Cindy Sheehan Hearts Hugo Chavez

I admit to feeling some compassion for this woman. Her son, after all, gave his life in the service of this country, and she has earned her right to free speech. But what ever happened to her dignity and self-respect? She has turned into a prostitute and puppet for every whacko and extreme left-wing cause on the planet, and she doesn't seem to care!

This week, she started a hunger strike to demand that the U.S. immediately remove all troops from Iraq. She was immediately joined by the usual Hollywood whackos like Danny Glover, Susan Sarandon and Mr. Arms Inspector Sean Penn. When these folks are on your side, you know something's wrong! But not eating was apparently too much for our heroes, so they decided upon a "rolling hunger-strike." You know, the kind where you don't eat for a little while, then someone else takes over for you? Utterly laughable.

Today, while on the television show Hardball, she told guest host Norah O'Donnell that she'd rather live under Hugo Chavez in Venezuela that here under President Bush. Here's more:

O'Donnnell: "Americans may hate the war but they don't necessarily hate the president. How do you expect to get change by going around the world and trashing the President of the United States?"
Sheehan: "I don't hate the president either, and I don't trash the president. I trash the president's foreign policy."
O'Donnell: "But you called him the biggest terrorist in the world, so you are trashing the president."
Sheehan: "Well he says a terrorist is somebody that kills innocent men, women and children."

I, for one, think that if this greedy, attention-starved, left-wing whacko nutcase wants to move to Venezuela, we should take up a collection and buy her a ticket! Don't go away mad, Cindy, just go away!

And I say that with all of the respect in the world for your son.