August 11, 2005
Conference Call with Cindy Sheehan
by Liza Sabater
One person cannot make a difference but one person with millions of people behind them can make a difference and that's the beauty of the internet.
Yesterday I had the honor to listen in and ask questions to Cindy Sheehan, the mother of Casey Sheehan, a US Army private killed in Iraq. Cindy has vowed to camp-out in Crawford Texas during the five weeks President Bush will be vacationing at his ranch. She has set-up shop at DailyKos with a series of diaries called "The The Peaceful Occupation of Crawford".
I was earlier in the year at a fundraiser for United For Peace and Justice here in New York City. It was at a Joe's Pub and I felt at the time that these people were ... well ... out of touch. I just could not for the life of me see how they could have any effect when the majority of people in that cabaret were over 50 and from a era of top-down grassroots. Not only that, when I mentioned blogs to some of the people and the impact they were having in the political arena, more than a few of the people around just scoffed at me. "Blogs", they said.
Yet now, I hear things like this :
I've been working for peace for a while and publishing on the net ... people on the DailyKos suggested I open a blog and I intended to do so ... I still don't understand blogs too well ... This is about putting the war back on the front page ... If it weren't for the internet; we wouldn't know what was going on.
Condoleeza Rice and Dick Cheney are on their way to Crawford for a fundraiser. That should be rather interesting indeed. How much they're choppering into the ranch and not driving?
When asked, once again, what would she ask the president, Sheehan responded pointedly: I am going to ask him what the noble cause Casey died for ... if he encourages his daughters to enlist?
Back in January, I was disappointed with what I saw as a movement out of touch with the grassroots. Yesterday, Cindy Sheehan, turned me into a true believer.
Thank God for the internet. If we did not have the internet that we would not know what was truly going on ... This is about putting the war back on the front page. If it weren't for the internet; we wouldn't know what was going on.
See also:
JoeTrippi.com ยป Blog Archive : Cindy Sheehan's Blog Conference Call
BlogCall9 with Cindy Sheehan | Democrats.com
Salon.com - Daou Report | SINS OF OMISSION VS. SINS OF COMMISSION
Posted by Liza Sabater in Accountability, Activism, Blogs, George W. Bush, Internet, Iraq, War
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Say it loud, say it proud!
If this wasn't a publicity stunt then why oh why didn't she ask her pressing questions when SHE HAD HER MEETING WITH BUSH?
To make matters worse for her credibility she completely changes her description of HER MEETING WITH BUSH - I guess the original version didn't get her enough press.
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"'I now know he's 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.'
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Comment by: Jeff at August 11, 2005 07:16 PM
Well, Liza, you wanted more trolls...here they come.
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Comment by: tom at August 17, 2005 02:55 PM
What do you think would happen if Bush said "ok fine, I'll meet with you AGAIN so I will seem like a compassionate, caring guy". Let's see, how long do you think the line of protesters that "want a meeting with Bush" would be after he said yes to Cindy??
Talk about a traffic jam in Texas..
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Comment by: John Gibson at August 11, 2005 06:44 PM