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Cindy Sheehan went too Far in Comparing Clinton to Bush

by Open-Publishing - Wednesday 1 February 2006
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Movement Wars and conflicts Governments USA Mary MacElveen

By Mary MacElveen

Today, someone sent me in an email the following quote made by Cindy Sheehan: ’And about Bill Clinton . . . . You know, I really think he should have been impeached, but not for a blow job. His policies are responsible for killing more Iraqis that George Bush. I don’t understand why to rise to the level of being president of my country one has to be a monster. I used to say that George Bush was defiling the Oval Office, but it’s been held by a long line of monsters" But this person did not state where she found this quote. Upon searching, I did find it and you can read the full text here: Sheehan to Sheehan—An Interview of Cindy Sheehan

Ms. Sheehan, while I will defend your right to state your opinion, President Bill Clinton did not deserve to be impeached. He was not a ‘monster’ as you stated above. Through these sanctions against Iraq, it was supported by United Nations unlike Bush’s invasion of Iraq. And yes, Ms. Sheehan, it was about the ‘blow-job’ since the White Water investigation did not bear any fruit and was later proven unfounded. What a waste of $70 million dollars of our tax money. What a waste of our FBI resources to pour over DNA evidence left on a blue dress.

This impeachment process targeted at Bill Clinton derailed this nation’s business from being attended to. If you were to read William Rivers Pitt’s article: Real American Traitors, you will see exactly how this impeachment process hurt this country. This impeachment of Pres. Clinton was the very thing that led me to leave the Republican Party and join ranks with the Democrats.

While I do not condone former President Clinton’s actions in the Monica Lewinsky affair and lying to the American people about it, it pails in comparison to the lies told to congress and the American people why we had to invade Iraq which had no connection to the attacks that befell us on September 11th.

In a previous article written by me: Bush: "How do you know his life would have been good?" Bush is quoted as saying this to another mom who lost a son in this most heinous war. Her name is Dolores Kesterson. You are not the only mom to have lost a son in this war and how do you think she would feel with you calling anyone who killed her son as a “freedom fighter”? I never heard heinous remarks such as the one Bush said to this mother made by President Clinton. Have you?

As I have seen the very images coming out of Iraq and have written about it where we used white phosphorus in Fallujah that is what a monster makes. President Clinton never used such a substance on anyone.

As you often bring PNAC (Project for a New American Century) and the Israeli government being behind our decision to invade Iraq, I often wonder if you even knew of PNAC before you son was killed. In my gut, I feel as if you have been somewhat handled by outside forces to elevate their message. The reason I state this is not that many people know of PNAC. Trust me, since I have asked your average citizen if they know what PNAC is and every single person I asked did not know.

While I heralded your courage in the past, you alone are not the voice of the anti-war movement. There are many lesser known people who are not being given any podium.

Ms. Sheehan, you went too far in calling President Bill Clinton a monster. By doing so, you have lost any support I have had for you. While no administration is perfect in my eyes, this Bush administration is by far the most abhorrent.

http://blog.radioleft.com/blog/MaryMacElveen/_archives/2006/1/26/1724573.html

Forum posts

  • Cindy Sheehan is on a road of discovery. I don’t know what she knew about the "real" world before the transforming act of her son’s death in Iraq radicalized her - I suspect not too much - but she’s learning fast now regarding how it works. One of those revelations has to do with the perception that Democrats -Slick Willy included - are no better than the Republicans. The Republicans and the Democrats are two sides of the Patrician Party, the only party that has power in the United States. And, it doesn’t represent people who have to work for a living. Do you know that Clinton can ask and get $250,000 for a public speaking appearance? Yeah, he’s a real "man of the people." Also, what’s all of this warm and fuzzy crap between him and Bush senior about? Birds of a feather, that’s what I say. Beware, if Hillary becomes president, the first man will turn the White House into a cat house.

    • Better turn the White House into a cathouse than the whole country into a morque. Besides, all politicians are whores anyway.

  • The first time I wrote to Cindy Sheehan she seemed to be stricken into this "serving your country" bullshit. Know she has evolved and that has opened her eyes. Clinton gives no solution, except Mrs. Hillary still supports an unjust criminal war.

  • This seems to be an overreaction to Cindy’s statement, which was an aside pulled out of an unrelated interview which has now been spread far and wide by the right wing. I would have thought Mary MacElveen would have been wise enough to recognize this. As she states about Cindy "you have lost any support I have had for you"...if I were like Mary MacElveen, I might say the same about her.

    Clinton did allow the sanctions and Albright was callous enough to say that although half a million children died "the price was worth it" but it is Bush that made the sanctions utterly pointless. As misguided as the sanctions were, the intention was to prevent Saddam from building WMD’s which they did. The sanctions worked, and then Bush went ahead and bombed Iraq anyway. All of those children suffered and died for no reason.

    I agree that Bush is the true monster, but the point is, it is absurd to fall for the right wing’s divide and conquer tactics.
    Now is the time for the democrats to unite behind the truth and stand together.

    • Spoken like a true democrat. It was small comfort to the families of those dead Iraqi children that their "sacrifice" stopped Saddam from having WMD’s, as you have surmised. Do you think about what you write? Vote for a third party. Any third party will do for now. Send a message to the Patrician party, aka the Republicans and the Democrats, the only party that holds power in the United States. Just do it!

  • This is over-reaction. We must remember that when it comes to war, people die. Maybe Clinton was as responsible as Bush for using violence and starting war. Or maybe not. What difference does that make now? Sheehan is trying to get the war stopped and our military back home and out of harm’s way. That’s a good thing. Iraqis and Americans will benefit.

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    ......It is a case of Good cop/Bad Cop......The ZIONIST controllers of this nation Want us to think that we have a 2 party system!!! When the public starts to "smell a rat" as arresult of 1 or the other parties abuses,the Zionists throw that bunch of fools to the "lions"(scapegoat)(re: Bush Sr. and Iran Contra). What you are seeing now and will see even more, is the Major Media companies,like The N.Y. Times & CNN (the others will follow)doing a "switcheroo" and starting to turn on the Repubs.As the Bushista activities become more obvious to the dumbass public,the Media will SLOOOWLYseperate themselves from them...Bear in mind the Zionists ALWAYS have "moles" implanted on ALL sides of an issue/war/philosophy,and activate them when neccessary.In general THEY tend to advance their WORLD SLAVERY AGENDA a bit faster when Repubs are in power as they are the party of the BIG $$$$$ and behave acordingly.Things slow down a bit,traditionally,when the Dems are pilfering us..you will see a lot of SOCIALIST,we’re all equal crap.Here’s a list of stupid white people NOT to vote for..
    ...ANY BUSH...ANY CLINTON.KERRY.any of their advisors/think tank guys...OH HELL...ANYONE who has been "putup" to run for office as they have ALL been selected by the same Zionist overlords..
    .........WAKE UP and notice that NOTHING has really changed this SLOW agenda since the NEW DEAL of ROOSEVELT,which was "setup" as a result of the Rothschild induced GREAT DEPRESSION,except Kennedy,who pissed them off by threatening to get out of V.NAM& dump the Federal Reserve and start printing our own $$$$ -and he fired A.Dulles from the CIA when he figured the CIA was out of control
    ...................Please do not "PULL" this Commentary!!!!!