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Monday, August 27, 2007

Give This Mom a Standing Ovation

Imagine having a son or daughter in Iraq. Imagine the 24 hour-a-day stress.imagine getting that knock on the door notifying you that your loved one was killed in action. That was the nightmare come true that Cindy Sheehan faced in Apriil of 2004 when her son Casey was killed during combat in Baghdad. Like the parents of 3723 other brave servicemen she must have been heartbroken. But unlike many of the others, she spoke out about her tragic loss. She was determined to prevent more parents from facing losing their sons and daughters in such a foolish war.

As she spoke out against the war, her critics savaged her. Rush Limbaugh and America’s version of the wicked witch of the West,Ann Coulter, said she was exploiting death. Convicted felon Gordon Liddy made the absurd claim that she was anti-Semitic,and England’s favorite drunken curmudgeon, Chris Hitchens called her a liar.

But the name calling did not stop this humble, soft spoken mother. As she became more involved she became less naive. Her travels took her to Cuba where she protested against GITMO, and to Venezuela where she met and praised Hugo Chavez for his stance against our war in Iraq.

But her most famous visit was to Crawford, Texas where President Bush vacations. After failing to get a second meeting with the president to hear his explanation of the “noble cause” for which her son Casey died, she founded Camp Casey, an area close to where the president presides.

Her efforts attracted growing crowds, including many parents of soldiers killed in Iraq. To accommodate the crowds, Sheehan bought five acres of land for 50,000 dollars. The money was from the benefits from Casey’s death. Sheehan promised to eventually donate the land provided they make a peace park in honor of Casey.

Sheehan became more optimistic in 06 when the Dems won back both houses of congress; however, those hopes were dashed when Speaker Pelosi announced that there would be no impeachment efforts against the president. Because of that Sheehan announced that she will run against Pelosi for her house seat in the 8th district of California. It will be an uphill fight trying to unseat the speaker of the house, but Cindy Sheehan is a fighter who has come a long way since the death of Casey.
No matter what the outcome, she is my hero for courageously speaking out against this immoral war.

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Nice spin! If I didn’t already know the facts, it would bring a tear to my eye!

BTW, you ARE joking, right

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For any voter trying to choose between the two candidates for commander in chief, there is no better test than this: When American strategy in a critical theater was up for grabs, John McCain proposed a highly unpopular and risky path, which he accurately predicted could lead to success. Barack Obama proposed a popular and politically safe route that would have led to an unnecessary and debilitating American defeat at the hands of al Qaeda.

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After failing to get a second meeting with the president

BTW, what was the outcome of the first meeting she had with the president? (Before she decided she needed her fifteen minutes of fame ?)



For any voter trying to choose between the two candidates for commander in chief, there is no better test than this: When American strategy in a critical theater was up for grabs, John McCain proposed a highly unpopular and risky path, which he accurately predicted could lead to success. Barack Obama proposed a popular and politically safe route that would have led to an unnecessary and debilitating American defeat at the hands of al Qaeda.

Frederick W. Kagan

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Imagine having two sons in Iraq. Imagine the 24 hour-a-day stress. Imagine getting that knock on the door notifying you that your loved ones were killed in action. That was the nightmare come true that Saddam Hussein faced when his sons Uday and Qusay were killed during a shootout in Baghdad. Like the other parents, he must have been heartbroken. But unlike many of the others, he spoke out about his tragic loss. He was determined to prevent more parents from facing losing their sons and daughters in such a foolish war.
But even name calling did not stop this humble, soft spoken dictator, father of two! Saddam wanted to hang around Crawford, Texas but ended up hanging in Iraq instead!
Memorials can be sent to Hug a Dictator for Democracy c/o Cindy, Sean, Nancy, Hillary or Harry.



For any voter trying to choose between the two candidates for commander in chief, there is no better test than this: When American strategy in a critical theater was up for grabs, John McCain proposed a highly unpopular and risky path, which he accurately predicted could lead to success. Barack Obama proposed a popular and politically safe route that would have led to an unnecessary and debilitating American defeat at the hands of al Qaeda.

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Proof on August 27, 2007 at 05:54 pm

This is satire....right?!

Hugo Chavez is a dictator. Cindy Sheehan is either clueless (unlikely) or she is indeed a liar. She said (with a straight face) that Chavez had been democratically elected several times. As if murdering opponents and rigging elections was being “democratically elected.”

Sheehan makes me want to vomit.

James Kuhn on August 27, 2007 at 07:36 pm

Oh yeah. And what hole did you crawl out of to have not heard about Cindy Sheehan years ago?

James Kuhn on August 27, 2007 at 07:37 pm

No matter what the outcome, she is my hero for courageously speaking out against this immoral war

You are some kind of sorry sob if you are 0that hardup for heros.  And thsnks for posting this piece of comic relief. Haven’t laughed so much in a long time.


