If anyone still believes President Obama is trying to bring
us all together, you’ve probably been in a coma for the last five years.
Hopefully you’re ok now and, if you are, welcome back!
One of the most disconcerting things to happen since this
ludicrous government shutdown was the exclusion of World War II veterans from
the Capitol mall and the use of the mall for an
Immigration Amnesty demonstration. No matter what your politics, you had
to be disheartened watching this story unfold. Any red-blooded American who fails
to see the gross disparity in this needs a refresher course in world history and
not the revisionist view now being fed to students in American classrooms.
I grew up in an atmosphere of pride in my father and uncles,
and the fathers and uncles of my friends, most of whom served in the last great
war. Some marched triumphantly through the streets of
Paris after the German war machine was
destroyed. Others celebrated on VJ Day.
They were real heroes. They never liked to talk about their war service. They didn’t
want to re-live all the atrocities they
witnessed, bravely engaging the enemy to keep our country safe and free. In
those days that was considered merely
doing your duty. Now that country, which will never see another generation like
them, turns their back and excludes them from accessing a memorial in their
honor.
Not only did the immigration demonstrators fail to see how truly selfish they looked
juxtaposed against the backdrop of these elderly former servicemen, they missed
a rare opportunity to bolster their whole effort and possibly win over some of
their opponents on amnesty. Just think for a moment if even a handful of
demonstrators found their way to the veterans and joined with them in a show of
solidarity; or pay them some type of homage in recognition for their service to
this country. It would have been a public relations windfall for them and a great
picture to behold. In America, though, we don’t see great pictures anymore. We see hatred and
division at every turn. You’re doing a hell of a job, Mr. President.
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