“These are the times that try men’s souls.”
In the wake of the Murthas call to pull the troops out and the speech John Kerry gave in his defence, John O’Neill wrote an op-ed for the New York Sun as reported by Michelle Malkin. Powerline and The Democracy Project are also linked to her story.
To us, Mr. Kerry’s comments meant that no one should do to Mr. Murtha that which Mr. Kerry did to all of us and our fellow Vietnam veterans, living and dead. Mr. Kerry’s disgraceful comments on many occasions in 1971 (while we were locked in combat), claiming falsely that we were “murdering” hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese and committing rape and mayhem on a daily basis, are a part of the public record for which he has never apologized. This might be called “Kerrying” our soldiers.
Are the politicians like Mr. Kerry who led the campaign to send our kids to war (when it was popular) now to withdraw support while they are locked in combat and apparently succeeding because the task is difficult or unpopular? Will Mainstream Media “Kerry” our troops by portraying Abu Ghraib or isolated cases of prisoner mistreatment as the rule to demoralize our troops and nation, while ignoring the beheadings and butchery of those peacefully praying in Mosques or shopping in a Bazaar? Will the press’s selective glorification of isolated figures such as Cindy Sheehan, Mr. Kerry, or Mr. Murtha drown out the actual voices of the large majority of our servicemen? I hope not. We pay our troops little and subject them to considerable danger. We can at the very least support them with stability of mission and honesty of reporting.
On December 23, 1776, with Washington’s army freezing in tatters at Morristown, Thomas Paine in “Common Sense” wrote, “These are the times that try men’s souls.” He noted many mistakes by the American army, but noted that “tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered” and that heaven charges a high price for freedom because it is so precious. It was a time when “the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot shrink … ” but those who stood firm would someday receive the love and appreciation of the nation.
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November 22, 2005 - 09:37 AM on November 22nd, 2005
Kerry as usial just changes his mind and only shows up to vote went he wants to influince a vote for his parties own interests:lol:
November 22, 2005 - 09:50 AM on November 22nd, 2005
The Democrats are so obsessed with pulling down Republicans to their level. The Dems won’t elevate themselves to normal, civilized conduct. That is sad and a major reason they are a dying party ruled by the fruitcakes of the far left.
November 23, 2005 - 12:46 AM on November 23rd, 2005
oh yes maybe Kerry and Murthas will have sex in sex? with bin laden?