The Savaging of Cindy Sheehan

[steve2470]

http://progressive.org/?q=mag_mc081105

Matthew Rothschild
August 11, 2005

The shameless savaging of Cindy Sheehan continues.

Bill O’Reilly says she’s a tool of “far left elements.”

The New York Sun echoes the charge, evidently reading the same rightwing talking points.

In an editorial on August 11, it says Sheehan “has put herself in league with some extreme groups and individuals.”

This is old-style McCarthyism, straight on down to the red-baiting.

The editorial quotes Sheehan about some of the groups she’s involved with, including Code Pink, Veterans for Peace, and Military Families Speak Out.

It then notes that these groups are on the steering committee of United for Peace and Justice, along with the Communist Party USA. (A person representing that party is one of the forty-one members who was voted onto the steering committee.)

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[GreenPartyVoter]

1. Michelle Malkin hates her too

[Neecy]

3. they hate anyone who threatens their death-grip on our nation

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. Well since Michelle Malkin is an ass

I see this as a good sign.

[GoBlue]

10. That's an honor, no?

Afterall, who in their right proper mind would want to be loved by Michelle.

[Stephanie]

2. What is the circulation of the NY Sun?

They can't even give it away on the streets of New York.

[Bethany Rockafella]

4. Amy Goodman on Democracy Now said

that Bill O'Reily called Ms. Sheehan a traitor. How desperate are his ratings that he feels the need to call a grieving mother a traitor?

[Talismom]

5. If he had any sense at all, he'd be ashamed of saying such a thing!n/t

[ladjf]

20. He has no sense or shame. He has proved that over and over.

In the not to distant future, no one will remember his name.

[Talismom]

22. IMHO you're right! n/t

[RaleighNCDUer]

6. Wouldn't you think it might be ill-advised for them to be talking

about who is on what steering committees? Where have I heard steering committees prominently mentioned recently?

[Not_Giving_Up]

7. I saw something earlier that CNN is making it sound like

her husband left her over the Crawford trip. They just never stop.

[Bumblebee]

8. This is via Daily Kos

but here is a self-identified conservative blogger who is ashamed of their tactics:

http://cunningrealist.blogspot.com/2005/08/decency-is-not-in-them.html

[smartvoter]

11. Predictable. nt

[tabasco]

12. If Sheehan's last name was ABDULLAH ...

she could go strolling through the bluebells, holding hands with Bush on the ranch.



But since she is just a mother who sacrificed her son to Bush's illegal war, she has to sit in a ditch.

[Ron Green]

13. Bluebonnets, actually. But you make a very good point.

[tabasco]

17. Thanks for making a totally irrelevant point.

Now back to our regularly scheduled programming.

[Shakespeare]

14. SHE LOST HER FUCKING SON!

So O'Reilly, and the rest of those degenerate blowhards, can just shut the hell up.

[democrat_patriot]

15. Cindy was mentioned on Brit Hume, KO and Hardball last night.

About what you'd expect.

On Brit "I'm so far up *'s ass" Hume (who wasn't there) the only on sticking up for her was Juan Williams - and he said it was now becoming politicized and that would ruin it.

Fred "I'm a republican toadie" Barnes said she was a "whackjob". A mother who is protesting the 'product' that killed her son. He said "she is now saying it's a 'war for oil' and that is preposterous!" Harumph! (crosses arms trying to look important).

HArdball seemed rather neutral on it.

KO the same.

Bill Mahrer was excellent on Larry King BTW.

[ohio_liberal]

16. If you want to see something really disgusting

head over to redstate.org. Some idiot has a post calling her a left wing media whore.

[K8-EEE]

18. If He's So Worried About Who People "Associate With"

How about Abramoff, "Dr." Dobson, Jerry Falwell, Rev. Moon, The Carlyle Group, the Saudi Royal family etc etc ETC!!

[ladjf]

19. They can't hurt Cindy. She has already lost her child in a

senseless military action. About all she's got left is her life and I rather imagine that she's not too worried about losing that. The scummier the Pubs get, the worse they look to all but the craziest and meanest.

[Junkdrawer]

21. Once again: They are trying to mitigate her chief strength...

She can't be dismissed as a "liberal mom who dishonors her son".

She's a Catholic woman whose alter boy son died in Iraq

.. and was hand picked to visit the President

.. and tried to accept his condolences

.. and was shocked to find a "hollow eyed" sociopath

.. and was pushed over the edge when she read the DSM and realized Bush lied to everyone the whole time.


She's the neighbor next door, that nice woman who works two cubes down from you.

In short, she's trouble for Bush because she's Genuine, 100% Middle America.


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=4296793

[Just Me]

23. Yep. McCarthyism is back with a vengeance. Call 'em on it!!!

Every damn day these savages practice such tactics, call 'em the neo-McCarthyists. :grr: