RIGHT NOW: Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan protesting outside George Bush’s Dallas home.

[Liberal In Texas]

DALLAS — Anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan is as we speak leading a protest outside ex-President George Bush's home in Dallas' Preston Hollow district. The march is sponsored by the Dallas Peace Center. Protesters were said to be gathering at Preston-Royal at about 4:30 p.m.,then walking a mile to John J. Pershing Elementary School, across the street from Daria Place. - http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2009/jun/08/anti-war-activist-cindy-sheehan-protesting-outside/

I guess she didn't want W* to feel like he'd been forgotten.

[Cant trust em]

1. Why is she protesting the person who doesn't have decision making ability anymore?

She should be protesting Obama, or at the very least Cheney.

[Ohio Joe]

2. Agreed

He does not seem to me to be the correct person to be protesting anymore.

[Xenotime]

87. Bullshit. * did horrible things to many innocent people in the world..

We can't let him forget it.

[Ohio Joe]

95. I agree that he is a criminal

I also agree that he should not be allowed to forget it. I just do not think he is the correct person to be protesting in order to get anything done about it.

[proud2BlibKansan]

107. One way to make sure he never forgets

is to hound him till the day he is held accountable.

[Dennis Donovan]

7. To settle a score...

He REFUSED to meet with her for YEARS. She's still looking for that meeting, to tell him what she's wanted to since becoming a Gold Star Mother.

[bbinacan]

31. Bush met with her in 2004. n/t

[Dennis Donovan]

44. Right after Casey died - she didn't give Bush shit. It was a WH ceremony...

...and it wouldn't have been appropriate. Why did he refuse to meet with her afterwords? Would President Obama turn down a meeting with a Gold Star Mother? Of course not!

[bbinacan]

52. Bush did not meet

with her in a WH ceremony. He met with her at Ft. Lewis.

[EFerrari]

14. She's just filling in for the world community while they try to find justice

and their @ss with google maps, a GPS and both hands.

[dem629]

65. Because she's a fraud.

[MrMickeysMom]

75. ...

What makes her a "fraud"?

[QueenOfCalifornia]

96. Uh.... Let's see...

STFU.

You do not know what the hell you are talking about.

Cindy is the most real person I have ever known.

[gleaner]

120. I do not see that.......

I see a mother who has a dead child for no reason other than the fact that Bush lied and deceived until he had a war he wanted which had nothing to do with terrorism.

Yes, he has no more power to stop the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but he left a situation that it will take Obama and others perhaps years to clean up. The people of Iraq will never recover. The families of all of the slain American service men will never recover. Their blood is on many hands, but in the final analysis Bush and Cheney did the most to promote, continue and pursue a bloody, expensive and futile war. If she pickets anyone, why not them? They cost her the life of her son, and that will ripple through her family forever.

If anyone needs to be brought to justice for this and many other things including crimes against humanity it is George Bush. Do I ever think he will be prosecuted? No. It seems to expedient to let it be. Sometimes I wonder if we are the same country who helped define crimes against humanity at Nuremberg and later helped to frame the Geneva Conventions. George Bush degraded all of us. Cindy Sheehan was one of the first and one of the few to stand up against Bush and his policies publicly.

[Canuckistanian]

123. Welcome to DU!

I believe that George Bush and his "associates" should be protested. Regularly and annually.

They should NEVER be allowed to forget the pain they caused others.

[gleaner]

126. Thanks for the welcome

Canuckistanian.:)

[earthworship]

136. that's correct

Bush and Cheney are the real culprits. Cindy has done a hell lot more that anyone here.

[hfojvt]

121. and she doesn't know the territory

brought to you by the comments that make no sense people

[MrMickeysMom]

76. I don't think it has to do with the current commander in chief, folks...

... This may be an exercise in futility, or even remind some people of what the father of the slain waiter did by bringing suit and trying to bankrupt OJ Simpson . Those effected by the awful years of W still have no justice. Yes, each year that goes by doesn't necessarily bring back your son, and it may tear apart your family in the process.

