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In reply to the discussion: Cindy Sheehan [View all]xiamiam
(4,906 posts)32. yes but Cindy brought it to nightly news while the media did not report those of us who marched
against the war in the hundreds of thousands
the tide began to turn when Cindy went to camp on the side of the road in Crawford
Katrina happened on the heels of that and in my mind they were both two forces of nature
Lots of money and effort to dismiss Cindy Sheehan but in my mind she is a heroic figure who changed the dialogue..unfortunately, many of those against the war under an R president have decided its not so important under a D president. Cindy is not one of them and neither am I. She deserves a place of honor from all of us.
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I'm relying on memory here and if I'm wrong about anything, I'll gladly admit it.
Kaleva
Apr 2012
#3
Rude and ugly, but three quarters true. It appeared to me more the DLC than left wing, though
saras
Apr 2012
#11
If I pick up a rock and a tennis ball and call them both 'rocks' I am being consistent.But I'm wrong
stevenleser
Apr 2012
#30
Nope. The real reason is she shares a problem with a small percentage of the anti-war crowd
stevenleser
Apr 2012
#21
Thank you. The sad thing is that a good credible anti-war activist group is sorely needed.
stevenleser
Apr 2012
#24
Yet, WWII is something that this crowd argues. Just check out Swanson's latest book "War is a Lie"
stevenleser
Apr 2012
#29
Actually, the European part of World War II grew directly out of resentments engendered
Lydia Leftcoast
Apr 2012
#60
From the Teabagger contingent which is why Dems/Libs left her years before Obama presidency.
ieoeja
Apr 2012
#47
Cindy Sheehan is the reason America finally woke up to the horror of the Iraq war.
WilliamPitt
Apr 2012
#23
yes but Cindy brought it to nightly news while the media did not report those of us who marched
xiamiam
Apr 2012
#32
We were ignored by the MSM. I asked a friend recently if they remembered the huge
sabrina 1
Apr 2012
#68
I just remembered--Henry David Thoreau refused to pay taxes because of his opposition
Lydia Leftcoast
Apr 2012
#64
This month's issue of Harper's has an article about forgetting American history
Lydia Leftcoast
Apr 2012
#62
There's also a way you can put the money in a special account, isn't there?
proud2BlibKansan
Apr 2012
#67