Good Riddance Attention Whore

Oh, Boo-Hoo, you're all breakin' my heart. No one wants to face the reality of our situation; WE are the government, not the Republicrats in Washington. We have allowed our "representatives" in Congress to sell us piecemeal to the Corporations. Your vote and your voice have not mattered long before the 2000 elections. There is only ONE way to save this country and the Democracy it was designed to be, and it will not be easy:
STOP BEING A CONSUMER!
The only way to fight the Corporations is to hit'em where it hurts- Stop going to Wal-mart, put off buying that latest i-phone, can't you live without HBO? A lot of people don't know this, but you can get HDTV with a simple UHF antenna- you don't need cable! Try carpooling! In the 70's President Jimmy Carter once admonished us to turn down the heat and put on a sweater and he was vilified for it, which is why we will never be able to change the system- because we will never change.

"It is often remarked in the First World that, from the president on down, Americans are the most ignorant--in the literal sense of not-knowing what they ought to know--of any people with First World advantages."
--Gore Vidal, The American Presidency

Granted. However, the question is, what are we going to DO about it? QUIT? I'd rather die like a samurai than go out like dat ...

And Code Pink are NOT "nitwits", they're heroines and heroes ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Pink

On September 21, 2006, Code Pink staged a peace march which blocked traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge. Code Pink received permits allowing them to march after the morning commute hours at 10:00am. Instead, the group began walking toward the center of the span as early as 7:30am. They left by 10:00am with no injuries or accidents reported.

... again, voting is occasional whereas protest is ETERNAL.

"No one person can do all of the above activities. That's not the point. The point is to do SOMETHING. Pick the piece(s) that fit your life and available time, your skills, and your passion, be fearless, and act."
--Geov Parrish, Eat the State!, Seattle

Saablofton wrote:

"Hopefully, that is all you have to say, 'cause that's QUITTER talk–and there's been quite enough of that as it is … The ghosts from Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol MADE Scrooge care, that was the whole point of the story."

I don't feel the same way about this. Tho' I understand your point of view and how you might regard it as 'quitter talk". Since you don't know me (just as I don't know you), I'll tell you that I'm far from being a quitter. I'm an activist in my own way(s). An activist for peace and justice, for all. I do what I do, you do what you do. Perhaps we have different approaches? And hopefully none of our good works are wasted.

Peace!

"I have learned that you cannot teach those who choose ignorance, those who refuse to learn ... You can perform miracles, and still not MAKE people care. Caring has to come from within. That's all I have to say about that."

Hopefully, that is all you have to say, 'cause that's QUITTER talk--and there's been quite enough of that as it is ... The ghosts from Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol MADE Scrooge care, that was the whole point of the story.

"Those who refuse to learn", as you put it, are those who're at least partially responsible for the war and all the hell that comes with it--and it's far more important to save/avenge their victims than it is to obsess over whether we've made those spoiled First Worlders uncomfortable by MAKING them learn ...

http://coanews.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=1744

... why do you think Sheehan's so pissed at the Democrats? Because the D.L.C. puts the fragile sensibilities of "those who refuse to learn" above the best interests of the poor/oppressed that the left is sworn to serve.

http://coanews.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=1269

"I have learned that you cannot teach those who choose ignorance, those who refuse to learn ... You can perform miracles, and still not MAKE people care. Caring has to come from within. That's all I have to say about that."

Hopefully, that is all you have to say, 'cause that's QUITTER talk--and there's been quite enough of that as it is ... The ghosts from Charles Dickens' Christmas Carol MADE Scrooge care, that was the whole point of the story. When leftists protest (keeping in mind you can only vote once every couple of years whereas protest is 24-7), get their asses beat by the pigs and take all the other the risks that they do, it's all to make people care--we're not doing this for our health, ya know ...

"Those who refuse to learn", as you put it, are those who're at least partially responsible for the war and all the hell that comes with it--and it's far more important to save/avenge their victims than it is to obsess over whether we've made those spoiled First Worlders uncomfortable by MAKING them learn ...

http://coanews.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=1744

... why do you think Sheehan's so pissed at the Democrats? Because the D.L.C. puts the fragile sensibilities of "those who refuse to learn" above the best interests of the poor/oppressed that the left is sworn to serve.

http://coanews.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=1269

How many politician's Mother's would ever pay this price?
Hang your heads in shame that any Mother anywhere needs to pay it in this age of so called enlightenment! Corporate soldiers? Corporate Politicians?
Why do so many see a two party system when others see a variety of choices? Is it fear of the unknown. I have fear of the known!
You have a right to vote, with that should come the responsibility of sharing the burden of decisions made by whom you voted for. Unfortunately your vote, your desire, is often cancelled out over dinner by a Lobbyist, often representing an opposing view to you, and the politician you all elected. Is this just? Demand your elected representative represents your views.
By the people, for the people?

Get off your computers and get into the streets, give them visions of your disapproval. Rally your support.

Change starts with one step......

Listen for the Thunder of footsteps.

My heart aches for all mothers touched by stupid wars.

Cindy,
I am a Vietnam vet. I have not bailed out on this country, yet. Your statements made me cry in the heart.
Today in San Antonio I was hanging with a female buddy of mine who spent many years working for the United Farm Workers union. She and I were sharing about speaking to young adults; she sharing about her life as a migrant worker, and me sharing about my experience has a combat troop in Vietnam. I became a peace activist and continue to be a peace activist. You will be back sister, and please be strong in your own neighborhood. THINK GLOBALLY BUT ACT LOCALLY.
Peace in your heart, Ray

I really wonder about the imagery Natan has come up with about "our glorious history". As a descendant of the original settlers of America -- the European ones that is -- I have read over the glories and about all I can come up with is hard work and struggle, with periods of resolution.

The blatant terror and lies which led to the Iraq War -- lies and a domestic anthrax attack placed as a knife at the throats of Congress while they approved the Patriot Act -- the folly which took some Mickey Mouse plane crashes by God-knows-Who and turned them into the massacre of people in faraway nations -- well, can you say Remember the Maine?

Yeah, so much for our glorious annexation of Cuba and the Philippines based on another lie, and a lot of brown-skinned people dead for that. What about Tonkin Gulf?

The biggest problem of Americans is not to achieve glory, it is to mitigate the damage caused by a leadership bent on playing power games on the world stage with the ordinary person having to pay the freight, while witnessing the slaughter of even more innocent poor people the world over.