On the other hand, perhaps Cindy is a wise choice for renewing a movement for continuous stalking and hounding the war criminals who now weave lies on the speaking circuit as they try to fabricate presidential "legacy". Who better to shit on that legacy than CS?

Don't judge. Just hope that 4,999 other parents of slain soldiers join her and they continue until the son of a bitch is prosecuted over what he took part in.

[Cant trust em]

103. "judge" is a harsh word, but this idea doesn't seem to make sense to me.

Maybe it's just semantics, but I think that some criticism is going to happen when you wind up being the public eye.

[D23MIURG23]

100. Seriously.

Protest Obama to get our troops out of Iraq, OR to get warcrimes taken seriously. Protesting W is just silly at this point.

[kjackson227]

149. But, he was the one of the ones who started it.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

3. I skimmed an article yesterday

about Cindy Sheehan. It was primarily about how she wrote a scathing email to someone who had been one of her biggest backers, but also how her ego seems to have gotten out of control, and now she's just desperate for attention.

Sad, sad story...................

[Cant trust em]

5. I feel like she could have been much more powerful

I shouldn't say too much more. I've gotten into some tiffs on DU for criticizing Cindy and I don't feel like getting into another brouhaha over this right now.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

23. Indeed ............

Saint Cindy is NOT to be referenced in any but adoring words, right?

Even in this thread, there's that mentality.

Absurd ...................

[EFerrari]

38. I know Cindy and she's no saint.

And the "mentality" you describe is straight projection.

She's a hard working person who takes a lot of shit from keyboard critics. It comes with the territory.

[girl gone mad]

48. Some people prefer to sit behind their computers and create little personal dramas..

others get their voices heard.

[WolverineDG]

129. Much easier to create drama sitting at your computer

than sitting in a ditch in 100 degree heat, dealing with right-wing asshats & chiggers.

dg--Camp Casey alumna

[mopinko]

70. especially for women.

see it every day in my life, and on the front page. to be an uppity woman you need the hide of a rhino.

[proud2BlibKansan]

108. She's a saint in my book

Gutsiest woman I have ever known.

[gleaner]

128. I don't think this message pertains to her right to protest.....

I do not see any particular "mentality". All I see is people commenting on her courage to stand up for what she thinks is right regardless of the consequences to herself.

Why does the action of standing up for what you believe in and facing down the huge force of evil (sorry, but no other word applies) that was and is the Bush administration invoke so much venom? It takes a lot of backbone to walk into a maelstrom knowing what could happen. She walked into her battle having thought she lost everything she could lose. Instead she lost even more. Her reputation among some people, her privacy and in many areas her credibility. To me she gained a great deal of status by trying to get people to open their eyes and see what was in front of them. She also wanted to save other families from the grief that hers was experiencing.

My mentality is simply that she exercised her right to air her grievances peacefully in acts of civil disobedience which harmed no one except for the political faction which worked overtime to bury the truth. Now they get to walk it seems, when they should do jail time. Cindy Sheehan and the other family members who lost a loved one will never be free again. She deserves both compassion and admiration for what she was able to do against all odds, not condemnation for what she was prevented from accomplishing by George Bush who has to be the worst president in history.

[liteworker101]

39. Do you have a link to the article?

Or maybe a website you might have caught it on?

[Tangerine LaBamba]

45. I wish I did -

I go over so many news sites, I just don't remember which one it was. I tried and tried, but I can't remember.

Sorry ............

[liteworker101]

55. Thanks

Maybe I'll try Bing.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

56. What's "Bing"?

And, by the way, welcome to DU!

:hi:

[liteworker101]

63. This is not a promo for Bing...

But I hear Microsoft's new Up-Yours-Google search engine, Bing.com, is good at shredding the impertinent data from the web and helping me find that link.
Their TV spots are jarring. You'll catch one tonight, I bet.

Thank you for the welcome. :hi:

As I am situated less than ten miles from Bush's current residence, I hear more about his comings and goings than some.

