US right targets anti-war mother

[brettdale]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,1550643,00.html


Rightwing criticism of a bereaved mother who is camped outside President George Bush's Texas ranch in protest at the conflict in Iraq intensified yesterday as her campaign struck a nerve with growing anti-war opinion in the country.

Pro-war commentators characterised her as a "nut" who was being manipulated by the left. The internet gossip Matt Drudge inaccurately claimed that Cindy Sheehan "dramatically changed her account" of one meeting she had with Mr Bush. That claim was then picked up by Fox News and repeated on Slate's website by the columnist Christopher Hitchens. Hitchens accused Ms Sheehan of "spouting piffle" and lambasted her protest as "dreary, sentimental nonsense".

[mmonk]

1. She strikes a nerve

in the hard soul of the right.

[stillcool]

2. Christopher Hitchens?...

what bar did they drag him out of? What a joke these people are.

[magellan]

3. God love the Limeys!!

I believe they are now in total possession of our Liberal Media. They're taking much better care of it than we were. Wonder how much they want before they'll give it back?

[Cha]

8. The Free Press is across

the Pond..thank Goodness for the Internet..Al Gore:D

[wtmusic]

4. Popinjay came out of his stupor to criticize Cindy?

What an honor. "Spouting piffle". Criticism is about the only thing dry about Hitch.

[GRLMGC]

5. "dreary, sentimental nonsense".

God forbid anyone should express human emotion. Fucking right-wingers aren't capable of empathy. What a horrible person he is.

[Cha]

6. Yeah, those nazi wing snaggle

heads don't have anything coherent to say so they spew the same garbage they always have..nothing interesting. The only ones who listen to them are the brainwashed who can't think for themselves..for if they did it would give them a hernia.

[TWiley]

7. Republicans are Vile. Frame the discussion like this.

As it is widely accepted that the Pro-Bush base that supports the Iraqi war is considered to be religiously Christian, and that the reasons given for this war were false, I would like to pose this group a simple question.

Would Christ condemn a grieving mom just to support a Presidents misconception?

Cindy correctly believes that “supporting the falsehoods” is not part of “supporting the troops.”

[all.of.me]

9. she is ENERGIZING the left, not being manipulated by it!

THAT is what they fear....