The Smarm Stops Here

I read a letter to the editor today that was posted in the Knoxville News Sentinel. Here’s what it said:

“Who gets thanks for Bush tenure?”

I would like to take the time to thank George W. Bush and Dick Cheney for the wonderful seven years we have enjoyed in this country during their tenure in the White House. Thank you for the fact that Osama bin Laden is still alive and well. Thanks for the memories of the unprovoked war in Iraq and the many deaths and injuries suffered by U.S. troops and Iraqi troops and civilians. Thanks for the 47 million Americans still without health care. A big thank you is in order for helping the U.S. oil companies enjoy record profits during this time when many can’t afford to buy gas. Thanks for the Patriot Act, which has taken many freedoms away  from citizens that were formerly enjoyed. Thank you sincerely for the trillion dollar national debt and the wonderful recession we are experiencing. I also want to thank Karl Rove for his help in stealing not one, but two elections. That’s got to be a record! Thanks to Halliburton, the king of no-bid contract companies. I could go on and on thanking these great folks, but I don’t want to seem too patronizing. - William Wright, Seymour

So, my friend Chris and I decided to write back to the editor with a rebuttal to the ridiculous drivel of this man. Here’s what I came up with:

Dear Editor,

The following is in response to the letter to the editor entitled “Who gets thanks for the Bush tenure?” It was published in the Knoxville News Sentinel on July 1, 2008.

            We would really like to take the time to thank Bush and Cheney for the past seven plus years we have enjoyed in this country during their tenure in the White House. Let’s take a few minutes to look at the facts.

1. The United States of America has been 100% Al-Qaida free for the last seven years. If you recall, September 11, 2001 was a pretty dark day in our nation’s history. By the acts of terrorists, three thousand Americans were slaughtered. I would definitely not call this an unprovoked war, they killed 3,000 Americans and now we are killing them. We’re square.
2. Freedom for our country and for others comes with a price. In 2007, there was an average of 5 people shot on the streets of Chicago every day. The average in Iraq is lower than that. So I guess Iraq is a safer place now than some of the cities on our own soil. 
3. Last time I checked, we don’t live in Canada, so I’m not sure why it is the government’s responsibility to provide healthcare for all Americans. Go get a job that has benefits, that’s part of the American dream…if you want something, all you have to do is go work hard and get it.  If you want to live in a Socialist country, then move to Canada or Europe for all we care…we’d be happy to get rid of you.
4. Oil companies don’t dictate gas prices, it’s supply and demand that sets the prices at the pump, not the President. Anyway, who’s to say that profits for big oil companies is a bad thing? Oil is what drives the free market. Profits for companies keeps people employed and allows for innovation and creation of new products and services. The Democrats are obsessed with hiking the taxes on gas and not letting us drill for our own oil. That’s where the price gouging comes into play. Blame them and stop voting for them. It is preposterous to say that people can’t afford to buy gas; I don’t see any shortage of cars on the road.
5. Thank God for the Patriot Act, now we can catch people who are planning attacks against our country and stop them before they bomb us into oblivion. What’s wrong with that?  If you are not a terrorist planning to kill Americans then you have nothing to worry about.
6. Having slight recessions is the natural process of our free market economy. There have been slight recessions in every decade. When Reagan first came into office the economy was the worst it had been since the Depression. When he left office it was thriving. I don’t see many people starving or going without in America. Quit listening to the liberal doom and gloom of the media and check the facts for yourself. 
7. Once and for all, the elections were not stolen…Bush/Cheney won them fair and square…CAN WE LET IT GO NOW! Even if they were stolen(which they weren’t), thank God we didn’t have to put up with that windbag Al Gore and America-hating John Kerry for 8 years. 

Thank God for the safety we enjoy in America and for the tax cuts which means more money in our pockets. We’re not interested in consorting and talking to terrorists, we’re interested in killing them and that’s exactly what we have been doing, thanks to President Bush.

 So we’re going to send it in and see if it gets published. Just in time for the Fourth of July. God Bless America!

Today is Father’s Day and I’m so thankful for my father. I have more than just a good father though, I have a father who has faith in God. He along with my mother taught me from the time I was a small child what it meant to have faith in God.

When I think about the faith of my father I also think about the faith of the fathers of our great country. Liberals never tire of making the arguement that we do not have a Christian nation. They cannot stand it when conservatives like Sean Hannity or Ann Coulter talk about our nation being founded upon Christian principles. They squirm around in their seats and the hot spittle comes flying out of their mouths faster than you can blink. They use the same old tired argument about separation of church and state. The reason this country was founded was because our leaders wanted separation of church and state, but more than anything they wanted freedom of religion. All of this does not change the fact that our founding fathers were Christian men and women who relied upon God for the strength and wisdom they needed. Here are some quotes from George Washington, the father of our country:

“It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.” 

“Almighty and eternal Lord God, the great Creator of heaven and earth, and the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ; look down from heaven in pity and compassion upon me Thy servant, who humbly prostrates myself before Thee.” - prayer at Valley Forge

“To the distinguished character of a Patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of a Christian.” 

Out of this Christian faith grew our country and in turn made it the greatest land on the face of the Earth. Our free market economy which has made us the wealthiest nation in the world grows out of the ideology of freedom. The soil in which all of this was planted was the liberty that each soul has to choose what he or she wants. It all began with God.

I have to say, as much as I love politics, I’m getting a little tired of hearing about how “great” B. Hussein Obama is from the liberals that I work with. You know it’s so funny too because they call themselves Christians. Now, I know that I live in the Bible belt and practically everyone is a “Christian” but seriously folks…get a grip.  Let’s see, what does B. Hussein Obama stand for or what does he not stand for is what I should say.