Getting rid of slavery was nice, though. Too bad we couldn't follow through with Civil Rights for another HUNDRED YEARS. Sheesh!

Cindy, you done good. We'll remember you. And maybe another bird with take over, the way a flock lets the one at the head of the V go back and take a rest. You'll always spell Victory for me, lady. Victory over cowardice.

Saab Lofton June 14th, 2007 3:27 pm

Thanks, but …

"Life's too short to be trying to help educate people (particularly adults) who refuse to learn, who apparently choose ignorance."

… that's actually what I've dedicated my life to.

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Well, good for you. [sincere not sarcasm btw] However, I have learned that you cannot teach those who choose ignorance, those who refuse to learn. Don't cast yer pearls before swine? or... You can lead a person to water, but you cannot make them drink. ;)

You can perform miracles, and still not MAKE people care. Caring has to come from within. That's all I have to say about that.

Realize too that many activists have messiah or saviour complexes. Not accusing, just sayin'. Saviour. Say it out loud. Save yer....save yer self. Btw, it isn't about being selfish. It isn't about being egotistical. In fact, it's quite the opposite. teenk 'bout eet :)

Anywho...good luck and...

Peace!

Thanks, but ...

"Life's too short to be trying to help educate people (particularly adults) who refuse to learn, who apparently choose ignorance."

... that's actually what I've dedicated my life to. However long I have left on this Earth, I'll educate as many as I can. That's why it hurt so much to hear that Sheehan's quitting. Hopefully she'll be back, because those ig-nant adults are the ones who vote Republicrat/Democan and drag the rest of us into war in the first place.

I cited the Spanish Civil War before and that's about the only conflict I can think of that I'd fight in ... oh, and this one ...

http://www.pathfinderpress.com/s.nl/it.A/i.../.f?category=40

How Far We Slaves Have Come! Nelson Mandela and Fidel Castro tag-teamed to write it; and they also appear on the front cover side by side.

It turns out that a key battle was fought in 1988 at Cuito Cuanavale in southeast Angola, so that the South African apartheid system could be weakened enough for Mandela's movement to thrive. Castro provided assistance, even though it was risky for Cuba to send military forces overseas.

After he was freed, Mandela traveled to Cuba and paid tribute: "Without the defeat of Cuito Cuanavale our organizations would not have been unbanned. The defeat of the racist army at Cuito Cuanavale has made it possible for me to be here today."

... it's not about whether pacifism is superior to militancy, they're BOTH necessary--like yin and yang in Buddhism ...

Ultimately, peace is what it's all about (and again, the peace movement needs all the help it can get, so come back Cindy!), which is why I wrote this ...

http://www.coanews.org/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=1881

Natan June 13th, 2007 10:32 pm wrote:
"Many things need changing in America, but to turn on America with such rage is outrageous. She could take her pick of any other country, and see if she will find more comfort there. I doubt it.But in America, you are free to go or stay, and free to speak out against our government. Try to find that somewhere else."

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Um Natan, you really need to get out/around more! Free to go or stay, free to speak out against govt; ONLY in America you say? Bullocks! Here's a starter list: Canada, Australia....

You know what. Life's too short to be trying to help educate people (particularly adults) who refuse to learn, who apparently choose ignorance*.

Do wake up.

Peace! (Shalom. Salaam. Paix. Paz....however you say/spell it, it's a beautiful word.)

p.s. Ditto what Saab lofton also wrote.

*fwiw --- There are two kinds of ignorance.

One is perhaps better called naivete. A person cannot be faulted for being naive. You simply don't know what you don't know (haven't heard of it or haven't experienced it).

The other type of ignorance is willful, active, and it's disgusting. It's choosing to ignore. Choosing to be ignorant. And it's a signature trait of close-minded, mean-spirited, and hard-hearted people everywhere. Not only in America eh. ;)

shalom

"There are some things worth fighting for, this may not be one of them, but people and nations make mistakes."

WRONG. This "war" was based on a LiE! The Saturday, February 11th, 2006 edition of the Los Angeles Times reported the following, "... huddled with aides at the White House, President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair were not sure there was enough evidence to convince the Security Council. Without the council's explicit authorization, their plans for an invasion to depose Saddam Hussein could be difficult to defend under international law. Bush proposed an alternative: paint a U.S. spy plane in United Nations colors and see if that didn't tempt Hussein's forces to shoot at it. In any case, he said, the war was 'penciled in' for March 10 and the United States would go ahead with or without a second U.N. resolution. Blair replied that he was 'solidly with' the president."

So if it wouldn't have been "weapons of mass destruction" or Saddam Hussein's supposed links with 9-11, it simply would've been some other lie ...

"... in America, you are free to go or stay, and free to speak out against our government."

Guess you've never heard of Paul Robeson being denied a passport or what COINTELPRO did to the Black Panthers ...

"... there's no need to stomp on our glorious history and future with disgusting and unconstructive acts and statements. I see from all the posts that you all fall in line with her former actions, and blame America for everything ..."

Are you really so naive as to "think" the world hates us because of MTV and tight blue jeans??!!!

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/CIA%20Hits/CIA_GreatestHits.html

http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zepezauer_Mark/Boomerang.html

The CIA has been putting puppet dictators in charge of defenseless countries for DECADES! THAT's why the world hates us! Get a clue!

I agree, Cindy made the right decision, and I say, "Good Riddance". Its good for her and our country. Notwithstanding her grief, she did nothing to cause her fellow countrymen and women to respect or admire her. Her son did. In addition, she fell right into the hands of the far left - who used her up, while she took more grief from far right. I agree this war is not good, it was not carried out in a military winning perspective but she and many of you miss the point. There are some things worth fighting for, this may not be one of them, but people and nations make mistakes. The only tyranny I see goes on in other countries. Mistaking our leaders as dictators while any thinking person knows that they are only human beings who fail as we all do is stupid. Many things need changing in America, but to turn on America with such rage is outrageous. She could take her pick of any other country, and see if she will find more comfort there. I doubt it.But in America, you are free to go or stay, and free to speak out against our government. Try to find that somewhere else. I wish Cindy comfort and healing, but in other venues other than the abusive agendas of todays politicians. Its not too late, we have more than enough to work with. Lets make our country even greater by working for change, but theres no need to stomp on our glorious history and future with disgusting and unconstructive acts and statements. I see from all the posts that you all fall in line with her former actions, and blame America for everything, so I am sure you will be enraged at someone differing with your very politically correct views. "If a man or woman holds nothing in their hearts worth fighting for, then that man or woman has nothing worth living for."

Cindy Sheehan did not fail her son. She stood up when the rest of the nation was silent. All the people with the "Support our Troupes" signs on their cars failed her son. Her son did not die for nothing. He died for the opposite of the cause that he thought he went to fight. He died in support of tyranny, American tyranny, and died to take away the safety and freedom of the American people. I pray in the long run his death may teach us the futility of relying on military might to achieve good, but like Sheehan, I am not hopeful of that right now.

"rosenberg", huh? Damn right-winger ... first of all, the left didn't run from the 1936 Spanish Civil War, we VOLUNTEERED to fight and die for that conflict, but I'm sure you're too dim to realize that there's a big difference between fighting for freedom and fighting for OiL ..!

"Anyone who thinks we can all just coexist in this world without conflict is living in a dream world."

Spoken like a pawn of the military-industrial complex! Guess you've got a problem with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 'cause that Roddenberryian dream is exactly what he died for.

Cindy,

Do you see how many lives you have touched?

I was lucky to meet you at Arlington West in Santa Monica, Ca. last year. It was an honor. I was only able to tell you thank you. You were standing in front of a cross with the momentos in honor of your son. It was difficult to witness your grief and sadness in the sea of all those crosses, only some of the grief we feel every week when the whole memorial is erected.

Your efforts were not in vain. We will continue to honor Casey and every other soldier until they are all home safely. I will continue to wear the "NEVER DOUBT" shirt with pride.

It is time for you to rest and renew now.

Cheryl Barnett

This is obviously a pro Cindy Sheehan site but not me. I am very thankful for Cindy. Very thankful she is gone that is. She did nothing but demean her son and all the sons and daughters who fought and will fight in any and all the wars, past, present and future. The same people who have fought so she can be free to make an ass of herself. People like Cindy simply are out to make a name for themselves. She doesn't give a rip about her son. It's all about her. If she really believed as passionatly as she says she does about her cause she would not give up. But that is the calling card of the liberal loonies in this country. When the going gets tough......give up. Retreat. Withdraw. Run away. And when there is a fight that can't be avoided then just let someone else do the dirty work for them. Anyone who thinks we can all just coexist in this world without conflict is living in a dream world. Good riddance Cindy. Get some help.

Cindy Sheehan
A grieving mother seeks an answer,
From a brutal man with the compassion of cancer,
To a question entirely justified,
About why her son in his youth had died,

Who on Earth is Cindy Sheehan?
Like you and me, a normal human being,
Who would have lived a normal life,
Had it not been for Bush-inspired strife,

Who on Earth is Cindy Sheehan?
To Bush and Republicans, just another plebeian,
How dare she interrupt a Crawford vacation?!
To ask a question which should be asked by the nation:

"Why did my son have to die,
As a pawn and for a lie?"
What does a child mean to a mother?
Cindy can tell you as no other,

He was a child torn from her life,
By needlless, futile, brutal strife,
Just how many Caseys will still yet die,
For oil? For greed? For God knows why...

Karl

US of A be warned!
This is not about a frustrated mother who gave all to turn the country around, yet failed in her mission.
This is a prophesy!
Greed, corruption, money politics and a gullible population will spell the downfall of the empire!
This will not only be in economic terms, but the social fabric of your society will be irrepairably damaged from damaged personalities returning to breed another generation of damaged Americans!
It is amazing how the USA with all the resources to do so much good in the world, always fails to learn from history and screws up big time!

Don't Quit!! HUMANITY needs you..If you only knew how the world has been following you & your story??

The American people are hated throughout the world!! Why?? Because of their arrogance, rudeness & stupidity, which relates to your harassment & somewhat 'Failure' in your eyes!!
You are right when you say that there are powers that resent you because you might be spoiling their incomes & status within the 'Cinemas Of The World'..

Impeachment was the order of the day when Clinton was caught in the Oval Office..Has DUBYA even been considered?? There have been 3500+ GI's eliminated & HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of INNOCENT Iraqis killed..

God Love You for your crusade.. You will at 'The Pearly Gates' when Bush & his croonies attempt to BS their way into Heaven..THAT, will be your opportunity to 'Get Your Own Back.. Your SON will be your deputy!! ENJOY!!

Don't give up!! Reconsider!! The WORLD needs you, NOT just the USA..

Run for president!! You are as qualified as that FOOL who can only speak with a Q-Card in front of himmmmmm..

God Bless You Cindy!! THE WORLD LOVES YOU!! The WORLD Need You!! There are millions in the world that would love to march with you, AGAIN!! RECONSIDER!!!

GOOD NIGHT CINDY SHEEHAN
You, Mrs., Sheehan, are not alone in your anger at the betrayal of Americans, by the Democratic Party. The influence of the same stupidity that cost us the 2000-2004 elections is going to cost them the 2008 election. I shall not vote, nor give money to ANY candidate the Democrats put forward. Instead, I shall devote my writing, myself and my available funds to independent, peace candidates, of the Culture of Life, in all its manifestations.
I salute you and your cause, and have empathy with your pain. At this time, having failed to awaken in those who seek public office, any sense of morality, we are seeking not to bring about change through political support, but through abandonment and prayer and adhering to principles which embrace the Culture of Life, in ALL of it's respectful empathy with purity of land, water, air, human mind, body and soul. No death to any creature, living or with the potential to live shall be abandoned, and I am pledging a large personal fortune to that cause beginning this summer.
It would appear that we have been made fools of by those we trusted, and that reelecting any of them would be as large a mistake as electing a Fascist. It would appear that in Senator Lieberman, for all of his evil intent, we have found a Democrat who, though we may despise his direction and morality, at least told the truth.
We here are all saddened as much by the duplicity of the Democrats as by the fascism of the Republicans, and as by your retirement.

