagine my distress when I turned Night Line on last night and I was
>confronted with the gory details of my son's murder in Sadr City,
>Baghdad, Iraq on 04/04/04. Imagine, also, my sorrow and rage at the
>side of the story that you presented to the American public. [snip]Am I emotional? Yes, my first born was murdered. Am I angry? Yes, he >was killed for lies and for a PNAC Neo-Con agenda to benefit Israel. >My son joined the Army to protect America, not Israel.

From "TER...." ter...@mweb.co.th -

Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 07:33:26 +0700
Subject: Re: Fw: Nightline Tonight Mon., March 14, 2005

Cindy,
S.... asked me to send our your letter to Nightline.  I did already and believe you got a copy, as below.  I added your name to the bull yard list, along with Judge P on the stuff I send out.  J... H... wrote how to sign up for bullyard even without ever sending it  anything.  He is back and may write you again.  I notice he wrote you with great sympathy.  He, along with you and about three others in the Band, I would really love to meet personally.  I, like S....r who sends me about 10 emails (mostly cartoons) may be sending TOO much, as I think I tend to do.

Keep up your good efforts, and have a good weekend.  I hope to learn more about you: where you live, your family, work etc.  Time will tell.

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

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May 1970
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[syriacus]

From Bullyard, again

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/bullyard/browse_frm/thread/2c068957774fca38/c6a795ac85afd02d?hl=en#c6a795ac85afd02d"



From: scindy..
  To: SCINDY..
  Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 12:34 AM
  Subject: CindySheehan.com

  Dear Friends and Supporters

  The website www.CindySheehan.com has been created to get our message of bringing the troops home soon and calling attention to the lies and betrayals of our government to our country, world, and families.

  There is a petition to sign to present to mainstream media to have me appear on the shows.

  Please sign the petition and pass it around.

  When the petition drive is over, it will be used as a place for all my articles, interviews, pictures, videos, etc.

  Peace soon,
  Cindy Sheehan cofounder of Gold Star Families for Peace
  Mother of Spc Casey Sheehan kia 04/04/04
  www.GSFP.org
  www.AfterDowningStreet.org

[danamco]

Come on, people. You know you have to parse everything liberals say. She told Cooper she didn't say that. She didn't. She wrote it.



It a clintonesque statement like "is" is!??! In that case she is right, she did NOT say that, but she WROTE it!!!

[Chode]

picking the lice out???

[Shqipo]

She pulled a 180 on 360.

[TBP]

That's why Nazi Klan Boy David Duke is supporting her. He has an article on his website supporting Sheehan. So Swastika Boy supports Sheehan. No surprise there. What can I say? Birds of a feather... While I sympathize with Mrs. Sheehan on her loss, having worn the uniform myself, I deeply resent the way she is using her son's death for her own aims. It's a disgrace to his memory and the memory of all those other brave young people who gave their lives for this country. This isn't even about whether you support or oppose the war. It's about respecting these brave young men and women.

[Fudd Fan]

This pathetic excuse for a woman could not even tell the truth about what she had for breakfast.

[danamco]

OOOPS! the victim loses her reasoning.


To heck with the commission and their conclusion that the WTC attack could NOT have been prevented, and IF they had known about Able Danger they would have investigated! What the hell would that have helped anyway? The real crime is the "WALL" and it's founders are the criminals! If the "WALL" had NOT been there, maybe FBI would have found out that ATTA and his other murderers (terrorists) were learning flying airplanes without taking lessons in take offs and landings, and that should have been suspicious enough!??!

[TBP]

A similar big warning in politics is when David Duke agrees with you.

True...although I believe he also agrees with us on some issues like Affirmative Action.

[NathanBookman]

If that is her, that is a great pic!

And as a side note, she needs a new make-up person.

[jess35]

And that pathetic excuse for a journalist, Cooper....wouldn't even confront her with her own lie.

[TBP]

I thought she was just plain lying. But now I see she was lying with nuance.

A non-denial denial.

[BallyBill]

Maybe not this case, but I wonder if some of these leftist groups don't offer support if she'll just sign a statement that they print up and post as her own words. It's not like they wouldn't take advantage of her.

[WOSG]

"I didn't -- I didn't say -- I didn't say that my son died for Israel. "

vs. the letter ...

"Yes, he was killed for lies and for a PNAC Neo-Con agenda to benefit Israel."


Wow. how ... CLINTONESQUE.

[Baynative]

That's the point! The wall was there for a reason.

…and now that we know that the attacks on the World Trade Center might well have been avoided were it not for the efforts of the Clinton admin to curtail the sharing of information and head off the investigation into Atta’s terror network, we can’t ignore the fact that without that attack we would not be in Iraq and would not have had a reason to take an aggressive attitude toward terrorists there in order to keep them away from here.

But, it's founders are not the only criminals. They aided (albeit inadvertantly) the attack of 9/11, that is true. But it is the congress that put together the sham of a 9/11 commission with Jamie Gorelick, Bob Kerry, Deiter Snell, and Richard Ben Veniste placed in there to conceal the truth.

[hipaatwo]

she SAID this:

We have no Constitution. We’re the only country with no checks and balances. We want our country back if we have to impeach George Bush down to the person who picks up the dog sh-t in Washington! Let George Bush send his two little party animals to die in Iraq. It’s OK for Israel to have nuclear weapons but we are waging nuclear war in Iraq, we have contaminated the entire country. It’s not OK for Syria to be in Lebanon. Hypocrites! But Israel can occupy Palestine? Stop the slaughter!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1463520/posts

[syriacus]

Cindy's letter to Nightline was posted at her request here

You can see her letter (and part of her email address?) if you scroll down about 1 screen's worth.

If the link doesn't work the first time, try it again.

[Rosemont]

I hope someone sends this to Rush, Drudge...

[hipaatwo]

I sent a HUGE e-mail to NRO media blog. David Duke's link, her usenet post, and her speech with Lynn Stewart.