What Cindy Sheehan Really Wants

[Fountain79]

"When are the bureau chiefs of our newspapers and networks going to snap out of their own vacation-induced trances and send some grown-up correspondents down to Crawford, Texas? For weeks now, Cindy Sheehan has not been asked a single question that is any tougher than 'How does it feel?'"


http://slate.msn.com/id/2124788/?nav=tap3

I found this article interesting, I do not know if it has already been posted once up here.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Uh huh

Cindy has answered the lies and smears, some of which were simply repeated here. But of course the slant is that she has been given a "free ride" by the "liberal" press. Go to meetwithcindy.org or read the numerous posts here on Cindy and you'll find the truth.

[Fountain79]

2. ????

ummm...Christopher Hitchens is conservative?

[Webster Green]

3. More like neo-con asshole than conservative!

He is another brain-dead water boy for BushCo Inc.

[John Q. Citizen]

7. About as conservative as the Neo-cons who were all a bunch of

liberals who believe in American Empire. Go figure...

Hitchens was a loud and vocal mouthpiece for the invasion of Iraq long before the invasion started.

While his boozy views have long been discredited, he finds it hard to give up the ghost.

[libnnc]

9. you're kidding right?

Actually, according to this guy, he's a "Drink soaked former Trotsky-ite popin jay." And I tend to agree.

[merbex]

4. The Chattering Class which passes for the MSM these days

only talk to each other.

I think they see Cindy as someone who is crashing their party:

who allowed this woman serious knowledge of current events? Doesn't she know she is only supposed to know about M.Jackson and Natalie Holloway and their ilk? We must make an example of her (start the smear machine) and woe to anyone that attempts to stand with her.

WE (THE MSM) DECIDE WHAT IS IMPORTANT

[PittLib]

5. What do you find "interesting" about it? nt

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

6. I showed Peter Parker this article. He didn't like it.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

33. Heh heh you a sly subtle one. Spidey sense indeed.

[eleny]

8. It's a smear article

More disrespect towards a grieving mother of a fallen soldier.

[Fountain79]

10. please

She has gone beyond a grieving mother and has now become a public figure. Public figures are fair game. Sorry...

[libnnc]

11. "fair game. Sorry..."

Nah, you're not sorry.

welcome to DU :sarcasm:

[Fountain79]

12. sigh....

I've been here for a while actually. Check my profile. I am a democrat but granting this woman sainthood is a mistake. She has gone beyond mere grieving and anger and went into the realm of politics. Should we not offer a fair criticism of her? And please spare me your rather pathetic attempt at humor.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

13. the point is

that she has answered all the smears. This article just repeats the smears. That's why I don't find the article interesting-just more of the same old same old.

[libnnc]

14. I have checked your profile

No one here is "granting this woman sainthood". I'm just not a cold hearted blow hard. Smearing Cindy Sheehan is bad form and low class. It's just tacky, really. I was raised better.

[John Q. Citizen]

23. Yeah, Zell is a democrat too......

So what?

My bet is you voted for bush. That's fine if you did, it's a free country or so they say..but full disclosure is the honorable thing to do. Even Zell had enough guts to say so.

I didn't know Cindy had entered the "realm of politics." What office is she running for?

[hwmnbn]

25. She has never asked for sainthood......

She wants an answer. She deserves one. End of story.

If you think she is "fair game" than so is everyone else who tries to smear her. Until all RW personalities/politicians come clean about their sordid skeletons, they also are fair game.

Until all Conservative drug abusers, adulterers, closeted homophobes, loofah lovers, lying hypocrites fess up, they have no right to smear Cindy. They should answer her question or shut the fuck up!

They get no free pass from me, regardless how religious they pretend to be.

[Wind Dancer]

29. You seem to be spouting RW talking points.

I'm surprised you didn't mention Cindy had already met with * a year ago.

As a citizen of this country, Cindy has every right to demand an answer from this administration given all of the new info that has surfaced regarding our reasons for attacking Iraq.

Her son was killed serving this country under *'s watch, you may call it political, I disagree. We all want answers, are you aware Rumsfeld has refused to meet with any of the Gold Star moms?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

15. Fair game. Sounds familiar, that phrase...

[Lerkfish]

27. doesn't it, though? they sure enjoy pointing out targets

[eleny]

34. Enjoy your visit

:sarcasm:

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

16. I wanna see lameass Christopher Hitchens go down there and ask her

some of his 'tough questions'.

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[soup]

18. um, Exactly which old school is that? n/t

[Solly Mack]

19. You are so lost and in more ways than one....

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

20. So I guess you're all good with the Iraq invasion?

[libnnc]

22. Ahh...the "Michael Moore is satan" argument

where have I heard that before? :eyes:

If you've kept up with "that Sheehan Lady" at all you'd know that she speaks for herself and has been doing a fine job of it for the last 16 days.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

30. This thread needs more Repubs methinks, heh...

[libnnc]

32. they must think we're stupid, turnip truck riders. n/t

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

24. However, a soldier

especially a volunteer, should be able to believe that he/she won't be placed in harm's way without a good reason. And that competant experts plan and execute any missions said soldier is on. And that same soldier should expect the nation to take care of his family while he/she is deployed (Bush has cut housing allowances to military families) and that the country should take care of him if he should be wounded (VA hospitals have had funding cut). I think the point of many of those in Crawford is that the fighting men and women are not being treated right by our government.

(And by soldiers, I mean also Marines, sailors, and airmen/women)

[BeachBuckeye]

28. Congratulations,

You've learned your pill popping Limbaugh lessons well.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

21. Read what Cindy herself says today

http://crawfordupdate.blogspot.com/

[asikite]

26. Why not give her some time on Air America to take questions directly

It would seem to me she'd get some more insightful questions.

[BeachBuckeye]

31. Hmmmm, I seem to remember Ann Coulter saying the same thing

By any chance you wouldn't be a fan of......No, of course not. No Ann the Man Coulter fan would post here