Bobby, Kat and Mag,
I fail to see the relevance of who raised Casey Sheehan. Both Mr. and
Mrs. Sheehan lost a son.
I doubt Mr. Sheehan received primary custody (if that's what happened)
of Casey because Cindy was pursuing "liberal causes." Last I knew being
a liberal wasn't prima facie evidence of being an unfit parent.
I've known many kids whose parents divorced, particularly boys, who
chose to live with their fathers, particularly as teenagers.
Kendall
An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all
progress depends on the unreasonable man.
-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
-----Original Message-----
From: Magenta Raine [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 8:22 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: FW: We've Raised a Half-Million Dollars and Sent Over 50
Tonsof Food andWater]
Oh, I had not heard that. Where did you hear that, Bobby?
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> [Original Message]
> From: Bobby Greer <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 9/14/2005 4:45:36 PM
> Subject: Re: FW: We've Raised a Half-Million Dollars and Sent Over 50
Tonsof Food andWater]
>
> Kat and Mag,
>
> If Moore is so big on the truth, why doesn't he mentioned that
Cindy
> Sheehan never raised her son, Casey? His father did. Ms. Sheehan was
too
> busy pursuing her liberal causes.
>
> Bobby
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kathy" <[log in to unmask]>
> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 5:19 PM
> Subject: [Fwd: Re: FW: We've Raised a Half-Million Dollars and Sent
Over
50
> Tons of Food andWater]
>
>
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Re: FW: We've Raised a Half-Million Dollars and Sent
Over
> > 50
> > Tons of Food andWater
> > Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 18:18:46 -0400
> > From: Kathy <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > References: <[log in to unmask]>
> >
> >
> >
> > This is but one of many relief efforts, and to be brutally fair, it
will
> > be a very long and painful process to get all the dead bodies picked
> > up. Mr. Moore is just making a lot of noise about an issue that
can't
> > be resolved quickly, in my opinion. I am quite liberal in my
political
> > beliefs but there are two liberals at least that I can't stand -
Michael
> > Moore and Kitty Kelly. They both make allegations that aren't
backed up
> > by cold, hard facts.
> >
> > And also frankly, I think the government relief efforts wouldn't
have
> > been any faster if Kerry had been in office.
> >
> > Kat
> >
> > Magenta Raine wrote:
> >
> >>The other side of what the media is not telling us.
> >>
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: Michael Moore
> >>To: [log in to unmask]
> >>Sent: 9/13/2005 11:48:17 PM
> >>Subject: We've Raised a Half-Million Dollars and Sent Over 50 Tons
of
Food
> >>andWater
> >>
> >>
> >>Friends,
> >>Last week I closed my New York production office and sent my staff
down
to
> >>New Orleans to set up our own relief effort. I asked all of you to
help
me
> >>by sending food, materials and cash to the emergency relief center
we
> >>helped set up on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain with the Veterans
for
> >>Peace. We did this when the government was doing nothing and the Red
Cross
> >>was still trying to get it together. Every day, every minute was
critical.
> >>People were dying, poor people, black people, left like so much
trash in
> >>the street. I wanted to find a way to get aid in there immediately.
> >>I hooked up with the Vietnam veterans and Iraqi war vets (Veterans
for
> >>Peace) who were organizing a guerilla, grass-roots relief effort.
They
> >>were the same group that had set up Cindy Sheehan's camp in Crawford
and
> >>now they had moved Camp Casey to Louisiana.
> >>I have good news and horrible news to report. First, your response
to my
> >>appeal letter was overwhelming. Within a few days, a half-million
dollars
> >>was sent in through my website to fund our relief effort. This money
was
> >>immediately used to buy generators, food, water, a mobile medical
van,
> >>tents, satellite phones, etc.
> >>Others of you began shipping supplies to our encampment. People in
> >>communities all over the country started organizing truck caravans
to us
> >>in Louisiana. Twenty-two trucks from southern California alone have
> >>already arrived. A semi-truck from Chicago delivered ten tons of
food. A
> >>group of friends in New Jersey got two 24 foot trucks, got their
community
> >>to load them up with goods, and arrived in Covington tonight.
