Lemons

I think the people in Saddams torture chambers, are more than happy the left isn't the majority in America.

YesJess

Yes, that is a good thing... very true. Of course we had no choice to go to war because someone jumped the gun and created a war in a place that was no threat to US. However, we are there and its a good thing. I just still want to know what was accomplished from the rest.

ManSlippers

This bares repeating: I <3 Cindy and will support her fully.
Regardless of your far-right opinion, I still support her regardless of what you THINK she is or isn't doing.

Stone Cold

I don't agree with this war much more than many other people in this country. Was G.W. jumping the gun once he got into office?

Our side: yes he should have waited for more support, it was a rash/rushed decision.
Their side: he had a goal that he was passionate about and wanted to get it done therefore wanted to start it as soon as he could.

Is it a shame that there are kids older and younger than myself over there risking their lives and are scared?
Our side: yes.
Their side: yes.
My thought: there are kids over there, one from my home town, who love that kind of action and can't wait to go back. he's following his commander in chief and doing something where he doesn't mind getting his hands a little dirty. freaky/messed up/scary shit going on over there, hell yes. granted not everyone feels that way. If my friend Chris had to go over there, i'd do everything i could to stop her or find a way she didn't have to. but i'd sure as hell support her, write to her and do everything i could that way too

The problem with this lady is that she seems to have forgotten what she started all this for: her son. not for political reasons so she can spread her opinion on life and politics because quite frankly i don't care because there are thousands saying the same thing. let THOSE people do the talking. she shouldn't exploit her son like that. that's like hank william's son exploiting his father: bullshit

Is G.W. the greatest leader? no. is he our leader now? yes. Do we have to wait out his office term? yes. Do we have to like it? no.

But the way i see it, no one else was going to step in and take care of sadam. do we have a right to do what we did? does that really matter now because it's already been done, we can't change the past. should someone stand idly by while a bully beats up on someone who can't defend him/herself? you always take the risk of hurting yourself by attempting to help someone else. Jesus said "what greater thing can one do than lay one's life down for a friend" what we need to do is support our troops. they are the ones over there not us. when they come back from almost getting their head blasted off/spending 8 months in a P.O.W. camp/losing a limb and see THIS WAR IS BULLSHIT, TAKE THE TROOPS OUT, THIS WAR IS FOR OIL ONLY i'm sure that doesn't sit well with some of them (just as i'm sure it sits well with some).

"I'm just trying to be a father
Raise a daughter and a son
Be a lover to their mother
Everything to everyone
Up and at 'em, bright and early
I'm all business in my suit
Yeah, I'm dressed up for success
From my head down to my boots

I don't do it for the money
There's bills that I can't pay
I don't do it for the glory
I just do it anyway
Providing for our future's my responsibility
Yeah I'm real good under pressure
Being all that I can be

And I can't call in sick on Mondays
when the weekends been too strong
I just work straight through the holidays
And sometimes all night long
You can bet that I stand ready when the wolf growls at the door
Hey, I'm solid, hey I'm steady, hey, I'm true down to the core
And I will always do my duty no matter what the price
I've counted up the cost, I know the sacrifice
Oh, and I don't want to die for you
but if dyin's asked of me
I'll bear that cross with honor
'cause freedom don't come free

I'm an American soldier, an American
beside my brothers and my sisters I will proudly take a stand
When Liberty's in jeopardy, I will always do what's right
I'm out here on the front line
Sleep'in in peace at night
American soldier, I'm an American soldier

Yeah, an American soldier, an American
Beside my brothers and my sisters I will proudly take a stand
When Liberty's in jeopardy I will always do what's right
I'm out here on the front line
So Sleep in peace tonight
American soldier, I'm an American
An American, an American soldier"

Lemons

Ooh. So now I'm considered "Far Right" because I dont support Cindy Sheehan?

Far Right is very Different from A Conservative, and F.Y.I - Im a Reagan Conservative, not a Neocon.

YesJess

A conservative can have different types of meanings. It is too general. Yes, far right can be a conservative.

Kattie

Exactly.

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This proves that Sheehan is angry at the military for "taking" her son even though he voluntarily enlisted (and reenlisted before his death). No sane person could mistake the policing in New Orleans for the war theater in Iraq. Shoot, I would have liked the National Guard to occupy my neighborhood after the hurricane.

I dealt with the National Guard at the FEMA distribution point and they were the nicest people even after standing in the 90+ heat all day. The fact that some of them had M-16s strapped to their backs didn't bother me because I knew that they were needed to keep order. Never once did it intimidate or frighten me.

Then Sheehan goes on to whinge that CNN, et. al. aren't covering her in the peace march:

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After people eviscerate her (and rightly so), she apologizes albeit rather insincerely.

In other words, they weren't covering Cindy Sheehan so Cindy Sheehan got upset and threw a tantrum.

That's just absolutely false. Yes when a hurricane hits it likely won't be on the front page for a day, but there is always at least one report on the day's events in Iraq. The only time I didn't hear a report on Iraq was the two weeks after the hurricane hit and I had one local channel.

Link

No it wasn't. Saturday's march was just another seemingly tri-annual event. Marches with people that don't readily protest make news. For example, the Million Man March and the Promise Keepers March. An anti-war march largely made up of college kids is not news.

Plus hurricanes are a ratings boon to networks and ratings make the networks money. It isn't then hard to figure out why an anti-war march of the usual suspects will take a backseat. The march did however make it on CNN later that day.