Comments on: Attention Whores Unite

By: Devra

Devra — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 01:12:26 +0000

I think I will just state that Cindy Sheehan must be going thru hell if she is dealing with mommy guilt and mommy grief simultaneously.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 30 May 2007 18:22:45 +0000

We need a new Cindy. I nominate Rosie O’Donnell.

By: egan

egan — Wed, 30 May 2007 07:22:33 +0000

So every single month we hear about how it’s “the deadliest month” since troops entered Iraq. When the fuck is this going to end? This isn’t just a mom issue, it’s a culture issue. Why are we so willing to turn the other cheek? Thanks for keeping this issue in our minds.

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 30 May 2007 05:26:01 +0000

I hope she hasn’t so much given up, as passed the torch. You just can’t let the entire movement rest on one person’s shoulders…it seems to me that she has inspired a new wave of mothers who will take up the cause now that she has stepped down.

I hope she grieves, I hope she feels that it was not in vain.

Most of all, I hope things change.

By: Suebob

Suebob — Tue, 29 May 2007 23:57:03 +0000

I can totally see doing what Cindy Sheehan did, from beginning to protest to giving up. I think her time has run its course and anything else she did would just be looked on as exploitative anyway.

It was tempting to dismiss her struggle as media-whoring. But on the other hand, it was HER SON. Better to use that pain to try to do something productive than to collapse on the couch.

By: Maternal Mirth

Maternal Mirth — Tue, 29 May 2007 19:58:49 +0000

Amen …

By: Sensible One

Sensible One — Tue, 29 May 2007 19:55:44 +0000

No, mothers don’t necessarily “give up” but they do get tired. I don’t agree with Cindy Sheehan, and never have. However, I think she may just be tired, and with good reason. Maybe now she can finally get some peace. Grief does funny things to people. I just wish her peace….

By: Dana

Dana — Tue, 29 May 2007 19:17:07 +0000

My mother feels sorry for Cindy Sheehan.

When I asked her why she told me that Cindy Sheehan has every right to grieve. She has every right to question this war and all that it stands for. But she feels Cindy Sheehan exploited Casey’s death for political gain and that it is disrepectful to Casey and to our country.

Whether or not you agree with our government, America is a far better place to live than many countries. My mother often says to those who don’t agree, “What are you still doing here?”

My mother’s father served in World War II, and he believed a country worth living in is also worth fighting for. He fought to stop the terrible evil that Hitler caused.

I’m not going to debate the Iraq war because it conflicts me every single day, and it affects me more than I realized the day my brother came home and talked about his time in Kuwait. (Yes, I know it wasn’t Iraq, but he experienced more than I ever imagined.)

I don’t know how I feel about Cindy. The fact that she states she’s giving up her fight, makes me wonder if she really was “fighting” for the right reasons. I’ll never know. Only she knows.

By: Gunfighter

Gunfighter — Tue, 29 May 2007 19:08:17 +0000

I admire Sheehan for taking her stand and withstanding the beatings that came her way.

She rocks.