Re: [OT] free Cindy Sheehan!

[Leigh Meyers <leighcmeyers@xxxxxxxxx>]

And this was my reply on that topic.

Please read this carefully, and consider it 
thoroughly, lest gossip get the upper hand.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leigh Meyers" <leighcmeyers@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "lbo-talk" <lbo-talk@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] free Cindy Sheehan!


On Friday, August 26, 2005 7:34 AM [PDT],
Doug Henwood <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I've heard from a couple of sources now that Fenton Communications,
> the "progressive" PR outfit that's handling Cindy Sheehan's
> publicity, is keeping the press away from her, apparently because
> she's given to making intemperately strong statements of the sort
> that embarrasses publicists. They're only allowing organized press
> conferences, and not individual interviews.
> 
> Free Cindy Sheehan!
> 

Assuming this is true, a positive outcome would depend on whether 
she can as strongly apply her personality to this issue as she's applied
her self to the demand to meet GWB. Which insinuates that her energy
toward her goal would be diverted, drained, just confronting the situation,
and within the gaze of the media, which would feed on the story like sharks.

But given the directness of the naming of names here, I'd say
someone has a personal problem with Fenton Communications.

And it's probably not Cindy Sheehan.

Just a little gnawing feeling at the back of my brainpan say it's
all probably B.S., or Cindy Sheehan is aware of it and it's not a 
problem for her, but it might be for other interested parties.

Including the media. When's the last time anyone we know was 
"ratpacked" by the national & international media in full feeding 
frenzy. Without Fenton, and people like them, Cindy Sheehan 
would be psychologically raped by AP/CNN/Reuters stringers and 
other assorted parasitic vermin that prey on: "celebrities".

Addendenum [PEN-L]:

I want the names of the sources. Period. 
Otherwise it's just so much gossip.

Travus T. Hipp Commentary [ August 22 2005 ]: 
Critiquing Camp Casey: There are two forces in the universe - 
One that gets it together, and one that takes it apart 
http://www.snurl.com/tth_050822
[ Mp3 Audio 64Kbps Mono 2.2mb 4:46min ] 


Leigh
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