Do you think this is reasonable?

Question

Cindy Sheehan has done it again. She continues to run "peaceful demonstrations" in order to talk to the president about her son Casey's death while fighting in the war. Here is the story:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060806/ap_on_re_us/peace_mom

Cindy Sheehan also attended the State of the Union speech with a sweater on, then took her sweater off to reveal a T-Shirt with a message acroos it. I think this is unreasonable and she should find better ways to demonstrate her thoughts rather than disturb the President while making his speech or taking vacations.

For the first few people who answered: Why bother answering and wasting time saying, "U bore me" "2 points" or other things?

For the other people: Yes, she may be 7 miles from his ranch, but he may still be disturbed about the fact that he has "stalkers" in a form trying to disturb him to get what she wants. Also, he has talked to her and sent her the money she gets for having her son die. She also used that money to disturb him! He has already done what the government has done for every other family of a soldier who dies. Why should she get special treatment? Also, it has been released that he nor his staff plan to talk to her. it is plain nonsense that she is distubing him and it is pointless.

Some answers have stated that Cindy has gone past the point of reasonableness. I understand that she has faced hardship by losing her son. Others have stated that he VOLUNTEERED to join. He did, and since he wasn't drafted, she has every right to be mad at him. The President treated her like he does to every other family who loses a family member in the war! So why should shye continue to run these "demonstartions"? The President knows how she seeks a meeting with him and she should know by now that it's not going to happen.

Also, why do you people accuse Bush of doing such a bad job? It's not like you could get up there and run the country. I'm not saying he's perfect, or that I could run the country, but you guys make it seem like you know everything and could do a much better job than him.

Answer 1

I completely agree, but she is clearly using the death of her son to further a political agenda. In this sense, she is behaving like a whore for the radical liberals in our country who would put our country and its people in danger to further their own twisted agendas. Besides, she did meet with President Bush after her son was killed. At the time, she saw no gain in berating him. Only after she saw an opportunity to profit from her son's death did she begin this public crusade against our president.

Her behavior is shameful and I pray for her redemption. May God bless and keep you and this great country of ours.

Answer 2

I know I have a differing opinion. I believe in respectful demonstration and true her action at the State of the Union to reveal a tshirt of any kind would not have been my choice. However THAT is me. I think running peaceful demonstrations is absolutely reasonable. While we know no demonstration will bring Casey back, her son died in Iraq, and that is a huge price for a family to pay. Everyone deals with grief a different way. She has brought much attention to the war effort-- in some cases more than elected politicians. I give her her voice and anyone else as well.

Answer 3

Cindy Sheehan has gone past the point of attempting to make a point. She has discovered the enemies of George Bush are willing to give her fame at the cost of prostituting her before the anti-bush crowd. I am truly sorry she lost her son. But he signed up for the military. He was not drafted, nor forced to join (as is the case in many countries). He CHOSE to be a military man......and you know what? That is a risk they make you well aware of before signing you into service (I know, I did it). Her protest are doing no more now than giving her publicity which she would never have gotten any other way.

Answer 4

Why should I even bother answering your question? How dare you say she shouldn't disturb the president whlie he's on vacation. It took Bush quite awhile to get off his lazy *** and get to New Orleans after hurricane Katrina last year. He was on vacation when that happened. The "President" is always on vacation. He dosen't care about our citizens, he only cares about evangilzing muslims. Our country is in a crisis of our own, with crime rates going up and a huge defecit to pay off. Her son died in a pointless war which we never should have started. She has every right in the world to go to the front door of that bum's ranch and tell him off. Thanks for the two points, and I hope you learn a little more about the Constitution ( But since Bush ignores that as well, you really wouldn't know much about it, now would you?)

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Have you lost a brother or son in the war? Do you know how her pain feels? I'm not saying one side or the other, just that you have no idea how you would handle this. Peaceful demonstrating is a lot better than some other ideas I've heard people suggest. How reasonable is a mom who's son is gone to her for this lifetime supposed to be?

Answer 7

Cindy MEEEEEEEEEEHAN, oops I mean Sheehan is a sad character. The death of her son is unfortunate.

The fact that she is using Casey's death to leverage her celebrity is tragic.

If Casey was still alive, she would just be another middle aged American mother. No matter what her views, NO ONE would care what she said.

However, because of her dead son, she is the darling of the left.

And because of her dead son, she is "unassailable". Anyone who dares to dispute anything she says is attacked because she is a grieving mother.

Well grieving mothers are sometimes wrong, and that should be pointed out loudly and often.

President Bush HAS met with her. No one points that out.

She is a disgusting crone.

Answer 8

I don't think American President Bush is much of a public speaker in the first place. I think it is a bit unfair to distract him with other stuff. You might find that he makes even MORE mistakes than he usually does and says more dumb things.

It's probably unreasonable from the American Public point of view, because it makes a mockery of the poor sod (but Joe Public seems content to have the wool pulled over his eyes - I _WAS_ about to say that Joe Public wanted GWB in office, but I realized that even that was untrue) ...

However, from Cindy's point of view, I can totally see where she's coming from. She is demonstrating peacefully and I think she is getting a reasonable amount of media publicity.

I think Cindy should continue to do her stuff.

I think the USA should protest GWB's being installed in office despite not winning the election.

Answer 9

see the thing is that you are suggesting the president be taken away from the people he is supposed to serve... he is not a king or an emperor... he s the president, he works for you, for me, and for Cindy. you can't just tell him nice things... sometimes some one has to let him hear how most of the people now feel. You may not agree with her and by all means express it, it is your right. But as a U.S. citizen, and a mother of a hero who is no longer with us, she has the right to express what is in her mind

Answer 10

Cindy Sheehan is a waste of human flesh