I am well aware of the "Secret" behind Nancy Pelosi's ill-advised stubbornness. Rahm Emanuel has the party convinced to ride out the next 16 months, not rock the boat until there is no veto to overcome, and give Mr. Bush all the rope he can collect. That is only because Mr. Emanuel, for all of his success as a fundraiser, has no clue as to what he is dealing with the fascists. He may raise enough money, but it will be too late to raise enough voters, when we have all departed to support whomever Independent candidates come, even if it means handing the next election over to the fascists again. He and the Democratic Party have raised their hubris to match that of Mr. Bush's scoundrels, believing in the regressive retail policy, "Whom else have the voters got? They, in the end do as we wish." He has a lot to learn at least about this voter, I relish sending them all back to the cash register looking for votes which will not be there, This will be the largest loss they have seen since the Reagan days. Now they shall feel the sting of defeat for their lies and misrepresentation. They have bought into the Tony Blair; sell out for a share of dynastic wealth at the expense of mothers of all nations and the slaughter of American and Iraqi, and soon Iranian, Syrian, Venezuelan, and then more American, children.
May the Good Lord, bless you from here forth, for now we are all a renegade prayer group, with God as our only refuge, outside of the realm and perfidy of Organized Religion, Mainstream Politics, MSM and Commerce.
Professor Emeritus Peter Bagnolo
GOOD NIGHT AND GOD BLESS

Cindy, oh,Cindy.
This is the first time I've commented here. I read your piece and many comments. Yesterday in our local paper there was an article that strange to say saddened and delighted me.
"Cindy Sheehan paid an awful price" By SILVER DONALD CAMERON
http://www.herald.ns.ca/NovaScotian/840679.html
Glad that you are in the minds and hearts of many.
take good care. I wish you enough.

Joan O'Keefe, s.c.

That is the relationship you have to the truth. It is any wonder that others don't seek it out.

Rather sit up high in their SUV, drink their latte, and turn up the volume to keep the truth out.

That relationship is often turbulent, but it is real for god sakes.

Thanks Cindy, keep revisiting the truth. It is in fact all there really is. With truth there will be justice.

Brian,
Olympia WA

Dear Cindy, I feel woefully inadequate in my ability to express how I feel, regarding both your incredible strength and courage and wisdom in your fight to regain our country's best qualities, and in your pain at the treatment you've gained because of it.

But I will give it my best shot. You are incredible, and you have inspired many to do what they may not have done otherwise. You have shown that one person can make a difference, even if you feel that that diffence you made should have been bigger. In this world there are no superheroes who make everything right with just a touch of a finger, or who save the world in just a week. But you are the REAL Life Superheroe who stood up for what was right and started a chain of events that will make things better for others. Who will bring about a change in people like me who needed someone like you to reveal the truth and be willing to stand up for it.

Mean spirited people who are too closeminded to except the truth will always be the ones who are also not afraid to go paraiding their hurtful thoughts to those like you who defy wrongness. It is easy to think that mostly those people populate the world. But all these wonderful comments only prove that many are devotedly on your side and believe as you do.

You deserve to live your life, to take a break, whether life long or year long or whatever. You deserve to remember what it is about life that made you do what you did in the first place. Just please, know that many people, like myself, are always behind you and what you stand for. Many us think of you as our heroe. Many of us love you because you are like us, and you did what we could not. We understand you, we sympathize with you, some of us empathize with you. But we all support you. You are an incredible woman with strength, courage, love, compassion, honor, wisdom, and many other admirable characteristics.

If I ever were lucky enough to meet you in person, I'd consider myself to be one of the most luckiest people in the world. An old friend of mine, who I've remet and refriended, was lucky enough to meet you, and help you in your crusade. And if it weren't for him I wouldn't have realized how wonderful you are. And if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have realized important truths that need to be fought against. I hope that all makes sense.

I wish to say so much more than I am able. I wish to put into words the emotions your letter brought out, that has caused the tears to form behind my eyes. But I can't anymore than I've just tried.

So I'll end by just wishing you all the happiness you can take. I hope you enjoy spending time with your friends and family. You deserve it!

-Rasciana [rasciana@gmail.com]

Cindy

I understand where you are coming from. I feel the same way about my activism and I too have decided that it is time for me to do things differently. Your conversation confirm that I too needed to go ahead and resign from an organization because as you stated there are so many who are concerned about such things as American Idol above real life issues. So why should I continue to dedicate all of my time to the cause when there are so many others who do not appreciate it. I will continue to help others especially the children but I will definitely change the way I do things from this day forward.

May God Bless you and I appreciate you. I always admire others who take a bold stand for what they believe in.

Curmilus Dancy II
www.thepoliticalagitator.com

Dear Cindy...
You're not alone in your clarity. This website is proof of that. I don't know if we can dismantle the military industrial complex in our lifetime, but if it does happen, we will all owe you a debt of gratitude for being one of our greatest soldiers for peace.
It's time for a break, so enjoy it. The cause will go on without you. Though it may seen hopeless at the moment, please remember that nothing you did was in vain. Millions of Americans share the same visions (and frustrations) that you do. Peace be with you Cindy.

walt said:

"Sheehan should not suffer so much for this cause, nor lose a marriage. But all that and more can happen when someone, driven by pain, is taken very full advantage of by "the movement" and then forced to be the face of that movement which is fragmented into pastiche of irreconcilable oipinions."

Great post.

No one dies in vain.

Am sending warm hugs abundant and sincere for your courageous voice of peace accompanying these words which can't begin to express my appreciation for your efforts.

But I know of a friend who has kept me informed of your activism since he published the following post celebrating your courage to confront the coward in Crawford where you and your brave militants gathered outside 'the decider's ranch' at Camp Casey. It's entitled...
All Eyes on Crawford, please!

Mrs. Sheehan,

There's no way we can thank you enough. Never regret what you did and said.

The truth is that the arc of history bends toward justice, but it is an agonizingly slow bend. It may even appear to be bending the wrong way at times.

The enemy is always the same: ignorance. As with Vietnam, we have hard lessons to learn. So many people have to suffer for us to relearn them. We've already seen the history revisionists at work. Remember John Kerry's coronation at the Democratic National Convention? One would have thought that Vietnam was the proudest war in American history and the good senator an outstanding supporter of it rather than a bitterly disillusioned protester.

I'm sure future generations will go through this same cycle of belief in a war of aggression, shut-up-and-support-the-troops, the desperate attempt to feign peace with honor and departure, Never Again!, and then the rewrite and shame-on-you, America haters.

This doesn't mean we don't stop trying to give peace and justice a fighting chance. Someday it might just score a first-round knockout.

Ed Cohen

This gal is so great, and such an indispensable symbol for all of us. The fact that she is stepping back to try and salvage her personal life and health is very understandable. I've been involved in very minuscule anti-war efforts over the years and it always takes a toll on my nerves and family. I can't imagine what it must be like to be engaged at the level Cindy was. I also agree the Dems are such bastards, tho I am one, when it comes to this war.

