Salon
by Eric Boehlert

08/10/05

Taking peculiar pleasure in trying to discredit the small-town mother, right-wingers have been in a tizzy over what they perceive as a flip-flop by [Gold Star Mother Cindy]Sheehan on Iraq. They excitedly reassure themselves that her alleged inconsistency about the war ought to disqualify her from being a legitimate war critic. Problem is, the oddly playful bloggers, busy mocking Sheehan as a 'crazy,' 'exploited,' 'left-wing moonbat,' aren't really staring down a lone mother who may or may not have shifted her opinion about Bush and the war since 2004. If the Republican National Committee-fed bloggers looked up from their monitors for a few seconds, they might realize that when they're done with Sheehan they're going to have to discredit a few million other Americans -- because, as recent polls indicate, they, like Sheehan, have turned on the war and place the blame for the mess squarely on Bush's shoulders... [subscription or ad view required]

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/09/sheehan_protest/


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