[lit-ideas] Re: al Sheehan And The Spotlight
- From: "Mike Geary" <atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 15:35:26 -0500
M.A. Camp, Esq. (quoting Larry Elder of Townhall.com):
" Mr. Castellano, thank you for your family's sacrifice -- a sacrifice that
ensures our freedom, including that of Cindy Sheehan."
That was sweet.
And let me add my personal thanks to President Bush for killing untold tens of
thousands, maybe hundreds of thousands of innocent Iraqi people. He did it to
protect us from those terrible Weapons Of Mass Destruction that they've never
had, but we do. Thank you, Mr. President. Thanks for sending 2000 American
service personnel to their deaths. Thanks too for squandering our national
treasury. And making us a pariah state across the globe. Yes, it's the
biggest fuck-up in American history, but you did it to ensure our freedom, so
it's OK. If Al Qaeda don't getcha, the Neocons will. In fact there's a
thousand times more chance that the Neocons will -- that's a well-documented
number. Check it out on statisticsRus.com.
Mike Geary
grateful for George Bush,
the only man to ever make me look good
in the fight against those who would sacrifice the individual and freedom for
political gain and big government.
----- Original Message -----
From: M.A. Camp
To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2005 9:03 AM
Subject: [lit-ideas] al Sheehan And The Spotlight
Anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan: The whole world is watching
Townhall ^ | September 29, 2005 | Larry Elder
Anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan attempted to get Sen. Hillary Rodham
Clinton, D-N.Y., to lead the charge for the immediate withdrawal of troops.
Sen. Clinton refused, calling the Iraq War a "complicated situation." For Sen.
Clinton, no fool, knows about Sheehan's irresponsible statements, including:
"I don't understand" the "Gold Star Moms who still support [Bush] and his
war," and "I . . . pray for these 'continue the murder and mayhem' moms to see
the light." [From her online diary, Aug. 27, 2005]
Saddam Hussein and Donald Rumsfeld are "kindred spirits." [Online diary,
Aug. 24, 2005]
Her son "was killed for lies and for a . . . Neo-Con agenda to benefit
Israel." [From an e-mail to "Nightline," March 15, 2005]
The president and "his destructive Neo-con cabal" are "the biggest terrorist
outfit in the world." [From her essay, June 6, 2005]
"We are waging a nuclear war in Iraq right now. That country is
contaminated. It will be contaminated for practically eternity now." [San
Francisco State University speech, April 27, 2005]
The Bush administration is "a bunch of f---ing hypocrites." [San Francisco
State University speech, April 27, 2005]
"If George Bush believes his rhetoric and his bulls--t, that this is a war
for freedom and democracy, that he is spreading freedom and democracy, does he
think every person he kills makes Iraq more free?" [San Francisco State
University speech, April 27, 2005]
Bush "needs to sign up his two little party-animal girls. They need to go to
this war." [San Francisco State University speech, April 27, 2005]
" . . . [W]e have to impeach everybody from George Bush down to the person
who picks up dog s--t in Washington. . . . " [San Francisco State University
speech, April 27, 2005]
For a different perspective, consider the letter I recently received from a
father who lost his own son in Iraq:
Larry,
I was a philosophy professor; I am a former Marine; I am a conservative; and
I am absolutely furious at Cindy Sheehan.
Why is this woman receiving the attention she is getting? Why is the media
giving this woman the opportunity to profligately disseminate an obviously
radical left-wing platform when there are those of us who are experiencing the
same loss of a child killed in Iraq, and yet we don't get the opportunity to
appear before thousands of people to share our thoughts and platforms? Is it
because they support her and yet can't express the same views without losing
credibility?
I didn't vote for the president in the 2000 election. I didn't trust his
politics. When he was elected in 2004, he was my choice only as a protest vote.
. . . Yet after 9/11 (I am a former New Yorker), I thought he demonstrated that
he was a leader. When he decided to fight terrorism abroad, I was encouraged.
My son then decided to enlist in the Army. As a former Marine, I couldn't
oppose him, yet I wanted him to wait until the heat of the conflict passed. He
refused; he was resolute; he wanted to go.
My understanding is that Mrs. Sheehan's son volunteered three times,
including the mission that finally took his life. My son didn't volunteer for
the mission that took his life. Her son was killed in the line of duty and
should receive all honors that go with that sacrifice. My son was killed (28
Jan 05) protecting the Iraqi people during the preparation leading up to the
elections in Iraq. My son died four days shy of his 21st birthday, and he was
killed by friendly fire.
Now let me ask you, who has more of a right to go barnstorming around the
country vilifying the president than I? Friendly fire, Larry. How dare she
insult and degrade the memory of her son, my son and all the men and women
killed there by her shameless politicking! I understand better than most the
depth, breadth, width and length of her grief at the loss of a child. I am
reminded every day of his loss; I miss him more than words could ever express.
I, however, would never dishonor him or others by a selfish, self-serving
display of radical politics wrapped in false pain.
I carry a unit pin from the 25th infantry division with me constantly, as a
reminder of my son's service. I wear his dog tags along with mine as reminder
of his sacrifice. Every time I see Mrs. Sheehan I cry out of anger, rage,
disappointment and frustration at the dishonor she has levied on those who have
fallen.
My son Stephen (pronounced Steven) Castellano, and dare I say all others who
have died providing for the freedom of Iraq people, deserves better. . . .
By the way, I supported the president in his decision -- and still do.
Sincerely, Paul A. Castellano
Mr. Castellano, thank you for your family's sacrifice -- a sacrifice that
ensures our freedom, including that of Cindy Sheehan.
--
Cheers,
M.A. Camp, Esq.
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