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> Larry King bumps military mom from show- Are the "news" networks afraid of the truth?

6 February 2005, 23:35

Thus, here, we can see that even with such a personal loss, there are American mothers who not only hold true what their leaders are telling them but their own fears of Islam and people of the Near East makes them have such supereme fantasies.

Has any one here considered the inplications of this show where Mrs. Sheehan’s viewpoint was countered by the other mom? Surely, the producers were aware of both mohers’ viewpoints prior to their appearance. The implications are enormous — and I’m sure it was justified under the rubric of "providing a balanced" sets of opinion.

What makes these fantasic beliefs so dangerous is that some of these people will react to their personal halcyon in very real and effective ways.

It is ever more important to understand Mrs. Sheenhan’s change of thinking. The burden that some posters have placed on her; that is, now she is elucidating others through her loss, etc. etc. leaves it as her responsibility. Where as I think if we understood the change we can possibily make it "many of our responsbility".

Some posters have said that this is not the proper place for my questioining, but it appears there are even less appropriate places.

I’m afraid if this and other’s questions/concerns are allowed to fade in time; then surely we will repeat it in the future. [As some writers who were alive at the time of Viet Nam are starting to mention (equate) our involvement in Iraq.]

Just an observation: More than likely, the frightenned-speak of the bourkas will live in viewers’/listeners’ mind much more than the deaths of either of the sons.

An aside: To some who may be interested:

The people who are against war have used [with little or no change] slogans and methods [peace marches, etc] that are more than 30 years old. The group that is pro-war is using timely, emotionally potent oversimplifications and are getting results. What is preventing the anit-war group from effecticely challenging the pro-war group at their level?