Sheehan T-Shirt vs Business Attire - Which would have been better?

[HardWorkingDem]

My own thoughts are that I think it would have been more effective is she had worn more businesslike attire and been able to stay than wear a controversial shirt and get kicked out.

I think the cameras would have panned back to her throughout Bush's speech and would have been more effective.

What I fear is that she is becoming somewhat of a parody and is gaining more attention toward herself than her message.

[Atman]

1. Letting this die, or beating a dead horse? Which is better?

Come on...everything going on and we're STILL discussing Sheehan's shirt?

[Caoimhe]

13. our goal is freedom and liberty

and this fits right in.. sorry if you don't like the topic. Perhaps you should abstain from similar posts and create your own pro-fascist posts.

[Atman]

16. "...create your own pro-fascist posts."

:rofl:

DU has gone totally fucking mad!

[Sarah Ibarruri]

2. t-shirt. this country claims to stand for freedom and liberty.

Is it just bs? Or is there really freedom and liberty enough to wear a t-shirt that protests against a war for oil profit?

[guidod]

23. Amen!

[boobooday]

3. She is always dressed the same

It wasn't like a big statement. This is what she is ALWAYS wearing. She always has an anti-war t-shirt on, in every photo I've ever seen.

[Caoimhe]

10. I agree

Cindy is the casual mom. Nothing more.. nothing less.

[movonne]

4. I'm sorry you feel that way..And if you read the nbc report you would

know the story better..I guess losing a son for lies is not good enough ...and I think her t-shirt was the message...

[dufrenne]

5. Actually

you're right....that would have been incredibly effective. Back and forth after everything said about Iraq. Hmm...smart thinking.

[DURHAM D]

15. You two know each other or one and the same ? eom

[Tom Joad]

6. Those who say they thought the war was a "mistake" but continue to

support it are a parody of logical thinking. Even if they are being consistant with their own support for US imperialism.

[Erika]

7. She should be able to dress as she wants.

Why should she be subject to our scrutiny? She paid the ultimate price to dress as she wishes to by the loss of her son. Her clothing was not obscene or even rude. She was being quiet and respectful.

Did her son lose his life so his mother could be evicted and arrested for wearing a shirt showing the current number of troops killed in Iraq

[Caoimhe]

11. exackly

eom

[HardWorkingDem]

22. In a perfect world, yes.....

but let's ask some questions here: her goal is to stop the Iraq War and bring our soldiers home correct? So, if that is the goal of someone, if the messenger starts becoming larger than the message and starts enveloping the message with his or her acts, what good does it do? Next, everyone on the left and hard right more or less knows who she is and probably are set in their opinions of her. So what is the next group for her to influence? Those that probably don't know her well and what has happened. How does it help for her to get thrown out of the SOTU very early one and then possibly be seen as a nut case by those not familiar with her. The same goes with her most extreme beliefs.

I'll be honest, I don't know the answer, but it seems that her continued most extreme antics are creating a parody of her to those that she most likely needs to win over. And if so, how does that help?

[dflprincess]

8. If she had worn a business suit I would be that the cameras

would have avoided her.

[tatertop]

9. you can count on that

[RC]

18. I noticed the cameras avoided the Dem side last night most of the time.

Only when social Security was mentioned did they show the Light side. Other wise they were conveniently just off the screen.

[OzarkDem]

12. How about the congressman's wife?

Which attire would have been better for her?

[Caoimhe]

14. No pictures of her in her SUPPORT THE TROOPS shirt exist

I don't think it even happened.

It's all so Rovian...

[Moochy]

17. It does stink

to high hog heaven.

[Bluestar]

19. Business suit with protest T-shirt underneath yet visible

Cindy, you rock! It doesn't matter what she wore. She was in the "people's" gallery. I would have applauded if she had stood with her back to Bush. It's time for protest--take to the streets!

[manxome]

20. Her attire was more honest

than Bush & Co's flag lapel pins, don't you think?

Mmm, fresh Sheehan <a href="http://www.wusa9.com">poll</a> on DC's WUSA9 .

[LittleClarkie]

21. Le sigh. Dude, it wasn't planned. She went at the last minute.

And wore the tshirt she'd had on all day.

The Republican's wife was just asked to leave. Cindy was manhandled and arrested. And all either of them were doing was wearing a tshirt.

No use discussing her "strategy" when it looks like she really didn't have one. Which in my eyes makes it a more powerful event. Her being arrested for her free speech as Bush talked about freedom, just as in the Camp Casey protest, when she asked the simple question "Why" to a vactioning President who couldn't be bothered to go and see her.