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Lead Star Mothers

Posted by Peter Himler on May 31st, 2005

Example

I tried to relax this Memorial Day weekend since the weather in New York finally took a turn away from the dark side. (It’s OK for a blogger to take a a weekend reprieve from posting. Right?). I was tempted, however, when I saw the AP story on the Gold Star Mothers’ rejection for admittance into the organization of a mother whose son was killed in Afghanistan (fighting for the USA). The grieving Mom is not a U.S. citizen.

While I understand that the group has rules for inclusion, it was the insensitive quote from the organization’s president that spelled big PR trouble: “We can’t go changing the rules every time the wind blows.”

My vote: a Lead Star for the Gold Star Mothers.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 31st, 2005 at 10:02 am and is filed under Afghanistan, Gold Star Mothers. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “Lead Star Mothers”

  1. Todd Van Hoosear Says:
    June 1st, 2005 at 8:47 pm

    WTG GSM. Makes my personal bad quote of the week files. Peter, love the blog–it’s quickly making it to the top of my reading list. (Of course, the great pictures help compensate for my short attention span.)

  2. peter Himler Says:
    June 2nd, 2005 at 3:26 pm

    Thanks for the feedback, Todd. Yours too is eminently readable, and instructive to our shared professions. Appreciate the link.

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