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Audacity of Truth
Move Along:
""The whole issue of this - of talking points, frankly, throughout this process has been a sideshow. The whole thing defies logic. And the fact that this keeps on getting churned out, frankly, has a lot to do with political motivations."
Pres. Obama on GOP demands for Benghazi answers, 5/13/2013
From the perspective of another parent
She Does Not Speak for Me My son died in Iraq–and it was not in vain. BY RONALD R. GRIFFIN Thursday, August 18, 2005 12:01 a.m. EDT I lost a son in Iraq and Cindy Sheehan does not speak for me. I grieve with Mrs. Sheehan, for all too well I know the full measure of the agony she is forever going to endure. I honor her son for his service and sacrifice. However, I abhor all that she represents and those who would cast her as the symbol for parents of our fallen soldiers. The fallen heroes, until now, have enjoyed virtually no individuality. They have been treated as a monolith, a mere number. Now Mrs. Sheehan, with adept public relations tactics, has succeeded in elevating herself above the rest of us. Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida declared that Mrs. Sheehan is now the symbol for all parents who have lost children in Iraq. Sorry, senator. Not for me. Maureen Dowd of the New York Times portrays Mrs. Sheehan as a distraught mom standing heroically outside the guarded gates of the most powerful and inhumane man on earth, President Bush. Ms. Dowd is so moved by Mrs. Sheehan’s plight that she bestowed upon her and all grieving parents the title of "absolute moral authority." That characterization epitomizes the arrogance and condescension of anyone who would presume to understand and speak for all of us. How can we all possess "absolute moral authority" when we hold so many different perspectives? I don’t want that title. I haven’t earned that title. Although we all walk the same sad road of sorrow and agony, we walk it as individuals with all the refreshing uniqueness of our own thoughts shaped in large measure by the life and death of our own fallen hero. Over the past few days I have reached out to other parents and loved ones of fallen heroes in an attempt to find out their reactions to all the attention Mrs. Sheehan has attracted. What emerges from those conversations is an empathy for Mrs. Sheehan’s suffering but a fundamental disagreement with her politics.
Who is Ronald R. Griffin?
Mr. Griffin is the father of Spc. Kyle Andrew Griffin, a recipient of the Army Commendation Medal, Army Meritorious Service Medal and the Bronze Star, who was killed in a truck accident on a road between Mosul and Tikrit on May 30, 2003.
Please read the whole thing. Related: Haven’t heard about the "You Don’t Speak for Me, Cindy" tour? Read more about it here. (Hat tip: Chrenkoff)
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This is so heartbreaking. It is my hope and prayer that healing come. That Jesus touches all of these hearts. The stories from the Parents of the brave men and women serving in our Armed Forces just crush me.
- More to the topic it doesn’t really matter what the hell Sheehan says about what her son thought or believed. What he believed in has been well documented from his own words and by the family, and one very embarrissing fact is he was at complete odds with his mothers marxist ideals and left wing politics…
- In another regard, apparently killing is only permissable if you’re a left wing Liberal. To quote a line from her own mouth:
“[sic]….Sheehan recently said she only seemed calm “because if I started hitting something, I wouldn’t stop ’til it was dead.” Yes, it certainly ia a wonder Bush won’t meet with her.
- Update: Cindy Sheehan has reportedly vacated the lunitic left encampment in Crawford. The reason given is a recent stroke suffered by her mother. Coming just at a time when the MSM press was showing signs of becoming bored with the lack of any real “news”, and her statements about her displeasure with the actions of several of the wingnut groups on her behalf, I’m a bit dubious. But if its true I can certainly feel compassion for the poor mis-guided woman.
Update II: Cindy Sheehan now claims that the letter (actually an email) sent to ABC containing several anti-semetic remarks on her behalf “does not accurately represent my views, I never said that….[sic]“.
The morning after her recent interviews on ABC she voiced complaints of the manner in which she was treated, particularly the questions concerning her statements about her son “not dieing for Isreal”. She said a friend of hers is using her to promote his anti-semetic feelings and agenda. The original statement that she herself made to the press in regards to the palestine/Israeli situation: “[sic]…my son died defending America, he didn’t die for Isreal”…
While not exactly anti-semetic, emphasizing non-support so deliberately is troubling for all us American jooooooossss. Perhaps the back peddling comes from her handlers deciding Sheehans MSM “face value” to the Liberals would deflate if she was shown to be outright bigoted. ABC management for its part has issued a statement that “…The letter was not altered or edited in any way….”.
Whatever the real truth is about her true feelings on the matter, the left wings antipithy to the nation of Isreal is simply too well documented to take her protestations at face value.
There’s no question in my mind in this point that the person running this “show” isn’t Cindy Sheehan, but her PR people. It’s disgraceful.