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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 07:57 AM
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Welcome to DU - the All Cindy, All Day Channel!
Listen, I respect her a lot, but there are other events going on in the world. Do we really have to have every post on the front page devoted to her?
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KyndCulture Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 07:58 AM
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1. *ducks* hope you got your flame retardant suit on. INCOMING.
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Skinner ADMIN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 07:59 AM
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2. Congratulations!
You just started another thread about Cindy Sheehan. :thumbsup:
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Hubert Flottz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:00 AM
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4. LMAO!
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meegbear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:01 AM
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5. BWAH-HAHAHA!
:rofl:
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bertha katzenengel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:03 AM
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10. Skinner, I love you.
:bounce:
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:03 AM
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11. w00t
You nailed that one, Skinner! :rofl:
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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:04 AM
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13. Only way to bust through the Catch 22.
Yea, ha ha. Silly me!
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OmmmSweetOmmm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:34 AM
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34. hahahahahahahaha! Right on the money Skinner! n/t
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Maru Kitteh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 10:51 AM
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43. Perfect
:rofl:

Skinner :yourock:
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City Lights Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 10:58 AM
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45. ...
:yourock:

:7
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NoSheep Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 10:59 AM
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48. He-he!
:kick:
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 11:03 AM
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52. That was my first thought too!
And besides nothing's preventing ANYone from starting threads about other things.

Sheesh.
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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:00 AM
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3. hmmmmm
like Aruba girl perhaps? That is for our TV 'news'.
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:01 AM
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6. Feel free to start a topic about something else then.
What's on your mind? Or, did you just come here to whine this morning?
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KyndCulture Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:02 AM
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7. *LOL* that was my first thought. Do tell? What would you like to discuss?
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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:03 AM
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9. I've been posting on other topics, but
nobody else is. I value your insights into OTHER things besides CS, but no one is even looking at any other posts. It's just a little disconcerting.
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Hubert Flottz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:12 AM
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25. Are you related to...


Shake your head yes if you are! :hi:

Sorry I got Off Topic, but I've wanted to know that ever since I saw you name in the lounge about four years ago! No...not the lounge at the bus station! I thought this may finally just be the thread to ask qusetions like that on...
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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:28 AM
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29. Ha!
Yeah, that's me all right. Jeez. And now I have to work, so everyone's going to say I "post and run".

Oh well, it was worth a try.
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Hubert Flottz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:35 AM
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35. I was asking GOPis(EVIL)
Sorry you gotta' Post and Run!
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shadowknows69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:03 AM
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8. Yeah a lot more going on in the world
CNN just did a story on how much you should tip people. There is nothing more important going on in the world.
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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:06 AM
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19. There's more going on on this board.
Posts are scrolling off (No, not mine) that have great information about Roberts, Plame, Novakula, Bush and the budget, Iraq war events (besides CS) etc. etc. Nobody's posting on anything else but this one topic.

No one finds this disturbing?
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KyndCulture Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:09 AM
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23. Hey I just caught on CNN that Courtney Love failed a drug test. nt
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shadowknows69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:15 AM
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27. I can finally die an enlightened being now
better luck next time courtney
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 10:58 AM
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46. Hey, some couple named Hyatt did something bad
I think. Just heard about it.

:sarcasm:
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mtnester Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:04 AM
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12. For shame, and a member of the DU activists corps to boot
:spank: :rofl:
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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:04 AM
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14. No shame here.
And I even sent her a card.
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DistressedAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:05 AM
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18. I Suspect that Says Something Rather Unflatering About You...
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mtnester Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:06 AM
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20. DID you? That's great!
you should really self delete unless you want this kicked to the top all day if you are tired of all the Cindy threads and no one posting to your other threads, and the subsequent Lounge copycat threads.

:)
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DistressedAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:05 AM
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15. SHE IS IT RIGHT NOW. THIS IS MAJOR STUFF! GET OVER IT!
So, yes, we do!
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Mira Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:05 AM
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16. Not many so important and so underreported n/t
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justinsb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:05 AM
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17. Cindy is just the latest on top of the pops
before Cindy it was Rove, DSM, DeLay etc., There is always a flavour of the month. I generally say what I have to say about any of it and then, if I have nothing else to do, post articles and commentary from non-US newspapers just for the benefeit of anyone who is interested.
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pox americana Donating Member (622 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:07 AM
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21. Other events
like how the media is underreporting our success in Iraq?
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benburch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:09 AM
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22. YES, we do.
And enjoy the flames you are getting!
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LaurenG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:12 AM
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24. I'm with the rest of our fellow DUer's
What do you have that we've missed? Sorry but Skinner pegged you. lol :rofl: Here you may need this. :hug:
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SoCalDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:14 AM
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26. I have always wanted a "Hot News" forum for this type of stuff
and another "LIVE-Streaming" forum..

