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Title: Mother of dead soldier vilifies Bush over war-PRESIDENT RIDICULED AT INTERFAITH RALLY
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HERALD-LEADER
URL Source: http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/local/11888623.htm
Published: Jun 14, 2005
Author: By Frank E. Lockwood
Post Date: 2005-06-14 18:32:15 by gengis gandhi
Keywords: war-PRESIDENT, INTERFAITH, RIDICULED
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Comments: 17
Mother of dead soldier vilifies Bush over war PRESIDENT RIDICULED AT INTERFAITH RALLY By Frank E. Lockwood HERALD-LEADER STAFF WRITER The president of Gold Star Families for Peace, a mother who lost a son in Iraq, criticized the United States' "illegal and unjust war" yesterday during an interfaith rally in Lexington. Cindy Sheehan of Vacaville, Calif., accused President Bush of lying to the nation about a war which has consumed tens of billions of dollars and claimed more than 1,700 American lives -- including the life of Army Specialist Casey Austin Sheehan. Sheehan was one of more than a dozen activists who were scheduled to speak at yesterday's anti-war rally at the Red Mile, which was organized by the Clergy and Laity Network and co-sponsored by dozens of liberal religious organizations. Sheehan ridiculed Bush for saying that it's "hard work" comforting the widow of a soldier who's been killed in Iraq. "Hard work is seeing your son's murder on CNN one Sunday evening while you're enjoying the last supper you'll ever truly enjoy again. Hard work is having three military officers come to your house a few hours later to confirm the aforementioned murder of your son, your first-born, your kind and gentle sweet baby. Hard work is burying your child 46 days before his 25th birthday. Hard work is holding your other three children as they lower the body of their big (brother) into the ground. Hard work is not jumping in the grave with him and having the earth cover you both," she said. Since her son's death, Sheehan has made opposition to the Bush administration a full-time job. "We're watching you very carefully and we're going to do everything in our power to have you impeached for misleading the American people," she said, quoting a letter she sent to the White House. "Beating a political stake in your black heart will be the fulfillment of my life ... ," she said, as the audience of 200 people cheered. The "Freedom and Faith Bus Tour" -- which brought Sheehan to Lexington, has already visited New York, Chicago and Indianapolis. The next stops include Columbus, Pittsburgh and Cleveland. Other speakers included state Rep. Kathy Stein, D-Lexington, Clergy and Laity Network executive director Rev. Albert Pennybacker of Lexington, Kentucky Council of Churches executive director Nancy Jo Kemper and Baptist Seminary of Kentucky Professor Glenn Hinson. Quoting scripture and Franklin D. Roosevelt, Hinson suggested the nation is greedy and morally bankrupt and warned that America's fear of terrorism is excessive and unhealthy. Denouncing "fear that immobilizes, fear that causes you to lash out mindlessly, fear that prompts a nation to launch a preemptive strike against an imagined enemy, fear in excess," Hinson said, "Only God's love can bring that kind of fear under control." Reach Frank Lockwood at (859) 231-3211 or 800-950-6397 x3211 or flockwood@herald-leader.com Click here to find out more! email this print this reprint or license this
Poster Comment: "We're watching you very carefully and we're going to do everything in our power to have you impeached for misleading the American people," she said, quoting a letter she sent to the White House. "Beating a political stake in your black heart will be the fulfillment of my life ... ," she said, as the audience of 200 people cheered. -ungawa!
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#1. To: gengis gandhi, christine (#0)
This would be funny if it weren't so tragic.. her references to Bush and his "hard work" BS.. I hope this mom gets her story out and shows that it's not unpatriotic to point out the obvious.. that this war is a total fraud and the lives that are being lost are not just a number..
Another brick in the wall.......
Looks like I was able to post a dupe on this one, but it needs to get out there.
Go Cindy!
So far it seems just a trickle of strong, outspoken criticism of Bu$h and his totally immoral war against the Iraqi, but i am praying for a flood of criticsm against easily the most stupid and evil and dangerous president America has ever had. The best advice parents can give their military children is not to fight Bu$h's idiotic wars, before they are killed or kill innocent people or are turned into psychopaths by the thugs that run the military.
"Hard work is seeing your son's murder on CNN one Sunday evening while you're enjoying the last supper you'll ever truly enjoy again. Hard work is having three military officers come to your house a few hours later to confirm the aforementioned murder of your son, your first-born, your kind and gentle sweet baby. Hard work is burying your child 46 days before his 25th birthday. Hard work is holding your other three children as they lower the body of their big (brother) into the ground. Hard work is not jumping in the grave with him and having the earth cover you both," she said. Since her son's death, Sheehan has made opposition to the Bush administration a full-time job. ping!
