Republican strategist Sal Russo produced the ad (anti-Sheehan commercial)

[norml]

As Sheehan supporters gathered at vigils Wednesday, Deborah Johns of Roseville was in Sacramento filming an anti-Sheehan commercial.

"I'm here to tell you that military families support our troops AND their mission -- in spite of what people like Cindy Sheehan say," Johns says in the ad, according to an advance script reviewed by The Chronicle. Her son William, a Marine who has served two tours in Iraq, is stationed in Florida.

"Cindy Sheehan certainly doesn't speak for me, our military families or our men and women serving in Iraq and Afghanistan," Johns says in the ad.

Republican strategist Sal Russo produced the ad, and a spokesman for his consulting firm expects it to begin airing on CNN and Fox News within a week. And Johns will lead a caravan, dubbed "You Don't Speak for Me, Cindy," that departs San Francisco on Monday for Crawford. That effort is organized by talk- show host Melanie Morgan of San Francisco's KSFO-AM.

Supporters of the counter-Sheehan caravan have started selling T-shirts that say, "Unlike some people ... I do support our troops in Iraq tour."

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/08/18/MNGNDE9H7N1.DTL

[iconoclastic cat]

1. So we're swiftboating private citizens now? Fine. Let's go after Ms. Johns

and all the others in the ad. Start digging up dirt on them. It isn't hard to do.

[wli]

6. hiring private investigators? n/t

[iconoclastic cat]

8. Hell, she's all over the web. Google her.

[emanymton]

2. What Is The Mission You Support, Mrs Johns ...?

Funny, Mrs Johns agrees with Mrs Sheehan. She doesn't agree with Mrs. Sheehan's speaking out.

Go figure.


Bush Lied. People Died. Media Cheered.

[ladjf]

3. Good. They are squandering their money on ads that will no

ill effect on Cindy Sheehan.

[Cha]

4. cnn will be Thrilled to air

these anti-mother who lost her son in Iraq ads.

It does seem they are desperate and afraid of the Truth that Cindy is getting out..but being desperate they are DANGEROUS and should be treated as such.

Does this mean there are going to be counter anti-grieving mother ads?

[meow2u3]

5. If I were Cindy Sheehan, I'd sue the entire Repunk party!

My, does this woman have a defamation case!

[snowbear]

7. Her mom just had a stroke according to CNN...

Hopefully the Swiftboat bastards will pull their hate-ads while she goes home to be by her mother's side..