Monday, November 12, 2007

One small protest for Oklahoma

The AP reported on a protest against Our Dear Leader's Glorious Little War. No more than 18 people and anybody who stopped to listen, but an interesting group.
Two Oklahoma men whose sons were killed in Iraq criticized U.S. involvement in the war during a small protest Monday at the state Capitol.

Warren Henthorn of Choctaw and John Scripsick of Wayne praised veterans of all wars for their service.

But they said the Iraq war should never have happened and it is past time to end the United States’ participation....

....Also speaking out against the war was Dr. Katherine Scheirman of Oklahoma City, who retired as an Air Force colonel in 2006. She was chief of medical operations at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany, which has treated most of the soldiers injured in Iraq.

She said veterans who served in Iraq have shown courage, as have those who are speaking out against the war.

“It doesn’t take courage to be like Rush Limbaugh or Bill O’Reilly or Richard Cheney and talk tough and warmonger when you haven’t put yourself or a member of your family on the line,” Scheirman said, referring to radio and television personalities and the vice president.
Apparently the AP thought she was referring to a pair of nutless, gutless cowards and a flesh eating zombie and needed to clarify.

// posted by montag @ 6:32 PM
Comments:
I am one of the organizers of this event and it wasn't meant to be a rally. We were intending it to be a press event. It was organized in about 24 hours and we were covered by 6 television stations, one radio station, The Oklahoman, Associated Press and one other print source. The media wanted to point out that there was a small turnout, but I really feel that with the six speakers we were in great shape having some other veterans to show support. The two fathers who have lost their sons are courageous to be speaking out against the war...especially on Veterans Day. I think they're both amazing men.
# posted by Blogger peaceokie : 3:25 AM
 

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