He’s for murdering innocent unborn children.

He believes that gays should have the right to marry by law.

He’s a socialist.

He consorts with known terrorists.

And I’m pretty sure he doesn’t live his life in accordance to the Bible…but maybe another book that starts with a K..hmmm.

Anyway, my point is, everything I listed above are things that a true Christian would be against, except for reading the Bible, obviously we are for that. So I guess all of this begs the question, why would any Christian support such a lunatic? Could it have somthing to do with race? Why can’t people just be honest. This election is all about race, that’s all B. Hussein Obama wants to talk about but his own followers won’t admit it. Crazy, I know. I’m starting to feel the same way I did when that murderer O.J. Simpson was acquitted. The black people practically went out of their minds with joy over that, nevermind that fact that two innocent people were murdered in cold blood.

I guess I’m just tired of having his “greatness” shoved down my throat. What has he ever done that’s so great? So far all he’s put forth are broad sweeping statements with absolutely no specifics. It’s amazing to me how fast people will sell their country down the river to satisfy their personal preferences.

Oh, and for all you liberals out there who are voting for him just because he’s a knee-jerk liberal, why don’t you be honest too. Next time someone asks you why you are voting for B. Hussein Obama, here’s a good answer to give them: “He’s a yellow-bellied, America-hating, big government socialist, baby killing, friend to terrorists…that’s why I’m voting for him.” And there you have it. See, it’s so simple.

I feel compelled to tell you more about Ann Coulter’s speech. She was accused by one audience member for giving us only “sound bytes”, all evidence to the contrary. The speech didn’t start until thirty minutes after it was scheduled, so after being introduced she gave us the following explanation.

“Well folks, I would have been on time, but I was listening to a liberal talk radio show today and I dozed off.”

There was a vast amount of humor throughout her speech, but I’m going to bring to your attention a couple of her main points.

 If George Bush had known five years ago that Iraq would be terrorist “flypaper”, he would have been the greatest war genius of all time. But now that we know where the terrorists are flocking we can go to where they are and kill them. The stateless enemy of before now has a state. We are no longer searching for the enemy, we know where they are. Therefore, the Iraq war and the war on terrorism are one in the same.  One audience member asked, “doesn’t violence breed violence?” Ann replied, “yes, violence does breed violence, they were violent by killing three thousand Americans on 9/11 and now we are being violent by killing them.” I couldn’t agree more. We are giving the chance for democracy to millions who have never had that chance, that’s what America has always done.

Liberals write the history books. The only thing that the children in the public schools are learning about George Washington was that he owned slaves. They don’t know that he was the father of our great country. They don’t learn about his prayer to God in the snow at Valley Forge. The public schools don’t teach the principles that the United States was founded upon. If we don’t know what makes this country free and what gives us our liberty, then how can we defend it?

 Liberals will continue to ooze their ideology into as many crevices as possible, as long as possible. Thank God for people like Ann who are unafraid to speak the truth. They not only point out what is wrong but juxtapose it with what is right. I’m standing over there with them.

This past Wednesday evening I had the opportunity to meet my hero Ann Coulter. You might have to be interested in politics to know who she is, but at any rate she is a great American and accomplished author of six New York Times bestsellers. What she is most known for is her political punditry which is seasoned with biting sarcasm and a fearless pursuit and declaration of the truth. Nonetheless, I was at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina with my father to hear her speak to an audience in McAlister Auditorium which was filled to capacity. After waiting for quite some time in the fourth row from the front, the lights were dimmed and the political science professor at the University came out to present her accolades. Then Ann came out smiling and immediately 99% of the audience stood to their feet and applauded in approval.  All 6 feet and 120 pounds of her slight and ghostly figure stood there in her short black skirt, tuxedo-style black jacket with satin lapels and three quarter length sleeves and a collared white shirt. She glided to the microphone as the crowd resumed their seats. Her speech was thought-provoking, extremely intelligent, and riddled with humor. I enjoyed every word. Following the speech there was a Q&A in which she had everything from a marriage proposal to the typical heckling remarks, she answered with her usual poise and right-back-atcha comments in return.  After the speech we queued up for a book signing.  As I approached her with my copy of Treason to be signed, she greeted me with enthusiasm as I handed her my book.  When I walked away I had to ask myself, did I really just meet Ann Coulter or was she only a ghost? It felt like she was a mirage but I have the autographed book and memories to prove otherwise. 

So I drove over to Ross the Boss yesterday after work to get my quarterly haircut (or I guess you could just call it a trim), and I waited for about 15 minutes before a lady named Donna came out and called my name to go back.  I followed her to the place where they wash your hair and we made the usual smalltalk. Then I went to get a cut and we were talking some more when out of nowhere the conversation turned to Johnny Depp! Imagine that, I can’t even remember who brought his name up (it couldn’t have been me) but immediately Donna’s face lit up.  She said…”Oh, I just love him in that Pirate costume and I think he is so funny and weird in that Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie.” Of course I concurred with great enthusiasm. So we continued to chat about his movies and then I informed Donna that Johnny Depp is in fact in the Chicago area right now starring in a movie called Public Enemies which is about John Dillinger. She then tells me that her great-grandfather was a cousin to John Dillinger. Who knew? Of course I have no way of proving what she told me, but that is her claim. I’m not sure if I’d want to be in the same family as John Dillinger…but I wouldn’t mind being in Johnny Depp’s family, just sayin.