[WCUSP] POLITICAL ALLIES: Journey for Humanity and Accountability 'Brought to you by Boeing' Day 20

Fri Aug 10 17:54:58 CDT 2007

Hello Friends,
Let the truth be known, I am an admirer of Cindy Sheehan. I believe she
speaks to each & every one of us, She speaks out from the death and daily
loss of her own son & EVERY son and daughter, American and Iraqi that has
needlessly died in this horrific war. I admire Cindy's ability to write and
speak with compassion and humor and hit the nail on the head; to call
resident bush a hypocrite and Mitt Romney, presidential candidate and
Morman missionary "a pandering, war-mongering, born-again abortion foe". She
speaks about "our young people, especially people of color, who don't have a
lot of options to get jobs, educations, or out of their dangerous
communities (isn't it ironic), and so they they join the military." Cindy
writes about these Republican chickenhawks, about how they avoided Vietnam.

OK! I should have done it before but I just read Cindy's last article, I
clicked on the link below and made a contribution so that Cindy will have
$100 more for her Journey for Humanity and Accountability AND I ask you to
join me.  Please read , Cindy's "Long Line of Chickenhawks" and give your
cash. Make a contribution for peace! Be generous! Your money will be well
spent!

Thank you,
marlena santoyo
Granny Peace Brigade Philadelphia  http://GrannyPeaceBrigadePhiladelphia.org
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From: Gold Star Famlies For Peace [mailto:gsfp at mail.democracyinaction.org]
Sent: 2007 August 8 Wednesday 5:04 PM
Subject: Journey for Humanity and Accountability 'Brought to you by Boeing'
Day 20

August 8, 2007

Long Line of ChickenhawksCindy SheehanAn anti-war activist at a town hall
meeting in Iowarecently asked Mitt Romney why not ONE of his fivesons served
the USA in the military. The woman'sbrother had been in Iraq and she
understandably wouldhave liked to know if the Romney family was sosupportive
of BushCo's war of terror why didn't theysupport it with their own flesh and
blood.Mitt Romney said that his five privileged elitestockbroker/real estate
boys are supporting our nationby helping get their father "elected." We
coulddispute the allegation of how getting a pandering,war-mongering,
born-again abortion foe elected is goodfor our country, but that's not the
point. The pointis the ruling class elite who don't have to worryabout
health-care, jobs, or how they are going to payfor their children's college
tuition send our childrento fight and die in their wars that only make
themricher while sending working-class families into lifetimes of
despair.58,000 mothers and 58,000 fathers (many of whosechildren were
drafted, but not all) found out howbeing part of the lower classes during
Vietnam wasdetrimental to your family and thousands of vets fromVietnam are
still fighting for physical and mentalhealth benefits from a government who
sent them off toa immoral war. Almost twice as many Vietnam Vets havekilled
themselves as were killed there; and thebiggest percentage of our nation's
scandalous homelessproblem are Veterans. Almost 4,000 mothers are feelingthe
same despair from Iraq...and already we are seeingIraq War veterans on the
streets and commitingsuicide. Somehow I don't think electing Mitt Romneywill
help to alleviate any of this suffering. In the true chickenhawk tradition,
Mitt Romney, didnot go to Vietnam. He was doing Mormon "missionary"work:
whatever that means. I guess he could have beenin a hot, steamy, jungle
fighting fear, fatigue,death, and boredom while trying to score heroin,
butsomehow I feel that is not the case. When I was youthminister at St.
Mary's in Vacaville, I had many Mormonmissionaries bike into my office to
try and save mefrom the sin of "Catholicism." Honestly, theRepublican
chickenhawks should get together and form aclub and laugh about how they
avoided Vietnam and howtheir children don't have to go to Iraq so
theirdaddies and granddaddies can't grease the war machinewith their own
flesh and blood.Romney also stated that we have an "all volunteer"Army and
it was going to "stay that way"?you bet itis! Because then all the
chickenhawks can absolvethemselves from the fact that they supported a
nastywar where people are being killed unnecessarily byscreaming: "Your son
volunteered." Also the concept ofa "professional Army" is an imperialistic
trick tokeep the ordinary citizen far away from the sacrificeand keep them
just anesthetized enough to not getoutraged and actually do something about
it.I have talked to college Republicans and young peoplewho have come to my
events to yell obscene things atme and I have asked them why, if they
support Georgeand his war for profit, don't they go to the
nearestrecruiter's office and enlist. Their answers are a lotlike Romney's.
They are serving their country by goingto college so they can own businesses
that will"employ" the returning vets. Or, they are "serving"their country by
protesting me.Many of our young people, especially people of color,don't
have a lot of options to get jobs, educations,or out of their dangerous
communities (isn't itironic) they join the military. As for Casey, I
wouldrather have him be flipping burgers in Vacaville, thendead, but he felt
he had to join the Army to take thepressure off of our family for college.
It is a tragictrade.If Romney's children have the option of serving
ournation by riding around in RV's and writing blogs,then all of our
children should have that option. Forour lower-socio economic children,
working for thecandidate of their choice should come with a$20,000.00 bonus
and college tuition credits.If the wealthy elite doesn't have to worry
aboutsending their children to college, then all of ourchildren who want to
and quality should be able to goto college for little or no tuition. They
should nothave to trade their lives or physical or mental healthfor a
degree. We need to bring our tax dollars homefrom Iraq and our manufacturing
jobs back fromoverseas to give our young people more options.It's time to
start talking about the poverty draft andhow the ruling class fascists get
to protect theirchildren to the detriment of our children.I don't think
military service should be a requirementto be the President?but a hypocrite
is a hypocrite. Ifa candidate supports this war, or future wars, I saysend
your own child. That would prove you are seriouswhen you say my son died for
a "noble cause."

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