Hypocrites and Liars
By Cindy Sheehan, via TruthOut.org.Saturday 20 August 2005 11:30 AM The media are wrong. The people who have come out to Camp Casey to help coordinate the press and events with me are not putting words in my mouth, they are taking words out of my mouth. I have been known for sometime as a person who speaks the truth and speaks it strongly. I have always called a liar a liar and a hypocrite a hypocrite. Now I am urged to use softer language to appeal to a wider audience. Why do my friends at Camp Casey think they are there? Why did such a big movement occur from such a small action on August 6, 2005? I haven't had much time to analyze the Camp Casey phenomena. I just read that I gave 250 interviews in less than a week's time. I believe it. I would go to bed with a raw throat every night. I got pretty tired of answering some questions, like: "What do you want to say to the President?" and "Do you really think he will meet with you?" However, since my mom has been sick I have had a chance to step back and ponder the flood gates that I opened in Crawford, Tx.Please read the entire story HERE..... |
Comments on "Hypocrites and Liars"
I sent this one to my dad. He is a veteran of Vietnam and is very touchy about anyone not fully backing the war because he is afraid that means that the soldiers will be disrespected. I thought maybe if he's not too lazy to read this, he might change his mind.