It would eliminate a lot of "TURN ON CNN NOW" AND "CINDY UPDATE" and watever was the big story of the day..

maybe someday:)
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jojo54 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:15 AM
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28. Thank you Skinner, for my first laugh of the day.
I need many, many laughs today, and you just got the ball rolling.
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katinmn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:29 AM
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30. Yes! Cindy is the leader we've been begging for since 11-3-04
No one could have guessed that the one person that would stand up and be the antithesis of * would come in the guise of a 48-year-old woman with a quiet and calm demeanor, but there she is!
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Independent_Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:32 AM
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31. Kick!
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DistressedAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:34 AM
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33. Why?
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Independent_Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:48 AM
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38. I thought this needed a kick at first...
...but now that I actually look at it, I guess I didn't need to give it that kick.
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DistressedAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 10:59 AM
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49. Nice Of You To Be Suportive Just The Same!
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marions ghost Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:33 AM
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32. you don't seem to understand
the nature of Cindy's vigil. Or maybe the nature of vigil of any kind. She is tapping into a nerve, stirring long pent-up emotions. She is a catalyst. I would expect that a strong response to Cindy's effort would be reflected here on DU and so it is. People we know (either in reality or from the net) are actually there in Crawford. We can get UNfiltered reports and not have to depend on the whims of MSM for slanted crumbs. Do you realize how empowering that is? Do you realize that this is a galvanizing moment for those who have been suffering (really suffering) during the current black-hearted regime?

Feel free to post other stuff, as of course we need to know what else is going on, and there's so much to keep up with. But in the week that this important move--the pawns coming within the King's range while he remains sequestered in his lair --this heroic move was made by someone VISIBLY standing up for The People. So I think you might give this moment its due. Your statement is fair enough. Thanks for the opportunity to speak to it.
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tyedyeto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:36 AM
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36. I remember all who said the same about several other topics
including Schiavo, Michael Jackson, Lacy Peterson, etc.

At least this time, Cindy Sheehan is someone to admire.
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Junkdrawer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:37 AM
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37. Well..the "Cindy" phenomena has to be bad news to those who...
sow dissension in the anti-war ranks...
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Theres-a Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:55 AM
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39. She's a uniter!
GO,CINDY,GO!:patriot:
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Junkdrawer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 09:03 AM
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41. She sure is...and, boy, did we need that!
Go Cindy... :applause::applause::applause:
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Generic Other Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 08:57 AM
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40. a THREAD JUST FOR YOU!
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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 10:49 AM
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42. One last try . . .
I realize it's easier to post snarky witticisms rather than truly think, but is there no one for whom this Sheehan adoration raises a red flag?

I spent many years as a Christian fundamentalist, and one thing they're really good at is creating these demigods - people who attract a following wherever they go, adoring fans who hang on their every word as the "gospel" truth. I just fear that's what we're doing with Ms Sheehan. No one deserves that kind of loyalty.

So, I guess you can go ahead and do what you want to do. I've supported her financially and given her encouragement in a card. But I'm not going to let this one event distract me from everything else going on in the world.
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 11:00 AM
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50. I think Cindy Sheehan IS the single most important issue today.
and here's why.

If her attempt to get to the thief in Crawford saves even one life in Iraq, it will be well worth it.

If she convinces even one conservative that the war is bad, it will be well worth it.

Yes, there are other issues, but Cindy is speaking for us, right now. She is the embodiment of what we stand for here on DU.
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Kerrytravelers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 11:02 AM
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51. I'm able to follow more than one issue at a time. With *, you have to be,
Edited on Thu Aug-11-05 11:04 AM by Kerrytravelers
Right now, CS nneds to be pushed into the spotlight more, because with her comes the DSM, the attitude of * and his merry band of murderers towards the average American, the illegal nature of this invasion and the lack of coverage of our fallen soldiers.

I'd rather think of all that we can get out through CS rather than anything she's taken away.

