It's time to take the gloves off

On Flag Day, June 14th, an American Legion post in Maryland was doing a fundraiser to raise money for "care packages" for our troops stationed overseas—a very worthwhile cause. I have personal experience with the military. I served in the Air Force for 26 years, retiring at the rank of Senior Master Sergeant (E-8). Even though all my permanent assignments were here in the States, I did a fair amount of overseas travel on temporary duty assignments (TDYs). From having interacted with many fine American men and women stationed overseas, letters from school children, caring families and from letter writing drives for service personnel overseas from civic organizations are always welcome. Even more so, "care packages" from their home or from any organization here in the States are welcome with open arms and tears in their eyes. This is especially true with our troops stationed in areas of conflict like the Middle East. At this event, one of the bands that I play with was performing as part of the fundraiser. We offered our services to this Legion post free of charge.

A very fine singer joined us for this gig. Beforehand she send out a mass email to promote the gig and the fundraiser cause. One email she received back, and I don’t know or care who it was from, stated that they couldn’t attend an activity supporting the troops, because they had to make a statement against George Bush, the war, and against John McCain as a presidential candidate. This person then mentioned, of course the quote out of context of McCain’s statement about being in Iraq for 100 years. It’s amazing how the useful idiots on the Left only take part of his statement out of context. They never mention the rest of what he said, when he said that he would be in favor of it as long as no Americans were getting in harms way. What McCain was eluding to was the fact that we’ve had troops stationed all over the world maintaining world peace as best we can. It’s not always successful, but if we weren’t, things would be a hell of a lot worse. We have had troops stationed in Europe for over 60 years. We’ve had troops stationed in Japan for over 60 years. We’ve had troops stationed in Korea since the 1950s. We had troops in the Philippines for over 90 years, until Mt. Pinutubo erupted and destroyed our bases. Those bases had been there since the Spanish American war, and were vital to our success in World War II.

Ok fair enough. This person decided to make a statement rather than just saying nothing. Then again, infantilism is infantilism, and that disease seems to perpetrate the thought process of the left. By making a statement this individual has opened the door to me making a statement about him or her. Fasten your seatbelts. The "Old Sarge" is about to "make a statement."

I’d like to say this to that individual who decided to show their ignorance by making that statement. I don’t know who you are, nor do I care. Therefore, I will refer to you as YOU. First of all, I would like to contrast that singer friend of mine with YOU. My friend is against the war, but she gave of her time and gave a nice financial contribution to the cause, and I’m sure that she makes a lot less money than YOU do. Unlike YOU, she doesn’t hate this country, not that YOU would care. Hating America is fashionable among the Marxist useful idiots and fellow travelers that YOU and your ilk associate with. Oh wait a minute, I think YOU call YOUrselves "Progressives." YOU are not Progressives, YOU are assholes. It doesn’t matter to YOU anyway. In YOUr adult child mind the whole world revolves around YOUr asshole, which of course, doesn’t stink. Everyone else’s asshole stinks. YOURs is too pure and self-righteous to stink. I guess only an asshole can pretend that their asshole doesn’t stink. Gee, that sounds like logic.

I am speculating here, but I’m going to assume for a minute that YOU are either in the legal or academic profession, or else YOU have close ties to either. That would explain a lot. Communism is a dictatorship of the intellectual classes. Are YOU a Coercive Utopian driven by the desire for a Communist America where YOU will be a member of the ruling class? Am I supposed to be one of the slaves on YOUr plantation?