As a member of Vet's for Peace I am going to use Cindy's parting words to energize me to become more active. Casey's death was not in vain; he produced, in his mom, the most powerful peace symbol in America.

You probably do not realize it Cindy, but you are an American Muslim in your attitudes, thoughts and feelings. I hope the best for you in your struggle to enlighten these ignorant people of their ways of error.

Cindy is right on target. We have abdicated America to an odious bunch of conscienceless cowards and corporatist con-artists and hucksters disguised as Republicans and Democrats. Through a carefully crafted propaganda campaign, everything this country now stands for, and superfically labels "American," is anathema to its founding principles. Through some sort of bizarre osmosis, neoconservative idealogues have managed to manipulate an ignorant, apathetic, and maleable citizenry into actually allowing the destruction of our Constitution and Bill of Rights, while claiming to defend their very principles as "patriotic Americans."

Let's quit pretending that America is still a limited, democratic, representative republic. It's not. It's a fascist/corporatist/elitist/oligarchal autocracy that no longer even gives a veiled pretense of democracy. It matches its economic system, unregulated capitalism, which was never, ever democratic, even in principle.

Let's quit believing in American virtuosity and exceptionalism--they are myths created by those who either suffer historical amnesia or who dogmatically refuse to see that America's true history is ugly and bloody, marked by the oppression of "others" by the priviliged and by imperialism. Most Amercian history books typically do not provide historical perspective; they promote nativism. There is absolutely nothing virtuous nor exceptional about this government. Nothing.

Let's quit preaching that America is egalitarian and actually values the ethics of process. Instead, it glorifies the predatory, "playa" mentality and supports a government of pathologically profiteering thugs wherein the ends justify unethical and illegal means. There is nothing even obstensibly ethical about this government.

Let's admit we no longer have a "free press." It's just another in a long string of lies. There is absolutely nothing about this current government that promotes freedom. Nothing. It is calculating and criminal in its repression of liberty.

I feel Cindy's pain. I have trouble sleeping at night because Americans can't see how they've been played by the most dangerous con-men on the planet: The upper echelon of the U.S. Government. We should all be very afraid of this government. What's that old adage??? "I've seen the enemy, and it is us."

Cindy, on the other hand, represents what an American is supposed to be. She dissents and calls out the government when it is wrong. She's not afraid to speak truth to power, consequently, she scares all the right people. This government, Democrats AND Republicans, fears that Cindy Sheehan, and those like her, will wake up Americans from their distracted, dumbed-down, dream-like trances and bring forth more people just like her. American government's power structure depends upon a distracted, ignorant citizenry. Cindy Sheehan is neither distracted, nor ignorant, but understandably, she is tired and frustrated. This government took her precious son, not for the noble purpose to defend the Constitution nor protect an imminent threat against our country, but to insure continuing personal profit and power for the privileged class of thugs we've entrusted with our children's lives. More Americans must step up and take over where Cindy left off. As Frederick Douglas once said, "power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will."

Cindy,
I don't have words to tell you how much you have meant to me during this terrible time. Please do not ever think that you did no good. You have no idea what it has meant to millions of us to hear you speaking out for the decency and the honor that we would like to see this nation stand for.
I am 64 years old, and in school in late 40s and thru the 50s was told very firmly that I was very lucky to have been born in the one nation in this world that really does stand for the really important things - peace, honor, justice...
...to the point: late in the Vietnam war I descended into depression, alcoholism, despair, and so on, which nearly ended my life. At that time I would have told you that I felt that all my effort in the "war against the war" - and that of thousands or hundreds of thousands of others - had proven to be of no use at all, and that there was no use trying to change anything, that this country was irredemiably under the control of the Big Rich and the militarists who do their bidding.
But now, after all these years, I hear some of the young people say that they take great encouragement and inspiration from the fact that some people of my generation "kept the faith" with what is right and proper and good and just and honorable; whereby they know for sure that my generation is not totally made up of swine and they see that even yet there is a ray of hope for this nation, because as long as there are those who speak for what is right, even in a very small voice crying in a very loud wilderness, they will be able to keep up their own hopes and determination.
So, I say to you, our Irene, rest as you need to, but never think that you have been defeated or that you have not been successful. Let others measure your success. For me, you are the one to come out very prominently on the high moral ground, in the sunshine. Therefore you are infinitely more successful than the Bushes and the Cheneys and the Rumsfelds and the Roves and all their damned crowd.
If I were a religious person I would bless you - oh, hell, okay, I will anyway. Bless you.

I hope it's temporary, Cindy. As for the Democratic Party, they never deserved you. In fact, trusting them was perhaps your biggest mistake. Historically, Democrats have started more wars than Republicans. They started Vietnam, mind you. They aggressively worked to involve the US in the First World War, Second World War and Korea. A proud Democratic president, Truman, dropped two atomic bombs in Japan, perhaps the greatest and most devastating crime against humanity committed in 3 days. Clinton himself bombed Iraq for 8 years, trying to provoke Saddam into a conflict with the no-fly zones, remember? And enforced the economic embargoes that killed millions of Iraqi children, etc. His Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, casually stated that "We Think the Price Is Worth It." Clinton and Gore were the ones who made Bush Senior and his corporate masters' dream of enacting NAFTA reality. Clinton, the best Republican president we ever had, destroyed the welfare system as we knew it. Now Dems want to nominate his wife, or Obama, with both saying all options (code word for nukes) on Iran are on the table. You should've quit earlier. Or never joined.

Democratic Underground, the 'liberal' blog of which members called you an attention whore, is run like a porn site, their main goal is to get money from members (how much money does it take to run a chat room)? They run ads for The New York Times, the same newspaper that cheered Bush into the war that killed your son, with those endless articles about phony WMDs in 2002 and 2003. Profit is important, principle isn't. David Allen, the self-serving amateur who runs the blog, is against impeachment, solely for the reasons that it'll hurt Democrats in the 08 elections. Again, forget the Constitution, forget principles, gaining seats is what's important. Allen's only too happy now that you put DU on the spotlight, he's probably asked for more donations from naive members, just like Pat Robertson does every time that he's attacked.

Don't believe Allen and his phony letter of apology, he's a blind Democratic Party loyalist interested only in fundraising for his chat room. And don't believe Randi Rhodes either, she might pretend to be a close friend but she's an extremely aggressive Democratic Party hack, the Ann Coulter of the DNC.

