Cindy Sheehan
Cindy Sheehan
Cindy Lee Miller Sheehanis an American anti-war activist, whose son, U.S. Army Specialist Casey Sheehan, was killed by enemy action during the Iraq War. She attracted national and international media attention in August 2005 for her extended antiwar protest at a makeshift camp outside President George W. Bush's Texas ranch—a stand that drew both passionate support and criticism. Sheehan ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2008. She is a vocal critic of President Barack Obama's foreign policy. Her memoir, Peace Mom:...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth10 July 1957
CountryUnited States of America
I feel like I gave my son to this country in an illegal and immoral war, and I'll never get him back.
Everything I say comes from my heart - and it's the truth.
I'm not going to join any party. If I do vote again, and if I do become, you know, politically active, it will be independent.
I never go anywhere and encourage people to get married to someone of the same gender or to have abortions - the issue never comes up.
I'm working class, my family was working class, and we have struggled the same way our neighbors here in San Francisco have struggled.
I wake up every day feeling like today's the day to make a difference. I never question the correctness of what I'm doing or the need for it.
Loyalty to the true, core values and roots of democracy is what makes a true patriot, not loyalty to a symbol of the country.
I think Michael Moore is an amazing man - an amazing, brave man. And I think people are probably going to start saying, 'Don't associate with Cindy Sheehan.' People who speak truth to power somehow are marginalized in this country.
I'm a socialist, and I'm not going to be ashamed to say it!
Many people in San Francisco know me, and they know my persistence.
We were all finally pleased that one of the liars was exposed. But how many more liars do we have to go after in this administration?
We are here ... to show our government, to show our media, to show America that we mean business, and we're not going home until every last one of our troops is home.
We want to hold this administration accountable. Nobody's asking them the hard questions but you know what, we're willing to come here.
What I hope to do with it would be to energize other anti-war candidates. If I entered it, it would bring attention to the fact that there are many, many races where pro-peace, anti-war candidates are running.