CNN's Holmes: Antiwar Blogger Is Doing 'Some Great Stuff'

Photo of Michael M. Bates.

On this morning's CNN Newsroom, anchor T.J. Holmes interviewed an Alabama 16-year-old who for the past two years has run an anti-Iraq war Web site.

Holmes began by pointing out to the girl, "Of course, your message is anti-war, not anti-troops." He then asked her about death threats she claims she's received.

He next asked her if she'd be endorsing a presidential candidate for 2008 based on their views on Iraq and wrapped up the interview with an enthusiastic plug for her anti-war site:

"Wow. It sounds like they all need to be after your endorsement right now. Ava Lowery, again, 16-years-old, been keeping up with that blog. It's some great stuff you're doing. It's peacetakescourage.com. Folks, check it out."

Oh, yeah, it's some great stuff she's doing. According to the Web site, the girl's "unflappable determination has drawn its share of persecution, as well. Ava received death threats from angry Bush supporters after a particularly tragic piece, 'WWJD,' a heartbreaking montage of photos of wounded and bloodied Iraqi children shown while a child sings 'Jesus Loves Me.' Many wonderful people came to Ava's defense. Cindy Sheehan wrote an article of support for her 'new friend... (who) is disgusted with the war and with the Bush regime.'"

A young Cindy Sheehan in the making. No wonder T.J. Holmes thinks "it's some great stuff (she's) doing" and wants folks to check it out.


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Ahhh.... Just leave it to CNN

Ahhh....

Just leave it to CNN and a silly sixteen year old to tell us how the world really is.

Glad they set the world straight!

Got it all figured out!

I feel so much better now. 

CNN

Gee, I hope CNN doesn't lose its credibility as the "most trusted name in news."

MMB,Well you know.... repeat

MMB,

Well you know.... repeat a lie often enough, as they do with that above mantra they quote everyday for advertizement...they believe it themselves...typical leftist playbook!

LOL!

"Of course, its anti-war

"Of course, its anti-war, not anti-troops"  Gotta make sure we get that little wad of leftist baloney in there, don't we?  We wouldn't want anyone to think that an anti-war website is anti-troops, no sir.  All thats missing is a "Don't Question My Patriotism" crawl at the bottom of the screen.  I am so fed up with these bobble heads I could scream.

can't wait till they profile

can't wait till they profile a pro-WOT blogger.... for balance, ya know...

yeah. right. maw

Who is T.J. Holmes and is he 17 years old. If not, um...

Who is T.J. Holmes and is he 17 years old.  If not, um...

Maybe needs to be checked out, huh?

ACA

...

Quoted from:  'Acaiguana Notes from the Bomb Shelter' (soon to be a movie at theaters near you)

Betty Nguyen

T.J. doesn't appear to be quite that young, and seems to enjoy working next to Betty Nguyen. Of course, so would I.

life threatened?

Why would anyone threaten her life? She's just a stupid kid.

Stupid kid

Why would anyone threaten her life? She's just a stupid kid.

She said some of the threats came from people who thought she was an adult male.

I don't know if she's stupid, but her I think she's awfully naive.

bates

I've often heard Rush break it down that way, I didn't mean SHE is stupid. Anyone who would issue death threats is truly deranged however .  

She's a kid, and I'm sort o

She's a kid, and I'm sort of inclined to forgive her the thought that she knows the answers. Didn't we all at that age?

All mature people know that peace doesn't really take "courage." Thta's just inane, and juvenile. But then she is a juvenile!!

And you know what, I think all decent adults would come to her defense if anyone threatened her. I can't be doing with that, no matter how much I disagree.

And while I personally also find it touching and moving to see injured kids while "Jesus Love Me" is being played. ( Again like all decent human beings, I can't abide the thought of children being hurt in anyway.)

But I do wonder if anyone has pointed out the obvious -- the kids were "Muslims"...

And if lib***ls teach us anything it is this: it is really offensive to display any signs of Christianity to Muslims.

Look at the recent controvery over Wren Cross at William and Mary College. Taken down in case it offended Muslims.

The answer is socialism. But only if the question is:

"What's the fastest way to impoverish, enslave and destroy people?"

bauer

Where is the love for the victims of terror?

She's a kid

She's a kid, and I'm sort of inclined to forgive her the thought that she knows the answers.

My primary beef wasn't with her, but with T.J. Holmes gushing over "some great stuff." That goof ought to know better, even if he's in the MSM.

MMB -- oh, sure. I got that

MMB -- oh, sure. I got that point. I agree. No context, or balance.

Just a breathless desire to tout the anti-troops agenda!

The answer is socialism. But only if the question is:

"What's the fastest way to impoverish, enslave and destroy people?"

