Cindy Sheehan 'Resigns' as Protest Leader (Free Republic mentioned)

AP via Houston Chronicle ^ | Tuesday, May 29, 2007 | Angela K. Brown

[NittanyLion]

"Her politics have hurt a lot of people, including the troops and their families, but most of us who support the war on terror understand she is hurt very deeply," Taylor said Tuesday. "Those she got involved with in the anti-war movement realize it was to their benefit to keep her in that stage of anger."

Perfect response.

[HangnJudge]

you were just a tool, now you are just a fool.......

Perhaps now she can find a path to healing and bring honor to her son's efforts

She has been both a fool and a tool
Perhaps she can now become something different

A part of me genuinely wishes for her
healing through repentance

[Enterprise]

If nothing else, she can lay her head on Jesse’s broad shoulders again. Or maybe he will pay for a scholarship to some school somewhere.

[DesScorp]

Her 15 minutes were too long.

[CAWats]

I knew those late night meetings at the Free Republic cave under Bulldog stadium would pay off.

[Red Badger]

Given time, she might just come to the realization that her son died to allow Iraqis the freedoms people like her and her former “friends” to do exactly what they did without the fear...............

[massgopguy]

And another Reality Show comes to an end.

[Enterprise]

Isn’t THAT the TRUTH!

[Liberty Valance]

Good for Cindy. Her faith in radical partisan politics has been met with the reality that the aparachniks will use you till they use you up...drop you in the grease and move-on.org to the next useful idiot. Kristinn, you’re words were thoughtful and represent the best of FreeRepublic. Thanks.

[Jake The Goose]

Listen - this poor woman lost her son - her child.

How would that effect any of us - I dare say we would only find out if that tragedy came into our home.

I say Leave her alone !

If she wants to rant and rave - go ahead - give her leave.

and.... pay her no attention if it bothers you.

She lost her child.

[AU72]

Cindy’s next gig will be one of the “Hollywood Squares.”

[Liberty Valance]

[Kenton]

"Camp Casey has served its purpose. It's for sale. Anyone want to buy five beautiful acres in Crawford, Texas?" she wrote.

Thanks, I'll just wait until you let the taxes on the property lapse...

[Moose4]

kristinn is such a pretty name. I’ll bet you are a beautiful woman.

Maybe if he loses the beard. :)

}:-)4

[Froufrou]

That was a great observation, very well stated and well thought out.

More hatred is the last thing any American needs.

[DCBryan1]

royal_flush_AKQJ10
Since May 29, 2007

Welcome to FR Troll!

[GQuagmire]

“It was a quagmire, she had to quit as fast as possible......”

Heh heh heh heh heh...........quagmire

[SoftballMominVA]

Excellent quote Kristinn! I’m proud to be associated with someone so well-spoken with a complete lack of finger-pointing and hyperbole

[USMCWife6869]

I would normally feel exactly as you do in this regard, but only if what she were doing were harmless to others. Unfortunately, this isn’t the case here. She has made life so much more difficult for so many other families by claiming to speak for military families. She has made it easier for people to condemn and disdain us with her claims that the rest of us (military families) aren’t capable of understanding what pawns we are. I place a lot of blame for the fact that I constantly feel I have to make apologies for my husband (and I do have to more often than I would like) squarely on shoulders of her and people like her.

I realize she lost her child, and I realize that is an awful, terrible, agonizing thing. But Casey made his choices. He chose to reenlist, IIRC, he actually chose to go back and join his unit again in Iraq. She should respect his choices and what clearly seem to be his wishes and not do this in his name. She can’t seem to face that though, so her behavior seems more like selfishness to me. I pray that some day she finds peace. But she has also done a lot of damage.