Media Matters: Cindy Sheehan "changed her story on Bush"? Tracking a lie

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Cindy Sheehan "changed her story on Bush"? Tracking a lie through the conservative media

http://mediamatters.org/items/200508100009

Drudge quoted Sheehan seemingly speaking glowingly of Bush: "'I now know (Bush is) sincere about wanting freedom for the Iraqis,' Cindy said after their meeting. 'I know he's sorry and feels some pain for our loss. And I know he's a man of faith,' " and, "For the first time in 11 weeks, they felt whole again. 'That was the gift the president gave us, the gift of happiness, of being together,' Cindy said." Drudge contrasted these quotes to Sheehan's statements on the August 7 edition of CNN's Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer, in which she said, of the 2004 meeting with Bush: "We wanted to use the time for him to know that he killed an indispensable part of our family and humanity." Drudge, however, took Sheehan's quotes from The Reporter out of context in falsely claiming a shift in her position. The June 24, 2004, Reporter article also quoted Sheehan expressing her misgivings about Bush and the Iraq war:

"We haven't been happy with the way the war has been handled," Cindy said. "The president has changed his reasons for being over there every time a reason is proven false or an objective reached."

The 10 minutes of face time with the president could have given the family a chance to vent their frustrations or ask Bush some of the difficult questions they have been asking themselves, such as whether Casey's sacrifice would make the world a safer place.

But in the end, the family decided against such talk, deferring to how they believed Casey would have wanted them to act. In addition, Pat noted that Bush wasn't stumping for votes or trying to gain a political edge for the upcoming election.

[The_Casual_Observer]

1. Was she in a court of law under oath the first time or something?

What the hell is a this about, other than a pathetic attempt to confuse the issue?

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

4. It's the Karl Rove Playbook...

Cindy criticizes the Boy King, Cindy gets smeared, Rove gets paid.

[Lars39]

2. Cindy....

"Why do the right wing media so assiduously scrutinize the words of a grief filled mother and ignore the words of a lying president?"

[Cha]

3. As far as I've read Cindy never "spoke

glowingly" of chimphole, but what if she did?

That's even worse for the chimp..he had her and then he lost her with his stubborn refusal to acknowledge REALITY!!