Come back soon, Cindy, the Antiwar movements needs you.

Cindy's decision is a good one. She had grown too bitter. Her rage gave mometum to her public personna but it did not mix well with the massive indifference of the "people" who were addicted to the excitement over Anna N., Angelina and "Idol." That ultimately triggered her realization that Casey's death was meaninglessness. It turned her against this country and its people. That alienation inhabits the Left, that sense that "they" - the American people - are someone else .. some other.

While everyone who writes in seems to be placing boundless praise on her actions and convictions, it should be noted that her "resignation" more or less accuses all of us of forcing her to go this alone.

But it was always wrong to court celebrity, and "be" the subject. The medium of TV makes that happen. They need persoanlities. And as much as they need to create them, they need to destroy them .. show them to be mere humasn who crack under relentless scrutiny.

Sheehan should not suffer so much for this cause, nor lose a marriage. But all that and more can happen when someone, driven by pain, is taken very full advantage of by "the movement" and then forced to be the face of that movement which is fragmented into pastiche of irreconcilable oipinions.

You still kick ass. Fuck em. They elected W twice. We're surrounded by idiots and life is too short to commit to the likes of them. Just be ready. You never know when the opportunity might arise for you to launch that missile into the heart of the Death Star or to toss the emperor into the abyss. Go ahead and drop out and chill, but we know that if we need you and you can contribute that you'll be there.

Amen, sister

My dear Cindy, many of us want to help you with your health care bills. You have done so much for us, and we want to give something back. And for those who say unkind things about you, I seriously doubt that they have put in the effort for peace that you have. Ignore them. Armchair quarterbacks. Accept our offers so you don't have to sell your land to pay bills but can sell it to be a memorial for your and Caseys contributions.

Love, Kathy

Cindi,

Thank you is not enough. It never will be.

May the long time sun shine upon you, all love surround you, and the pure light within you, guide your way on......

And, I would be most happy to contribute some $'s for your health care bills. Let me know how.

thanks Cindy for the inspiration
Pato
Chile

Cindy, I believe anybody who has "put in on the line" to affect society & bring about meaningful change, knows what you've endured. An old comrade of mine, who died during the HIV epidemic, used to joke, "granted the work is difficult, but rarely have such efforts met with so little respect."

Donald nailed it down; many Americans are lazy and disrespect hard work. It is anthema to them. I must point out that people in progressive movements are, by and large, the same. It's true they aren't glued to the television watching "American Idol" but that doesn't make them all that much better as people. The problem with the Left is laziness: everybody wants the other to make the sacrafice, and then they'll show up to claim part of the credit. I believe the society is so rotten at its core that such attitudes are unavoidable.

Good for you, girl, for taking some time for yourself. You've earned it. As for society, the older I get, the more I believe it will take the Fourth Reich before enough American jackasses wake up, and of course by then it will be too late. Oh, that's right, the deadline passed, didn't it?

Thank you, Cindy.

From address by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., delivered in acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize 10 December 1964 Oslo, Norway:

Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness, Mr. President, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen:

…Sooner or later, all the peoples of the world will have to discover a way to live together in peace, and thereby transform this pending cosmic elegy into a creative psalm of brotherhood. If this is to be achieved, man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.

…I accept this award today with an abiding faith in America and an audacious faith in the future of mankind…

…I refuse to accept despair as the final response to the ambiguities of history….

I refuse to accept the idea that man is mere flotsam and jetsam in the river of life, unable to influence the unfolding events which surround him…

I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of nuclear annihilation….

I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right, temporarily defeated, is stronger than evil triumphant…

I still believe that we shall overcome.

This faith can give us courage to face the uncertainties of the future. It will give our tired feet new strength as we continue our forward stride toward the city of freedom. When our days become dreary with low-hovering clouds and our nights become darker than a thousand midnights, we will know that we are living in the creative turmoil of a genuine civilization struggling to be born.

Today I come to Oslo as a trustee, inspired and with renewed dedication to humanity. I accept this prize on behalf of all men who love peace and brotherhood.

I say I come as a trustee, for in the depths of my heart I am aware that this prize is much more than an honor to me personally. Every time I take a flight I am always mindful of the many people who make a successful journey possible, the known pilots and unknown ground crew. You honor the dedicated pilots of our struggle, who have sat at the controls as the freedom movement soared into orbit… You honor the ground crew, without whose labor and sacrifice the jet flights to freedom could never have left the earth…

Most of these people will never make the headlines, and their names will never appear in Who's Who.

Yet, when years have rolled past and when the blazing light of truth is focused on this marvelous age in which we live, men and women will know and children will be taught that we have a finer land, a better people, a more noble civilization because these humble children of God were willing to suffer for righteousness' sake.

A Personal note to Cindy Sheehan

Dear Cindy,

My heart broke when I heard of your loss and your quest for "truth and justice".

I honor you for the work you have done and the heroic attempts you have made to enlighten the concience of the country .

Real social change is hard won and the powers that control international affairs are bigger and more deeply intrenched in our culture than any of us can possibly comprehend until we choose to go up against them.

I have been involved in social change work periodically since high shool in the mid 60's. Viet Nam and the anti-war movement, anti-nuke education , environmental sustainability, you name it, I got involved.

I found there were only few years at a time which I could commit 80%+ of my life to "a cause" before burning out. Finally I stopped beating up on my-self for my inability to "stay the course" and acknowledged the as an indivinual, I can only devote so much of my time to the greater good. My strength comes from my family and my personal life.......and I need time for rest and spiritual regeneration.

You have given more than your share. Take the time to rest and regroup and know that you do it with the full support nd gratitude of the peace action communities. You have given tremendously of your-self and your family. You have inspired thousands through your words and your example. It is the way of grass-roots social change movements to take heart from our former leaders and it is our obligation carry on their work.

Thank you again from everyone I know....

Our prayers go out to you and your family.

Dear Cindy,

My heart broke when I heard of your loss and your quest for "truth and justice".

I honor you for the work you have done and the heroic attempts you have made to enlighten the concience of the country .

Real social cahange is hard won and the powers that be are bigger than any of us know until we choose to go up against them.

I have been involved in social change work periodically since high shool in the mid 60's. Viet Nam and the anti-war movement, anti-nuke education , environmental sustainability, you name it, I got involved.
I found there were only few years at a time which I could commit 80%+ of my life to "a cause" before burning out. Finally I stopped beating up on my-self for my inability to "stay the course" and acknowledged the as an indivinual, I can only devote so much of my time to the greater good. My strength comes from my family and my personal life.......and I need time for rest and spiritual regeneration.

