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Thursday, October 09, 2008

You Ain't Gonna Like Losing

When electing the next President, 'the only decision you have to make is who you want sitting in that seat in the White House when - not if - WHEN we get hit again and millions of American lives are put at risk!'

This is from: 'You ain't gonna like losing.'


Author unknown.

President Bush did make a bad mistake in the war on terrorism. But the mistake was not his decision to go to war in Iraq. Bush's mistake came in his belief that this country is the same one his father fought for in WWII. It is not.

Back then, they had just come out of a vicious depression. The country was steeled by the hardship of that depression, but they still believed fervently in this country. They knew that the people had elected their leaders, so it was the people's duty to back those leaders.

Therefore, when the war broke out the people came together, rallied behind, and stuck with their leaders, whether they had voted for them or not or whether the war was going badly or not.

War was just as distasteful and the anguish just as great then as it is today. Often there were more casualties in one day in WWII than we have had in the entire Iraq war. But that did not matter. The people stuck with the President because it was their patriotic duty. Americans put aside their differences in WWII and worked together to win that war.

Everyone from every strata of society, from young to old pitched in. Small children pulled little wagons around to gather scrap metal for the war effort. Grade school students saved their pennies to buy stamps for war bonds to help the effort.

Men who were too old or medically 4F lied about their age or condition trying their best to join the military. Women doubled their work to keep things going at home. Harsh rationing of everything from gasoline to soap, to butter was imposed, yet there was very little complaining.

You never heard prominent people on the radio belittling the President. Interestingly enough in those days there were no fat cat actors and entertainers who ran off to visit and fawn over dictators of hostile countries and complain to them about our President. Instead, they made upbeat films and entertained our troops to help the troops' morale. A bunch even enlisted.

Imagine this: Teachers in schools actually started the day off with a Pledge of Allegiance and with prayers for our country and our troops!

Back then, no newspaper would have dared point out certain weak spots in our cities where bombs could be set off to cause the maximum damage. No newspaper would have dared complain about what we were doing to catch spies. A newspaper would have been laughed out of existence if it had complained that German or Japanese soldiers were being 'tortured' by being forced to wear women's underwear or subjected to interrogation by a woman or being scared by a dog or did not have air conditioning.

There were a lot of things different back then. We were not subjected to a constant bombardment of pornography, perversion and promiscuity in movies or on radio. We did not have legions of crack heads, dope pushers and armed gangs roaming our streets.

No, President Bush did not make a mistake in his handling of terrorism. He made the mistake of believing that we still had the courage and fortitude of our fathers. He believed that this was still the country that our fathers fought so dearly to preserve.

It is not the same country. It is now a cross between Sodom and Gomorra and the land of Oz. We did unite for a short while after 9/11, but our attitude changed when we found out that defending our country would require some sacrifices.

We are in great danger. The terrorists are fanatic Muslims. They believe that it is okay, even their duty, to kill anyone who will not convert to Islam. It has been estimated that about one third or over three hundred million Muslims are sympathetic to the terrorists cause... Hitler and Tojo combined did not have nearly that many potential recruits. So... we either win it - or lose it - and you ain't gonna like losing.

America is not at war. The military is at war. America is at the mall, or watching the movie stars.

(Remember Obama said in his book 'Audacity of Hope', 'I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction'.....what better place for the Muslins to control our country, than in the office of the President of USA!)

17 comments:

Moon Willow said...

The word "Muslim" is not synonymous with "militant Islamic fundamentalist."

I agree; this is not the country it used to be. We've been blinded by the bling for far too long. We the Sheeple are far more interested in what Brangelina are doing and what the tv and movie stars are wearing, who they're hooking up and breaking up with, and what they're namimg their kids.

And the "real" news? I just love it when they give the terrorists ideas of what to do next, like tampering with our water and food supplies, or, as mentioned in the article, pointing out our weak spots.

And no need to get me started on our society's moral declne...I don't feel like looking for my soap box right now. What's the use? We're never gonna go back to the days of "Father Knows Best" or "Leave It to Beaver." We're never going to be able to leave our doors unlocked again.

Anonymous said...

Ugh. Would you please take off that fake quote from Obama at the end? It has been shown time and time again (a few times by me) to be a total lie. It is made up. Why don't the anti-Obama people get mad when they see lies like this? What it proves is that someone is lying to you to try to trick you into voting a certain way. It should make you angry that someone out there thinks you are not smart enough to figure out the lies. How about we start showing the political operatives that we are smarter than that, and simply quit circulating information that has been proven beyond a doubt to be a lie?

tedh said...

