"If our troops weren't in Iraq, I'd be wearing a burqa now!"

[chemenger]

Did anybody see the segment on ABC World news tonite where the two mothers who lost sons over in Iraq were interviewed?

One mother has become an outspoken critic of the war and this administration and has been speaking out.

The other mother (who happens to be a fundie Christian), and God forgive me for I don't mean to critize the poor woman or diminish her loss, however, during the interview she said that if "If our troops weren't in Iraq, I'd be wearing a burqa now!"

I almost fell off the sofa. Never has it be as clear to me until the moment she said that, how irrational the majority of Americans are. This is the mentality that put Bush back into the WH. I do believe now that we are sunk.

[The empressof all]

1. I couldn't believe that came out of her mouth

I have it on now. Amazing--I am still stunned by what some people believe.

[lectrobyte]

6. Scary, isn't it? I work with some otherwise very intelligent people

who are totally convinced that "if we're not fighting them over there, then we'd all be fighting them over here". Makes no sense to me, but there you go.

[grumpy old fart]

15. Ya know, that damn Islam navy is just such a threat......

Jesus, the logic just leaves these people under the * spell....

[karlrschneider]

2. Yeah, I did see that insane bitch.

She's a fundy who paradoxically is sad her son is in 'hebbin'.
Fuk her.

[Liberal Veteran]

3. Yeah, the notion that ANY Islamic country is currently capable or even...

...WANTS to take control of the US is the most silly thing I every heard and I have heard it more than once in the last 3 years.

Americans are just fucking stupid when they buy into that kinda thing and sorry to say it, but it's idiocy like that causes the words "sheeple" to be so appropriate.

[bluestateguy]

4. If that's her attitude then I have no sympathy for her

She wants this war, which means more mothers will lose sons, then as far as I'm concerned, she got what she deserved.

Yeah, I'm not being nice anymore now that the election is over.

[Bluebear]

5. Remember that 'clever' Windows desktop in Arabic that went around?

"This is how our computers would look if Saddam were in power" blah blah blah. It is unreal how absolutely jingoistic and uninformed the electorate is.

[Jacobin]

7. She has to delude herself that her son is not dead for nothing

A lot of that same talk was going on from some of the mothers of the dead during Vietnam years.

Hard to throw you child away for a lie. So you make up another lie to make the sacrifice seem "worth it".

[chemenger]

26. You know, considering what you just said,

I guess her statement makes some sense in a sad way.

[koopie57]

30. that was my first though too

how could she handle her anger otherwise? I think people accept only what they can in situations as overwhelming as this and as time goes on it will sink in as she can handle it. I would be curious to watch her over the years and see if any substance abuse problems manifest themselves or outbursts of anger.

[AlCzervik]

8. many people really buy into the "They're fighting for our freedom"

which is such bullshit. My nephew in Iraq said that notion strikes he and many of his fellow soldiers as asinine.

[BarbinMD]

9. Geez...

...I swear, I tried. I tried to tell myself she was rationalizing her son's death to make it bearable. Didn't work. What a dumbass.

[Taxloss]

10. Unbelievable.

How would one begin to construct an argument with someone like that?

[Jesus H. Christ]

11. Someone should ship her to Iraq.

Let her do the fighting.

[Cleita]

12. I'm sure she already walks ten paces behind her husband.

eom

[Liberal Veteran]

13. No wonder they have so much respect for Bush.

Compared to the average Rush/Hannity/Fundie dumbass like this, Shrub looks like a fucking genius.

[grumpy old fart]

18. You know, there's a great deal of truth in what you say.....

People that are so stupid, or willfully uninformed, look to folks like Cheney et al and just figger, well, "they know best".......though it's hard to understand when * can't even put a coherent sentence together half the time...

[Richard D]

14. That makes it to the top of my . . .

. . . most stupid, dumb assed thing I've ever heard list.

[Iris]

17. yep. The phrase "stupid, stupid, stupid" comes to mind here!

[Lizzie Borden]

16. I saw that too.

That woman was wacko. She was also a fundie. It's nice that they feel so good about their kids dying cause God wants it. She said, "God doesn't make mistakes".

[grumpy old fart]

20. Bush/God

She just can't seem to see any difference. They both seem to want to see her son dead I guess. Weird theology there......

[charlie]

19. Maybe some poor burka-wearing fool

bet her that Dubya's tough talk would've scared Saddam into applying for French citizenship.

Maybe that's what she's saying.

Or maybe she's insane.

[maveric]

21. No she's just fucking stoopit! Deluded by religion and too damn

lazy and stupid to think for herself.
I have no sympathy for the willfully stupid.
Damn!

[OnionPatch]

22. Get Out!!!!!

Are you kidding? Someone actually said that on TV and no one said anything back to her? My God, are they putting stupid pills in the drinking water these days? I am sickened that anyone could believe this! Where do people get this idea? They must think that just because our (GOP) leaders want to take over the whole world, everyone else does too.

[Rabrrrrrr]

23. It's so sad when idiot fools check their brains at the door and

let the pastor fill 'em up with bullshit; especially hate-based theology bullshit.

What a stupid, misinformed woman. And if she isn't just misinformed, and came up with that bullshit on her own, then she's just a hate-filled unchristian cu*t.

[roguevalley]

25. Personally, I don't judge her. She had her son murdered in a stupid

war and she's trying to live with it. Come back in a year and ask her. I would give her time. She's hurt and there can be nothing worse than knowing your kid got murdered. Its a hopeless bleakness that informs her. Give her time.

[Rabrrrrrr]

28. I doubt it. I bet she said the same thing before the son went off to war,

and before he died.

it's a rather common mantra amongst the "thinking is evil" and "anything not white and American and Christian is evil" brand of Christianity.

[leesa]

35. She will say exactly the same thing but with more fever.

[charlie]

27. Wait 'til

Bush tells us about Iran's invisible army with the gumball-sized nukes. She'll puddle her knickers and herd what's left of her family down to the recruiters.

[tabasco]

24. The Taliban Airborne is prepared to strike !

The 1st Taliban Airborne Corps will lead the assault ! The first wave will follow a WMD attack with Saddam's lost weapons. The Al Qaeda Armored Corps will follow up and exploit. During consolidation, burqas and Korans will be distributed to all American women.

[idiosyncratic]

29. I saw that in the "teaser" yesterday and couldn't believe it

You just know she only watches Faux News and listens to her fundie minister, along with RW radio.

It is really, really sad that she is so ignorant.

The other woman was wonderful. I hope her activism changes some minds.

[donheld]

31. Never underestimate the ignorance

of your audience.

[Xipe Totec]

32. I'm Willing to Wear A Burqa,

If it will bring our troops home. Small price to pay for having them here and safe.

[Arkana]

33. I know! Wasn't it retarded?

That is exactly the line of thought that carried Idiot Son back into the WH. How pathetic. I feel sorry for her cause her son is dead, but I pity the fact that she doesn't even know what he died for.

[leesa]

34. What an idiot! No wonder her son was canon fodder.

These people are being fed this trash in their GOP fake christian churches

[Solly Mack]

36. Oh, I think that woman needs to be covered up , head to toe...

placed in a corner cell and removed from society.

She's lost her ever-loving mind and seriously needs a padded cell.

[truth2power]

37. I saw it and laughed so hard I almost fell off the chair.

Reminded me of when Reagan said all the Nicaraguans were gonna cross the border into Texas and come git us!

[two gun sid]

38. So Sad

I truly feel sorry for this lady. The Bush Administration has used this woman and she doesn't even realize it. Just pitiful.