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Remember Cindy Sheehan?
Wall Street Journal ^ | 6 January 2007 | staff

Posted on 01/06/2007 3:35:20 PM PST by shrinkermd

When Cindy Sheehan became a celebrity for her "peace" vigil outside President Bush's Texas ranch in 2005, the antiwar left hailed her as a heroine. A DailyKos.com blogger anointed her "'Mother Sheehan,' . . . the bringer of life who has been wronged by state power." A mainstream media columnist proclaimed that "the moral authority of parents who bury children killed in Iraq is absolute." Even before Mrs. Sheehan became a media darling, minority House Democrats called her as a witness at a June 2005 hearing about Britain's so-called Downing Street Memos.

Well, she's their problem now. On Wednesday members of the new House majority tried to hold a press conference to discuss their legislative priorities, but a group of hecklers, led by Mrs. Sheehan and chanting, "De-escalate, investigate, troops home now," forced Representative Rahm Emanuel to shut it down....

She is an outright anti-American activist, who has called the U.S. a "morally repugnant system," said that "this country is not worth dying for,"

(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: antiwar; cindysheehan; democrats; iraq; justdeserts; sheehan
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Good, brief take by WSJ.
1 posted on 01/06/2007 3:35:21 PM PST by shrinkermd
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To: shrinkermd

I love it. They should have read a certain book by Mary Shelly.

Sometimes, the monster you create turns on you.


2 posted on 01/06/2007 3:38:07 PM PST by zbigreddogz
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To: shrinkermd

"Remember Cindy Sheehan"

Wasn't he that ugly dude?


3 posted on 01/06/2007 3:39:10 PM PST by exile (Mrs. Exile - "Yes you're the greatest husband ever, now put on some pants")
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To: shrinkermd

Subscribers-only article. Can anyone post the rest of it?


4 posted on 01/06/2007 3:41:38 PM PST by Mr. Mojo
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To: shrinkermd

Mascot for the democrat party
5 posted on 01/06/2007 3:42:08 PM PST by Cobra64 (www.BulletBras.net)
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To: exile
'Wasn't he that ugly dude?'

No!. That was Janice Joplin ... voted "ugliest man on campus" University of Texas 1966.

6 posted on 01/06/2007 3:43:05 PM PST by moonman (`)
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To: Mr. Mojo

Nope, Moderator would pull whole article then. They have no choice. 300 words maximum.


7 posted on 01/06/2007 3:45:33 PM PST by shrinkermd
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To: shrinkermd
Remember Cindy Sheehan?

Who?

8 posted on 01/06/2007 3:46:33 PM PST by Lunatic Fringe (Say "NO" to the Trans-Texas Corridor)
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To: shrinkermd

Where's Dave Letterman on all of this?


9 posted on 01/06/2007 3:48:00 PM PST by toddlintown (Six bullets and Lennon goes down. Yet not one hit Yoko. Discuss.)
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To: Lunatic Fringe

She's the one that stood on her son's coffin for so long. She fell off when he kept rolling over in his grave!!!!! You can also find her by searching for "The Bitch In The Ditch."


10 posted on 01/06/2007 3:51:57 PM PST by oldenuff2no
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To: shrinkermd

No, Why do you ask?


11 posted on 01/06/2007 4:00:08 PM PST by xcamel (Press to Test, Release to Detonate)
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To: shrinkermd

"She is an outright anti-American activist."

Yes, but she's also just an overdone fruitcake.


12 posted on 01/06/2007 4:04:02 PM PST by garyhope (It's World War IV, right here, right now courtesy of Islam.)
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To: zbigreddogz

She won't be on the loose for long, The democrats won't tolerate her embarrassing them.


13 posted on 01/06/2007 4:05:14 PM PST by cripplecreek (Peace without victory is a temporary illusion.)
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To: Mr. Mojo
Subscribers-only article. Can anyone post the rest of it?

Can't post the whole thing, but the excerpt is pretty much 99% of the article.

14 posted on 01/06/2007 4:07:52 PM PST by COBOL2Java ("No stronger retrograde force exists in the world" - Winston Churchill on Islam)
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To: shrinkermd

She got her way didn't she. The very next day the demonrats were calling for an immediate end to the war in Iraq.


15 posted on 01/06/2007 4:09:19 PM PST by OldFriend (THE PRESS IS AN EVIL FOR WHICH THERE IS NO REMEDY)
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To: oldenuff2no

Sheehag speaks for Soros now, and when she speaks, the demons listen.


16 posted on 01/06/2007 4:10:03 PM PST by OldFriend (THE PRESS IS AN EVIL FOR WHICH THERE IS NO REMEDY)
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A letter my son sent to Sheehags site


I'm a soldier of U.S. Army stationed in Iraq. I no doubt have the up most respect for fallen soldiers and their families due to war.I myself have lost loved ones from combat. Every time I see your organization in the news I remind myself of the thousands of people who lost their lives on Sept. 11 and the fact that they would be proud of what we are doing here. I also remind myself that I signed the dotted line and took and oath to serve my country that I love. Which is something you need to remember as well. These fallen soldiers were not drafted or forced to enlist as American soldiers. If this is how you want them to be remembered then so be it. Just remember you are not taken seriously by many soldiers here. I have been forwarded the opportunity to meet many soldiers and all of them are confident in what we are doing here and committed to getting the job done. Pulling out now would make the sacrifices our soldiers have made utterly pointless. We are here to insure that we do not loose innocent Americans again and to protect those of you who disrespect us everyday. Do not bother to reply to this message for I will not bother to read it.



Dede's reply


Some of our biggest supporters are 9/11 families who do not ant anymore deaths in their names. I am sure you are aware that Iraq and the more than half a million innocent people killed there had nothing to do with the 9/11 attacks.
In Peace, Dede


17 posted on 01/06/2007 4:13:48 PM PST by mystery-ak (My Son, My Soldier, My Hero........God Speed Jonathan......)
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To: shrinkermd

The Dems' problem is that they took her off the payroll after the election.


18 posted on 01/06/2007 4:15:04 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: shrinkermd

You would hope that the rats have somehow wised up to Peace-Skank Sheehan but I doubt it.


19 posted on 01/06/2007 4:20:52 PM PST by Chi-townChief
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To: shrinkermd

You would hope that the rats have somehow wised up to Peace-Skank Sheehan but I doubt it.


20 posted on 01/06/2007 4:20:54 PM PST by Chi-townChief
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