Dallas TV coverage of today's rally is good for bringing light to our befesterment by Dubya and the sincere need for his punishment, but Cindy brings baggage, and she may be more associated with Dallas/anti-Bush than I prefer. Multi-channel coverage today not only showed an equal amount of pro-Bush moranbots, but also represented the most local coverage his detractors have had after eight years of Dallas protests.

Bush was spotted a few months ago on a Saturday night at a local Mexican restaurant. He and Pickles left the place with a standing ovation.

God damn Dallas.



On edit: grammar etc.

[liteworker101]

67. Update on search

Entered "Cindy Sheehan June 7 email bash" on Bing.com
Fifth entry was it. From BradBlog, referencing a RawStory piece. So, good hit.

BTW, I know Cindy and I know Stephen. He's right.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

73. Yep, Kaleva (below) also found it -

rawstory, of course.

I didn't imagine it. That's a great relief.

Good one!

:toast:

[Strong Atheist]

105. Welcome to DU!

:toast:

[SecularMotion]

135. I tried the same search thru the microsoft search engine

and got no links to Bradblog.

The same search on Google gave me your post 1st and the Bradblog link 4th.

I'll stick with Google.

[Kaleva]

71. Link to story

http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7208

[Tangerine LaBamba]

72. Dammit, that's IT!

Of course - rawstory!

Thanks a million!!!

:toast:

[QueenOfCalifornia]

97. May I please say something here...

Tjere is a lot of total bullshit being spread about her.

Her ego? She is down to earth and never comes across as an egotist.

However --- There are a lot of hangers on that have used Cindy to inflate their own egos.

Cindy had the balls to run against Pelosi - she knew she didn't have a chance but she also wanted to make a statement and let people know if they want to change how things are done they need to get off their asses and make it happen.

If you would be so kind as to provide a link to the article you read I would appreciate it. I would like a chance to see it and comment on it.

Please do not believe everything you read about Cindy - she is under constant attack by a lot of people trying to discredit her because she dares to ask for answers. Her pain is very real. Also her son, Andy is very ill.

There are people who are making things up about her daily - Out and out lies about her.

[fascisthunter]

138. yes... and many are memebers here who jump on threads about her

this web site isnt as far to the left as it seems.

[G_j]

117. link?

never-mind, I found it..

[givemebackmycountry]

4. It's simple...

The stupid monkey is responsible for starting the unnecessary war that got her son KILLED.

I would say that Cindy has an axe to grind with that m'effer and I hope she never lets him rest.

(edited to add:)

I'd be curious to know who it was that she ripped in that e-mail.
I'm wondering if it was Randi Rhodes?
Randi was a BIG backer of Cindy, had her on her show and gave her all the time she needed to get her message out.
Didn't Randi let Cindy stay with her for awhile and didn't Randi go to Crawford to sit in a ditch with her?

That would be my perception of a "big backer" but what do I know.

I too have read some stuff about Cindy but I dismissed it because everything that was written about her was pretty much negative.
I had heard that she had kind of went off the deep end and burned some bridges she should not have.

I'd like to hear more.
When she first burst on the scene she burned white hot for a while.
Then slowly they took her down and I must admit, she gave them a lot of help.

I still like her and I still admire what she did.
She made an impact.

[Liberal In Texas]

9. I hope the bastard never has any peace after what he did to this country.

And the country that he invaded for no good reason.

Maybe he doesn't have the power to get us out of Iraq anymore. But I hope he is constantly reminded that we still think he is a pariah.

[Xenotime]

90. Yes! Those Dallas folk are probably really pissed that he moved in. HA!

[Liberal In Texas]

104. A l ot of folks in Dallas aren't happy to have him here.

* lives in a affluent white neighborhood that once had covenants to keep black people out. He lives among and associates with people who sympathize with him; are like him. A little reminder from outside of his Fool's Paradise ain't a bad thing.

BTW. Dallas County voted for Obama in the last election.

