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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These people just pick and pick away at evrything they can in hope of hitting a vulnerable spot.

My dear departed European-immigrant Mom used to quote some kind of Middle Eastern proverb that really nails it:

"The dogs bark, but the caravan continues on."

then the freepturds would be having a field day trying to claim that she was boinking Clinton (pick one) on the side to get her story out in the "liberal media" . . .

Very telling.

comprehension. They can't handle her message so they attack her..anyway they can with their feeble little minds.