Congressman apologizes for calling Cindy Sheehan 'nutcase'

[derby378]

After a sharp note from anti-war mother and activist Cindy Sheehan to a Georgia congressman who dubbed her a "nutcase," the congressman has apologized.

Over the weekend, Sheehan responded to a blog post from Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA), who had called her a "nutcase" over her criticism of the Iraq war.

"How dare you psychoanalyze me and call me a 'nutcase!' Sheehan quipped. "How dare you call me a beatnik and lie about me in your blog!"

"This upcoming Tuesday, will be the 2nd anniversary of my son's death," Sheehan added. "Casey Austin Sheehan was a man filled with integrity and courage. He was a hero who never backed down from the right thing his entire life. He was an amazing person who did not hide when his commander in chief sent him to a war based on lies even when he knew they were lies. He carried out his duty, unlike his commander in chief."

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Congressman_apologizes_for_calling_Cindy_Sheehan_0403.html

[KingFlorez]

1. He better have apologized

Four-eyed, boll weevil sucking, southern talking, redneck, weasel

[wain]

6. Double-loser

First with the comment, then having no spine to stand by his statement.
:yoiks:

[CottonBear]

2. Kingston's apology is a non-apology just like Boortz's (re: McKinney) was.

Here is the letter of "apology" to Mrs. Sheehan:
(BTW, I am from GA and I detest this sorry excuse for an congressman. :( )
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Dear Ms. Cindy Sheehan,

Thank you very much for your email. I appreciate your spirit in dialogue and debate and our mutual devotion to the First Amendment.

I want to apologize for my personal categorization of you and for allowing myself to get involved in such low-level name calling.

While you and I disagree on the war effort, I certainly did not intend to attack you personally. I have great appreciation for your perspective and your sacrifice as an American who has lost a loved one in the War on Terrorism.

This is a very emotional time in America, and my concern these days has been my 20,000+ constituent soldiers. As I have spoken with them in Iraq and their families back home they have expressed grave concern about the pessimistic media coverage of the war and its dissenters.

As you know, these volunteer soldiers aren't in it for praise but I do think their spirits are hurt by coverage that reports all the bad news and none of the good. Such coverage tends to focus on dissenters of the war and less on those in the field.

This isn't just my own personal opinion, but one that has been formulated by listening to the troops and their families. I suppose in my own stumbling way, I am trying to speak for them.

In any case, I hope you'll accept my apology and I look forward to continuing our discussion about this issue.

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Congressman_apologizes_for_calling_Cindy_Sheehan_0403.html

[derby378]

3. Exactly - and this is why I call BS on the "apology"

Kingston's statement:

While you and I disagree on the war effort, I certainly did not intend to attack you personally. I have great appreciation for your perspective and your sacrifice as an American who has lost a loved one in the War on Terrorism.

Uh, Congressman? Casey died in Iraq. Not Afghanistan. Casey was not part of the "War on Terrorism," as your puppetmasters sometimes call it, when he was shot and killed in Iraq.

I reckon you owe both Cindy and Casey yet another apology for demeaning his memory like that.

[derby378]

4. KICK!

[Gato Moteado]

5. kingston = human garbage

that is all.