AP: Husband of "Peace Mom" protesting in Crawford files for divorce

[truthpusher]

it looks like this story is starting to get picked up...besides AP: http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/news/state/081505_APstate_divorcemom.html
we also have Rueters running it: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050816/us_nm/bush_protester_divorce_dc_2 AFP: http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/afp/20050816/ts_alt_afp/usiraqbushprotest_050816005818 and USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-08-15-sheehan-divorce_x.htm we all know the truth about this....but are the righties sick enough to use this against Cindy, you betcha...

Husband of "Peace Mom" protesting in Crawford files for divorce
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By The Associated Press
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(8/15/05 - FAIRFIELD, CA) — The husband of Cindy Sheehan, a Vacaville mother camped outside President Bush's ranch in Texas to protest the death of a son killed while serving with U.S. forces in Iraq, has filed for divorce, according to court documents.

Patrick Sheehan filed a petition for the dissolution of his marriage Friday in Solano County Superior Court. His lawyer did not immediately return a call seeking comment Monday.
The couple's eldest child, Casey, 24, was an Army soldier killed in April 2004.

Cindy Sheehan said the stress of the death led to the separation of the couple, who were high school sweethearts. It also led her to take her activism just short of the president's door step, where she has held an anti-war demonstration for more than a week.

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complete story: http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/news/state/081505_APstate_divorcemom.html

[DS1]

1. Great timing

Sheesh

[goforit]

21. That is so beautiful.

What plant is that?

[DS1]

26. I don't know, but it's about to bloom and when it does I'll update

:hi:

[benddem]

2. Cindy has already talked about this

it has nothing to do with her protest. They had decided this some time ago. It is very common for couples to split when they lose a child. There are huge problems with the grieving process.

[Kire]

16. Leave her alone

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/8/15/44440/6234

[rocktivity]

3. They separated in early June--the bastard couldn't wait two more weeks?

Between this and statement his side of the family released, it's what the RW noise machine needs to make her sound as cuckoo-bananas as Cuckoo-Bananas himself. I daresay his family is behind this.

:eyes:
rocknation

[Fridays Child]

9. Whatever their other issues may be...

...the fact that he couldn't wait a few more weeks speaks volumes about him.

[pacalo]

13. I agree. I don't think much of her in-laws for speaking out against her,

either. They should have realized that Mrs. Sheehan would be asked about them & that she would point out that they hardly saw or knew her son Casey.

They come off looking like husband & relatives scorned.

I think Mrs. Sheehan has found her calling & that many doors will be opened for her in the near future as well as long after this Iraq mess is over. She's a jewel.

[DeepModem Mom]

14. I like your post. I hope this woman...

leaves that family to its small, petty, Bush-loving lives, and goes on to glory.

[pacalo]

30. Chris Matthews asked her tonight on "Hardball" if she planned to run

for congress. She said no, that she was a one-issue person. She knew a lot about Iraq but nothing else (somehow, I doubt that very much). He told her, "You should. You know more than most congressmen."

She is clearly a jewel. And she's very likeable.

[DrZeeLit]

57. Don't you think they knew EXACTLY what they were doing, having been

told, coerced, bribed, or otherwise "moved" to do so by, shall we say, some armpit (an asshole has a purpose, but an armpit doesn't), yep some major rovian armpit in the * admin or associated with the RW?

Another 15 min of fame, brought to you by the people who brought you the prolonged Vietnam war and its attendant profiterring, and every other "conflict," "confrontation," "military intervention," or "struggle" since then.

Everything is scripted with these guys. EVERYTHING is planned.

Sooo hoping the "plan" backfires...but good!

[rog]

22. I suggest you all listen to Cindy ...

... before you go off half cocked condemning her husband. You don't have a clue. It sounds to me as though these people still love each other and support each other.

Here's Cindy ... the complete article BY HER is at:
http://www.truthout.org/cindy.html

Excerpt:

Yes, my husband has filed for divorce and yes he filed before I left for the VFP Convention and this trip to Crawford and yes IT IS BETWEEN MY HUSBAND AND I.

Having Casey murdered in Iraq by George Bush's reckless policies has been hard enough on my family, but me setting off on my holy war to bring the troops home, my constant absences, and all of the media attention has put additional stresses on my family.

I chose my path after Casey died. The rest of the family has chosen theirs. We all still love each other and support each other in anything that we do. We didn't want Casey to join the Army, but once he made that decision, we supported him and even encouraged him through boot camp.

