The home of the brave

Kaepernick won’t stand during the national anthem.  Gutsy move for someone who depends on fellow American’s to support his lifestyle.  Endorsements, ticket sales, employment after professional football; these and more considerations must have gone through his mind when he decided to take a stand.  Gutsy move.

While others mindlessly stand and place their hands over their hearts, this guy took a stand by not standing.  This is a true American.  He does what he thinks is right no matter what others think.  I disagree with him, but I admire his courage.

I see others place their hands over their hearts as a sign of their belief in our country and it makes me sick.  These people (and you can guess who they might be) demonstrate acts of patriotism, but they do not love our country.  It amazes me that these people can look themselves in the mirror or sleep at night.  They do not share the central belief system of those they govern.

Someday, someday soon, these people will be cast off and relegated to the trash heap of civilization.  They will not have to pretend to be Americans much longer.  We will see who they really are.

I hope Karpernick will eventually stand for the national anthem.  I hope he will regain pride in all things American.  Until then, he should sit out the anthem.  Only those who believe in America should join those of us who renew our pledge to America every time we we stand, face the flag, and let America’s anthem wash over us.

 

Wolfowitz is a putz

This guy is the worst.  I got to Baghdad just over a year after the attack on the Rashid Hotel; an attack that cost the life of Lt Col Charles Behring and injured over a dozen of fellow Americans.  You could still see where the rockets hit the side of the building.

Wolfowitz, like other members of the Bush administration, was an amateur and caused untold suffering on both sides of the conflict.  Can you imagine the humiliation the Iraqi people felt when “their White House” was occupied for years by U.S. led soldiers and trailers by the thousands were erected on the grounds behind it?  Saddam’s palace was the people’s palace and we treated it with contempt.

We lost thousands of Americans because of Wolfowitz, the American Ambassador John Bremer, and the other political appointees who created flawed policies.  We lost patriots who simply raised their right hands a vowed to support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America.  We spent our national treasure without a clear goal.

Americans can be proud of their warriors, but not its leaders.  It is ironic that Obama makes Bush look like a competent leader.  Obama is the worst of the worst.  Bush is second to the worst, but at least he erred on the side of America.  Obama errors on the side of America’s enemies.

CNN discussion of the attack on Wolfowitz’ hotel

Wolfowitz decides Hillary is the better of two evils