Thursday, May 27, 2004
I HAVE TO ADMIT, I'M A LITTLE OFF TODAY...
I'm having a difficult time...I'm not doing well today in particular. I'm tired...tired of listening to the loony left and their anti-Americanism. Sorry, but I have to get this off my chest...
This weekend is Memorial Day weekend. In the past, I've complained lightly about how the weekend is treated...as an excuse to have fun. I've retreated a little since I also realize other holidays are used and abused for purposes other than their intention...Easter, July 4th, Thanksgiving, Christmas...virtually all of them carry some "other" celebratory baggage other than intended. I guess that's okay, which is why I'm not as strong as I'd like to be in regards to Memorial Day.
But this year is different.
The loony left have been hammering our actions in Iraq and the war on terror. They say: It's not a real war...it's not for our safety...Iraq is a distraction...Bush lied...all of these things. They add up to me and I'm getting tired, physically and mentally, of trying to understand and rationalize their idiocy. I get in trouble from the true-left for questioning their patriotism when they have the dual task of being against the war, but "for the troops"...I'm not going to let them get away with it anymore.
One of our promotional announcements for our station is about a recognition of the Memorial Day holiday. It's not selling anything, such as a product...or even necessarily the station. It's simply a message that says "we honor their committment to our freedom...and for bearing the cost of our freedom" while names of actual KIA's are read underneath. I actually got a complaint today from a listener (who wouldn't give his name, of course) that we were promoting the war in Iraq with a Memorial Day message. He made his case...and it made me sick.
But here's the problem the left has now: While they say that the action in Iraq isn't for OUR freedom...logic suggests that those who have died did NOT die for that freedom. Therefore, we shouldn't be honoring those in Iraq who have died to "protect our freedom"...because it was all based on faulty info, Bush lies, etc. After hearing Al Gore in his "phoney-passion-mode" outline the beliefs the radical left (more mainstream than you know) have about Iraq, I don't expect him to be attending any Memorial Day rememberances on behalf of members of the military who have died so far in Iraq. If they do, they better get some more lessons in acting...
Then (and this is what causes me to be a bit depressed), I tried to think of other wars and actions in which we had people dying...and wanting to count among them which ones were REALLY for our freedom. I started after WWII because we ALL recognize THAT was for protecting our freedom right? (some liberals are wincing right now)
You try:
Korea 1950 - a civil war we didn't need to be in. No threat to US freedom, right?
VietNam 1961 - we refereed until they started shooting back. Again, no real threat to the US.
Grenada 1983 - was called an "excuse" to tangle with Cuba...a "perceived" threat to medical students?
Persian Gulf 1990 - the only threat was to oil, right? Who cares if Saddam invaded Kuwait.
Somalia 1993 - just tried to make sure people got some food. Somalia a threat? Please.
Kosovo 1999 - we just acted as the only available police force the UN had, not really a threat to freedom
Afghanistan 2002 - really about revenge, not really a threat to US freedoms
Iraq 2003 - just listen to Al Gore
Message to the Left Wing Loons: I dare you to show up on Monday at your local ceremony. I dare you. I know the challenge I'm issuing may interupt your grilling or boating plans, but I DARE YOU. Because I know you're not all trained in the thespian arts as well as Al Gore is...
I'm having a difficult time...I'm not doing well today in particular. I'm tired...tired of listening to the loony left and their anti-Americanism. Sorry, but I have to get this off my chest...
This weekend is Memorial Day weekend. In the past, I've complained lightly about how the weekend is treated...as an excuse to have fun. I've retreated a little since I also realize other holidays are used and abused for purposes other than their intention...Easter, July 4th, Thanksgiving, Christmas...virtually all of them carry some "other" celebratory baggage other than intended. I guess that's okay, which is why I'm not as strong as I'd like to be in regards to Memorial Day.
But this year is different.
The loony left have been hammering our actions in Iraq and the war on terror. They say: It's not a real war...it's not for our safety...Iraq is a distraction...Bush lied...all of these things. They add up to me and I'm getting tired, physically and mentally, of trying to understand and rationalize their idiocy. I get in trouble from the true-left for questioning their patriotism when they have the dual task of being against the war, but "for the troops"...I'm not going to let them get away with it anymore.
One of our promotional announcements for our station is about a recognition of the Memorial Day holiday. It's not selling anything, such as a product...or even necessarily the station. It's simply a message that says "we honor their committment to our freedom...and for bearing the cost of our freedom" while names of actual KIA's are read underneath. I actually got a complaint today from a listener (who wouldn't give his name, of course) that we were promoting the war in Iraq with a Memorial Day message. He made his case...and it made me sick.
But here's the problem the left has now: While they say that the action in Iraq isn't for OUR freedom...logic suggests that those who have died did NOT die for that freedom. Therefore, we shouldn't be honoring those in Iraq who have died to "protect our freedom"...because it was all based on faulty info, Bush lies, etc. After hearing Al Gore in his "phoney-passion-mode" outline the beliefs the radical left (more mainstream than you know) have about Iraq, I don't expect him to be attending any Memorial Day rememberances on behalf of members of the military who have died so far in Iraq. If they do, they better get some more lessons in acting...
Then (and this is what causes me to be a bit depressed), I tried to think of other wars and actions in which we had people dying...and wanting to count among them which ones were REALLY for our freedom. I started after WWII because we ALL recognize THAT was for protecting our freedom right? (some liberals are wincing right now)
You try:
Korea 1950 - a civil war we didn't need to be in. No threat to US freedom, right?
VietNam 1961 - we refereed until they started shooting back. Again, no real threat to the US.
Grenada 1983 - was called an "excuse" to tangle with Cuba...a "perceived" threat to medical students?
Persian Gulf 1990 - the only threat was to oil, right? Who cares if Saddam invaded Kuwait.
Somalia 1993 - just tried to make sure people got some food. Somalia a threat? Please.
Kosovo 1999 - we just acted as the only available police force the UN had, not really a threat to freedom
Afghanistan 2002 - really about revenge, not really a threat to US freedoms
Iraq 2003 - just listen to Al Gore
Message to the Left Wing Loons: I dare you to show up on Monday at your local ceremony. I dare you. I know the challenge I'm issuing may interupt your grilling or boating plans, but I DARE YOU. Because I know you're not all trained in the thespian arts as well as Al Gore is...
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