When Protests Get Wacky

I feel sorry for Cindy Sheehan, really I do. I can't imagine the pain of losing a child, to war, to murder, to accidents, for any reason.

She's angry. I probably would be too, but I think she's angry at the wrong people.

I haven't read too much about her, mainly because she's now the most popular "celebrity" out there thanks to the Liberal Media. One woman taking on the President and trying to stop the war single-handedly. Nice. Good story... but.

Her son knew when he joined the military that there COULD be a chance that he would be asked to sacrifice his life for a cause. No matter what the cause.

So there weren't weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. There WAS a horrible dictator who was killing, torturing, maiming and terrorizing his citizens, along with his nutcase sons. He took out a whole village of Kurds just to see if his chemical weapons would work, he supported and harbored the very terrorists who came over and killed our loved ones on our very own soil. Should we have let him continue his murderous ways? Should we just have sat back and watched as innocent people died under his tyranny, while he amassed more terrorists who would come onto our soil again and murdered us? Would she feel better had her son died because of that? Sitting in his home one day and have a plane crash down on him? Perhaps open his mail and die a slow horrible death from anthrax? Would she also be camped out bitching to Bush that he DIDN'T do something to stop that?

He died in combat. A lot of soldiers have, and probably a lot of them didn't understand or agree with the cause they were fighting for, but they enlisted, they were serving their countries, and every idiot knows what the military does, they fight, they die.

So, if we're only over there to help the Iraqis be free, is this a good cause? I seem to recall a little skirmish back in the 1700's where a whole lot of people died simply because they didn't like to be taxed without representation. Should we have started that little battle? Is it because this is a foreign country? Would it not be better for everyone to have freedom, and to not hate others with such a vengence that they go out and slaughter innocent people? Is that a good cause?

So, she's camped out along with other war protesters and whoever else has nothing better to do but camp out and "be one" with the war mom.

Meanwhile, back at the homefront, her husband has filed for divorce (way to keep the family together), and her other son (who may very well be dead to her for all she cares it seems) e-mailing her to come home and keep the family together.

I'm sorry Cindy, but your son is dead, and in your own words, nothing will bring him back. Stop paying your taxes, and yes, they will come after you. Lots of people lose loved ones every day, they go on. They embrace what they have left, and that is their families. They hold tight to each other and cherish each and every moment they have together, because they've learned that it may end at any moment. But you're in Texas in a tent. Do you even care where your "other" son is?

Who are you really angry at? Could it be yourself for not convincing your son not to join the military? Could it be that you encouraged him and now you have to live with that? Or could you be mad at your son for joining?

I see in a report that not only are you protesting your son's death, but now insist that Isreal get out of Palestine. Huh? The media is using you now as their spokes martyr, and you have lost sight of your protest. I don't like nuts in fudge, can you perhaps make a statement about that next, thanks

*** I just happened to look at Cindy's Web site and saw a link to donate money to her cause, and to help other families. Ok, that's a nice touch, helping other families who have lost loved ones in battle. OH BUT NO! It's to help other servicemember families to JOIN her protest in Crawford! Um, Cindy dear, a lot of these families lost their main breadwinner, they're too busy trying to figure out how to pay their bills, where they'll live (because if they lived on base, they have so many days to get out) and figuring out how to pay for funeral expenses (yes, the military does take up a lot of the costs, especially for those killed in battle, but there are other expenses to deal with). I'm sure they could give a rat's ass about joining you in a tent in Crawford, as they're probably living in a homeless shelter somewhere. You are out of touch and delusional.