You have given more than your share. Take the time to rest and regroup and know that you do it with the full support of the peace action communities. You have given of your-self and your family. You have inspired thousands through your words and your example. It is the way of grass-roots social change movements to take heart from our former leaders and it is our obligation carry on their work.

Thank you again from everyone I know....

Our prayers go out to you and your family.

"However, when I started to hold the Democratic Party to the same standards that I held the Republican Party, support for my cause started to erode and the "left" started labeling me with the same slurs that the right used. I guess no one paid attention to me when I said that the issue of peace and people dying for no reason is not a matter of "right or left", but "right and wrong.""

Vital words. How can liberals call themselves liberal when they hew to the same repressive orthodoxies and the same kind of dissent-bashing that's made apparatchiks of so many conservatives--the very conservatives the left wants to defeat in the name of liberalism? Let's not trade one boot camp for another.

If the title fits... I understand her frustration, but "quitting" in this grandiose fashion does no one any good, especially those who have quietly dedicated their lives to the promotion of peace.

I hope she and Randi Rhodes don't hurt themselves while congratulating each other, but I've had enough.

Cindy, seek peace in your own life, love your children, and know that you made a HUGE difference. You may not have turned the tide, and it saddens me to tears that this country, it's people and it's government stand by while it all goes down the drain.
You DO make a difference Cindy. So we all would if we would ALL join TOGETHER to do something. But most will sit by with channel changers in hand, and will only do something when it hurts them, and is beyond repair.
Where can we who care go, what can we do? I only know one thing. Love is the only answer.

PS, THANK YOU EZFLYER for the UTUBE Link above!
I didnt even know who Mike Gravel was, but boy I am looking now!!!!
WHat it would be like if LOVE WON, indeed!!!

"Democracy itself is a problem when the majority itches for the wrong things...."

John F. Schumaker

Dearest Cindy.
May I say to you, trust your heart.
I imagine your understanding of Compassion has heightened and deepened in all you have, and are, experiencing.
Stay away from the ego-driven realm of politics, labels, national identity!!!
Your vision for a humanitarian organization is so beautiful.
to see with the heart - beyond race, colour, culture.
Where kindness is more powerful than a billion dollar,
state of the art cluster bomb.

You inspire me to become a more loving and more giving person.
I thank you for that

Sincerely, Sarah Blogg
Australia

God Bless You Cindy Sheehan.

You are the pride of the antiwar movement and will always be a symbol of hope and inspiration for peaceloving people everywhere.

What things would be like if we won:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wLcaE2SRn2w&mode=related&search=

caveat-emptor- let the buyer beware:

There is no money for the rightwingers at the top ; if they allow democracy or true christianity for all . So "" they will continue the war on any democracy that tries to have concern for middle class or the poor. That is why they spend so much money on making people believe { NO UNIONS..' NO RISE IN THE MINIMUM WAGE, NO SOCIAL SECURITY, NO FRANKLIN D.ROSEVELT , NO MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. ETC.} THEY TRULY ARE SMART SONS OF THE PRINCE OF THE POWER OF THE AIR- THE GOD OF THIS WORLD and they do it with your tax dollars. They only believe in corporate welfare { other peoples money} have a delightful ride love joe..

and another thing...a wako like bin laden has really whupped america...defeated by a bum--- look how completely the iraqi rebels have won-- the army is whupped, u.s. intellegence is whupped, bush cheny and rove are whupped, libby scooter is whupped and in jail, wolfowitz is whupped -- fired in a cloud of crookedness-- the folks in N'A orleans are whupped, the puklicans are whupped, now the democrats too it seems, the concentration camp in cuba has now lost a legal precedent, the crown attorny's are whupped (c'ept the ones fired)-- the u.s dollar is whupped, americans are afraid to travel and are whupped, nato is whupped and divided, journalism is ruined as a safeguard of democracy,...

actually cindy shenean is the only one who is not whupped, even though she is quiting.

poor old cindy...she has given-up on the "fascist corporate wasteland" that killed her son and thousands of other u.s. troops and iraqi civilians. what you yanks need is a 3rd party like in canada-- the ndp-- or in britian-- the labour party. Something else, you have construed your political regime incorrectly. Bush should have to appear every day before a house-of-commons ( a televised one) to be raked over the coals by a house of commons-- not hiding in a white-house ivory tower where he can cook up unconstitutional schemes-- like wiretapping americans....

get with it...bush used 9-11 to declare war on americans whom are the people he really hates. that's right... americans... what bush, rove, cheny really want is a corporate government with republicans as the bosses.

and that's what he's got. unless you amaricans wake-up this will get much worse, still.

oh, i see wolfowitz got caught with his fingers in the till---why is it that these anti-corrupt types are always the most crooked?

thank you cindy for the hard work you`ve done. i feel you should have been nominated for the nobel peace prize . Take good care of yourself , find the peace within, and i feel someday the tide is gonna turn and eventually bushco. will be in deep doodoo.

I read something on the internet last night, a commencement speech on rhetoric and this administration. It differentiated those who swallow the lies of George W. Bush and those who don't, calling us the reality-based group.
I think that people like you, who speak from their heart are speaking truth and trying to bring a betrayed country back to reality. It takes time and we must not stop speaking the truth.
When Cindy Sheehan spoke it was painful for those who couldn't tell between the lies and the truth, and so they resist, fight those who are trying to help, and are left to sort it out in their confused minds. Still, we must speak the truth.
Although it seems that Cindy Sheehan is burned-out, you are really one of the healthiest of us. Far more healthy than those very few in those percentage points that are kicking and screaming as they go down with the President. We shall pray for them, too.
Mother Theresa said something to the affect, It is not for me to succeed, but to remain faithful,
when responding to a question about why she kept trying to help the sick and poor dying in India, when there were so many.
Though Cindy, you are attending to your needs and those of your close family, right now, you are remaining faithful in your conviction and values, and most of all in the love you have in your heart for us all, true love of God, when you care about the lives of others. Peace.

Cindy, I support you. I encourage you to speak out about the indisputable 9/11 Commission Report cover-up that I've laid out at http://daytonpundit.com/forum/index.php?topic=276.0 . I have already passed this web page URL on to Senators Voinovich and Brown as well as Rep. Boehner from Ohio. I won't be surprised that I receive no responses from them regarding the cover-up.

