First he kills that woman's son for oil, then exploits her pain on live TV

[bobweaver]

Is that woman stupid or what?

[LostInAnomie]

1. She was a prop.

Nothing more.

[Biased Liberal Media]

15. Exactly

It reeked of "Look! We're protecting Ammurrrica! But here's awoman whose son died protecting YOUR freedoms!"

Yuck!

[durablend]

25. People not buying the Kool Aid...

They interviewed people on the street about *'s speech...one guy said several times that it (the "hug") looked like a staged stunt for * (the guy said he was independant, BTW).

[Turbineguy]

2. No.

Chimpy simply has no shame

[Lex]

3. She's been duped and doesn't even know it.

I feel sorry for these families who have paid the ultimate price for Halliburton.

[Sparkly]

4. I'm sure there are many other parents who lost sons and daughters

who are even more FURIOUS than we are that these people were propped up there to "represent" them!!! I am so furious I can't imagine what they must be feeling. If I'd lost a child and then saw that scene played out for political points for King George, I'd go absolutely nuts.

[NewInNewJ.]

9. I think

thats the only way these people can cope with the loss of their of their loved ones.You would have to think that they died for something that matters to their Country. It would be much worse to think they died in vain.

[Donailin]

11. yes,

otherwise the reality would be too much to bear. It doesn't matter that there was an election. This whole idea of the greater good being served completely negates the "culture of life" ethos. Either each individual life is sacred or it isn't. You can't value an idea over a human life. Without humans to enjoy the idea of "freedom", there is no one to be free in the first place. It's akin to destroying the village to save it, literally. It's absurd on its face.

[greenbriar]

5. probably gave them money to show up

hey if we use your dead son's name, we will pay$$$$$$$$$$

[greenbriar]

6. now they will get a book deal like lisa beemer

did...

[Solly Mack]

7. contrary to the media myth, I wasn't touched by the scene

all I could think was "how can they embrace the man who murdered their son?"

[SlavesandBulldozers]

8. to answer your question

i would say that yes, she probably is stupid. I can't say for sure, but my first guess nonetheless.

[JAbuchan08]

10. Who was that over made-up woman hugging her

She turned to Laura Bush with an expression on her face that seemed really, I don't know, really, like, "it sure felt good to pay lip service to that tragedy, now lets get back to ignoring her."

[paineinthearse]

12. Safia Taleb al-Suhail

Safia Taleb al-Suhail, an Iraqi women's rights activist, holds up her ink-stained finger to show that she voted in Sunday's election in Iraq (news - web sites), as she is applauded by first lady Laura Bush, right, and other special guests attending President Bush (news - web sites)'s State of the Union speech at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005. (AP Photo/Luke Frazza, Pool)

[THUNDER HANDS]

13. omg, that's a photoshop waiting to happen

[bobweaver]

14. back in a few!!!

[bobweaver]

19. Is this what you had in mind....

[jojo54]

21. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you

What's best in this pic is she's looking right at the monkey!

[librechik]

23. priceless!

[Donailin]

24. good work on that one.

Dang, you got skillz!

[bobweaver]

26. Thanks... that was a very easy one though.

[Rapcw]

16. Gawd it was so shameful

[opihimoimoi]

17. Photo Op/PR Stunt.....by exploiting grief....what a CAD

[Gemini Cat]

18. I don't know if she was stupid or not.

She's probably still in a state of shock however.
She'll be in further shock when the bushie and all his little freepies gathers her up and tosses her out like yesterday's toilet paper. That might wake her up that her kid died for oil.

[Disturbed]

20. Her son got killed attacking Falluja

We all know how proud we can be for that defastation.

[librechik]

22. shameless emotionalism

a new low