That her son was "tricked" into enlisting (and somehow tricked into re-enlisting), and was "tricked" into volunteering for the mission that got him killed.
Riiiiiiiiight. Like I said, I'm not very fond of the woman.
Did anyone actually vote for Kerry, or did they all just vote against Bush?
Against Bush. Which is why Kerry lost. They say we need a strong third party; I'd be happy with a second.
Theoretically, the government is not allowed to refuse to allow permits to be handed out on political grounds. I have no idea whether this means they never do this or not. Probably doesn't.
But if they do, you can take it to the supreame court, get the ACLU on your side, and likely get a hell of a lot more attention than the actual protest would have.