Hi, Cindy,
My heart bled when I read your article. Please remember that it has been said, "There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of one small candle." You have been that small candle that has burnt brightly at such a cost to you and your family.
We in Australia have followed your protest with sympathy and understanding, understanding for all those young, healthy men and women who have given their lives gladly in the hope of creating a better world.
We know now that their sacrifice has been in vain; their lives manipulated by self serving politicians who follow their own agendas at the behest of oil companies and others. There can be no doubt that the pro-American euphoria that cast its glow over the world has long since faded; dissipated by sucessive adventures in Korea, Viet Nam, Iraq et al.
My one hope is that the rest of the world has the capacity to differentiate between the wonderful people of America and its government.
Yours sinderely,
Tom Edwards (Australia)

Cindy, When you are giving up you are closest to succeeding. We admire what you have done. You are important, listened to, and do influence others.

You may join to campaign to elect Ron Paul for president 2008 as he will bring home the troops and restore the countryu to the constitution we are suppose to be guided by. Check our ronpaul2008.com and view some of the videos.
You will not currently hear mush on the mainstream media for reasons I imagine you are already aware of.

Yours truly,

Ronald Howarth

Thank you, Cindy, for all that you have done for this country. You are a true patriot.

Dearest Cindy,

As we watched the entire country run full steam off a militaristic cliff, unchecked by media or morals, a cloud fell across our lives and hopes for a progressive society. That cloud suffused every moment for 6 years, a grim background to our thoughts and dreams, from the moment the first election was hijacked right up to the present and the foreseeable future.

But in that time there was this one amazing beacon, this irrepressible force of nurturing nature, an unwavering torch of intelligent outrage amidst a sea of blind, hypnotized public ignorance and criminal public conspiracy in mindless mass murder.

It was Cindy who gave us hope that there were still individuals willing to speak out intelligently and passionately against the unspeakable war-crimes the country overwhelmingly and litigiously complied with for year after year after year.

All that time, while the press unanimously conspired to support unprecedented national crimes by the overwhelmingly public-supported administration, and while we suffered under the inescapable oppressive, depressive cloud of realization that the country had once again morphed itself into a gang of selfish, militaristic mass-murdering faux-religious criminals, Cindy was compelled to action, galvanizing the rare, isolated individuals who could still think for themselves.

Now, finally, it appears the public has slowly, falteringly caught up to some small acknowledgement of the crimes of the administration, crimes wholly and complicity supported by both parties, crimes for which each and every member of Congress who supported the war are entirely culpable regardless of party, crimes for which the press should basically shut down in shame over their fraudulent misrepresentation of fact, crimes which implicate each and every tax-payer whose tax dollars were usurped and stolen to support a cronyistic campaign of terror against civilians for the profit of the manufacturers of the war machine.

But throughout the American's overwhelming support of folly, their blind determination to commit unfounded genocide in the name of bogus fears and profit, there was Cindy, a normal person, mother, suddenly thrust into the spotlight previously reserved only for narcissistic corrupt politicians or perhaps lifelong career activists. And yet she prevailed, and wrote, and spoke, and demonstrated and acted and marshaled activists, and articulated intelligence with an eloquence befitting only the great speakers and leaders who sacrifice for the causes of peace and justice.

Cindy Sheehan is a true American hero. THE true hero of our time. There are not enough words to describe her singular sacrifice, her intelligence, her morals and scruples, and her courageous, in fact revolutionary course of action stoically pursued over years, which ignited our hearts and inspired us to think and to act.

I suspect it wasn't just memorial day, nor the corrupt and weak and entirely useless and ineffectual slandering by the Democrats that drove her to her decision. Rather I suspect it was the unconscionable recent repeat cave-in by the Democrats in Congress to once again support funding for this war, despite all.

There is now no doubt about it: The democrats are wholly complicit war criminals fully in bed with the Bushies, and they are as culpable as the corporocratic militaristic maniacs on the republican right. It is now finally, irrefutably clear that the entire government is behind the most hideous malice-aforethought mass crime of the century, regardless of party.

Such a realization is enough to bring all of our hopes for a peaceful, intelligent society crashing down around us. If nobody in the elected system (besides Dennis Kucinich) is willing to enforce the law which they are sworn to uphold, then the government has failed. The American experiment has failed. The United States has finally shown that it cannot, will not, nor never was to be the idealistic governance "by and for the People", rather it proves all government ultimately fails, and in the end, the primary business of humans on this earth is selfishness, greed, and endless torture, murder and death.

This realization is enough to make any of us finally, irrevocably and permanently give up on the myth of America (if not on human society in general).

Nevertheless, Cindy Sheehan's amazing actions and words have elevated her to the rare pantheon of singular individuals who effect change in the hearts of generally horrible, hateful humans through her persistent, nonviolent, intelligent, eloquent words and actions. Cindy Sheehan will never be forgotten, in fact her fame and iconic status will only grow in time, as the spirit of her words ascends into that special place in history reserved only for the very best among us.

Thank you Cindy. You have indeed made the world a better place.

J.

hello!
well, well cindy what took you sooooo long to figure that out?
and please do not assume the martyr position.........you knew what you were getting into - or you SHOULD have!
i do applaud your efforts at what you have done and i am very sad that you among many other lost your son to the international bankers profit and control machine.
on the other hand if you want to do something that will help please check out and i mean really check out dr. ron paul for holding the office of president of the united states.........he IS running on the republican ticket because (obviously he can get into the debates and primaries) but i think mainly because he IS a true republican, conservative at heart and his record backs that up!
please check out the youtube videos on dr. paul and LISTEN to what he says..........he is the one who THEY are trying to silence because THEY do not want him speaking of the things that he does - like the TRUTH about what's really going on and what needs to be done. He is the one THEY are afraid of being heard!
he is the one who is winning in all the polls - no matter what the fox etc. whores report!

that's all - no more! YOU do what i suggested and help get this honorable statesman in office!

if you do you will be able to put your energy and passion towards someone who actually GIVES A DAMN and will turn this country around to the way it oughtta be - like it used to be! It'll make you feel good!

here's my favorite! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0CKV-y4q9s

Thanks and Blessings,
sunny

Dear Cindy,

I am the citizens in Japan.

The Prime Minister Abe in Japan tries to destroy our War-renouncing