You don’t have to be a moron to be a liberal Democrat but it sure helps.

docdave on August 28, 2007 at 02:26 am

No matter what the outcome, she is my hero for courageously speaking out against this immoral war

I’m glad to see that you have such low standards for your personal hero worship. Sorry, but while her intitial motive may heve been to protest the war she has allowed herself to become one of the many useful idiots of the left.

She’s no hero - she’s a self aggrandizing fool.


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Pilgrim on August 28, 2007 at 06:53 am
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Like the other parents, he must have been heartbroken. But unlike many of the others, he spoke out about his tragic loss.

Proof, you forgot all the work Uday did with young children and his athletics training programs!  And all this after a rightwing zealot near fatally wounded him with a GUN!

FlyOnTheWall on August 28, 2007 at 08:28 am
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you forgot all the work Uday did with young children and his athletics training programs!

And I failed to mention the sex education that Uday and Qusay provided free of charge to so many innocent Iraqi girls.



For any voter trying to choose between the two candidates for commander in chief, there is no better test than this: When American strategy in a critical theater was up for grabs, John McCain proposed a highly unpopular and risky path, which he accurately predicted could lead to success. Barack Obama proposed a popular and politically safe route that would have led to an unnecessary and debilitating American defeat at the hands of al Qaeda.

Frederick W. Kagan

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The woman who presumes to be able to demand an audience with the President is “humble”?  The woman who elevates her vendetta against our President above her own family is “humble”?  The woman who includes ice cream on a “fast” is “humble”?

Somebody’s reading from a different dictionary than the one I use, that’s for sure.

Robert Perry on August 28, 2007 at 11:16 am
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Give This Mom a Standing Ovation

Maybe he meant ovulation!



For any voter trying to choose between the two candidates for commander in chief, there is no better test than this: When American strategy in a critical theater was up for grabs, John McCain proposed a highly unpopular and risky path, which he accurately predicted could lead to success. Barack Obama proposed a popular and politically safe route that would have led to an unnecessary and debilitating American defeat at the hands of al Qaeda.

Frederick W. Kagan

Proof on August 28, 2007 at 02:40 pm

I’m glad to see that you have such low standards for your personal hero worship.

See .. this is just why we have to demand higher standards from public figures. There are too many people like this person who is totally influenced by the ridiculous.


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Anna on August 28, 2007 at 02:53 pm
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Well, she’s kind of my hero, too! I mean, after all, she volunteered to go to Iraq, (twice!) and defend her country, despite the disapproval of her moonbat mother! Oh, wait! That was Casey! My bad!



For any voter trying to choose between the two candidates for commander in chief, there is no better test than this: When American strategy in a critical theater was up for grabs, John McCain proposed a highly unpopular and risky path, which he accurately predicted could lead to success. Barack Obama proposed a popular and politically safe route that would have led to an unnecessary and debilitating American defeat at the hands of al Qaeda.

Frederick W. Kagan

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Could the proprietors of this blog take a peek and tell us if “Davinski” is actually “Dave”?
It would explain a lot! If not, I apologize, Davinski, for comparing your lunatic ravings to those of that other guy!



For any voter trying to choose between the two candidates for commander in chief, there is no better test than this: When American strategy in a critical theater was up for grabs, John McCain proposed a highly unpopular and risky path, which he accurately predicted could lead to success. Barack Obama proposed a popular and politically safe route that would have led to an unnecessary and debilitating American defeat at the hands of al Qaeda.

Frederick W. Kagan

Proof on August 29, 2007 at 05:20 am

This makes two satirical posts from Davinski.

One more makes it a trend.

likwidshoe on August 29, 2007 at 11:19 am

No this is not Dave, it is Davinski, the Polish guy from cheesehead country. I hope there is room on board
for a liberal because it is good wholesome debate. I feel being a Vietnam Vet, i have earned my right to express my views.


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this is not Dave, it is Davinski, the Polish guy from cheesehead country. I hope there is room on board for a liberal because it is good wholesome debate

My apologies, Davinski!
Room for liberals? As long as they can string sentences together, occasionally reference a fact or two and don’t need a visa to visit logic...sure! More the merrier!



For any voter trying to choose between the two candidates for commander in chief, there is no better test than this: When American strategy in a critical theater was up for grabs, John McCain proposed a highly unpopular and risky path, which he accurately predicted could lead to success. Barack Obama proposed a popular and politically safe route that would have led to an unnecessary and debilitating American defeat at the hands of al Qaeda.

Frederick W. Kagan

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Could the proprietors of this blog take a peek and tell us if “Davinski” is actually “Dave”?

Two separate people.  Davinksi is new.  “Dave” is the animal rights nutball who thinks it should be legal to kill infants but compares a barbecue to the holocaust.


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Rob on August 29, 2007 at 04:23 pm

Davinski, you have the right to speak your mind anyhow, just for being a citizen. It is great that you are a Vietnam vet, particularly if you volunteered; but this is a conservative site. The censoring screeching you’ll rarely find here. It’s not the Democratic Underground.

James Kuhn on August 30, 2007 at 05:44 pm
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