No T.J. your blog is not 'ant

No T.J. your blog is not 'anti-war', it's anti-WOT, which is what I wish the MSM would start calling it. She shows images of bloodied Iraqi children who were most likely killed, or injured by terrorist bombings, not collaterally by our troops, but probably randomly snagged them off the net without discrimination

If she was so concerned about Iraqi children, then shouldn't she be pro-WOT,because our troops kill terrorists, not children,and if we left it would be a thousand times worse for them. T.J. sounds like another Moonbat in the making.

 "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "

                   - Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.

Exactly!! Our troops are

Exactly!! Our troops are giving their lives to protect those Iraqi children, while the terrorists are INTENTIONALLY TARGETING those same children.

As I think back to when I was 16, I thought I knew it all, but I knew absolutely nothing. That is why I was a democrat. The teachers, the media, etc, made being a democrat the "cool" thing to be, and not knowing any better, I was an easy mark. I thank God that I have more wisdom now. Hopefully this girl will also see the light one day.

When asked if he went to war with Iraq to derail the impeachment
vote: “I don’t think any serious person would believe that any
President would do such a thing." - President Clinton (Dec 1998).

This dumb girl can whine abou

This dumb girl can whine about the Iraqi children, yet here's betting she won't show the images of the towns nerve-gassed by Saddam Hussein, or the atrocities the Kuwaitis endured at the hands of the Iraqis...

"HAV3 TH3 BRIDG3S OF INSANITY B33N CROSS3D AND FOR3V3R R3TRACT3D???."  - Meshuggah, "3ntrapm3nt", from Catch Thirty Thr33 (2005)

Uns,This "dumb girl&quot

Uns,

This "dumb girl" is the dumb child of dumb libs.

Clueless.

They obvioulsy live in la la land.

Maybe she'll grow up....or maybe she'll take the courage of her "convictions" to the Middle East....where she'll have her head chopped off.

Either way....chaff.  Total chaff.

notice to parents!!!

Parents take notice, especially the idiots who are raising this kid. Letting your 16 year old blog divisive political issues after being "outed" by CNN is akin to abuse. The parents should shut her down immediately to protect her. The father would be "safer" to buy her a brand new Corvette and allow her to date college guys (still a no-vote in any sane parent's mind). Where is the accountability here? Why are the parent's allowing their child to be paraded in this manner?!?! Very upsetting, regardless of the political leanings.

PM..Great point!Shows you the

PM..

Great point!

Shows you the maturity level of her parents doesn't it?

Pathetic.

Wasn't there a big piece in t

Wasn't there a big piece in the NYT's or CNN, msnbc or some other such msn (Lsm) that "Bloggers" are not real journalists? Don't have the credentials, nor the experience, not on the street - so if you be a lib, you don't need that? Example #n+1 of hypocracy.

There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V

Shouldn't be long now before

Shouldn't be long now before some Democrat picks up on this and uses it as THE example why the voting age should be lowered, pointing out how MOST 16 year olds are quite sophisticated thinkers.

Oh wait...two idiot liberals already have attempted that in California politics a couple years ago. Wanted to give 14 and 16 year olds voting rights. 14 year old vote would have counted as 1/4 vote, a 16 year old would have been 1/2 vote.  Who cares their age, it's a new liberal voter bloc!!!!  Along with felons, illegal aliens, etc etc etc etc.....

http://www.connectforkids.org/node/3140  Typical liberal BS.

As the saying goes....if 16 yrs old and not liberal, one has no heart. If 40 yrs old and not a conservative, one has no brain.

Of course a 16 year old can e

Of course a 16 year old can express the liberal view point.  It doesn't require a great deal of knowledge, just emotion. 

 Look at the ramblings of Cindy Sheehan.  She only makes sense if you.. like.... don't like war and stuff.

 Most left wingers don't have thought out positions, just slogans and all purpose catch phrases.  Consider they want us to "Stop the war now!".  Ok fine, but we didn't start the war.  We have only chosen the place to fight it.  If we don't fight it there then where will we fight it?  Would the left be happier if American cities were being targeted?

 

Poor girl fell into the trap

Poor girl fell into the trap of liberalism, and all this story will do is build up her ego so there may be no escape for her. I bet you anything her parents pounded her with this liberal nonsense and now the media is just rewarding it. I don't want to go all wacko conspiracy theory on you, but I will! The media is trying to make role models to create a more liberal new generation, to stop the destined backlash against liberalism as the youth of this country have to start to pay the price of social programs, especially social security.

List of Good Countries: Georgia,  Mongolia, Poland, Lithuania, Britain, and Australia.   Feel free to PM me suggestions for my list, its lacking a bit

US of A

Is there a reason you left the good ol' US of A out of your list of good countries?

