Boston Globe Editorial: Talk to Cindy

[TayTay]

GLOBE EDITORIAL
Talk to Cindy
August 17, 2005

CINDY SHEEHAN'S vigil is a testament to the power of the individual -- and to the political insensitivity of individuals in power.

If President Bush had met with this Gold Star Mother the weekend of Aug. 6 when she first camped down the road from his Texas ranch, she might not be the antiwar cause celèbre she is today. But the Bush administration keeps calling attention to Sheehan, and the growing unpopularity of the Iraq war, by its determination to ignore both.

What began as a one-woman protest in honor of Sheehan's 24-year-old son Casey -- killed in Baghdad in April 2004 -- has swelled to a crowd of 60. People have joined her from around the country, as have antiwar organizations, offering their financial and media muscle to spread the compellingly simple message: Talk with her, Mr. President.

Presidential supporters have also stood in the road, along with a phalanx of media trucks. Last weekend rancher Larry Mattlage, impatient with the commotion, fired a shotgun blast to send everyone away -- apparently not stopping to think that he could have harmed someone or that his perceived inconvenience does not come close to the agonizing adjustment Sheehan must make for the rest of her life.

more at: http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2005/08/17/talk_to_cindy/

[Ian David]

1. Good. The Boston Herald is taking the OPPOSITE position.

Has there been anything in The Metro yet? If so, I haven't seen it.

[OhMcNo]

2. Herald taking the opposite position?

Gee, I never would have thought...

/sarcasm off

[TayTay]

3. I'm not surprised. The Herald is a RW rag

I thought the Globe editorial was great. The Lowell Sun, another RW rag is my hometown paper and the letters to the editor are starting to get real good. There have been some good pro and con letters and the fight is starting to heat up. Cindy Sheehan's protest has entered the public dialog and this is a very good thing indeed.