Beyond the Pale

I don't care what you think about George Bush. I don't care what you think about the war in Iraq. I don't care what you think of Cindy Sheehan.

But if what CNSNews.com is reporting today turns out actually to be other than a complete fabrication, then some of our fellow citizens have crossed a line. And, to tell the truth, they've gone over a line that, before they did so, it would not have occurred to me even existed. It would never have crossed my mind that it would ever occur to anyone -- whatever their politics -- to do such a thing.

The conservative CNSNews service has posted THIS story:

The Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., the current home of hundreds of wounded veterans from the war in Iraq, has been the target of weekly anti-war demonstrations since March. The protesters hold signs that read "Maimed for Lies" and "Enlist here and die for Halliburton."

The anti-war demonstrators, who obtain their protest permits from the Washington, D.C., police department, position themselves directly in front of the main entrance to the Army Medical Center, which is located in northwest D.C., about five miles from the White House.

Among the props used by the protesters are mock caskets, lined up on the sidewalk to represent the death toll in Iraq.

Code Pink Women for Peace, one of the groups backing anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan's vigil outside President Bush's ranch in Crawford Texas, organizes the protests at Walter Reed as well.

It would appear that the article is referring to THIS weekly "vigil." The "Code Pink" flyer certainly doesn't seem quite to propose what the article describes, but there may well be a disconnection between the advertised activity, and the events on the ground. Nonetheless, the notion of picketing, demonstrating in front of, or holding a "vigil" where wounded soldiers have come to be treated is despicable. These people should be ashamed of themselves.

I am speechless.