News from Crawford, Texas, about Cindy Sheehan's peace movement:
With allegations of money mismanagement, threats of court action and some members leaving, a group that has sponsored war protests in President Bush's adopted hometown has been anything but peaceful.
The Crawford Peace House recently lost its corporate charter with the state, and a former member who now has rights to the name is threatening legal action because the group continues operating.
Sara L. Oliver and some others are calling for a state investigation as to why only $14,700 is now in its bank account, saying tens of thousands donated during Cindy Sheehan's 2005 war protest are unaccounted for.
"There are people who have said, 'Don't say anything because you'll hurt the peace movement,"' Oliver said. "But if the peace movement isn't pure and transparent and holy as it can be at its heart, then it's just like George Bush: lying, thieving, conniving, backstabbing bastards."
There are two ways to look at this.
One is that the so-called peace movement is made up of normal people. That means people who are subject to the same temptations and personal failings as people anywhere else. And that means, given enough time, something like this is bound to happen. Deal with it, learn from it, and move on.
The other way is to consider Sara Oliver's comments and wonder just how deranged are these people that when they are confronted with evidence of a major problem within their organization, they can't help but use it as an opportunity to demonize the other side. Sometimes it really isn't about George W Bush.
I really wonder who is is going to be targeted by Sara Oliver's hate when this presidency runs out its second term. I doubt it will end with this presidency.
