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Thursday, August 25, 2005 :::
I basically abandoned this blog about a year ago because I doubt that anyone is reading it. I still doubt it, but I am going to start simul-blogging here from the blog that I went to.
Cindy Sheehan...
To say this woman is a divisive figure is an understatement. To say that she is passionate is a truth. To say anything else about her is a gray area.
While I support the anti-war effort, I believe that Cindy Sheehan is actually undermining it. She is obviously a mother stricken with grief at the loss of her son. For that, my heart goes out to her. It is not the natural order of things for a parent to bury an adult child.
However, Cindy Sheehan, in her grief, or for other reasons, has decided to make this an issue about Israel and not the fanaticism of one American President. She has made statements that border, if not cross the line, on anti-Semitism. To insinuate that this is, or has ever been, a war to defend the rights of Israel is pure hubris on her part.
Such statements only serve to undermine the honest anti-war efforts of millions of Americans. They marginalize everything that decent activists stand for. I find it difficult to support the efforts of a woman who has added men like David Duke (of KKK fame) to her friends and supporters roster. When asked about her anti-Israel statements, she denied making them, even in the face of quoted text.
Many people are giving Cindy Sheehan credit for reinvigorating the anti-war movement. The anti-war movement in this country has been alive and well and led by good people of conscience. She is not who I choose to call the face of my anti-war efforts. I prefer if my efforts are never associated with hers. I hope that others of good conscience do not allow their efforts to be sidetracked and perverted by the lure of riding her coattails for the hopes of some peripheral media attention.
Cindy Sheehan is no more than the latest soundbyte and she is now the latest example of lazy journalism. It is easier to write and rewrite articles about Sheehan than it is to go out and find real stories. To maybe investigate the truths behind allegations in this war. I mourn the loss of true investigative journalism in this country and wish that a new generation of young turk journalists would get off their lazy asses and stand true to the passion and commitment of men like Woodward and Bernstein.
I have no use for President Bush, but I cannot say that I agree with Sheehan's assertions that he is required to meet with her.
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