All I'm going to say about Cindy Sheehan
This is all I'm going to say about the grotesque political spectacle surrounding Cindy Sheehan. You can excuse a lot in the name of grief, and I will not sit in judgment of Ms. Sheehan for her actions. But I will, however, judge those professional grievance-mongers and partisan activists who have leeched onto her and are exploiting her grief to forward their own political agendas. I judge them very harshly.
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Amendment I to the Constitution guarantees her right to peaceably assemble and to petition the government with her grievances. Assuming she is being manipulated by the far left is just that, an assumption. Perhaps her assertions should be taken at face value. Accusing her of dishonoring her son or using his death to accelerate a political agenda are disingenuous arguments that can be heard on any far right radio program. By that standard, Megan's Law or the Amber Alert are the exploitation of tragic deaths to further a political agenda. His death is political. The war is political. Tha maniacal rantings on both sides are political. Please tell me what noble cause Dear Leader is promoting as justification this week. Anyone fomenting negative opinion of Ms. Shhehan is also using politics to their advantage. The truth, as always, lies somewhere in the middle. Does anyone else wonder why the magnetic ribbons found on cars throughout this great country state the admonition, "Support the Troops", instead of "I Support the Troops"? Who among us, unlike Ms. Sheehan, her son, and their peers, has had to sacrifice anything for this war? Carpal tunnel syndrome does not count.
Posted by: Wake Up America | August 13, 2005 11:26 AM
oh brother
Posted by: John | August 14, 2005 12:03 PM