2 Georgia Gold Star Moms Travel To Texas To Take Cindy's Place (Dailykos)

[kansasblue]

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2005/8/19/181341/859

Evelyn Allen and Patricia Roberts, two mothers who lost their sons to the war in Iraq, are on their way to Texas, demanding to see President Bush.

[IndyOp]

1. I hope the number of Gold Star moms & dads continues to rise...

And I hope they are billed as 'in addition to' to Cindy

There are two dads there (names?)
There is the Minnesota state rep

Who else? I would like to have a list compiled - it would be handy for a LTTE.

[Generic Other]

2. Good news. I posted a link here:

8/19 ALL DU Cindy threads DAY 13
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4396945

[kliljedahl]

12. DAMN woman, do you ever sleep?

[Generic Other]

23. I'm on westcoast time!

:)

[kliljedahl]

30. I knew that, but still.....

[leftchick]

3. this is great news

I hope more can make it too!

:)

[fishnfla]

4. Kick .this is important.

I heard that one of their sons was one of the first casualties and the chimp has never met with her

[fishnfla]

5. Army Spc Jamaal Rashard Addison

First Georgian soldier to die in the war 3/23/03.

Over 2 years ago. Lemme guess: his mother got a form letter.

[SalmonChantedEvening]

24. Signed by Rummy's machine no doubt.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

31. Not even that

if I read the article about her correctly.

[proud2BlibKansan]

6. Awesome

This is a movement now. It is bigger than just one woman.

[me b zola]

7. Shrub, you owe these women an explanation

~snip~

"We just don't know the truth behind the war," Allen told 11Alive's Jerry Carnes "We're at a standstill. Why is it going on? We want to know why."

Allen is the mother of Jonathan Shields who was 25 when he died in Iraq. Patricia Roberts is the mother of Jamaal Addison, who was killed at the age of 23. The mothers boarded a plane at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, bound for Crawford, Texas. They've joined in a protest there in front of President Bush's Texas ranch, demanding that president Bush end the war.

"I've never heard from the President," said Roberts. "He's never sent his condolences and never acknowledged my son personally, and that's what I ask of him."


~snip~



http://11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=68052

[Booster]

8. That is disgraceful. What a callous man we have for a president.

Bless these ladies for taking up the cause. God, I feel bad about how these ladies were treated.

[me b zola]

15. Bless these ladies indeed

My best wishes are with them. I do hope that more Gold Star Mothers make their way to Crawford. Let them all gather at the doorstep of the lying coward who sent their beautiful "babies" to die for a lie.


FUGWB!!! :grr:

[Booster]

17. I really can't understand any Gold Star mother who wouldn't want

to end this war. They are just not saying what they truly believe; they can not in all honesty believe that their child died for a noble cause. If they do, why don't they step forward and explain what that noble cause is?

[fishnfla]

9. NEVER heard from the president !??! Its been over 2 years!

She'll NEVER hear from her son for the rest of her life.

Dodge this one, Bush, you coward.

[cdeca2005]

14. I heard her on NPR.

What a beautiful woman. I wish I could go to Camp Casey.

[me b zola]

16. Welcome to DU!

I hope to hear her from Crawford. I wish I could go, too. We are going to DC in Sept for the big one, but an unexpected expense makes it impossible to do both. so I send my love and encouragement to those who are there.

Again, welcome to DU! :hi:

[fishnfla]

21. I heard that story too

welcome to DU

[NervousRex]

10. Uhhh Ohhh....

they're black folk...this is gonna get interesting...

[Old and In the Way]

11. Maybe it's time.....

Cindy Sheehan deserves our sincerest thanks and admiration for creating this movement, but I suspect that she would welcome many, many more Gold Star Mom's and Dad's to join her and take the pressure/focus off of her. I know I would.

I think that this is a great sign. Can you imagine the families of the 1800 fallen and the 10's of thousands casualties all converging on Crawford? It would be Bush's worst nightmare.

[Cha]

13. Thanks for this update

on what's happening right NOW!

rove must be losing it..it could have nipped this in the bud with one word to bush..but I think bush is really too scared. All he can do is say.."BRING IT ON" to the Insurgents when it's not his ugly ass on the line.

[DeepModem Mom]

18. kick

[DeepModem Mom]

19. kick

[me b zola]

20. kick for the Gold Star Moms who are without their Children

:kick:

[Al-CIAda]

22. .

[lateo]

25. This is soooooo great....

This is beginning to blow up in Bush's face big time.

[Burried News]

26. From Georgia? - he is done for, toast, a boiled peanut

I don't know about a fat lady singing, but I hear Julie Andrews and "The Hills are Alive with the Sound of Music"
Nominated.

[txindy]

27. Good for these brave ladies

Junior has never spoken to them. He has no excuse for dodging them. No 'dangerous precedent' to set of <gasp!> speaking to a citizen more than one time.

Come out from under the couch, Junior. Your employers are at your door.

[RebelOne]

28. An Atlanta right-wing talk show host, Kimmer, said

"Bad, bad moms" But, of course, he is a real asshole. Totally pro-war moran. He always has military people call in who support the war.

[ooglymoogly]

29. the beat goes on

getting louder and louder....goodonya to these two brave women...brave women with brave sons who went to war to protect their home but it was a lie that their home was in danger from iraq when the truth is iraq has a large supply of oil and bush and his cronies are oil men and arms manufacturers who are getting filthy rich at our expense.

[mom cat]

32. It is so inspiring to see leadership coming from a lot of people....This

is not just about Cindy. Even if she has to stay a while with her mom, the movement will continue!