November 27, 2005
Ms. Lonely
Cindy Sheehan waits for people at her book signing near the president's ranch in Crawford, Tex., where she spoke to a crowd of about 100 people. Source
Via the Washington Post:
As in August, when she galvanized attention and made headlines for days with similar protests, there were songs and speeches and demonstrators holding signs reading "Bring the Troops Home" near the main entrance of the 1,600-acre ranch where Bush has been vacationing since Tuesday.Unlike then, when hundreds came from all over the country for major events at the two campsites named after Sheehan's son, who was killed in Iraq, Sheehan found herself addressing a crowd of only about 100 Saturday afternoon. The large tent where supporters had erected a stage hung with the banner "Speak Truth to Power" was only partially full. In the morning Sheehan signed copies of her new book, being published this week, for an even smaller crowd.
Cindy Sheehan's cancerous celebrity had been built up around her belief that her son Casey Sheehan, an American soldier, "died for nothing." Cynical left wing political activists and the media immediately gravitated to her, and began distorting the war, comparing it to Vietnam. But Iraq is not Vietnam.
In fact, Iraq is the reverse-Vietnam, and Mother Sheehan will become even more lonely as the public becomes aware of her constant, America-hating lies.
Breaks my heart to see this poor old has-been so lonely.
(sarcasm aside)
Can we forget about her now?
Posted by: Shoprat at November 27, 2005 06:02 PMCY:
Now that you have established that Cindy Sheehan has no following, can you stop pretending she represents liberals in America? You can't have it both ways.
Posted by: Nate at November 27, 2005 06:34 PMAs far as I'm concerned, you can't hammer her enough! The quicker she is rendered irrelevant the better off our troops and their mission will be!
Posted by: Old Soldier at November 27, 2005 06:41 PMWell Nate, when top liberal public relations firms quit representing her, and Michael Moore and the Huffington Post don't give her prime posting real estate, and top liberal columnists aren't proclaiming her "absolute moral authority,"and the mainstream media doesn't give her prime coverage for events smaller than your average PTA meeting, and top liberal blogs aren't tripping to echo her every pronouncement as gospel, perhaps then I'll stop hammering her.
She does represent liberals, Nate, because liberals, as a group, decided that she did.
Posted by: Confederate Yankee at November 27, 2005 07:25 PMAw, poor Cindy can't get anyone to show up. Someone tell her the 15 minutes is up.
Nate, liberals, and communists (ANSWER) declared her the "moral authority" on the war. The fact that none of them showed up shows that their attention span is limited. It's Murtha's week now.
Posted by: Crazy Politico at November 27, 2005 08:15 PMSorry, Cindy Sheehan never represented anti-war liberals anymore than Pat Robertson respresents Christians. There is a wide variety of liberals, just as their are a wide variety of Christians.
But hey, I say keep hammering away at her. The more you attack her the more you keep Iraq in the news, and the more you come off like you're picking on the little guy. It may be red meat for your GOP base, but you're waving goodbye to independents.
Posted by: Nate at November 27, 2005 08:44 PMOh yes she does represent the anti-war liberals since the MSM has made it that way, every time she farts they are there with their noses up her A**. Channeling Liberal: BE THE SHEEHAN, FEEL THE SHEEHAN WE ARE THE SHEEHAN channeling off.
Posted by: Joe at November 27, 2005 08:55 PMoh how the 'mighty' have fallen.
Posted by: meangreeneinsc at November 28, 2005 01:21 AM
