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| Leak: Draft of Bush Answer to Cindy Sheehan |
| 08.25.05 (7:59 am) [edit] |
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by Scott Ott (2005-08-24) -- An internal White House memo, leaked today, indicates how President George Bush initially planned to address Cindy Sheehan's question: What "noble cause" did my son die for? The draft memo includes suggestions from White House communications staff, followed by several paragraphs apparently handwritten by the president. While handwriting experts from CBS News continue to pore over the document to verify its authenticity, here is the text of the president's alleged response to the grieving Mom whose protest has captured the hearts of America's journalists. Dear Mrs. Sheehan, You have asked me to identify the noble cause for which your son died. I have not answered you personally out of respect for the nobility of your son's sacrifice. Being president forces me into the spotlight, but I would rather stand in the shadows of men like Casey Sheehan. Directing national attention on my response to your protest creates a distraction from what matters. The focus of our attention, and our admiration, should rest on people like Casey Sheehan, who stand in the breach when evil threatens to break out and consume a helpless people. The running story on the news networks should be the valiant efforts of our troops -- the merchants of mercy who export freedom and import honor. They trade their own lives for the sake of others. As a result, we live in a nation where a woman can camp outside of the president's house and verbally attack the president for weeks on end without fear of prison, torture or death. And the number of nations where such protest is possible has multiplied thanks to the work of our military. You ask for what noble cause your son died? In a sense he died so that people like you, who passionately oppose government policies, can freely express that opposition. As you camp in Crawford, you should take off your shoes, for you stand on holy ground. This land was bought with the blood of men like your son. Now, 25 million Iraqis cry out to enjoy the life you take for granted. Most of them will never use their freedom to denigrate the sacrifice of those who paid for it. But once liberty is enshrined in law, they will be free to do so. And when the Iraqis finally escape their incarceration, hope will spread throughout that enslaved region of the world, eventually making us all safer and more free. The key is in the lock of the prison door. Bold men risk everything to turn it. Mrs. Sheehan, everyone dies. But few experience the bittersweet glory of death with a purpose -- death that sets people free and produces ripples of liberty hundreds of years into the future. Casey Sheehan died that freedom might triumph over bondage, hope over despair, prosperity over misery. He died restoring justice and mercy. He lived and died to help to destroy the last stubborn vestiges of the Dark Ages. To paraphrase President Lincoln, the world will little note nor long remember what you and I say here. But it can never forget what Casey Sheehan did during his brief turn on earth. If we are wise, we will take increased devotion to that cause for which he gave the last full measure of devotion. Our brave warriors have blazed a trail. They have entrusted the completion of the task to those of us they left behind. Let's, you and I, resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain. Let's finish the work that they have thus far so nobly advanced. Sincerely, George W. Bush Yes, it's from a satire site, and no, President Bush didn't write this. It still stands... http://www.scrappleface.com/MT/archives/002289.html" title="http://www.scrappleface.com/MT/archives/002289.html" target="_blank"http://www.scrappleface.com/M... |
posted by: Fairmoon (reply)
post date: 08.25.05 (6:13 am)
you freaked me out! i thought it was true! i read it to my sister and she's thinking "we're doomed!!" then we got to the bottom. *sigh* you freaked me out!! :D
:D
FM
posted by: imahk (reply)
post date: 08.25.05 (9:39 am)
old glory's sake; Cindy Sheehan's twisted*grieving pattern reminded me of someone playing --violin--people either won't listen to her playing that darn music instrument or others loved her playing-style for crying out out loud: Attention---?!
posted by: thoolou (reply)
post date: 08.25.05 (12:01 pm)
Reply to: Fairmoon
Why would you freak out over this? I thought it was very respectful and appropriate.
posted by: Fairmoon (reply)
post date: 08.25.05 (12:31 pm)
Reply to: thoolou
respectful yes, but sounding like propaganda all the same to me. :P
posted by: DrForbush (reply)
post date: 08.26.05 (8:05 am)
Reply to: Fairmoon
I was going to say that there are people out there who actually think like this, but thoolou has already proved it. The thing that bothers me is that many people would buy into this if the president actually wrote it. And what is written here is the idea that the conquest of Iraq for oil is a noble cause that somehow effects the freedom of Americans. The truth is that there isn't any tie between these two things.
posted by: thoolou (reply)
post date: 08.26.05 (9:56 am)
Reply to: DrForbush
Ah, Doc! Glad to see you still kicking around! I figured the Bolton appointment would have given you an annurism.
posted by: DrForbush (reply)
post date: 08.26.05 (11:35 am)
Reply to: thoolou
Obviously the Bolton thing isn't good for our international relations, but if he does some really stupid things the American people might come to their senses.
On second thought, I bet that they don't. If this Bush thing doesn't get their attention....
posted by: Fairmoon (reply)
post date: 08.26.05 (1:00 pm)
Reply to: DrForbush
thank you for saying that. thank you.
FM
