Attacks on Cindy Sheehan reveal a lot (Barf Alert)

Rocky Mountain News ^ | August 19, 2005 | Bill Johnson

[Millee]

Cindy Sheehan, like Vicki Bosley, ought to be afforded the same exportable freedom to express her views and beliefs as loudly or, perhaps, whacked-out, as she feels comfortable.

Yes Bill, and other people have the same right to disagree with her. Outloud even.

[mhking]

She does a good job at making herself look stupid...

Just damn.

If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

[My2Cents]

I want to interview Army Spc. Casey Sheehan

Maybe John Edwards will channel him.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Attacks by Cindy Sheehan reveal quite a bit more.

[tiredoflaundry]

Yikes what an awful pic!

[dirtboy]

You cannot export elsewhere what you do not currently possess.

This from a guy who writes opinions criticizing the government for a living. What a joke.

And doesn't whatever form of freedom and democracy that exists in 2005 America still give Cindy Sheehan the right to stand on the Crawford, Texas, roadside to confront our leadership?

Apparently it doesn't allow us in turn to criticize her. Free speech for thee but not for me.

Yet we're the ones trying to restrict freedom? Seems to me, Mr. Johnson, that you wish to deny your opponents the right to speak their opinions.

[Rokurota]

Had thousands of people across the nation on Wednesday taken to the streets to embrace Vicki Bosley's message, as they did to Cindy Sheehan's, would anyone have gone on national television or radio to disparage it?

Everyday I turn on the TV someone is doing just that. Maybe not directly addressing Vicki, but they are doing it just the same.

[marlon]

No Millie obviously you don't get it. This freedom of speech things only is meant for leftist who, as they say, are patriotic because they are against everything the US stands for. Now Millie you must understand that anyone to the right of Ted Kennedy that choses to "exercise free speech" in reality is practicing Hate Speech.

[Arkie2]

So this guy thinks Cindy Sheehan is being denied her right to speak out? What planet is he on?

[tomnbeverly]

He died so you can be free.... nuff said.

[whd23]

Isn't that a still from one of the "Ernest goes to..." movies?

[Pessimist]

"I have no doubt that Casey Sheehan would have looked around, thought a little, spat and replied: "What the hell do you think I'm over here fighting for, if not at least for that?"

Really? And then what would he have said?

So we can just make up words for dead people now?

[SoCalRight]

Given the chance, I'd ask Cindy Sheehan this: In what ways are your political views different from those of the men who killed your son?

If, all day, you sound like the enemy, people have a right to wonder if you're the enemy.

[the invisib1e hand]

I need a spirit-guide.

I got this far.

[tumblindice]

http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/appeal-to-pity.html

"Tears dry quickly." Aristotle

Poor Mrs. Sheehan. Yawn.

[humblegunner]

Maybe John Edwards will channel him.

I doubt Edwards would report Casey's true sentiment..
"Damn, mom.. shut the hell up already! You're embarrassing us both."

[Dallas59]

Ditto.

[Bahbah]

She was a woman and a story that was supposed to just go away....

Oh, no, that was NOT the plan. What was supposed to happen was that her "status" was supposed to innoculate her completely from any scrutiny and any opposing point of view. Yes, things are different in 2005 because the HBM no longer controls the information and the message. Heheheh

[Bahbah]

Did you do something to that picture, mh, or is that real?

[<1/1,000,000th%]

That what she is doing has become a saga, that the influential and powerful in this country feel free to attack and belittle a woman who lost a son in the war and now refuses to remain silent in her grief, pretty much tells you everything you need to know of 2005 America.

If the author means that we still have the right to speak out against traitors in our midst, than I think we're doing OK.