Hang in there George You got work to do

Of all the news, updates, twists, and turns in this crazy tragic case, the News of George Anthony I learned this morning is just heart breaking.  There’s been a lot said of the Anthony family since this saga began, much of it has been warranted.  But if there is one Anthony that shows any semblance of having lost a loved one, opposed to having strictly protected another now charged with her murder, it would be George.

I’ve read some of the comments on the Crime Searchers site and others this morning as I look to see the reactions to this recent turn of events.  Many are supportive of George even if only for the testimony he brings to the trial as he did for the grand jury.    The state has made no mystery about it, he will be their star witness in this case against his daughter.  I wonder why that is.  It’s well documented that Cindy spoke with Casey way more than George did.  I guess probably because they can expect more truth from George.  I have no doubt Casey will get hers, my support for George lies elsewhere.

Quite a bit of dirt, has come out in the wash about George Anthony due to the fact that Casey Anthony just won’t talk.  Force people to dig for answers, and dig they will.  From marital problems, to falling victim to internet scams George has been made out to be a buffoon.  If such missteps in life are all that is needed to classify one as such, then a whole lot of us are in trouble.

I posted about George a few weeks back and my opinion was/is that after all the dust settles in this case George Anthony will go on to be one of the greatest advocates ever for missing children.  I based this simply on my observations of George.  As you might imagine, I’ve seen and read quite a bit on the Anthony’s since starting these sites.  I’ve always found George the only one showing the emotions I would expect from someone in his situation.  The fear, and distraught, not as much the anger and manipulation I see in Lee and Cindy.

Early on, in the bond hearing , one by one, the Anthony’s took the stand.  First Cindy, then George, later Lee.  As Cindy took the stand and melted down herself, nothing from Casey. As Lee took the stand and spoke of his “special bond” with Casey, and how they were closer than all else in the family, nothing from Casey.  She made us all fume as she sat there silently at the defense table, no emotion, nothing.  I couldn’t help but notice when they called George to the stand Casey immediately broke down.  You didn’t have to watch the bond hearing to have seen it.  It’s pretty much one of the only times we’ve seen her weep.  All those photos you’ve seen over and over of Casey  as she weeps, in her jailhouse jumpsuit, those aren’t tears for the daughter she lost, those are all tears for her daddy.  It seems she felt finally she’d let someone down.  To me that spoke volumes of Georges character, and his, if only his  alone, abilities to instill in his child the knowledge of right and wrong, of good and of bad.  I’m old enough to know we can’t make our children do right but if we can love them and teach them the difference, we’ve done our job.  George you did your job, I saw it on Casey’s face that day.

Early in August Casey was given a one on one visit and had to choose someone for that visit.  She chose George. (video of visit) You could see by this time in the case George was already worn thin, and that was 5 months ago.  It was almost gut wrenching to watch him rock back and forth and squirm in his chair, as he spoke with Casey.  He wasn’t there that day for answers, he didn’t want to know the details, he just wanted to make it all better.   He wanted his grand baby back and wanted to cheer his daughter up as he told her all the good he could think  of while she sat chained behind a curtain.  What really surprised me and confirmed to me that George Anthony may be the only Anthony who gets it, is when he told Casey this:

All of us have joined a life club.  And that’s the club of missing children.  That’s a club that I didn’t want to join, I know you didn’t want to join.  We don’t want to see Caylee being a member of that club, but we are.  That’s just the way it is anymore.  When you get out, and Caylee is with us, we’re going to be more proactive finding missing children, no matter who it is.  All of us are going to do that.

So George, tie a knot and hang on dude.  Missing children need your experience, and your future.

You got work to do.

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January 25, 2009 / 7:06 pm
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