YOU exist in a fantasy world driven by power hungry elites like YOUrself who think that it is YOUr calling in life to remold society into world-wide Socialism with YOU miscreants being in charge of the rest of us worthless scum. YOU and YOUr miserable type see unlimited power for YOURselves at the rest of our expense. YOU, thanks to this great Capitalist country that has provided the financial means for YOU to achieve a high level of education and material lifestyle, are selfish. YOU are spoiled rotten. Of course, you believe that in order to advance YOUr cause, the United States of America has to be destroyed. The end justifies the means, and YOU will use any means necessary to achieve that goal, provided that whatever misery YOU determine needs to be dumped upon us mere mortals, will have minimum effect on YOU and your comrades. I believe it goes like this: YOU use the academic system to indoctrinate, and then YOU use the legal system to use the power of coercive legal terrorism to force the agenda. YOU and your ilk are not anti-war, YOU are anti free market Capitalism, and ultimately anti-America Marxists. In your close circle of libtards, you all take great pleasure in condemning a country that has done more to alleviate human suffering throughout the world, compared to YOUr idealogical bretheren; the Communist Soviet Union, Communist China, Communist Cuba, and while we are at it, let’s throw in Communist Venezuela for good measure.

Of course, in YOUr exalted sense of self worth, YOU more than likely know no one in the military. You despise the military. You look down upon the military as being second class citizens. The plus side of that is that no one in the military has to know a piece of shit like YOU. These fine men and women are all volunteers and mostly from the middle class by the way, despite what John Kerry claims. These fine Americans that are serving this country both here and abroad don’t have to associate with YOU or your minions. I am glad for that, because I wouldn’t want them to have to hold their noses in your presence in order not to be overcome with YOUr sanctimonious societal stench. Of course, most of them didn’t have the advantage of trust funds and wealth, or an upper middle class lifestyle to spoil them. Most of them come from the unwashed masses of the average middle class and working class. They are not from the poor, but from Average America and not from the Elites that YOU either are, or hang around with as a wannabe. They actually had to struggle on more than one occasion, and not just when they were living in some student ghetto while they were in college. The difference is, this: Those that were in the student ghettos knew that Daddy and his checkbook or American Express card were just a phone call away when things got a little too hard, like when they had to hire a lawyer for a DUI or drug offense, or got some girl pregnant. The average person didn’t have that luxury. They had to be ultimately responsible for themselves.

After the gig we were standing outside talking to a very nice lady, who’s husband is serving in Iraq. Back here in the States, he is a DC cop, but he was called up to active duty and is now serving over in "The Sandbox" as it is called. From talking to this lady, it was clear that she was not the most educated person in the world. She was also from down south…Heaven forbid. I guess that would make her doubly worthless in YOUr mind, right? Here she is with a couple of kids and a husband overseas in a combat zone. She’s trying to get by financially by the skin of her teeth. Yet she is graciously volunteering much of her time every week to provide some comfort to the fine men and women serving in the military. She has a heart. I have a challenge for YOU. I would like for YOU to stand in front of that lady, and tell her to her face that you can not support her husband’s efforts overseas. I know YOU won’t. Why? YOU won’t, because YOU are a coward.

Go back to making YOUR statements. I’m sure they help alleviate your Liberal Guilt and make YOU feel so Goddam important at the same time. Well I’ve got news for YOU. YOU are not important. Those fine men and women serving in the military are important. They are much more important than YOU. YOU are a nothing. Who knows, maybe there will be another anti-war protest, I mean group therapy session, that you can go participate in. Don’t forget to bring YOUr camera. I’m sure we are all looking forward to seeing the Che posters and the pictures of the literature being hawked by all the different Communist and Socialist organizations that fund the movement. What’s the matter? YOU are surprised that someone would actually figure out the real agenda of YOU and YOUr ilk? Well, it’s about time, and this "Old Sarge" is going to run his mouth until YOU and YOUr Marxist comrades become the social pariahs that YOU all so deservedly become. Now go back to YOUr safe little world where YOU belong, and let the adults keep YOU and YOUr spoiled adult children friends safe for another day, while you spit in their face. Have a nice day.

I would like to add something here for that singer friend of mine: I know my words directed at your friend were harsh. They were meant to be. They were not at all directed toward you. Unlike that other person, you are an adult. It's obvious that the person that emailed you can only see their self-importance. You realize that there are times when you put politics aside and do what is right, despite personal beliefs. Don't ever change. The world is a better place, because of people like you.