Why (Cindy) was at Crawford and not the hairdresser

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Why she was at Crawford and not the hairdresser

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Sunday, November 27, 2005

John Young Opinion page editor

When Cindy Sheehan was in Crawford in August, among the many letters to the editor, pro and con, a few critiqued the way she looked.

One writer hee-hawed that she looked like a man. Another said, for God's sake, woman, get thee to a hairdresser. Thoughtful.

We all see what we want of this wind-swept, full-time war protester. My problem with judging Sheehan by her hair is that I imagine what my hair would be like if I were in her shoes.

If my son went to war presuming he was defending us, “defending our freedom,” as commonly portrayed, and instead he'd been ordered into a elective, nation-building experience by leaders with no prior experience, I might be a full-time protester. The sun by now would have put 10 extra years on my face. My split ends would have split ends.

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I do not care what Fox news has to throw at her, I don't. She has got it right, and the rest of the country (by about 2 to 1) knows.

The republicans are definately scrambling, for very good reasons.

Let me tell you something, men really don't care what your hair looks like - and frankly, if they do, you can do better.

God bless Cindy Sheehan - and I know about 900,000 parents feel the same tonight. You can't ever disguise a good woman. This country may be slow, be it ain't that slow. She can cut off her hair, we do NOT care.

Maybe O'liely does. I think there may be a special place in hell for those that knew wrong, and let it happen anyway. Nobody here did.

GO CINDY!!!

Joe