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Cindy Sheehan

Posted: Sat May 21, 2011 4:14 pm
by steve74baywin
Nice article, I thought.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/dailybeast/2011 ... emocrats_1

Cindy Sheehan Antiwar Activism Continues Despite Being Used by the Democrats

Here's a few paragraph's, it's a long article.
Stephen L. Carter Stephen L. Carter – Tue May 17, 12:02 am ET

NEW YORK – Cindy Sheehan Antiwar Activism Continues Despite Being Used by the DemocratsThe Democrats used her for partisan gain against George Bush, but the mother of a soldier killed in Iraq continues her antiwar activism against Obama—and we should respect her for it, says Stephen Carter.

Six years ago, we were in the midst of what might be referred to as the summer of Cindy Sheehan. You remember. Sheehan tragically lost a son in Iraq, and shortly thereafter denounced President George W. Bush as a war criminal. She led demonstrations. She camped out near Bush’s Texas ranch. The media adored her. When Sheehan was criticized, Maureen Dowd famously defended her in The New York Times with the assertion that because she had buried a son lost in the Iraq War, her “moral authority” was “absolute.”

We don’t read much about Cindy Sheehan’s antiwar activism these days, perhaps because her political utility has faded. Sheehan has railed against President Barack Obama as she did against Bush. The press, for the most part, has shrugged. She camped out at the Washington Monument and drew little coverage. At an antiwar demonstration last year, she called Obama “that war criminal in the White House.” A handful of media outlets dutifully reported her words, buried deep inside their coverage; whereas under Bush her activism would have been the lead.

I consider Sheehan’s attacks on Obama
A page with some vids of her speeking.
http://www.benchmarkemail.com/c/v?9tSN8 ... 2B0%253D#2

Re: Cindy Sheehan

Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 9:20 am
by Amskeptic
I respect her convictions and consistency. However, she is dealing with a distracted and fickle world.
Colin

Re: Cindy Sheehan

Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 1:21 pm
by hambone
First I enjoyed your post, but now I'm not so sure.
It's missing an animated corporate logo IAC!!!! flashing.
I think "Democrat" is too vague a label to apply to anything. Voting for 2? Silly.

Re: Cindy Sheehan

Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 4:25 pm
by steve74baywin
I don't really remember the main stream left and media every really showing her in a favorable way. It was more the fringe left and people who agreed who was supporting her. I recall watching the news when I new there as a big protest and being very disappointed in the lack of coverage, and what coverage they showed seem to be negative.

Re: Cindy Sheehan

Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2011 6:50 am
by steve74baywin
Here is an interesting talk between Cindy and Roseanne Barr, audio only.

They talk about making the change in ourselves, the two parties, getting unattached to corporate America. It also seems like they want to fix all the males in the world, that part I don't care for.
Other than that, I like alot of it....

http://sheehan.streamguys.org/SoapboxIn ... 052011.mp3