Why Are We Afraid Of The Cindy Divorce Story? Let's Embrace It!

[stopbush]

Yes, the media is trying to use this event to paint Cindy as a crazed malcontent, but that will only happen if we allow it to happen.

In reality, the media and their RW handlers have handed us a gift that should be used to *strengthen* Cindy's position:

* With all the pain she's gone through over her son, she's now facing the pain of divorce.*

At least 50% of once-married couples in the USA get divorced. It's a situation and a pain that half the country relates to. Rather than running from this additional nail in Cindy's happiness coffin, we should accept it into the narrative. In fact, it can be argued that *'s illegal war is the cause of the divorce as well as the death of her son.

Believe me, if the divorce was positioned as a *piling on* to Cindy's real woes, the media & the RW would stop talking about it in a heartbeat. It would then be up to us to keep the narrative alive...at which point, the RW would say, "big deal...half the country gets divorced."

[Jack Rabbit]

1. The divorce is a red herring

The right wing attack machine is using this, of course.

Their use of it is a red herring. The Sheehans' marriage was undoubtedly on the rocks long before now. We don't know what exactly precipitated Mr. Sheehan's action, nor is it any one's business but theirs. If it had not been one event, it would have been another. Certainly, the fact that their marriage is breaking up has nothing to do with whether the war is right or wrong.

[jsamuel]

2. the divorce is her and her husband's business

we should not even discuss it

If and when they feel like talking about it, they will.

[BOSSHOG]

3. Her pending divorce makes her a kindred spirit with conservatives

However, her true love of son and lack of hypocrisy "divorces" her from all that is conservative. She is expressing a love of life and is hated by those who say they value life. She is scolded for proceeding with a divorce by those who divorce in large numbers in red states, who also engage in spouse abuse and incest. She is seeking the truth from a man who lies to conservatives who accept his lies by the ton. She is sincere and honest. No wonder cowardly, ignorant conservatives hate her. The last thing the bush administration needs is someone being honest and sincere.

Bizarro World, alive and well in crawford.

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

4. Bush Family Values

Breaking Up Marriages and Killing The Children.