Fifteen
> >>iMacs are inbound from California. One man gave us his pick-up truck
and
> >>another donated truck is en route from Houston.
> >>Your response to my appeal has been nothing short of miraculous. And
it
> >>has saved many, many lives.
> >>A number of you decided to just get in your cars and drive to our
camp
to
> >>volunteer to help. We now have had 150 volunteers here doing the
work
that
> >>needs to be done. Last night they unloaded twenty tons of food from
a
> >>tractor trailer in under two hours. Each day more volunteers arrive.
> >>Everyone is sleeping on the ground or in tents. It is a remarkable
sight.
> >>Thank you, all of you, for responding. I will never forget this
outpouring
> >>of generosity to those forgotten by our own government.
> >>My staff and the vets spend their 18-hour days delivering food and
water
> >>throughout the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. What
they
> >>have seen is appalling. I have asked them to post their daily
diaries on
> >>my website (www.michaelmoore.com) along with accompanying photos and
video
> >>so you can learn what is really going on. What the media is showing
you
is
> >>NOT the whole story. It is much, much worse and there is still
little
> >>being done to bring help to those who need it.
> >>Our group has visited many outlying towns and villages in
Mississippi
and
> >>Louisiana, places the Red Cross and FEMA haven't visited in over a
week.
> >>Often our volunteers are the first relief any of these people have
seen.
> >>They have no food, water or electricity. People die every day. There
are
> >>no TV cameras recording this. They have started to report the spin
and
PR
> >>put out by the White House, the happy news that often isn't true
> >>("Everyone gets 2,000 dollars!").
> >>The truth is that there are dead bodies everywhere and no one is
picking
> >>them up. My crew reports that in most areas there is no FEMA
presence,
and
> >>very little Red Cross. It's been over two weeks since the hurricane
and
> >>there is simply not much being done. At this point, would you call
this
> >>situation incompetence or a purposeful refusal to get real help down
> >>there?
> >>That's why we decided not to wait. And we are so grateful to all of
you
> >>who have joined us. The Veterans for Peace and my staff aren't
leaving
> >>(and that's why we are hoping those of you who can't get to
Covington
will
> >>make it to the Veterans for Peace co-sponsored anti-war
demonstration in
> >>DC on September 24: www.unitedforpeace.org.)
> >>If you want to help, here's what we need in Covington right now:
> >>Cleaning Supplies (glass cleaner, bleach, disinfectant, etc.)
> >>Aspirin and other basic over the counter drugs.
> >>Bottled Water
> >>Canned Goods
> >>Hygiene Supplies
> >>Baby Supplies - Baby Food Formula, diapers #4, #5, Wipes, Pedialyte
> >>Sterile Gloves
> >>Batteries - All kinds, from AA to watch and hearing aid batteries.
> >>Volunteers with trucks and cars
> >>Self contained kitchens with generators, utensils, workers
> >>Consider sending supplies in reusable containers. List the contents
on
the
> >>outside of the package so the folks in the warehouse can easily sort
the
> >>items.
> >>Clothes are not needed. If you go, keep in mind that you MUST be
> >>self-sufficient. Bring a tent and a sleeping bag. People are driving
to
> >>Covington from across the country and often have extra room in their
cars
> >>for you or for an extra box of supplies. For more information, go to
the
> >>Veterans for Peace message board: www.vfproadtrips.org/katrina/.
> >>Send supplies via UPS to:
> >>Veterans for Peace
> >>Omni Storage
> >>74145 Hwy. 25
> >>Covington LA
> >>Thanks again for funding and supporting our relief efforts. It has
been
a
> >>bright spot in this otherwise shameful month.
> >>Yours,
> >>Michael Moore
> >>[log in to unmask]
> >>www.michaelmoore.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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