I learned on the day I met her
I actually got to speak with her briefly during the lunch break, I even offered to buy lunch. That didn’t work out too well when she learned I supported our troops. I started by mentioning that I was there to support Keli’s appearance in the debate.
We were walking with another woman who was a local activist who claimed to work as a mediator between anti-war and pro-troop activist, that is when I asked her if she had noticed me at some of the war protests. That set off a firestorm with miss Sheehan who started with asking me if I supported the war, I said I supported our Troops and their mission. She went on a rant about how Bush had “murdered her son” I pointed out her son was not killed by President Bush but by a terrorist, this led to the “what would you do if we were invaded” (like I hadn’t heard that a thousand times) I asked “would you fight someone who had come to remove Bush from office”. Although at this point she was trying hard to pretend I didn’t exist. We were now about half a block from the restaurant where she said, “I don’t want to eat with him” then turned around. Now to be fair it may be possible that has a celebrity (no matter how dubious her claim to fame may be) she had some level of fear for her safety. but that was not reflected in her tone.
What I learned: Cindy is not willing to talk to people who do not agree with her.
After lunch it was time to return to the room for Cindy’s panel discussion. where I learned more about her.
And this is what I learned,
She will sacrifice her principles to get on TV
She had an awful education.
When her focus is enlarged, she sees boils
She doesn't believe she is already way out in left field
One of the most important things I learned at this event was,for me, a new insight into the thinking of the far left, I used to think they hate America, but now I know it’s the Constitution they hate.