May 31, 2010

POTUS on Memorial Day

Much ado is being made of Barack Hussein Obama's absence from Arlington National Cemetery this particular day.
 
After all, he is the POTUS and Commander-in-Chief.

But consider the abysmal records of other POTUSes:

Jimmy Carter did not attend a single time.
   Surprising since he was a former Navy man.

Ronald Reagan missed 4 (out of 8) Memorial Day services.

George H.W. Bush did not attend once during his term as POTUS.

George W. Bush attended every year 2003 and after.
   Dubya was in France in 2002, attending Memorial Day services at Normandy.

And Bill Clinton?
   President Bubba attended all 8 years of his presidency.
   This was a guy who had to be taught -after he was elected- how to salute.

Go Figure.



This Nation Will Remain The Land Of The Free
Only So Long As It Is The Home Of The Brave.
- Elmer Davis
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A Letter to Our Commander-in-Chief



This is a letter from Harold Estes, a WW II U.S. Navy veteran, to Barack Hussein Obama.


Dear President Obama,

My name is Harold Estes, approaching 95 on December 13 of this year. People meeting me for the first time don’t believe my age because I remain wrinkle-free and pretty much mentally alert.

I enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1934 and served proudly before, during and after WW II retiring as a Master Chief Bos’n Mate. Now I live in a “rest home” located on the western end of Pearl Harbor, allowing me to keep alive the memories of 23 years of service to my country.
 
One of the benefits of my age, perhaps the only one, is to speak my mind, blunt and direct even to the head man.

So here goes.

I am amazed, angry and determined not to see my country die before I do, but you seem hell bent not to grant me that wish.

I can’t figure out what country you are the president of.
You fly around the world telling our friends and enemies despicable lies like:

” We’re no longer a Christian nation”

” America is arrogant” 

Your wife even announced to the world,” America is mean-spirited. ”

Please tell her to try preaching that nonsense to 23 generations of our war dead buried all over the globe who died for no other reason than to free a whole lot of strangers from tyranny and hopelessness.

I’d say shame on the both of you, but I don’t think you like America, nor do I see an ounce of gratefulness in anything you do, for the obvious gifts this country has given you. To be without shame or gratefulness is a dangerous thing for a man sitting in the White House.

After 9/11 you said,” America hasn’t lived up to her ideals.”

Which ones did you mean?

Was it the notion of personal liberty that 11,000 farmers and shopkeepers died for to win independence from the British? Or maybe the ideal that no man should be a slave to another man, that 500,000 men died for in the Civil War? I hope you didn’t mean the ideal 470,000 fathers, brothers, husbands, and a lot of fellas I knew personally died for in WWII, because we felt real strongly about not letting any nation push us around, because we stand for freedom.

I don’t think you mean the ideal that says equality is better than discrimination. You know the one that a whole lot of white people understood when they helped to get you elected.

Take a little advice from a very old geezer, young man.

Shape up and start acting like an American. If you don’t, I’ll do what I can to see you get shipped out of that fancy rental on Pennsylvania Avenue. You were elected to lead, not to bow, apologize and kiss the hands of murderers and corrupt leaders who still treat their people like slaves.

And just who do you think you are telling the American people not to jump to conclusions and condemn that Muslim major who killed 13 of his fellow soldiers and wounded dozens more. You mean you don’t want us to do what you did when that white cop used force to subdue that black college professor in Massachusetts, who was putting up a fight? You don’t mind offending the police calling them stupid but you don’t want us to offend Muslim fanatics by calling them what they are, terrorists.

One more thing. I realize you never served in the military and never had to defend your country with your life, but you’re the Commander-in-Chief now, son. Do your job. When your battle-hardened field General asks you for 40,000 more troops to complete the mission, give them to him. But if you’re not in this fight to win, then get out. The life of one American soldier is not worth the best political strategy you’re thinking of.

You could be our greatest president because you face the greatest challenge ever presented to any president.

You’re not going to restore American greatness by bringing back our bloated economy. That’s not our greatest threat. Losing the heart and soul of who we are as Americans is our big fight now. 

And I sure as hell don’t want to think my president is the enemy in this final battle…

Sincerely,
Harold B. Estes

Right on, Master Chief !

May 29, 2010

Fallen Hero: Sgt Josh Desforges, USMC



Sgt. Josh Desforges, USMC, was KIA in combat ops on May 12, 2010.

Josh, age 23, of Ludlow, MA, was on his 2nd Tour of duty in Afghanistan.
 
Requiescat in Pace, Marine

This Nation Will Remain The Land Of The Free
Only So Long As It Is The Home Of The Brave
- Elmer Davis

May 15, 2010

Armed Forces Day 2010

Thank you to the men and women who have served, who are serving and who will serve their country in uniform.

My father: US Army Air Corps, 1941-1945
My father-in-law: US Navy, 1945-1969
My husband: US Marine Corps, 1969-1972
My daughter: US Army, 1992-1995
My son: US Marine Corps, 2005-2010


 

May 10, 2010

Next Up: Illegal Immigration

Now that Barack Hussein Obama and his merry band of Corruptocrats have nationalized America's health care and Student loans, their next step in ruining America will most likely be granting amnesty to the millions of illegals residing here. 

Consider this:

Billions of taxpayer dollars are spent each year on:

WELFARE to illegal aliens by state governments;


FOOD ASSISTANCE programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens;


MEDICAID for illegal aliens;


primary and secondary EDUCATION for children here illegally and who cannot speak a word of English;

EDUCATION for the American-born children (aka 'anchor babies') of illegal aliens;


the INCARCERATION of illegal aliens in federal prisons and detention facilities;


I can imagine the argument: by granting amnesty -or outright immediate citizenship- we'll save billions of taxpayers' dollars.


Oh, and at the same times, millions will be added to the voting base. And can we guess who they'll be voting for?

I am all for immigration, after all my grand-grandparents came from Ireland,  LEGALLY.