[malaise]

15. Ditto n/t

[Tangerine LaBamba]

25. She was remarkable...........

I think she got some very bad advice, and her Congressional run was a big error.

I hope she finds peace..........

[Cant trust em]

26. Let's see what happens. nt

[Tangerine LaBamba]

29. OK.............

:popcorn:

[Cant trust em]

102. I told you it would happen sooner or later

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5806642

[EFerrari]

33. Her run in this district was not an error.

I hope someone else runs against our absentee landlord this time around, too.

[DesertRat]

6. W is a nobody now

I don't understand her motivation to protest at his home at this point.

[create.peace]

11. she wants him prosecuted for war crimes, don't you?nt

[DesertRat]

22. Of course I do

So why isn't she protesting those who could make it happen?

[create.peace]

46. why aren't you, she is doing what she is doing and i don't even understand why people feel the need

to put her down for it! she is there for a day or so, she will be on to more protesting somewhere else later. and to someone on here, of course she isn't perfect and she has never pretended to be. as someone who has also lost a child, it is about 5 years before you are consistently 'thinking straight' and i think she has done pretty well for having a broken heart, that is what it feels like.

[DesertRat]

53. I'm not putting her down in the least

I feel deep empathy for her. Especially since I don't believe that protesting outside the former president's home is going to help heal her broken heart.

[create.peace]

62. well, time is the only thing that will do that....i know nt

[proud2BlibKansan]

111. How do you know she isn't?

[peacebird]

12. his illegal war of choice caused the death of her son Casey.

I think that gives her the right to protest outside his home for the rest of his life if that's what she chooses to do.

[EFerrari]

16. A nobody? He's a war criminal and I hope Cindy tracks him

until his eventual arrest.

How f#cking soon we forget.

[DesertRat]

21. Of course he's a war criminal

but how will protesting outside of his house bring him to justice?

[EFerrari]

27. Because what a criminal like him wants is to disappear.

Keep him in headlines, keep drawing attention, don't let it go away. I understand that part of it.

What we call "justice" in this country is driven in part by politics and so, by media. You didn't see the Justice Department going after people like Roeder before there was a hue and cry. It's about all we have. :shrug:

[pacalo]

24. You really can't understand her motivation toward calling out the boy king?

It's so simple: his lies are responsible for her only son's death.

If you want to make a mother angry as hell, just do harm to her child(ren).

[DesertRat]

34. As a mother and someone

whose sister and brother in law were murdered, it only brought me some peace to see justice served. We fought long and hard to bring it about, even though we didn't get the penalties that we sought. Protesting out in front of the killer's home would not have done that. It might have initially helped my rage to harass and protest those responsible. But I needed to find some peace along the way to continue the rest of my life for my sake and the sake of my husband and children. I had to pursue justice and then find some positive, life affirming work to help me carry on in my life.

I have a son who is the age that Casey would be today and my heart breaks for Cindy's incomprehensible loss.

But I think that if Cindy's motivation is to deal with her anger as you suggest, I am sure that protesting W's house and hounding him the rest of his life will not serve her purpose. Has she gone to Washington and tried to speak with President Obama? He's the one in power. W has no power.

[bananas]

8. k&r nt

[tritsofme]

10. More likely, she doesn't want herself to be forgotten.

Cindy Sheehan, the legend in her own mind, must do something to keep her name in the news.

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[tritsofme]

18. She might.

Both are outspoken opponents the Democratic Party.

She is a third party nut, I have no use for her.

[frylock]

36. i'm a third party nut..

what the fuck have your precious dems done besides work to get re-elected?

[tritsofme]

40. I don't feel the need to defend attacks of this sort on "my precious dems"

here at Democratic Underground.

But thanks anyways.

[frylock]

99. it's fun to be in a clique..

well played draw of the Democratic Underground card. really put me in my place.

[Bluebear]

42. I don't know - Sheehan was tossed under the bus here a long time ago

:(

[NoPasaran]

82. She wasn't tossed

She dove under that bus.

