I can’t help but shake my head and sigh at this:
Bill Johnson, a local gift shop owner who created ‘Fort Qualls,’ said he wanted to offer a larger, more convenient place for Bush supporters to gather.
He and others at ‘Fort Qualls’ have asked for a debate with those at the Crawford Peace House, which is helping Sheehan.
It’s unclear if that will happen. But a member of Gold Star Families for Peace, co-founded by Sheehan and comprised of relatives of fallen soldiers, said her group would not participate.
‘We’re asking for a meeting with the president, period,’ said Michelle DeFord, whose 37-year-old son, Sgt. David W. Johnson, was in the Army National Guard from Oregon when he was killed in Iraq last fall. ‘We don’t want to debate with people who don’t understand our point of view.’
Yes, because free and open debate is simply preposterous.