Either you're with us, or you're against us!

I feel pity for this girl. 

I feel pity for this girl.  After reading some of the interviews from her website, her political foundation is built upon loads of liberal sound bites.  Her parents should be ashamed and take a good hard look in the mirror.  This girl is a homeschooler with two lawyers for parents that are obviously BDS victims and have decided to use their child to propagate their political views. 

In one of her interviews, she talks about the death threats and that her parents work with the FBI on the serious ones.  Honestly now, I hope that someday this girl with gain the maturity to recognize that her parents are putting her in harms way to fulfill their own agenda.  I'd also hazard a guess that they've taught her to use religion as a tool for her convenience and she's never turned the introspection of WWJD around to examine the agenda of her liberal icons.

She has some animations, that

She has some animations, that don't seem to want to play on my computer (it's a smart computer, what can I say?). There's this comment in one of them though:

Of course, you are right. It is like in Star Wars (which was made wayyyyyy before you time). There is the force. You can tell the good from the bad because you are calm and at ease with the good (Democrats). You are angry and ugly and uptight with the Darkside (Republicans).

I just thought it funny...

Please make sure your train of thought carries freight.

I just went to the website an

I just went to the website and am having a hard time believing that a child really runs it. It is a bit advanced for a teen to be running. But, stranger things have happened.

Well, anyway, she posts excerpts of threatening emails from "Bush supporters," which gives all conservatives a bad name. So, I decided to write something for her blog. However, it was way too long and would not post. So, I emailed it to her and let her know that she could post it --if she wants to. I may go back and break it up and post it in parts.

I just wanted to post some conservative reasoning over there.  Who knows if she will post it. I would post it here, but I don't want to take up that much space on Michael's blog --so, I posted it on my NewsBusters Profile. Most know how to get to the profiles. But for those who don't know, just click on my name in red, which is above this post. (I'll leave it on my profile for a few days, then I'll put it on my own site some where and free up my NBs profile space.)

Debra...

Debra, my blog is your blog

I just wanted to post some conservative reasoning over there. Who
knows if she will post it. I would post it here, but I don't want to
take up that much space on Michael's blog --so, I posted it on my
NewsBusters Profile.

Don't be concerned about that, Debra. You make some excellent points and I hope others will take the time to read it.

Hi Michael,Thank you so very

Hi Michael,

Thank you so very much. That means a lot to me, that you said that.

Many  blessings,
Debra...

Edgar Bergen made a good living on me! So say C.M.

There was a news clip on local TV last night of a few dozen pre-schoolers carrying "NO Walmart!" signs and chanting something or other about a Wal-Mart being proposed in a nearby shopping center. Their parents stood off-camera with approving smiles (I heard from a friend who was there). Pretty harmless explotation of their children (in comparison) but, as this neighborhood group told my friend, "local news paid NO attention to us until they heard the protestors were all pre-schoolers!" Heart tugs! They just needed a few also carrying puppies. Oh? They did that too. I heard later it made all five TV news broadcasts plus the newspaper. Now, would yet ANOTHER far-left anti-war wacko Web site have been picked up by The Nickel Shopper, much less CNN, if the truth was told that it was written and run by your standard issue Bill & Hillary wannabes ambulance chaser team? One of 20,000 (and counting)?

To all those of the left, "the end justifies the means" and, to most anyone without a brain, "Perception is Reality".

Kiddies at Wal-Mart

There was a news clip on local TV last night of a few dozen
pre-schoolers carrying "NO Walmart!" signs and chanting something or
other about a Wal-Mart being proposed in a nearby shopping center.

I hope when those little ones are old enough to start buying Nintendos and other electronics at reasonable prices, they'll tell their parents off for keeping WM out of the neighborhood.

Priceless

"ANOTHER far-left anti-war wacko Web site...picked up by The
Nickel Shopper, much less CNN...written and run by your standard issue Bill & Hillary wannabes
ambulance chaser team? One of 20,000 (and counting)?"

Priceless!

Shut up and blog! If you claim to be a conservative, please don't disgrace yourself and conservatism by thinking and arguing like a liberal. Go Rudy!

CNN Anti-war blogger

I wonder how long until new hire Kiran Chetry will be parading around in a tie-dyed t-shirt emblazoned with a broken cross? She couldn't express lib anti-war views at FOX, but she sure can now.

Kiran Chetry

I wonder how long until new hire Kiran Chetry
will be parading around in a tie-dyed t-shirt emblazoned with a broken
cross? She couldn't express lib anti-war views at FOX, but she sure can
now.

Kiran's a lib? Aargh! Guess I won't be taking any more calls from her.