[Raster]

89. Bullshit! Like Humpty Dumpty, Cindy was pushed.

We do love to eat our own, now don't we?

[Cleita]

17. *snort*

I remember the same accusations were made about Martin Luther King.

[EFerrari]

32. Me, too, Cleita. That loudmouth attention whore. He wouldn't go away, either.

:sarcasm:

[arcadian]

68. The sad thing is this.

I've talked to some people who are close to Cindy at protests, I remember once asking this woman if she knew about the website Democraticunderground.com. Her response? "Oh my yes, they are wonderful!" This was about two years ago when the Cindy bashing really started to ramp up here. I did't have the heart to tell her that half the site makes sport of dragging Cindy's name through the mud.

[EFerrari]

77. I think you missed the night that Cindy was castigated here for wearing a t-shirt

to the State of the Union and getting arrested. It was classic "react without fact" intertube stuff. Cindy has a lot of support here but as with many issues, there's also an opposition.

[proud2BlibKansan]

112. Cindy knows

Last time I saw her (about 6 weeks ago) we talked about DU. She knows how some talk about her here. She also knows who her friends are here.

[fascisthunter]

140. any liberal is a loud mouth to that one

just read her other complaints about other public figures. Its disingenuous character assassination.

[LostInAnomie]

30. Exactly.

Every now and then she and whoever else she can fit in the clown car try to get themselves in the news.

I wonder if she still thinks the Democratic party is the "party of slavery" and at fault for every major war in the 20th century, or that Hurricane Katrina was just a "little wind".

I'll never understand why so many posters worship her.

[Cleita]

35. Because she is genuinely courageous and has put herself in

danger time and time again to make Bush have to face up to his crimes in bringing us these wars and the ensuing torture. No one else has her courage. The mean little man visibly squirms and sweats when she is around. I hope she keeps it up until he snaps.

[proud2BlibKansan]

113. Because she puts her money where her mouth is

I don't know anyone who has the guts and level of commitment to a cause that Cindy Sheehan has. She doesn't just talk about what needs to happen, she actually does what needs to be done. She is also one of the smartest people I have ever met. I don't agree withe her 100% of the time but I admire her greatly for her passion and commitment.

[LostInAnomie]

118. She's a professional protester.

That's what she does. "Puts her money where her mouth is"? By doing what? Spending a couple nights in jail at worst, which only furthers her career as a professional protester?

There's very little "guts" to it anymore. Now, it's just a willingness to keep her name in the papers.

[proud2BlibKansan]

124. She does a lot more than just protest

But I think you know that.

[LostInAnomie]

130. Right, I forgot about all her "wonderful" and "articulate" speeches she makes...

... to fawning crowds. Oh, and her dreams of replacing Nancy Pelosi.

[proud2BlibKansan]

132. More than you have done I am sure

:eyes:

[LostInAnomie]

134. If you mean by marginalizing the anti-war effort through ridiculous antics...

... then she has done more.

What war has she ended again?

[proud2BlibKansan]

137. If you believe one citizen can end the war you are delusional

[Name removed]

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[fascisthunter]

139. yeah, but you say that because of her political beliefs

you usually do when its a person who is to the left of you, I have noticed.

[Gregorian]

19. God bless Cindy Sheehan.

My heart bleeds with her. Even though my body sits behind a keyboard. I think it's not exaggerating to say that she is a hero. A tragic hero. God bless her. And us. She is not alone. We're really in this together. People who don't realize that don't know the full spectrum of damage the Bush administration perpetrated upon us all.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

20. Thank you Cindy

Wish I could be there with you.
May W never know a moments peace.

[NeedleCast]

28. Good

I'm not always a fan of Sheehan, but I have no issue with this. I hope Bush understands he's not going to be allowed to slink away like a wolf in the night.

[LWolf]

37. While I support her efforts,

it's time to move the protest to the gates of the White House and the Congress.

