Gee I don't think you are attracting independents with these rantings.
Joe the plumber is just another example of McCain's poor judgment. Oh
we thought it could get no worse than the Palin pick. He has held this
plumbers helper up as the average American. The average American pay
our taxes. When the media bust him McCain who can never seem to admit
that he is wrong blamed Obama. It was not Obama who put him in the
public eye it was McCain.
Dear Senator McCain
I too am a Vietnam Veteran and I like more than 50 million Americans
watched your heroic story and how you came to be the man you are
today. There is no question of your courage under fire nor your
unbelievable endurance. I watched with awe when you told of how in
spite of knowing that you would be beaten you still would not
sacrifice your Honor by being released ahead of others who had been
there longer. Most of those who have never served under fire do not
understand the need for Honor in our fighting forces. Honor is the
glue that binds us one to another that makes us look out for each
other. Without a Code of Honor it would be everyone for themselves.
Without Honor our military would fall into anarchy. When one member
violates the Military Code of Conduct we all suffer. That is why the
code says that prisoners must be released in the same order as
captured.
I cried when you told of being broken by the brutal beating. And when
you told of how the prisoner in the next cell forgave you and said
that no one of us can do it alone. And like 50 million other Americans
I forgave you too. It must have been an awful beating to get you to
violate that same Code of Honor you took the beating for. But I did
not hear you admit that you signed a confession saying that we, our
troops were “black criminals” and targeted civilians. The same Code of
Honor makes it wrong to take an early release also forbids us from
signing anything against America and our fighting troops.
We all know that the Vietnam war was not lost on the battlefields and
bases of Vietnam but in the streets of America. How many new recruits
do you think joined William Ayers' Weather Underground when the news
reported that a Naval Pilot, the son of the Admiral in charge of the
entire SEA fleets said that we targeted schools and hospital? While
8,000,000 of us came home to the scorn of disdain of the nation in
part because of you. Did you ever ask yourself if you should apologize
to those of us who felt pain of your dishonorable act? While You came
home as a hero the bus the rest of us came home to cries of “Murders”.
When I arrived from 18 months fighting for my country hundreds of
angry communist lead protesters rushed our bus. I tried to convince my
wife returning home with me that they were just glad we are home. But
even Hien, whose english was poor knew what FU and the middle finger
meant.
Without Honor our military will deteriorate and victory will elude
us. There is no one promise that we make when we swear to death before
dishonor more important than another. How can You expect our brave
troops to follow you into battle knowing that when it came to where
the rubber hit the road you traded honor for life. The Code of Honor
begins with, “I am an American fighting man I am prepared to give my
life for my country”. Many have called me cruel for even bring this
up. They say you deserve our honor for what You went through. You and
I know that honor is doing the right thing for the right reason
regardless of personal pain.
Your friend was not totally right when he said that no one could
stand alone because there is a time when s/he has listened to the
generals, admirals and advisers the Commander in Chief must stand
alone.
On Oct 22, 11:04 am, Travis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: *Travis*
> Date: Tue, Oct 21, 2008
> Subject: Obama: Springing a "Leak?"
>
> http://politicalmavens.com/index.php/2008/10/18/obama-springing-a-leak/
>
> Obama: Springing a "Leak?"
>
> By Arnold Ahlert
>
> What do liberals fear the most? Having their true agenda revealed prior to
> an election. That is precisely why the Obama campaign and its media echo
> chamber have attempted to destroy Joe Wurzelbacher, aka "Joe the Plumber."
>
> It is ironic that liberals, who consider themselves intellectually superior
> to ordinary Americans, have completely missed the point regarding Mr.
> Wurzelbacher. It is not the man himself who resonates. He is nothing more
> than a symbol for millions of "Joe Plumber Americans" sick to death at the
> prospect of having their hard-earned wealth "spread around" by the
> self-professed arbiters of fairness. And their concern is only heightened as
> they watch an ordinary guy like Mr. Wurzelbacher having his life dragged
> through the media mud–for no other reason than asking the Anointed One a
> question that blew the cover off his carefully crafted image.
>
> Memo to the libs: It wasn't the question Mr. Wurzelbacher asked that snapped
> a lot of Americans back to reality. It was Barack Obama's answer to it.
>
> Perhaps it is beginning to dawn on some people that a Harvard-educated
> LAWYER is quite adept at telling them what they want to hear, irrespective
> of truth or accuracy. No presidential contender in recent memory has taken
> more diametrically opposed positions on the issues than Barack Obama. His
> critics call it flip-flopping. It is not. It is the essence of "legalese."
> It is, for example, Barack Obama saying he would "look into" domestic
> drilling for oil–even when he knows he and his party are in the tank for
> radical environmentalists.
>
> Such double-speak is the essence of Obama's campaign success, and no one
> knows it better than the candidate himself. Mr. Obama knows his exchange
> with Joe the Plumber was a monumental mistake, a moment of unguarded candor
> completely at odds with his strategy of speaking in clever generalizations.
>
> And the media know it too. The coordinated attempt to ruin Mr. Wurzelbacher
> is a damning indication of what Americans can expect from an Obama
> administration:
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~there will be no toleration of dissenting viewpoints. Those that
> dare to challenge Mr. Obama's "vision" will have their entire lives
> subjected to an exhaustive investigation–the sole purpose of which will be
> to assassinate the dissenter's character and subject him or her to national
> ridicule.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> In other words, there's no limit to the number of Americans who can be
> "tossed under the bus" in pursuit of a socialist utopia and the further
> consolidation of power in Washington D.C. The candidate who had the temerity
> to say "this is the moment we've been waiting for" isn't looking to lead
> America. He's looking to run it–and woe to anyone who stands in his way.
>
> That's what arrogant, "I know better than you do" elitism is all about.
> It's easy dumping on an ordinary Joe, Mr. Obama. Try picking on someone your
> own size–if you can find someone that small.
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