If there ever has been a more sordid exploitation since the days of Nelly Bly I have not witnessed it. A grieving mother, of limited education, not too bright , celebrated by the media as some kind of political statement. The journalistic proffesion should be infinitly proud of itself for creating an embarassing situation for the public by lauding Sheehan, and the poor lady has been deluded into thinking she is important, this is sad.