[create.peace]

49. go there then, sheesh!

if so many here don't like her, then why complain about what she is doing? i am a democrat, but my politics are to the left of most democrats. most of the people protesting with me in the fall of 05 in dc were democrats, too, but not all. most of us at camp casey were democrats, but not all. just NOT understanding all the complaints about what she is doing. she is not interfering with another protest that i have heard of. during bush that was the biggest problem between all the various groups with issues, we were tripping over each other to get supporters.

[LWolf]

84. I love Cindy.

I'm not sure why you would assume I didn't, unless this thread has turned into a Cindy flamefest. I didn't read on to find out.

[create.peace]

143. pretty much, forgive me if i assumed you were a basher! nt

[LWolf]

151. Understandable,

and, of course, forgiven.

:hi:

[Seen the light]

41. I find this a little pathetic actually

Can someone please remind me who currently has the authority to really start the process of pulling us out of Iraq tomorrow if he wanted to instead of dragging his feet? Is it Bush or is, wait, what is that guy's name again? Badock something? Bayawk? Bawok?

[Raster]

43. Thank you Cindy Sheehan!!! Keep up the pressure on the socipathic little shit!

There is nothing bush* would like better than to slither off to *safe* obscurity, emerging out of his hole to "replenish the coffers." I do believe bush* has come to realize somewhat that he was used by the powers that be, and that ultimately the jokes are all on him. All ol' dubya wants now is what he always wanted: get fucked up and convince himself how grand he is.

Every last thinking person of conscience should be thanking those protesters--Sheehan included--for keeping in dubya's face and reminding the the little fuckhead just what a piece of shit he is.

[konnichi wa]

47. How is it putting 'pressure' on him? Do you seriously imagine he gives 2 shits what Sheehan does?

It's a little like protesting at the grave of a dead guy to rally support for prosecuting him.

[EFerrari]

50. How is someone protesting you outside your home not pressure?

And yes, he does care what Sheehan does. Have you ever read "The Princess and the Pea?"

lol

[konnichi wa]

98. Yikes. All these years I thought that story was fiction!

:shrug:

[Tangerine LaBamba]

57. I haven't seen any photos,

but I doubt she'll get within shouting distance of Fuckface's abode. The SS are going to keep protestors far away. And, then, I'm sure the Dallas cops will come up with something about the group not having the proper permits, or something equally procedural and neat.

I admire her drive, but I think she's ill-advised and wasting her energy and time.........................

[MilesColtrane]

59. True.

The City of Dallas paid to have the cul-de-sac gated off.

They won't be able to step foot on Bush's street. If the protesters are lucky, they'll be about 100 yards away from Bush's home.

The Chimp and Princess will never see or hear them.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

61. And, you know,

even if they could hear and see them, they wouldn't care.

They just do not care.

That, perhaps, is the most hateful thing about them....................................

[Raster]

80. They will know the protesters are there. And believe me, dubya will care.

Remember he's the "ne'er-do-well fratboy, big man on campus" that thinks everyone likes him. Remember when Consigliori Baker came bearing bad news from Poppy and the family? Baker told dubya how much he was hated. Junior was so geeked out, he was practically in a fetal position and sucking his thumb in the Oval Office. Cut to now: Pickles and Dubya are in Preston Hollow, the most wealthy GOP enclave in GOP North Texas. One would think that Dubya would be in his native element and out taking a few victory laps. But no. Many people expected the bush*'s to be part of the exclusive GOP North Texas crowd. But no. They, especially dubya, have kept to themselves. Dubya almost never ventures out. He is in hiding. All dubya wants is for the last 8 years to blow over and be quietly forgotten. And Cindy Sheehan and others, bless their hearts, have no intention of letting the little piece-of-shit off the hook, nor allowing a quiet retirement.

If I still lived in North Texas, I'd be protesting the fuckwad EVERY WEEKEND. I was virulently anti-bush* even before he was governor of Texas. I have followed his "career" passionately. And I hold him partially responsible for the worst Presidential administration in American history, and believe there is no doubt that he is a war criminal that belongs in front of the International World Court at The Hague. I will not forget and let dubya slither quietly away, and you shouldn't either.

