I wanted you to know that I sincerely enjoy and appreciate your writings collecting what’s going on on Prairie Chapel Road and with Cindy. You have captured the feeling, the emotion and the reason this all exists…..
Almost everyone has such a low opinion of politics in general – a cynicism deserved – that they have tuned out all about this nation and her leadership. The only time anything rouses them out of their stupor is when it becomes “personal” to them. GW has known this and used it well.
He has used personal fear, false patriotism; imagery of every sort to whip emotions. He has built a house of cards, not only in Iraq but also in America. There is no truth any more.
As long as Cindy stays on message and keeps a tight focus on where she has a rare standing – the loss of her son, and the questioning of the Iraq War – she rings a bell of conscience within the hearts primarily of Mothers. And when Mothers get involved, things happen – America wakes up and makes change.
Conveying that without the political edge is a very important job.
I think you are doing it well. [Texas]
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Just a note from a Californian in Germany to say thanks for the article about A Day in the Bar Ditch of Democracy USA
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You’ve heard more than once the comment about a piece of writing, “I felt as if I were really there.” Well, your piece on Camp Casey is such a piece. I dearly hope the canards and demonizations of the right wing press won’t destroy her. But then, she’s lost her child; what else can they do to her? [Ohio]
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I just want to thank you for what is by far the best article I have read on Cindy Sheehan and life at Camp Casey and Peace House. You managed to capture in-depth the personalities, motivations, and events so beautifully. You wrote it just as I experienced it, and it’s a hard thing to put down on paper. I’ll be sharing your article with a lot of people. [Texas]
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