On 8/22/05, Dan Minette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nick Arnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 6:23 PM > Subject: Re: Mindless and Heartless > > > > On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 17:39:30 -0500, Dan Minette wrote > > > > Perhaps someone wants to argue that GWB > > > > should *not* have to endure a half-hour > > > > with her, and maybe even that he's not > > > > accountable to her (or even the public). > > > > > > Why, because of her views, is half an hour with her more important than > > > half an hour with her other son, or his father (both of whom seem to > > > think his death is a nobel sacrifice). > > > > Cite, please. > > Sure, no problem Nick. > > <quote> > Others in the family bitterly opposed Cindy's stance. In a statement, her > sister-in-law - Casey's aunt - said that "the rest of the Sheehan family > supports the troops, our country and our president." Cindy's surviving son > begged her to come home. It was revealed that her husband had filed for > divorce. Their son's death, as in so many families, had strained their > marriage rather than, as in others, making it stronger. > <unquote> > > http://tinyurl.com/cdlee > > http://news.yahoo.com/s/usatoday/20050819/cm_usatoday/cindysheehandecampsleavingverymixedmessages;_ylt=AqYNJoNff80.ib6rG5dFNmys0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3YWFzYnA2BHNlYwM3NDI- > > Dan M.
Tsk, tsk, tsk, Dan. Did you check the source? The Drudge Report. http://www.drudgereport.com/flashcs.htm Let's count the weak links: first, an item on Matt Drudge's website, who is a known (and I believe self-avowed) hard-core rightwinger. A weak link, but not decisive. Ad hominem and all that. I'll simply confine myself to mentioning that Drudge has made up stuff in the past; does anyone remember how Drudge broke the news that John Kerry commited adultery? The item claims that they received an e-mail (a form of communication easily faked, both on the sending and receiving ends, as spammers demonstrate to everyone's daily dismay), which itself is said to say: "Our family has been so distressed by the recent activities of Cindy we are breaking our silence and we have collectively written a statement for release. Feel free to distribute it as you wish. Thanks, Cherie In response to questions regarding the Cindy Sheehan/Crawford Texas issue: Sheehan Family Statement: The Sheehan Family lost our beloved Casey in the Iraq War and we have been silently, respectfully grieving. We do not agree with the political motivations and publicity tactics of Cindy Sheehan. She now appears to be promoting her own personal agenda and notoriety at the the expense of her son's good name and reputation. The rest of the Sheehan Family supports the troops, our country, and our President, silently, with prayer and respect. Sincerely, Casey Sheehan's grandparents, aunts, uncles and numerous cousins. " How much editing the DR did is unknown. Furthermore, it is unclear just who is signing it: a "Cherie" certainly signed it, who is apparently an aunt on the paternal side of the dead son, but who else is unclear. Which grandparents (are Sheehan's grand-parents even alive? I do not know.), unspecified (even unenumerated!) "aunts, uncles and numerous cousins". None of which have publicly stated that they support the e-mail, or even that the e-mail is genuine. Cindy Sheehan has stated that her aunt's politics and that of several other family members are opposite hers, but sheer probability dictates that, which helps the probability of validity only a little. So the most likely scenario? It's a plausible fake, or the aunt going it alone. It is unfortunate that the MSM chooses to elide discussion of the source. ~Maru _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
