June 6, 2007
Cindy Sheehan
BuzzFlash reader Marian Russell writes of
Cindy Sheehan: "She
has displayed courage and determination for her country."
"George Bush has committed the most egregious sin one could
inflict upon others," Russell declares in her nomination of Sheehan, "the
sin of having parents outlive their children."
Russell nominated Cindy, "For her dedication and all the sacrifices
that she has made to expose the Bush Administration for leading
us into an unjust war. A war only fought by the soldiers and their
families while life goes on for the rest of us."
Cindy is the real thing: an American citizen unafraid to speak
her mind. Even if you didn't always agree with everything she said,
you knew and know where her heart is. She is the unheralded American
who Bush claims to be standing up for when he opportunistically
hides behind the jingoistic phrase: "support our troops."
BuzzFlash first bestowed its Wings of Justice Award on
Cindy on August
10, 2005,
when we noted:
"While others in Washington blanch at admitting that the Iraq
War was a colossal blunder, Cindy Sheehan traveled to Crawford,
Texas
to tell George W. Bush that it was time to admit the error and
end the bloodshed.
"Sheehan knows the personal cost of the war, in a way George
W. Bush has never known. Cindy's son was killed in action in Iraq
last year. Everybody grieves in their own way, but Sheehan didn't
want other parents to feel her pain of loss."
Bush, of course, being a tinhorn cowboy, never summoned the courage
to meet with Cindy. She had his number, and his handlers knew it.
We wish Cindy the best as she returns to her private life. She
has served the cause of democracy well and more than merits her
second BuzzFlash Wings of Justice Award.
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Nominated by Marian Russell of Kentwood, MI.
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