History repeating itself. Read about the fall of the Roman Empire. The only thing it only has taken us under 250 years to accomplish this downfall. Maybe Alaska has the right idea with the Alaskan Independence Party. I'm not sure but if Obama gets elected it may be worth looking at.

Anonymous said...

Anon 8:24 did you read Obamas book? If not, who told you it was a lie, Obama?

Anonymous said...

grannydragon said...
The word "Muslim" is not synonymous with "militant Islamic fundamentalist."

8:19 AM

And what rock have you been hiding under all these years?

Anonymous said...

Anon 848 thank you. I was going to make the same reply.

Anonymous said...

8:48 It's been widely reported as a lie. Here's the real quote according to FactCheck:

Actual quote from "The Audacity of Hope" [pg. 261]: "Of course, not all my conversations in immigrant communities follow this easy pattern. In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reminded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific assurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during World War II, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction."

Moon Willow said...

Let me get this straight, 9:00. Are you actually suggesting that every single Muslim on this planet is a radical Islamic fundamentalist? If so, come join me under this rock, because reality isn't for you.

Anonymous said...

Where to begin with this one...

First and foremost, the quote by Obama from his book is a misquote. What he was talking about was the fact that Japanese Americans, US citizens were put in interment camps here during WWII. Obama said in his book that after 9/11 Arab Americans -- US citizens -- were under assault. Obama was stating that citizenship means something in America..
... the actual quote
"In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakastani Americans, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. They have been reimnded that the history of immigration in this country has a dark underbelly; they need specific reassurances that their citizenship really means something, that America has learned the right lessons from the Japanese internments during WWII, and that I will stand with them should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.

So stop with the propaganda. Palin and McCain are embarrasing themselves.

And if you really thing that George Bush did the right thing by invading Iraq you need to wake up. Bush promoted fear and used lies veiled as "intelligence" to go to war. He and his cronies have made billions of dollars off of this lie. And now, over 4000 American soldiers are dead. The actual perpetrators of 9/11 are still around.

"This war will be quick and easy"
"We will be greeted as liberators"

--John Mcain

Anonymous said...

This is a silly thread. Times change. Adapt and overcome.
The main problem is in WWII we were fighting a distinct country/ies. Terror is too broad, its nationless, and we cant invade a country every time we feel like it.

Anonymous said...

So 8:48 and 9:02,
Now that you have been proven wrong, how about apologizing here? It is ok to admit when you are wrong, you know.

Anonymous said...

Grannydragon I think you need to read the quran. That is the book the muslims use it has many verses that talk about killing the nonbeliever here are just a few

Qur'an:9:5 "Fight and kill the disbelievers wherever you find them, take them captive, harass them, lie in wait and ambush them using every stratagem of war."

Qur'an:8:39 "So fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief [non-Muslims]) and all submit to the religion of Allah alone (in the whole world)."

Qur'an:9:123 "Fight the unbelievers around you, and let them find harshness in you."

Anonymous said...

9:35, It's really bad form to demand an apology.

Being right is enough of a reward.

Moon Willow said...

9:42, I suggest YOU do some reading. Will you tell me then that all followers of the Bible practice incest, offer up their daughters to invaders; that they never eat shellfish or wear clothing made of more than one type of thread, and that they always "turn the other cheek"? What about the commandment that thou shalt not kill? What is it we're doing in Iraq and Afghanistan? (Here's a hint: killing.)

The Quran is just as liable to have passages cherrypicked out of it as the Bible.

tedh said...

Obama is linked to a lot of bad people. His own half brother is a radical Muslim. Bill Ayres...I know how much you love us to bring him up, the ACORN connection...oops another taboo subject. We don't need to miss quote his book because the truth is right before us. I just wish the left wing would quit dismissing it and sweeping it under the liberal carpet.

Anonymous said...

The left wing should be renamed the nose ring.

Anonymous said...

Once a man lived in a glass house upon which the "Foo" birds droppings made it necessary for him to constantly be cleaning the glass. One day, he shot & killed the Foo birds, bringing on the collapse of his house by the scattered gunfire.
Moral, If the Foo sh**s, WEAR IT!