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November 26, 2005

Well, She Looks It, Doesn't She?

Offered without comment and only minor Photoshopping.

The mother of a fallen soldier who led a vigil against the war in Iraq outside President Bush's ranch returned to Texas, saying she is "heartbroken" that the troops are not home.

Such awful, awful sadness.

OK, what the hell, let's coment some more:

Before Sheehan's arrival, more than 100 protesters at the camp ate a traditional Iraqi meal for Thanksgiving _ salmon, lentils, rice with almonds and a salad of parsley, tomatoes, cucumbers and bulgur wheat.

Maybe it's me, but the symbolism of this act is lost on me. Eating an Iraqi meal on a day of giving thanks would indicate to me that it's about being thankful for liberating them from a tyrant, but then I'm somewhat well-educated and enjoy bathing on a regular basis. Crazy.

"It's significant because the people of Iraq are suffering under our occupation, and for people in America it's business as usual stuffing themselves on fat turkeys," said Tammara Rosenleaf, whose husband is an Army soldier to be deployed in a few weeks.

No, dumbass, they're suffering at the hands of al-Zarqawi and other anti-progress insurgents. If we pulled out, the violence would not end. Iraqis would still be blown up. The bloody campaign of intimidation against the new Iraqi government would continue until it collapsed, driving Iraq into civil war or a delightful new form of Islamic despotism, all because our lefty crusaders for humanity said "we must turn our backs on them."

It's odd that the people most against progress in Iraq are so-called progressives; the ones most likely to accuse war supporters of "hating little brown people" are the ones who want to abandon them to the terrorists.

And, hey, how about that flashy monument to Cindy Sheehan that was unveiled the other day? Nevermind that it has all the artistic merit of a Bob's Big Boy. "Sheehan's Stand," it's called. Yes, oh brave Cindy, standing mightily against a President and a public that generally ignore you, under threat of - well - maybe some inclement weather.

It's unfortunate that Ms. Sheehan lost her son in the war, and - whether you support this war or not - he should be honored for his duty and sacrifice. Cindy, though, has done nothing but slip slide down the slope of looney leftism, aligning herself with groups on the fringe of left-wing kookery, shaming herself and her cause in the process.

She is no longer "Cindy Sheehan, grieving mother." She has become "Cindy Sheehan, media whore," the Iraq war's very own Lisa Beamer, pursuing self-aggrandizement over personal integrity and values.

Maybe the media will grow bored with her too, but at least we'll always have "Sheehan's Stand" to remind us.