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Scary Campaign Ads, and a Mother's Story

October 24, 2004
 


 

To the Editor: 

"Scary Ads Take Campaign to a Grim New Level" (front page,
Oct. 17) cites my Real Voices ad about the death in Iraq of
my son Casey as one of many "scary" campaign ads this year.
Trust me, the families of soldiers who serve under
President Bush's reckless leadership experience things far
scarier than seeing a crying mother on television. 

Scary is the sound of an unexpected knock on the door in
the middle of the day. 

Scary is hearing that yet another young soldier - or
several - died today, and not knowing whether that's your
child they're talking about. 

And for me, scary was coming home one day last April from a
walk with my dogs to find three Army officers waiting in my
living room. Compared with that, you think my campaign ad
is scary? 

Cindy Sheehan 
Vacaville, Calif., Oct. 20, 2004


http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/24/opinion/l24mom.html?ex=1099587306&ei=1&en=0b1cb22a0ec71013


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