And, just for added measure, I've had CS in my sig line for a month or more now. She's from my hometown and I"ve been following her tireless efforts since Casey died.
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w8liftinglady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 11:11 AM
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54. Ok,I'll join you with my flame suit on
I'll admit,I use the fact that my son is in harm's way to push the antiwar agenda as well.It's good that we are all joined together on this one...but,like Terri schiavo--while we all froth at the mouth over Cindy(who I greatly admire and respect,and who I plan to stand next to next week,if she is still at Crawford)...the real issues seem to be slipping away...DSM,Tom DeLay,The GITMO and Abu Ghraib travesty,Israel and the Gaza strip withdrawel,-seem to have taken a back burner.Do you think Karl Rove might be clapping with delight?Not meeting with Cindy won't get Bush thrown in prison.We have created a distractor much greater than anything Rove could have thrown together.MIssion Accomplished...again.I hope Cindy gets to have her say with the coward-in-chief.It will be an accomplshment and give her some closure.
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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 11:13 AM
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56. I agree heartily.
I'm glad you're going to TX, and I'm glad you've retained your perspective.

Truly hope your son makes it through OK.
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Maru Kitteh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 11:39 AM
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58. So you are equating your weakness as a fundamentalist
To DU'ers support of a mother who has finally succeeded at giving a voice to millions at the price off her own child's life?

That is messed up.

You know, I think most of us are capable of following more than one subject at a time. There are multiple Cindy threads because

1. We care
2. Lack of coverage in our so called "liberal" media
3. Much news at camp is breaking

I should think that would be fairly easy to figure out.
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OzarkDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 10:56 AM
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44. Staying On Message
That's the trick to getting the word out and having some impact in the news media and influencing public opinion in general. But maybe you already knew that.

The thought of this group ignoring other issues in favor of Cindy's vigil is humorous. They're pretty experienced when it comes to multi-tasking here.


Breaking on CNN - more news porn, rapists...
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DS1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 10:59 AM
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47. She is our own private Natalie Holloway. Deal with it.
:eyes:
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 11:25 AM
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57. ...
:rofl:
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 11:05 AM
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53. but we have to know what she ate for Lunch
and has she gone to the bathroom yet!?
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 11:11 AM
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55. You, sir.
:spank:
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titoresque Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 12:18 PM
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59. you know if people would really just join this
where ever you are, whatever your finacial circumstance may be, whatever weekend plans you dont want to give up.......whatever your excuse is...........if you would just join this and get out there and make noise, stage a sit in, do a Freewayblog (www.freewayblogger.com) march down the street with signs, paint a sign on the back of your vehicle window...........DO SOMETHING for christs sake, aside form money and cards .......which BTW I really do think is awesome and very much needed too but people here on this thread have said things like

"the real issues seem to be slipping away...DSM,Tom DeLay,The GITMO and Abu Ghraib travesty,Israel and the Gaza strip withdrawel,-seem to have taken a back burner.Do you think Karl Rove might be clapping with delight?Not meeting with Cindy won't get Bush thrown in prison.We have created a distractor much greater than anything Rove could have thrown together.MIssion Accomplished...again.I hope Cindy gets to have her say with the coward-in-chief.It will be an accomplshment and give her some closure."

First of all..............ALL of what you listed here is ALL part of what she is doing right now, and if you stop your damn whining and GET OUT THERE and actually do something constructive to lend your voice MAYBE.....JUST MAYBE, all these things you listed will stop happeniing again and again because the PEOPLE will say NO MORE!!!!!! We've had enough, and there will be enough of us out there all over the country, and they wont be able to ignore us anymore!
As for Closure?! WTF?!!! Sorry, I do not agree that this woman will ever have closure from anything this murderer would ever have to say to her , and I think she knows that too!

May the universe and all the loving power it holds keep Cindy safe and well!
Peace,
Patriot Mother-Az.


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dooner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Aug-11-05 12:26 PM
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60. it's called "the thin edge of the wedge"
we all know there's a ton of important crap breaking loose all over the place.. but this is an issue that the media can grasp. this is the issue we can all watch in real time. It's in the open, not hidden behind closed doors. It's the wedge the pushes the door open for all the other important issues. Don't worry, Crawford will drop off our greatest pages soon enough. And don't forget there are still people who have never heard of Cindy Sheehan, despite what goes on here. Our support of Cindy Sheehan gives all of our issues a louder voice.

And I understand, we will all reach saturation at some point... but strike while the iron is hot, as they probably say in Texas.
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