Isnt that 'hard work' a load of crap? Bush hasnt done a thing in his life that could be depicted as 'hard work'..well maybe trying to work on the English language..
What is particularly digusting would be the predictable reaction of the Zionists war mongers over at FreeRepublic.com concerning this mother's actions and opinions. They'll accuse her of plain anti-American sour grapes all the way to being an Al-Queda third in command. It is time to be open hostile to anyone supporting Bush or this war. Anyone who was once a friend or acquaintance who supports Bush and this war needs to be a former friend or acquaitance.
If you love America, you'll hate Israel.
Thought I'd just check.. Link:here ya go: I bet her son is turning over in his grave 1 posted on 06/14/2005 6:56:45 PM EDT by Kaslin Agreed. Another son that overcame his poor upbringing. RIP Casey. 4 posted on 06/14/2005 7:00:51 PM EDT by TheDon (Euthanasia is an atrocity.) "Hinson said, "Only God's love can bring that kind of fear under control." RIIIIIGGGGHHHHTTTTT I forgot, we prayed hitler and stalin away. This woman is a nut job on a mission. She should hate klintoon for eight years of doing NOTHING while the islamowackos attacked us with impunity leading up to 9-11 5 posted on 06/14/2005 7:01:04 PM EDT by 1dadof3 I feel for her obviously, but this woman is wacked. " "Beating a political stake in your black heart will be the fulfillment of my life ... ," she said, as the audience of 200 people cheered." Of course they cheered--she's using her child's death to justify her Howard Dean-like rhetoric. You lost me at wishing to put a stake into the "black" heart of my president, lady. 6 posted on 06/14/2005 7:02:17 PM EDT by Darkwolf377 (Dems, the annoying vegetarians of politics) Dear Cindy: Get HELP, you're a whack job, are you related to MJ????? Like Savage says, liberalism is a mental disorder and this chick is definetly mentally ill. 11 posted on 06/14/2005 7:07:08 PM EDT by rockabyebaby (If you're not part of the solution, YOU ARE the problem.) Here's who's behind this crap: DriveDemocracy.Org "DriveDemocracy is a Texas-based organization initially funded through a generous start-up grant from MoveOn.org." Ms. Sheehan is just another useful idiot. 22 posted on 06/14/2005 7:12:30 PM EDT by facedown (Armed in the Heartland)
Beyond sick.
If you love America, you'll hate Israel.
Oh that is just a sample.. Those people are disgusting.. I was told today that the American people must be the stupidest on earth.. after reading that FR thread.. I must say I have to agree..
"I bet her son is turning over in his grave." "...in his grave" in his grave... Her boy--her son--is dead--he is gone--forever. Amazing. Simply amazing. I'm shocked. And stunned. I wonder how many of these assholes still think that Vietnam was a great idea-- a wonderful and patriotic expenditure of human life?!?
If you love America, you'll hate Israel.
It makes me angry.
If you love America, you'll hate Israel.
I dont disagree.. remember many of those people are paid disinformationalists.. The few there who tried to show some compassion were 'shouted' down... Now what makes me really angry is that those disinformationalists are no doubt being paid with tax dollars..
yea, they are just a bunch of great amurrrcans, apple pie, old glory and all that. I sincerely hope none of those fruitloops have a kid over there. I hope Casey's mom can find peace.
" I intend to live forever -- so far, so good
I lost a family member in the VN war who got killed 2 weeks before he was to return .. we've never gotten over it. And also another family member was shot in the back.. he was a paraplegic until he died from Agent Orange.. SO they so easily spew their hatred for this poor woman.. it is devastating to families.. you never get over it. And their deaths were for nothing .. for a fraud.. for lies..
I agree.
Beating a political stake in your black heart will be the fulfillment of my life ... ," ~Cindy Sheehan to Bush
it sounds like he won't be getting a Christmas card, either.
Whenever people ask me, 'hey, you know what you should do? I always say 'What? Buy a monkey?'
#2. To: gengis gandhi (#0)
#3. To: gengis gandhi, Jethro Tull (#0)
Beating a political stake in your black heart will be the fulfillment of my life ... ," she said,
#4. To: gengis gandhi (#0)
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Sheehan ridiculed Bush for saying that it's "hard work" comforting the widow of a soldier who's been killed in Iraq.
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#16. To: wbales (#7)
It is time to be openly hostile to anyone supporting Bush or this war. Anyone who was once a friend or acquaintance who supports Bush and this war needs to be a former friend or acquaintance.
#17. To: christine (#3)
Beating a political stake in your black heart will be the fulfillment of my life ... ," she said,
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