Sheehan Side of the Family Speaks
Looks like the Sheehan side of Cindy Sheehan’s family is none too happy about Cindy’s “crusade.” They wrote a note to Melanie Morgan (local KSFO radio morning host here in the Bay Area) explaining their position and taking issue with Cindy:
Hello again Melanie,Our family has been so distressed by the recent activities of Cindy we are breaking our silence and we have collectively written a statement for release. Feel free to distribute it as you wish. Thanks – Cherie
In response to questions regarding the Cindy Sheehan/Crawford Texas issue:
Sheehan Family Statement:
The Sheehan Family lost our beloved Casey in the Iraq War and we have been silently, respectfully grieving. We do not agree with the political motivations and publicity tactics of Cindy Sheehan. She now appears to be promoting her own personal agenda and notoriety at the the expense of her son’s good name and reputation. The rest of the Sheehan Family supports the troops, our country, and our President, silently, with prayer and respect.
Sincerely,
Casey Sheehan’s grandparents, aunts, uncles and numerous cousins.
Casey Sheehan was an American patriot that voluntarily served his country. Not only did he serve in Iraq with honor, but he re-upped to serve again. His mother is all-to-willingly playing the role the leftists that hate this country have carved out for her and, in the process, she is dishonoring the great sacrifice her son made for his country and she is dishonoring his memory.
Shame on you, Cindy Sheehan. I imagine your son would be deeply disappointed in your selfishness and in you.
First of all, demanding that Ms. Sheehan either shut up or change her beliefs because her family tells her to is pretty unAmerican, dude. In case you haven’t heard, women are allowed to disagree with their parents these days.
Secondly, this UNSIGNED letter smells fishy. Hell, even the right wing blog you linked to is expressing doubts about it.
The right-wing smear machine is getting desperate, if that’s the best they can come up with.
As usual Don, you have put words in my mouth. I never demanded that she shut up or change her beliefs – I expressed my opinion about her actions.
You really should stop projecting…
Hey – I bet this is all Karl Rover’s doing, right?
Shame on Cindy Sheehan? Shame on you for pretending to know what her son would or wouldnt have wanted. You dont have to agree with her, hell you can think that Iraq is the greatest event of our lifetime, but she is a mother who made the ultimate sacrifice and you and the rest of the right wing attack machine should be embarrassed for having so little respect and so little compassion. Unbelievable, absolutely unbelievable.
Cindy Sheehan moved from grieving mother to pawn of the LEFT-WING anti-war movement. Yes, shame on her.
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out, given the fact her son SIGNED UP TO GO BACK TO IRAQ VOLUNTARILY, that he believed in what he was doing. If you don’t think he would have a word or two for his mother about her activities, you are blind beyond belief.
I had compassion for her grief and her sacrifice until she allowed it to be hijacked by the likes of Michael Moore, Code Pink, and The Crawford House – FOR FUCK SAKE! These are the very people that SUPPORT THE TERRORISTS THAT MURDERED HER SON.
Spare me your self-righteous indignation.
And you know what else? Grown adult Casey Sheehan decided to joined the Army. Grown adult Casey Sheehan decided to go back to Iraq. Grown adult Casey Sheehan gave his life for his country – HE sacrificed his life for a cause HE believed in. He should be honored for that and his memory should not be used in a cause he would very likely be very much against.
Cindy Sheehan didn’t “make the ultimate sacrifice” – her son did. The only thing Cindy Sheehan has personally and intentionally sacrificed is the memory of her son, forever tarnished by her and the anti-war movement’s dispicable politization of her grief. I don’t question her pain or a mother’s grief – I question her judgement and her motivation as well as those around her. Unbelievable indeed.
I was under the impression that her son didn’t agree with anything his mother said..they had a distant relationship..
I wish she would shut up that whiny voice and go home.
She would be enough to torture me..just put me in a room with her and her whiny
voice,and I would cave immediately.