Again, Thank You Cindy Sheehan!:kick:

[konnichi wa]

148. So who exactly in North Dallas is this 'protest' supposed to motivate to prosecute him?

Pickles?

jeebus...
:eyes:

[Raster]

150. You know, I don't think I mentioned anyone in North Texas prosecuring bush*...

But you knew that. Golly gee, whatever did we do until you joined our merry little band?

You have a nice day.

[fascisthunter]

141. why would you give a shit

does it bothr you that much... did you vote for the fascist?

[konnichi wa]

147. You probably should smoke less of that shit and get some sleep,

you're being insipid.

[fascisthunter]

153. I'm not smoking anything

but you could definitely use some of that medicine.... and a dictionary.

[struggle4progress]

51. If it irritates Bushbots in North Dallas, I'm all for it

:D

[Batgirl]

54. If Cindy critics are annoyed now, just wait 'til Bush starts on his (and you know it's coming) image

rehabilitation tour.

I don't have to agree with or approve of everything C.S. has done to have respect for what she did back in the day when nobody was allowed to publicly criticize Bush.

I never did one hundred thousandth of what she did to try to wake up a dozing public. I gave money, signed petitions, wrote letters, called my reps and went on some marches. I never put my body on the line and I never opened myself up to the kind of public ridicule she's unfortunately had to endure.

[Raster]

94. And I'll make a guess... I think the ones that trash Cindy the most....

...probably have done the least. Because it's too fucking easy to deride someone else trying to make a difference, than it is to get up off of your fat ass, push away the keyboard and try and make a difference yourself.

[proud2BlibKansan]

114. I agree

I have seen it too many times now. And way too often here on DU.

[mmonk]

58. People will and that's the problem when the truth doesn't have a hearing.

Go Cindy. Walk the walk while others talk.

[Raster]

92. !

:fistbump:

[LeftyMom]

60. Is she going to be visiting Obama? He hasn't ended the fucking war yet, last I checked.

Yeah, yeah, I know, he has a plan to draw down the surviving troops slowly, eventually, when he gets around to it. So he can send them to Afghanistan. :eyes:

[superduperfarleft]

66. But but but....9/11!!!!11 Or something.

What people don't seem to realize (despite the fact that she's very clear about this point) is that Cindy Sheehan doesn't care about Democrats vs. Republicans, she cares about what is right and just. And the reaction of the partisans to her protests says more about them than it does about her.

[Swamp Rat]

69. GEAUX CINDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kick ASS cindy!!!!! :yourock:

PROSECUTE THE WAR CRIMINAL BUSHLER!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Kaleva]

74. A trip in the Way Back Machine

Was doing a google search on Cindy and came across a blog where I made a number of posts over three years ago. I had totally forgotten about this and didn't recall it until I was reading thru the comments below the blog and saw some posts and realized that I wrote many of them.

Here is the link to the blog:

http://www.progressiveu.org/163832-why-does-cindy-sheehan-inspire-so-much-hate


Rather then cut and paste the entire debate in the comments section, here are the headings of the posts I made:

If one reads ariticles
Submitted by Guest (not verified) on Sun, 02/12/2006 - 11:59pm.

Cindy does say now that
Submitted by Guest (not verified) on Mon, 02/13/2006 - 8:35am.

When Cindy returned to
Submitted by Guest (not verified) on Mon, 02/13/2006 - 12:57pm.

I believe Cindy has been
Submitted by Guest (not verified) on Mon, 02/13/2006 - 8:25pm.

You haven't made any effort
Submitted by Guest (not verified) on Mon, 02/13/2006 - 11:26pm.

I do not know how my logic
Submitted by Guest (not verified) on Tue, 02/14/2006 - 8:53am.

I will say that the comment
Submitted by Guest (not verified) on Tue, 02/14/2006 - 9:29am.

I find Cindy Sheehan to be
Submitted by Guest (not verified) on Tue, 02/14/2006 - 11:00am.

