War And Games

As the Iraq war enters its 4th year, word has come from The San Francisco Chronicle that actress Susan Sarandon is going to play anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan in an upcoming biopic.

Vicki Haddock writes that Ms Sheehan has kept herself very busy, making sure that her message is still being heard, using any and all forms of media she can:

... she will breakfast in Manhattan with actress Susan Sarandon, who is set to portray her in a biopic movie. A crew will film Sheehan for a weekly reality series on the Sundance Channel. Her letters to President Bush inspired "Peace Mom," a one-woman monologue show in London. A memoir is due to her publisher April 1.

While you can read the entire SFC article by clicking here...

I would just like to say that I have a great amount of empathy for any military family that has lost a loved one, during the war, but I can't quite get over the fact that she has met with the likes Hugo Chávez and calls President George W. Bush a worse terrorist than Osama bin Laden (she says she addressed the issue of Chavez' own human rights violations privately).

Statements like that go a bit far I admit that Bush has made some mistakes and is by no means perfect (who is?), but he is far from being anything like Bin Laden and never will be.

While I respect the message...I feel as though her actions and methods can sometimes cause more harm than good. It will be interesting to see if this latest blitz by Sheehan has the same effect as her first one did in 2005. Or will the message get muted by a public that grew weary of her.

I will say that Sarandon is the perfect casting choice to play Sheehan in the movie about her life.

Thank You To All Of Our Troops In IRAQ And All Around The World Who Continue To Fight The War On Terror. I Appreciate All Of Your Sacrifices