"No mother would ever willingly sacrifice her sons for territorial gain, for economic advantage, for ideology."
Ronald Reagan
One would think that Reagan's remarks left little room for a mother to tolerate the death of her son in a "war of choice". Furthermore, based upon his words, one would think that he would wholeheartedly support the inquiries and protest of the mother of a soldier who died in a war based on malleable and questionable rationales.
One would think so... that is, if one chose to think.
For Reagan's alleged "conservative" disciples, the opposite seems to be true. Because Cindy Sheehan has not accepted an illusory WMD threat, Bin Laden links, spreading freedom and an emancipation of women (Islamic fundamentalist style on both), or any of the other multiple reasons given her, and the country, for her son's death in Iraq, they seem to feel that she has forfeited her right to speak and/or protest on the matter. It seems to be a clash of values between the "neo- cons" (new cons) and the old cons [Emphasis added by law enforcement's and the street meaning of the word "con"].
In support of their position, today's "conservatives", among other things, have said that she is/has:
"... hurting our troops and endangering our troops; an anti-Semite; hateful; in bed with the radical left; aligned herself with people who hate this country, hate this government; shamed her son by her comments; trying to pull a little bit of a swindle and been totally co-opted by the whole Michael Moore leftist mentality; exploiting death; engaging in Stalinist agitprop outside President Bush's Crawford ranch; supported by hysterical paranoid ideologist[s] who have turned the "Camp Casey" protest into "Camp Fruitbat and Nutbag."
And, as one of FOX's Sans-A-Belt(way) Boys said, she's "a crackpot".
Such are the comments and "keen insight" offered by the most well-known and visible members of modern conservatism who believe in, among other things, "family values", Christianity, Intelligent Design, Pat Robertson, the flag, prayer in schools, privatization of Social Security, Abu Ghraib style "hazing", a $223 million "Bridge to Nowhere" in Alaska funded by the Transportation Bill, Supplemental (offline- therefore not counted in the budget) spending for an ongoing war, and are against, among other things, the obscenity that is a peek at Janet Jackson's breast, the immorality of "Will and Grace", and the "Communism/Socialism/Liberalism" of those that want to implement a living wage and Universal Health Care.
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Article comments
1 - dee
I am wondering why more mothers who have lost their sons in this questionable war are not down there with her, demanding some answers and showing support for her. How is she hurting our troops when she is just asking why?
Barbra bush will not have to waste her beautiful mind on wondering why her son had to die but she should show some concern for other mothers who have lost their sons and daughters. The thing about the beauriful mind was totally silly.
2 - dee
The comment Mrs. Bush Sr. made about the beautiful mind was silly. She does not have to waste her beautiful mind worrying about her sons dying in a war based on many untruths but other mothers do. Cindy just wants answers and more mothers should be supporting her and wanting to know why their sons and daughters are dying in iraq. She just wants answers.
3 - Dave Nalle
So, let me get this straight. The president is evil because he believes that exercise helps him keep his mental faculties sharp so he can make better decisions?
Wow, what a vicious guy, what a twisted idea.
Or no wait, maybe you're just a partisan troll.
Dave
4 - Kelly Cockrell
Dave, Dave, Dave.
You're contextualizing. Did you read any other part of the article?
Did you see the overall apathy of the people Ameripundit was quoting? These people don't give a rat's ass about those who have lost loved one's to a war based on lies. They don't have to because their children are not serving and they know no one that is serving in Iraq.
George W. Bush is probably one of the most evil people on this planet, but not because he wants to go outside and exercise.
Wake up!
5 - Joanie
No one has silenced Sheehan or any of the other protesters. They've had lots of press and managed to say plenty.
When others speak against Sheehan and protesters, they are exercising those same rights to free speech.
No one has been silenced.
6 - olivia wyrick
can someone tell me what barbra bush said? cuz i dont rea;ly know...