Replacing one group of
Submitted by Guest (not verified) on Tue, 02/14/2006 - 11:41am.

[opihimoimoi]

78. Yikes....in the snake pit ....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fze2J2Ve9is&feature=related

See W at his best interview ever....

[yodoobo]

79. Somebody buy her calendar

I sure as hell hope that Bush's doesn't have to power start another war.

[Raster]

91. The "family" has lil' bro Jeb waiting in the wings even as we speak.

[xiamiam]

81. some of you bashing her seem to forget that before camp casey and on its heels katrina..there was no

media criticism of bush...she holds an honored place ...cant believe that anyone could sit at their computers doing nothing and sit in judgment...she didnt do everything the way some of you would have done it?..so what...she is not perfect?..so what...she did more to shine a light on evil darkness than hundreds, no, thousands of us...i remember the day she went to texas on that hot day in august..i read and watched here at du..it was the beginning of something big and i remain appreciative...remember folks, those days, when we had no voice?..when no one was reporting anything other than propaganda in the media..remember?...if she never does another thing in her life, she did enough to push us forward..talk about eating your own..this place is downright spooky sometimes..

[bahrbearian]

83. Anonymous Key Board Warriors trashing Cindy.

Maybe they can post how they stopped the occupations next.

[proud2BlibKansan]

115. LOL

I won't be holding my breath waiting.

[Kaleva]

127. And Cindy regulary trashes anti-war activists who do little more

then attend weekend candlelight vigils and won't put everything, including their jobs, friends and freedom on the line.

[LostInAnomie]

131. Did Cindy Sheehan stop the occupation and I missed it?

Who would have thought that all it would take is the actions of one career protester to end the war?

[butterfly77]

85. KICK! and recommended!

[Xenotime]

86. You go Cindy!! Don't let that monster forget what hey has done..

The people of Iraq support your efforts.

[Occam Bandage]

88. She reminds me of the guy who still hangs around his old high school two years later. nt

[proud2BlibKansan]

116. There are DUers who remind me of the guy who sits at home looking at his yearbooks

without even bothering to leave the house. :)

[LanternWaste]

93. Good on her.

Good on her. Her son died as a direct result of Bush's policies, so I more than understand her anger at the man. I imagine that's more of a priority to her than an already dismissive audience petulantly telling her to get over it.

She has the courage of her convictions... and that's a rare quality.

[bluestateguy]

101. Huh? Oh, I'm sorry, I was captivated by the latest on the Stephanie Seymour-Peter Brant divorce

nt

[proud2BlibKansan]

106. Go Cindy!! And kudos to the Dallas press for such good coverage

So wish I could be there.

[Wednesdays]

109. K&R

:kick:

[Swamp Rat]

110. GEAUX CINDY!!! ... and to HELL with the rightwing fucktards!

[G_j]

119. Go Cindy! some may say there are more productive ways to protest

of course THEY aren't doing it. They would rather just sit around and tell someone else how she should protest.

[MasonJar]

122. Good for Cindy and the others. W does not deserve one day of peace.

He took too many days away from too many others...tens of thousands of whom were children. That is a lot of days to compensate for. So whatever the rest of you think I say hallelujah that Cindy still has the energy to protest the mass murderer in our midst.

[Luminous Animal]

125. Go Cindy!

She is amazing!

[WillieW]

133. You go Girl!

[fascisthunter]

142. Keep up the good work Cindy... its working

according to the complaints of you on this thread, I'd say it was working.

[Kaleva]

146. If getting people on progressive sites to complain about her

is Cindy's goal, then yes, what she is doing is working.

[fascisthunter]

152. I don't consider those here who complain about anti-war activists as being

progressives. So yes... it is working. Have a nice evening.

[Liberal In Texas]

144. SLIDESHOW: From the protest courtesy of The Dallas Observer

31 pictures here:
http://www.dallasobserver.com/slideshow/view/15621870

[Vidar]

145. Might be time to start protesting Obama. Bush is no longer the problem,

though i vigorously support his prosecution & punishment.