We are a normal American family who have had good times, bad times, and terrible times. We hope the good times will come back. We hope that we will be able to laugh with abandon together like we used to one day. We hope that the troops come home and no other families have to go through what we are going through.

It isn't about politics for us. No one asked Casey what political affiliation he was before they sent him off to die in Iraq and no one asked us who we voted for in 2000 before we were handed a folded flag from Casey's flag-draped coffin.

I am not perfect and I never even claimed to be perfect. My family isn't perfect, but we are pretty special ... especially the children. We all miss Casey so much and it is George Bush and his neocon cabal who is at fault. The people who are dragging my family through the mud need to grow up and look at themselves. The Christ said: "He who is without sin, cast the first stone."

[pacalo]

28. The media is making this an issue. And the mean-spirited are using it

as a weapon against Cindy.

It's a shame that Mr. Sheehan couldn't wait until Cindy's mission was over to file for divorce; once it's filed at the county office, it's fodder for the press. He could have been more discreet; instead, he seems to be sending a message.

I question his timing: He filed just days after his relatives, Cindy's in-laws, sent a press release in opposition to her cause. He must have known how hurtful their public dressing-down would be for Cindy because he told her on the phone that he had nothing to do with it. Days later, unfortunately, he filed a petition for divorce.

[Fridays Child]

32. Oh, relax. I am fully cocked...

...whatever that means :eyes:.

The details of their marriage are Cindy's business but what her husband did is in the public domain, and I will feel free to speculate, briefly and in passing, about what might inform such incredibly bad timing, on his part.

[Maat]

23. Actually, I read a statement from Cindy ...

and you are quite correct ... his family is behind this; well, she stated that they had always disagreed on politics and the like. Casey's death made things worse.

[rodeodance]

4. this article was NOT necessary!!

[Name removed]

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Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[ConcernedCanuk]

5. Dupe - this was posted in LBN 4 hours ago

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Mods moved it to http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4357929

[Moderator]

6. Just a note

This post is from the AP, a source acceptable for LBN. The other was not a news article.

[ConcernedCanuk]

12. Just a note

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I posted the actual filed documents in that thread, that's more documentation than most "news" articles get

[proud2BlibKansan]

7. BFD

So have 60% of the rest of the married folks in this country.

[onehandle]

8. No one will read past the headline. nt

[sniffa]

10. good

then no one wiLL know it's about cindy. that couLd be any peace mom.

[EST]

11. So sickeningly typical of lame stream.

Their excuse is that they print what people want to read about, instead of dull, old, dreary news stuff.

[uppityperson]

15. This is a private thing between the 2 of them.

no comment or opinion is needed or wanted.

[rfkrfk]

49. the two principles, seem to have made this a public matter

I don't like it when ... people say things like

...

I didn't do anything wrong, but if you DO think I did something wrong,
I seek you forgiveness.

'bla, bla', but 'bla, bla' is a private matter.

I didn't do anything wrong, but if I did, I should not be
the first person prosecuted under a new law.

...

I guess the era of 'no comment' seems to have passed.

edit, spelling, hae --> have

[NVMojo]

17. sadly, many marriages do not survive the death of a child ...

so the wingjobs are going to shove this down her throat? Do they not get that the death of the son in IRAQ was the tipping point here??

[confludemocrat]

31. Their private matter, as is the timing. Deserves no further comment here

Beyond the fact of it, it's gossip and trivial.

[journalist3072]

18. Why is this news?

Their divorce is irrelevant when it comes to this mother wanting an explanation from the half-ass commander-in-chief who sent her son to die in a war for an unjust cause.

[jillan]

19. Shit - &^^&$^%&&^**(&* Why couldn't he wait???

The truth of this is that the only way the RW can down play Sheehan is by making her out to be some kind of whiney liberal. Now they will use this as proof to say that her family wants nothing to do with her.

I am saying this because I heard about this story already (before I read it here) from repugs that I have to constantly debate. They are going to use this and use it and use it some more.

He should have just waited for Casey's sake.

I know that her other son wants her to come home. But one day he will understand why his mom is doing what she is doing.

[Piperay]

34. Self-deleted

posted in the wrong place. :spank:

[MODemocrat]

20. What a pity he didn't support her through this

Assuming it was his son too, it seems that he could have waited a while before actually filing for divorce. The poor soul has gone through so much. :cry: :grouphug:

[Maat]

25. Hey ... my in-laws and I confine our conversation to pleasantries ..

now.

We have moved in totally opposite directions; luckily, my husband came with me in mine.

