Red paper front-pages local Sheehan support

[FreedomAngel82]

Link: http://www.nwfdailynews.com/index.shtml

<Red paper front-pages local Sheehan support
by chantedor
Sat Aug 20th, 2005
Not only is my area of the Florida Panhandle one of the reddest of
the red areas, but it is smack-dab in the heart of a military area
with several air bases. In recent weeks, however, the LTEs and some
of the editorials have been growing increasingly anti-Bush and anti-
neocon. Still, I was dumbstruck this morning at seeing this front-
page article, headlined "Local families share protestor's grief,
pain," accompanied by a photo of one local woman whose son died in
Iraq, who says she thinks Bush should meet with Cindy Sheehan.

It starts by saying that some local family members of troops killed
in Iraq support what Cindy is doing, while others don't. The reporter
speaks with three of these people, two of whom back Cindy and one who
gives the usual pat remarks supporting the leadership "100%,"
although he exhibits great kindness and understanding toward Cindy as
a bereaved mother.

Some quotes from the two local military moms who say they back Cindy
follow.

The first woman says she sympathizes with Cindy, and that she and her
daughter are talking about going to Crawford to support her. She says
she "makes a distinction between criticizing the civilians who made
the decision to invade Iraq and backing the troops dutifully and
courageously following orders." She says she supports the troops in
Iraq and that "'everyone over there is a hero in my book.'"

"But she wants Bush to face Sheehan," the article continues.

She wants him "to explain why he pushed for invasion of Iraq, because
reasons cited during buildup to war--such as the search for weapons
of mass destruction--proved wrong. Particularly troubling to her are
the late-night television quips about soldiers being sent to Iraq
for 'oil money'".>

[txindy]

1. People are waking up, slowly, but surely. n/t