Posted on 08/15/2005 10:34:54 PM PDT by nickcarraway
I would not blast a woman for grieving for a lost son, however, and I think many have lost the point that this Sheehan woman has chosen to grieve in public in the form of a protest, and is therefore open to criticism. Personally, I chose to ignore her entirely. With her insant rants (becoming more outlandish by the day) about taxes, Israel, etc, etc....she is undermining herself and her cause. Once she is no longer useful to the left, she will be dropped. I watched Hardball last night and I give Chris Matthews credit for pressing her (albeit with kid gloves) with questions. I specifically liked the one about whether or not Mrs. Sheehan would have felt differently if her son had died in Afghanistan, fighting the Taliban/Al Qaeda. When she said she would not, and that America was not justified in going after those who attacked us, I knew her time on the stage is VERY limited.
The simple notion that the world is a hard place, that war is real and can come to us, along with all it's horrors, just seems to escape the left. I don't get it.
That's interesting, that same movie came to mind lately, even though I was just a kid when it was on TV. Back then though, there were just the 3 networks and some crappy independent stations, and no place to refute such propaganda.
That was last Thursday, and she was (obviously) not arrested.
Well said. The media is trying to whip up anti war demonstrations. The left would love to have a "Moms against Bush" go nationwide.
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