[MODemocrat]

27. That's a true and loyal husband

I would hope my husband would come to my side, and I feel that he would.

[Maat]

29. He would.

It's been a'brewin' for a few years.

He's supported me fully.

[Daphne08]

24. It's NOT our business. This is a personal matter between

Cindy Sheehan and her husband, and if the Right-Wingers try to smear her because of this, then they are only bringing shame upon themselves!

Imagine how horrible to lose your son and your husband!

[daleo]

33. The right wing should be careful about pushing this angle

To people with functioning empathy, this will only make matters worse for the right wing. It magnifies her loss and makes her plight even more tragic - as several people have said, the death of a child often leads to marital breakup. Bush will be seen as responsible for a death and a divorce now.

[Stockholm]

55. It is Schiavo all over again - they never learn do they

Their divorce is none of our business.

[Up2Late]

35. Spouse of US mom protesting Iraq war seeks divorce

Spouse of US mom protesting Iraq war seeks divorce

Mon Aug 15, 2005 08:47 PM ET

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The husband of Cindy Sheehan, the California woman camped outside U.S. President George W. Bush's Texas ranch to protest the war in Iraq, has filed for divorce, she said on Monday. Patrick Sheehan filed to dissolve his marriage with Cindy Sheehan on Friday, August 12, in Solano County Superior Court, according to records on the Web site of the local court in northern California.

Cindy Sheehan said in a statement that she and her husband decided to divorce before she began her encampment in Crawford, Texas. "Grief pulls families apart, but my decision to seek justice for my son's death and prevent other mothers from having this heartache has nothing to do with our decision to end our marriage," the statement said.

She said her husband supports her but "hasn't chosen a public quest for answers." Patrick Sheehan's lawyer was not immediately available for comment.

The couple's eldest son, Casey, was killed in April 2004 in Iraq while serving in the U.S. Army. His mother has emerged as a leading critic of the war in Iraq by pitching a tent near the Bush ranch and refusing to leave until he speaks to her.

© Reuters 2005. All Rights Reserved.

<http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=domesticNews&storyID=9380891&src=rss/domesticNews>

(more news at link above)

[Kire]

36. all right, enough already!

I call for a moratorium on Cindy Sheehan divorce threads!

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/8/15/44440/6234

[JustSayNO 2 Sheeples]

37. I knew it!

I knew she was a bad person. Shame, shame, shame on her.

:sarcasm:

[countmyvote4real]

38. Glad to know this was mutual and not a blindside attack.

And that’s ALL we need to know, but be prepared for MSM to “inform” (and divert) us so much more on this development.

[fedupinBushcountry]

39. Why are you posting this?

This is her business not ours. EOM.

[Up2Late]

41. Apparently Reuters thought it was News that the World should know.

I hate these Local and/or Private stories making the National News too, but if nothing else, her supported should know that this story is being kicked around the news wires, if for no other reason than to say what you just said.

I other words, don't shoot the messenger, I'm as baffled as anyone as to why this is making the news wires.:shrug:

[davidinalameda]

40. sorry but I agree

this is hardly breaking news

it's been posted on here earlier today

and it's gossip not news

[Up2Late]

43. Well I didn't see it, except on my RSS Reader

I guess the mods moved it before I saw it.

[AuntiBush]

42. And... So... !?!

And the point is? Enough is right.

[Erika]

44. Enough is enough

Agreed. Let it die.

[Erika]

46. Enough is enough

Agreed. Let it die.

[gardenista]

45. Why not check to make sure you're not posting a dupe

before you go to the trouble of doing so?

Just a suggestion...

[DELUSIONAL]

47. OH SHUT UP -- SO -- FUNKING WHAT!!!!

THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED AT LEAST THREE TIMES .. . .

[drfresh]

51. You sound angry, my son

Tell me more.

[saigon68]

48. dupe

[RaulGroom]

52. A massive percentage of parents who lose a child divorce

It's just too much.

[earthmama]

53. Big freakin deal ....

How many people get divorced in this country. What is it 3 out of 5 marriages end in divorce?

I better not hear some dumb ass bush loving freak go on about her being a bad person cause she is getting a divorce.

It makes me wonder though if her Husband was approached by 'people' to file for divorce during this whole thing. He could have freakin' waited .. don't you think?

[Swamp Rat]

54. Cindy is coming on AAR Morning Sedition in a couple of minutes.

[Rich Hunt]

56. one question?

How the hell do they dig up this stuff? Who gives it to them?