Talk:Cindy Sheehan

can you at least leave the part about exploitng her sons death for Political gain? (no doubt she has)Bohdan

That's right she carried this boy to term, birthed him, raised him up all the while looking for some way to "cash in" on his eventual demise. Have you no shame, sir? Rob Pommer_talk

perhaps a better question would be if she has any shame. she has been heavily criticised for many things. You dont hear about this from the liberal media. Perhaps you should do some research. (I plan to add these later)Bohdan

by the way, did not you hear that her own relatives released a statement saying that she was exloiting her sons death. when she said that her immediate family supported her, her husband divorced her. I am not putting these facts in the article yet because i am looking for a good source. apparently, i have some shame. please dont insult me.Bohdan

Get a cite (or cites) and we'll examine the veracity of the claim. RobS 23:56, 19 April 2007 (EDT)

Is it proper to include David Duke's support? The KKK supported Bush for president, but that doesn't mean he supports them. Czolgolz 00:20, 13 May 2007 (EDT)

remove it if you really want. But i think she actually would support him, at least regarding Israel. go ahead and take it out.Bohdan

Actully most KKK members hate Bush.Jaques 07:20, 23 May 2007 (EDT)

I didn't pay much attention to her when I heard she was standing outside the White House gates. I figured she was some sort of attention-seeker then, because anyone else would have gone through the usual channels instead of attracting a media circus.

But it's possible she decided to cash in on her son's untimely demise for political gain. And I wouldn't put it past the Democrats to put her up to it. Exploitation of emotion is something the media is very good at, and the media is saturated with Democrats. (Oh, and did I mention the L-word yet?)

I figured the whole point of Democrats using Sheehan was that she could take some sort of "moral high ground" by virtue of being a bereaved mother. The only thing that smells fake about it is that I heard she was more interested in protesting the US military campaign in Iraq, than about expressing her feelings about her son. In other words, she didn't just want to share her grief, she wanted to blame the president and his policies for (something like) "needless deaths" - blame anyone but the enemies of Iraq, I guess.

Anyway, if one our writers would like to research Sheehan's arguments and positions, I suppose our readers might be interested. But we should also air a few conservative rebuttals for balance. --Ed Poor 15:11, 29 May 2007 (EDT)

Wording

Many have declared and celebrated her as the face of the anti-war, anti-American movement.

What does "anti-war" or "anti-American" mean? The media likes to use short words, but an encyclopedia should be clear, even if it takes an extra sentence or two. We're not bound by the 9-second soundbite rule.

Is she against the terrorists, against the new Iraqi army, against the US, or what? Maybe she just doesn't want the US to defend Iraq against the terrorists, but otherwise loves America. Let's be clear about her position, if we're going to mention it at all. --Ed Poor 15:04, 29 May 2007 (EDT)

Anti-Semetic?

She has also made extremely antisemitic remarks

Nothing in the cited sources show anything anti-semetic. It is possible to not agree with the policies of the state of Israel, or even be against its existence, without being anti-semetic. Boomcoach 15:52, 29 May 2007 (EDT)

Perhaps we should say that her remarks were hostile towards Israel or "anti-Israeli". --Ed Poor 15:55, 29 May 2007 (EDT)

I think that would be more accurate. Boomcoach 15:56, 29 May 2007 (EDT)