William Pitt's Sheehan / Crawford article makes front page of Google News

[Bernardo de La Paz]

William Pitt's Sheehan / Crawford article makes front page of Google News topping 653 articles. Good work:



http://peacejournalism.com/ReadArticle.asp?ArticleID=4557

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"His mouth kept moving," Sheehan later recalled of her meeting with Bush, "but there was nothing in his eyes or anything else about him that showed me he really cared or had any real compassion at all. This is a human being totally disconnected from humanity and reality. His eyes were empty, hollow shells." Bush called her "Ma" or "Mom" throughout the whole meeting, and never got around to learning her name.

"The whole meeting was simply bizarre and disgusting," Sheehan said later. "designed to intimidate instead of providing compassion. He didn't even know our names. I just couldn't believe this was happening. It was so surreal and bizarre. Later I met with some of the other fifteen or sixteen families who were at the White House the same day and, sure enough, they all felt the same way I did."

That was it. Cindy Sheehan, who had never been politically active in her life, became an activist. She traveled the country to speak to whomever would listen, she told the story of Casey's life and death, and she threw fire at George W. Bush with the passionate anguish of a mother who was forced to bury her son.

"Casey was told that he would be welcomed to Iraq as a liberator with chocolates and rose petals strewn in front of his unarmored Humvee" Sheehan wrote in February. "He was in Iraq for two short weeks when the Shi'ite rebel 'welcome wagon' welcomed him to Baghdad with bullets and RPG's, which took his young and beautiful life. Casey was killed after George Bush proclaimed 'Mission Accomplished' on May 1, 2003. Hundreds of our young people and thousands of Iraqis have been needlessly and senselessly murdered since George Bush triumphantly announced an end to 'major combat' almost 2 years ago now. All of the above events have been heralded by this administration as 'turning points' in the 'war on terror' - or as wonderful events in the 'march of democracy.'"

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[jim3775]

1. Will Pitt deserves an award for his great writing

I think we should give him the DUlitzer Prize.

[unblock]

10. DUlitzer prize, i love it!

:rofl:

[Inland]

19. The DUlitzer! I say, yes!

Categories could be

Best news article: best essay: best post; best Lounge post; best Lounge post not a copycat and without sex talk.

[rodeodance]

2. "His [bush] eyes were empty, hollow shells."--I vividly recall her

saying this before. I remember this quote--it was disturbing to say the least.

[Inland]

20. "He had eyes like doll's eyes." nt

[wtbymark]

3. Also front page of Alternet

[rodeodance]

4. great to hear this. thanks and nominated.

[rodeodance]

5. email this story to the media. IT is losing steam!!

[DearAbby]

6. Congrats to our own Will Pitt

DearAbby is so proud of you! :applause:

[BlueEyedSon]

7. Not on my google news page, maybe a function of your preferences,

timing, luck?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. Back on top of the Related articles

Pitt's article had gone off my page about the same time you posted, but it is back on again. Please see #9 below. I think the clickthroughs may be helping.

[markus]

8. The Iconoclast tops CNN and NYT? Way to go guys

No wonder their server is so slow.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. Raise Pitt's article

Go to http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&ie=UTF-8&q=sheehan+bush+crawford+pitt&btnG=Search+News
Click on the Pitt story: "Every Mother's Son".

This may help raise it. I'm not sure, but I wouldn't be surprised if click-throughs help Google rank stories.

[Pepper32]

11. Nominated

Great job Will!

[sunnystarr]

12. Great job William Pitt! I love everything you write. (nt)

[katinmn]

14. Kicking for Cindy.

Thanks, WP

[ernstbass]

15. Fantastic article

Very well written - impressive!!

[Left Brain]

16. William Rivers Pitt, True Journalist

Will, it's always a privilege reading you. You write with passion and conviction.

[JNelson6563]

17. Very nice.

Good work Pitt. :toast:

[paineinthearse]

18. Congratulations! Consistantly fine journalism

Anyone know how anything about Google news algorithms? Is #1 determined by hits? Or???

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

21. I think it is the # of times something is used in a search term

that pushes it to the top.

[Nothing Without Hope]

22. Go Will! The DUlitzer Prize is only the start!

:applause: