Bush Supporters Turn To TV To Challenge Sheehan To Debate

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Bush Supporters Turn To TV To Challenge Sheehan To Debate
KWTX
August 25, 2005

The father of a slain Central Texas Marine appears in a new TV spot that began airing Thursday, challenging anti-war protester Cindy Sheehan to a debate.

In the spot, Gary Qualls, whose son, Marine Lance Cpl. Louis Qualls, died in 2004 in Iraq, takes Sheehan to task for calling the President a liar and for erecting a cross bearing his son’s name as part of what he calls “your sick cause.”

“Cindy, how can you be so cruel?” Qualls asks in the spot.

“I am challenging you to a debate, “ he says. “I am waiting.”

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[MarianJack]

1. 3 Words, Mr. Qualls.

BRING! IT! ON!

[Justyce]

23. I was thinking of a

different 3 words... they start with "go" and end with "yourself"...

[ironman202]

28. yeah! what you said!

[Shoeempress]

45. You mean "go cheney yourself"?

[powwowdancer]

81. I can't believe I'm saying this...

DITTO!

:dem:
powwowdancer out

[Lone_Star_Dem]

63. Those were the ones that popped in my mind, too

:thumbsup:

[bribri16]

72. All Mr. Qualls does is repeat Rush Limbaugh talking point lies.

I am sorry for the loss of his son and I respect his feelings about where he stands politically. But I certainly do not approve of his sliming and smearing and lying on Cindy. She should tell him that she first wants to talk to Bush. After that, she will debate anyone.

[Miss Chybil]

104. I'd love to hear him say on national t.v. how he'd sacrifice all his

kids for George Bush. I'm sure that would win him a lot of debate points.

[reformedrepub]

126. 3 questions

Mr Qualls,

I have three questions for you. I am also a veteran of the US Army, Im not sure if you ever served.

1. Where are the Weapons of Mass Destruction the President used as a justification for this war?

2. Why did the President and Sec Def Rumsfeld attempt to tie Iraq to 9/11 on 09/12/01? (ps Mr Qualls, I dug bodies out of ground zero and spent my Christmas Day there in 2001. In case you want to call me an anti-american commie!)

3. If there were such weapons, who taught and trained the Iraqis how to make them? and who armed the Ultra Islamic mujahadeen (including a young saudi named Osama Bin Laden)?

If you have the courage to search your soul and answer honestly, You will come to the same conclusions I have, hence my screen name reformedrepub.

[wtmusic]

2. So now Cindy is cruel

Cindy didn't start this fucking war, but I guess that's beside the point

[eleny]

3. Why should she debate him?

She's there to see the prez.

[still_one]

17. they want to spread their name calling agenda

She should NOT dignify propaganda and lies with a debate

they have their right wing media outlets ready to spread their propaganda

I hope she does NOT fall for it

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

4. I hope Cindy takes him up on the debate

[pnorman]

40. "I hope Cindy takes him up on the debate"

Actually, so do I ... but AFTER the Crawford Coward meets with Cindy.

Cindy has really put Crawford on the map. I have Crawford and it's environens in a mapping program in my laptop, and also have it in the Weather Bug Pro in my online computer. (Right now it's 96.3 deg. F, and 40% humidity. Barometric pressure is 29.95, and a 3mph wind is blowing from the east). Go, Cindy, GO!!

pnorman

[JuniperLea]

51. Me too!

She is incredibly intelligent, well-spoken and liable to wipe the floor with any RW nonsense thrown her way.

[shadowknows69]

67. No. Cindy should debate with one person only

and he's too chicken shit to do it. No more Bush proxies doing his dirty work. This asshole works for us.

[earthside]

83. No. She NOT a Politician.

Calling for a debate is a stunt, an attempted distraction.
The Bush supporters are looking for sheer political tactics to try and drag Cindy down into the gutter.

Sheehan has a specific, focused objective: getting Bush to meet with her.
She must stick to that goal.

That being said, I think the line I read somewhere today should be sufficient to shut down a lot of these embittered, misguided war supporters:

The war is over! The Iranians won.

[Doctor_J]

5. Why won't the coward in chief talk to her?

Cuz he's afraid. A trembling little wimp, afriad to go outside his bubble.

C'mon Mr. Cowboy he-man - don't let someone else fight your battles for you. Oh wait - that's what you've done your entire life.

Chicken-shit

[BattyDem]

6. To debate what?

Whether or not Cindy Sheehan has a right to grieve for her son and question why he died? :eyes:

[bahrbearian]

112. Very Good!

[LoKnLoD]

7. Ignore him Cindy ..

But she would rip him up, I saw him on MSNBC, he's a typical southern dumbass. I am truly sorry he lost his son to Bush's war of greed and corruption.

[rateyes]

61. Just want to say that..

not all of us who are Southerners are dumbasses. But, the ones who are, are dooooooozzziiiees.

On edit: But, it's safe to say that we do have more than our fair share--any of you Northerners want a few of them?

Three things that terrify a Texan (used to live in TX, so I know)--Tornadoes, Stampedes, and Yankees with U-hauls. (no offense TX dems, I was one once--even a conventioneer)

[LoKnLoD]

69. No offense meant

should have worded it typical dumbass southerner..maybe, well you know what i meant :toast:

[rateyes]

70. Yeah, I know what you meant...

and didn't take it the wrong way---hey, the truth is the truth!

:toast:

[bahrbearian]

113. I thought the Bush's moved into Texas in an old Buick?

[rodeodance]

8. Cindy will make mince meat of him. I saw him on a cable show--he is

not too smart.

[wtmusic]

13. Rove would have to give him a little "back box"

but they seem to do pretty well with that schtick

[TomInTib]

24. Wouldn't work this time....

I've seen him. Gary only wears t-shirts, jeans, and a cap with "Legend" logo (whatever that is).

[Carni]

89. Yep THAT'S HIM!

Maybe the legend is for "legend in his own mind" (that is assuming the man has a mind and based on what I saw... he didn't seem to)

[w13rd0]

9. Nah...

...I think Cindy should ignore the sideshow being erected by GOP Marketing firms and stick to what she's doing. Typical of the coward Bush to send out the Bushbots to do his attacking and slandering for him...

[still_one]

10. screw him. This is NOT debatable

YOUR STUPID LEADER LIED

and YES, you may NOT like it QUALLS, but you son DID DIE FOR NOTHING

One day you may realize that

[goodboy]

11. BRING IT ON! Let's see anyone try to defend the DISASTER Bush* created!

[henslee]

12. Screw a debate.. Don't let them reframe the situat. Cindy wants a face to

face with Chimperor.

[longship]

14. The debate should take place in President Bush's conscience.

That should be her answer.

[MarianJack]

27. **'s Conscience?

PUUUULLLLLEEEEZZZZZEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

[longship]

39. That's just the point.

It takes the dialog away from a debate in the gutter and puts it smack dab back in Bandar Boosh's lap. Plus, the implication that if he doesn't meet with Cindy he has no conscience is sitting there.

[stillcool]

15. Ben Ginsberg?...

..is that you and your money pulling that puppets string?

[mmonk]

16. Agree to debate him

if and when the president agrees to meet with her and tell her what noble cause her son died for.

[Renew Deal]

18. There is nothing to debate.

But if there was, he would leave crying.

[VegasWolf]

19. The Religican Party is getting desperate! Cindy has no fucking need to

debate anyone!

[applegrove]

20. Trying to make her look like a chichenhawk. Pathetic.

[murielm99]

21. Cindy says she speaks for herself.

She does not have to debate anyone.

[bahrbearian]

115. Maybe Kerry will debate him,,,.. Oh were is Kerry,, calling Kerry

[Lerkfish]

22. If a dog bites you, why argue with the fleas?

I mean, does this guy have to power to do anything?
its another indication of how scared these bozos are.

[bahrbearian]

116. That is Great! I will use that , thank you!

[Lerkfish]

122. feel free :) nt

[AgadorSparticus]

25. What an egotistical jackass!!! As if Cindy needs to answer to him!!

Hey jackass! This isn't about YOU.

[Carni]

26. Is that the brain dead moran that I keep seeing trotted out on cable?

Short kind of fat guy that always wears a baseball cap, sounds southern and appears to be learning impaired?

The guy I am thinking of has been making the rounds on all the cable stations as a " * supporter who lost a son in Iraq" (I guess they can only find one person with a dead child delusional or greedy enough to whore themselves out for their Fuhrer)

What in the world is there to debate?

Ms Sheehan lost her son in Iraq, she has asked for a meeting with the so called pResident and he won't meet with her.

What does this Qualls moron not get in that equation?

[lyonn]

87. "learning impaired"

That one I must remember Carni!

[Carni]

92. It was with great restraint that I chose those words

What I wanted to say about him wasn't too cool!

[growlypants]

29. Sheehan would wipe the table with that idiot Qualls. But he would

do what these Repugnants do EVRYTIME they are challanged (EVERY DAMN TIME!)....they TALK OVER YOU, dont EVER answer the question (cuz they cant) and chag=nge the topic by simply saying "you dont know what you're talking about." The MSM would of course say that Qualls got the best of Sheehan and the conservative AM radio idiots (HAnnity, Liebaugh, Gallagher, etc etc etc) would praise him for his "courage" and talk about how patriotic this a-hole is. I would like to see Mike Malloy debate this ass Qualls. No challange. Malloy would DESTROY him, probably making him cry.

[stanwyck]

37. You're right. The Devil could debate Christ

and if the Devil was conservative (and I believe he is), Hannity would bellow how brilliant and forceful the Devil is. And how weak and "French" that Christ is.
My favorite debate? Eric Alterman totally shutting down smartass Dennis Miller on Miller's short-lived show. Miller, without O'Reilly or Hannity's fixed fight wrestling protection, got body slammed by the polite Alterman.
He hasn't been the same since.

[growlypants]

43. Dennis Miller is an idiot anyway, who tries to conceal his idiocy by

throwing around big words and stupid analogies that nobody understands anyway (sometimes I doubt even HE undstands what he says).

[Mythsaje]

65. I used to like Dennis Miller

until I realized his brain had fallen out of his ear.

[Carni]

93. Bushit should stop hiding behind the skirts of Qualls and his ilk

Cindy's *debate* is and always has been with the chimp--not bizarro world, GOP PR firm funded, brainwashed, freeper sponsored, types like Qualls.

[Justyce]

30. Operation Attack Grieving Mothers

Some of these people have no conscience.

[calimary]

44. Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner! GREAT meme!

Repeat - repeat - repeat.

This one needs to be spread around!

Sorry to be playing dirty pool, but this guy and his PR-front crowd need to be thoroughly called out. Because this is EXACTLY what they're doing.

Operation Attack Grieving Mothers.

Force him to deny it. I've seen him on MSNBC, too. Poor unfortunate man. Didn't seem very well educated. But he insisted that, as a single father, he's scrupulously raised his kids not to associated with "people like them" (referring to the anti-war crowd). Yeah. Peaceniks are really awful people, aren't they? What's the matter with them that they aren't all amped up to go kill somebody???? This guy is an unfortunate pawn. Being played for a fool by the PR machinery manipulators who would use him for their own agenda.

Operation Attack Grieving Mothers.

[blm]

31. Asking the president for the truth is a "sick" cause in what world?

I hope Cindy asks him why he thinks it's OK their sons died for a war that the Downing Street Memo PROVES their sons were lied into by Bush.

[politicaholic]

32. Typical...

just like the swift boat morons.

I say avoid this. Cindy's action is now history. This jackass can't piggyback on that.

[kiraboo]

33. If she agreed to debate it should be with the same constraints

as the shrub put in place for his debates with Kerry. In other words, scripted questions, no unflattering photography, hand-picked audience etc. etc. Then she couldn't lose!

[tenshi816]

54. Shrub had all that in his debates with Kerry

and Kerry still wiped the floor with him.

Cindy could make this guy Qualls look like the tool he his without breaking a sweat. There's no reason, logically, why she should bother - except now the wingnuts will start calling her a coward if she chooses not to. I'm betting that's going to be their next talking point.

There's no sense or logic to what the RWers say. They work on the basis that if they say something loudly enough, no matter how stupid it sounds, then no one can hear the truth.

[VegasWolf]

34. More mothers should be like Barbra Bush.

:puke:

[mark11727]

121. You mean BARBZILLA...? Heaven forbid.

[Dickie Flatt]

35. Crosses are cruel?

[PatrioticLeftie]

36. And Fox will

Cover every angle of it, saying that Cindy is deliberately not meeting with Qualls.

[Justyce]

53. Speaking of the news media, and

I use that term loosely, what is up with the Associated Press?? I read an article today going on and on about the pro-war supporters, and said they're going to counter-protest Sheehan's group of a few dozen protesters, or something to that effect. A few dozen?!?! I thought they were semi-neutral, but these last few days have blown that theory...

[anitar1]

106. Maybe Cindy should use Barbara's phrase, "why should I

bother my beautiful mind with debating Mr. Qualls? There is nothing to debate, My son is dead." Actually , he should just be ignored completely. This is the pornographic GOP and Media at work. Trying to get a big fat zero going to take our minds off the real matters. Don't do it ,Cindy, because you do have a beautiful mind. Mr Qualls is merely a dumb, willing tool, and loves the attention. Let them go back to reporting on Aruba, run away brides and missing husbands/boyfriends. The Pugs are so obvious anymore that it has become boring.

[Sanity Claws]

38. What is known about the mother of this soldier?

Just wondering whether Qualls is speaking for her. I wouldn't be surprised if she saw things quite differently.

[rateyes]

66. He's a single father...

don't know if widowed or divorced. Said he's ready to send his 16 year old when he gets old enough...the only son he has left.

[Sanity Claws]

71. Frankly he sounds heartless

I couldn't imagine willingly sacrificing my child. I hope the mother is still alive and steps forward againt him.

[rateyes]

75. Likewise! eom

[Art_from_Ark]

123. It's the "Abraham Syndrome"

Maybe next time he'll find a ram stuck in the bushes and sacrifice it instead

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

91. "Send" him?

Isn't joining the military up to the person in question -- even if he's a minor? I mean, if he DOESN'T want to go, what is this ghoul of a dad going to do? Point a gun at his head?

[rateyes]

94. Well, I meant that his 16 yr. old wants to go...

and, he is encouraging him to do so.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

103. Still, the language sounds arrogant.

Ah well.

Natural selection at work.

I only pity the mother.

[bahrbearian]

117. Darwin laughing his ass off!

[despairing optimist]

41. I didn't know red herrings could talk

Pass the barf bag, please.

[Cocoa]

42. what's taking the "pro-Bush caravan" so long?

The number of protesters in Crawford is expected to grow over the weekend as a pro-Bush caravan arrives from California.

The Bush supporters, backed by the group Move America Forward, left San Francisco on Monday.

[Justyce]

49. Trying to scrape up enough gas money... nt

[LoKnLoD]

73. ROFLMAO

Good one!!:hi:

[Megahurtz]

46. Has she told him to "Stick It" yet? n/t

[stepnw1f]

47. What PR Stupidity is This?

Talk about desperate... Bush, you have the ability to change this, but you just don't have the balls, so you send others to do your dirty work for ya.

[HeeBGBz]

48. She would shred his ass

I'd bet on Cindy any day. She maintains her composure pretty damn well from what I've seen.

[cornermouse]

50. Diversion, pure and simple.

Cindy isn't asking for a debate. She's asking for a honest, well-reasoned explanation from Bush about why he invaded Iraq. Something that he isn't capable of doing.

[Verve]

52. Her plea is to meet with the president. He is not the president! period!

That should be her response!

Do not let Rove and Bush's tactics of sidetracking get in Cindy's way. Stay on course Cindy!

[pacalo]

55. The new John O'Neil?

His blatant grandstanding against a grieving mother who is addressing George Bush* -- whose lies & deceit is at issue -- reeks of his being bought by Karl Rove.

And she should not allow herself to get sucked into this low-level fighting back & forth with this man. Her focus is the man who lied about the war in which her son died needlessly. Period.

[democrat_patriot]

56. Unitl you become "President Quall" STFU

Glad you love war so much, we ummm, don't.

[Mountainman]

57. Everything the right does in this is in response to Cindy.

It is all defensive on their part. They really can't touch her with their lies or slander. She is the pure spirit.

All they can do to support their position is to try and tear her down. If their position was truly supportable by facts they would not need to attack Cindy but could repeat the facts. No one believes them anymore. There are no supportable facts on their side. They are desperate. Cindy reminds them of the lies that they are in denial of.

[LisaM]

58. But she doesn't want to mince him up - that's where her strength lies

Anyone whose kid died in this invasion and is trumpeting the glories of the so-called "cause" looks delusional. I think the average person would recoil at that. "My son died! Now send yours! I want more sons to die!"

Cindy doesn't want anyone else's kid to die.

[rateyes]

59. I saw Mr. Qualls speak on TV...

Cindy shouldn't accept. It wouldn't be a fair fight. She would destroy that guy---fighting a battle of wits with an unarmed person.

[rocktivity]

60. And who on the "radical right" is manipulating Mr. Qualls?

Can we expect to hear O'Reilly, Limbaugh and Partners complain that the far right is putting words in HIS mouth???

:headbang:
rocknation

[bpilgrim]

62. i thought the networks didn't want to allow her to speak?

we should encourage a big media frenzy over this to help cindy MSG spread :bounce:

i can only imagine the questions from the fuhrer supporters...

"Did your son HATE america, too!" - BS

peace

[sattahipdeep]

64. Same song.....different day. sucks! I hate war.

Bush is worse than Nixon ... Right?

The four students killed by members of the Ohio National Guard were:
Alison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroede

The Guardsmen were never prosecuted by the State of Ohio, for any
crime. President Nixon announced any number of investigations, none of
which reached any clear conclusions. White House tapes released later
showed that Nixon thought demonstrators were 'bums' had asked the
Secret Service to go beat them up, and apparently felt that the Kent
State victims 'had it coming'.

I have seen war. I have seen war on land and sea. I have
seen blood running from the wounded... I have seen the
dead in the mud. I have seen cities destroyed... I have
seen children starving. I have seen the agony of mothers
and wives. I hate war.
- Dwight D Eisenhower

War and Protest - the US in Vietnam (1969 - 1970)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A715042

[NCPatriot]

68. Surprised he didnt let out a "Git er Done".... (NT)

[Sivafae]

109. My poor monitor!

:spray: :rofl:

[Jade Fox]

74. How much is Qualls being paid by the Republicans?

And people say Cindy is exploiting her son's death. :eyes:

[Trillo]

76. Why does * need his supporters to speak for him?

* is the only one who knows why he signed the orders starting the Iraq war.

[DinahMoeHum]

77. Sorry, but Sheehan shouldn't do it. Her beef is not with this guy. . .

or any Gold Star families who may disagree with her.

it's with Bush and his mis-Administration.

:evilfrown:

[NashVegas]

84. Absolutely Correct

These attacks are a distraction.

[mondo joe]

78. No way. Don't let this be about family vs family.

This is family vs Bush.

[ZinZen]

79. He is not the brightest bulb

I get the feeling that he is being used by RW operatives to further their agenda.

Quel surprise....

[Catrina]

80. So, Bush is now using this poor

grieving father to do what he is too afraid to do?

This isn't a game. That poor man ~ to play games with the parents of dead soldiers!!

Whenever I think they cannot sink any lower, they never fail to surprise me.

They must have pried Karl Rove away from his team of attornies to come up with this despicable garbage!

Cindy should put him on her list of people who want to talk to her, but remind everyone, that Bush the Crawford Coward, still refuses to talk to the mother of a dead soldier because he cannot tell her what the noble cause is for which he sent her son to die.

[Q]

82. You have to be kidding? This guy doesn't want to 'debate'...

...and he probably doesn't even know how.

He has already smeared her by referring to her cause as 'sick'. Why should she give him another shot by dignifying his request for what he calls a 'debate'?

[Whoa_Nelly]

85. Debate about what??

Debate about a mother's right to grieve? Debate about her having the right to ask for answers to her questions from the man who placed her son in harm's way because of his lies, and that are specific to her son's death?

Cindy sat down in a lawn chair outside of Crawford, Texas to wait for the highest (un)elected servant of the American public to come meet with her. What followed was support, love, and others who want answers to the same questions.

There is nothing to debate.

The RW Smear Machine has hit all-time new low.

[Roy]

86. Is this the same Mr Qualls .......

Who had to read his emotions for his son from a script???

[Dervill Crow]

88. The important three words: What noble cause?! n/t

[GoBlue]

90. Sometimes it's cruel to be kind...

I think Cindy could whupp his ass in a debate.

[Mike_The_Computer]

95. Qualls is in complete denial that his son died a pointless death.

It's his coping mechanism. Sadly, like so many wingnuts, he lacks a reflective quality that would allow him to see things as they are -not as he needs them to be.

[nevergiveup]

96. Absolutely not! Ignore him

If Cindy met Mr Qualls she would probably, much to his dismay, try to hug him. These people don't get it and they never will.

[koopie57]

97. On one hand they bitch

that she is doing this for the media attention and then some moran wants to debate her, thereby giving her more media attention. I think he is really enjoying his 15 minutes of fame.

[smoogatz]

98. Qualls said he'd gladly sacrifice his whole family for Bush's oil war

He's a Kool-Aid drinker of the first order, and his son got killed because of it. The psychological implications are staggering. No wonder he's allowed himself to be turned into a Republican operative--the only way he can live with himself is if somebody tells him what to think and what to say.

[murray hill farm]

99. she wont debate...

but she would give him a hug if he wanted...she brings back the 60s saying.."make love not war"...but in a 2005 version...of love being a hug! She would r eally just tell him that she is so sorry for his loss...and give him one of those big cindy hugs...as one grieving parent to another...these hate filled people are no match for a person so filled with love and purpose.

[Cocoa]

100. that's correct

maybe she should accept his challenge, then try to win him over with her kindness, on live TV.

[underthedome]

102. already gave him a hug, here's the pic....

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2005/08/14/MNG9ME7PKV1.DTL&o=1

[Arkana]

101. Bring it on, Freepy.

I'm sure Cindy and ANYONE in her camp would be willing to cut you down to size, but not until AFTER General Chimpy tells her exactly why the "cause" her son died for is so worthy. You don't want your son memorialized? Fine. But this is asinine.

[Larkspur]

105. Qualls does not want to debate Cindy. He wants to put a woman in "her"

place or shout her down like abusive spouses do.

Cindy needs to stay focused on her goal -- forcing Bush to answer her question "What was the noble cause my son died for?"

[Larkspur]

107. If she does decide to debate him, she should set HER terms for the debate

One of the things I'd recommend is getting someone famous but fair to referee the debate so Qualls does not shout her down. Don't get any of the bozos who refereed the Presidential debates. Even though I'm not a big fan of his, radio host Ed Schultz would be a good referee. Though he would be considered partisan by the Quall faction.

Anyone got any ideas for a debate referee or moderator who is a good moderator but not partisan?

[Plausible]

108. These anti=peace people are sickos

They get a Republican linked PR firm to send a swift bus after parents of fallen soldiers.
They have called her all kinds of names. Tried in every way to discredit her.

Now, they take out an ad and challenge her to a debate.....the mother of a dead soldier who asks what was the noble cause?

They are the lowest form of life and they make me ashamed to be an American.

[banana republican]

110. KEEP FOCUSED!!!!

THE ONLY QUESTION BEING ASKED IS "WHAT IS THE HONORABLE CAUSE THAT CINDY'S SON DIED FOR."

ANYTHING ELSE IS B.S. FOR THE TIME BEING.

IF SOMEONE WANTS TO DEBATE CINDY LET HIM/HER FIRST ANSWER THAT QUESTION. THAT QUESTION IS THE "GATE KEEPER" THROUGH WHICH ALL OF CINDY'S QUESTIONS MUST PASS. IF THEY CANNOT ANSWER THAT QUESTION THEY HAVE NO BUSINESS CRITICIZING HER OR DEBATING HER.

NEXT TIME A FREEPER CRITICIZES CINDY ASK THEM THE QUESTION:

"SINCE YOU OBVIOUSLY BELIEVE IN THE WAR; ANSWER THIS QUESTION: 'WHAT IS THE HONORABLE CAUSE THAT CINDY'S SON DIED FOR???'"

THEY WILL NOT HAVE AN ANSWER.

[ignatius 2]

111. Good God,Cindy is being Zell Millered by the repug party.Dueling

pistols at dawn. My money is on Cindy,me thinks this guy is none too swift, unless of course,they put a box thingie with wires running to his ear(s) on his back.

[newscott]

114. Karl Rove = Take no prisoners

We should be talking about DSM or the Plame affair and coingate.

But no, now we've got the Swiftboating of Cindy Sheehan to wring our hands over.

We're just a bunch of suckers.

[The_Casual_Observer]

118. But Qualls, you already talked to her! You even hugged her!

Qualls, get lost.

[sarahlee]

124. Somewhere on some program

Maybe Democracy now, maybe CNN, maybe MSNBC... but Qualls was being interviewd and admitted that he and Cindy had met and then he said something along the lines of he thought they were getting along but then she had to go to a meeting and she just left him there, did not invite him to the meeting... I think he may have even said that he thought he was going to be part of her group.... wish I could remember it exactly or where I saw it.

Just remember thinking "Ahhh.... sour grapes... he didn't get invited into what he perceived as the "inner circle" immediately, so this is the payback...."

[David Zephyr]

119. Cindy doesn't need to respond to these surrogates. Only to Bush.

This is between Cindy and the President.

The surrogates are trying to distract her and her focus on Bush onto themselves.

Cindy must ignore them.

Cindy's beef is with the President who will not meet with her.

All else is noise on the radar.

[VegasWolf]

120. All these little republicans all upset. Ah. Proof positive Cindy is

having a major effect on the American Psyche, or what is left of it anyway after 6 years of brain-addled leadership.

[SuniSurf]

125. HEADS UP EVERYONE

An Associated Press article just released telling about Bush and Laura with a bunch of the press:

Bush Family Hosts White House Reporters
The Associated Press
Published: Aug 25, 2005



http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGBFSP9TTCE.html


CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) - President Bush played host to the White House press corps Thursday night for a private off-the-record dinner at his ranch.

The casual affair of fried catfish, potato salad, coleslaw, homemade cheese and chocolate-chip cookies followed a tradition in which Bush and his wife, Laura, have the press covering his annual August vacation out to the their ranch in central Texas as a sort of thank-you.

The event was not held last year because of the busy campaign season. The invitations to the reporters were issued on the condition that they not discuss conversations at the event.

AP-ES-08-25-05 2215EDT

We need to watch what the next form of attack is.