Anti-War Hypocrisy By Daniel Muniz
"The so-called 'peace mom' Cindy Sheehan, who lost her son Casey in Iraq, did the job that Democrats wanted. She devoted a summer to bashing the President which resulted in her becoming a media darling. The constant press saturation from her demonstrations also helped tank Bush’s approval ratings.
The Democrats loved it because Sheehan could endlessly trash the President without the party getting sullied in the process.
The anti-war movement also got the media star it always wanted, especially a melodramatic one that was outside of the world of spoiled Hollywood celebrities. And the press loved it too because she always cooperated in providing inflammatory sound bites and incendiary interviews on a daily basis about the war.
Overall, everybody on the Left got to benefit of a win-win situation from this media circus. "
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