Why didn't the Bush Crime Cabal want Shoshanna Johnson as the hero?

[corarose]

I felt so sorry for her when she looked scared to death when they showed her on the news.
She had an honest face and she was shot. Why didn't Jr want Shoshanna as the Hero instead of the little girl from WV.

[Maccagirl]

1. I think you can answer that question yourself.

n/t

[bluestateguy]

2. Where is Shoshana from?

Jessica Lynch is from WV, a key Bush swing state. All the gushy media coverage in that state's media markets supposedly would help Shrub.

[Skittles]

3. as a blue-eyed blonde it pains me to say it but it is true

the poster girl had to be a blue-eyed blonde.

[bahrbearian]

4. You mean the made for TV war girl......

[Swede]

5. She was on Leno and she was so endearing

But that beautiful black face and lovely Jewish name just wouldn't play in them red states.

[SuffragetteSal]

11. I agree

I was very impressed by her articulation of the events, her composure and humanism. We love you Shoshanna.

[corarose]

6. She's cute and she's seems like a nice girl from a good family

She would have been perfect but she doesn't seem like the type of person to use as a propaganda tool. She's too bright.

[jburton]

7. She's from Texas

Bush never acknowledged Black Texans as governor, why would he start now?

[newyawker99]

12. Congrats jburton!! 200 posts

:toast:

[kurtyboy]

8. Two words---

She black

GOP hate dat shit...

[lpbk2713]

9. If I recall correclty she is a single parent.

And thusly would be wrongly regarded by the wingnuts as a "usurper of welfare benefits".

[philosophie_en_rose]

14. that actually might be true.

Some military personnel are paid so poorly that they do qualify for welfare benefits.

The obviously true answer to the question is that she is black and not a virginal aryan. In addition, she probably remembers her story and is less likely to be manipulated than Jessica Lynch.

[ikojo]

10. Soshannah is not a blonde haired and blue eyed Aryan

Also, being black, even though she is in the military, she is probably less likely to vote for the shrub.

Also, she has a Jewish first name so I am sure that didn't sit well with shrubby and his advisors. Imagine what his granddaddy Prescott would think if he heard the name Soshannah!

[Kamika]

13. shoshana is MUCH cuter then jessica

But imo how cute someone is shouldnt matter

[corarose]

15. They both are young women and they both were in Iraq

One had a believable story because she was in front of the camera begging to be let go and the other was made to stick to a fabricated story by the Bush Crime Cabal.

Everyones heart went out for Shoshanna when she begged to be set free.

She has the same appeal as Jessica has except they want to cast Brittney Spears as the lead for Jessicas movie so it will be a big hit with the teenage boys. Shoshanna is a mother and that wouldn't go over well with the boys. They could cast Biansay(?)for the role as Shoshanna.

[noiretextatique]

16. yeah...we all know the answer

ms. johnson does fit the 'profile' they wanted...ms. lynch does. perhaps ms. johnson would remind americas that african-americans can always fight for this country, but can't always vote in it.