SMASH and Major Pain survey the field of battle
Posted on 09/17/2006 7:50:47 PM PDT by Citizen SMASH
SOMETIMES you see a man with a short haircut, athletic build and a military bearing, and you think to yourself, "I bet that man is a Marine."
With Major Pain, there is no question. You know he is a Marine. Which makes him an ideal wingman for me when it's time to confront Code Pink and friends about their rude and disrespectful treatment of our soldiers outside Walter Reed Army Hospital.
There are about a dozen or so protesters there on Friday night. On any given evening, one or two of them might have enough spunk to face off against a "lone warrior" confronting them on the sidewalk. But very few will take on two of us. And nobody wants to get in Major Pain's face.
We approach, quietly, from the rear. Major Pain takes up a blocking position, and I start talking (audio).
"Good evening."
Several of them turn around. One man starts to approach me. Then he sees Pain, and has second thoughts.
"You know, for the past few weeks, I've come down here, and listened politely and respectfully to any of you who would talk to me.
"Tonight, you're going to listen to me.
"The military is my family. My grandfather and great uncles served in the World Wars. My father served as a physician for over thirty years. My older brother served in peacetime. And my younger brother and I are both veterans of the Iraq War.
"I was born in a hospital not unlike this one right here. And I swore an oath to fight, and if necessary die, to defend your right to stand here and protest the war I served in. I'm not here to tell you, or to try to change your mind about that war. But I am here to ask for a little respect for me and my family.
"Last week, Bruce asked me to leave. He told me that you're here to support the soldiers, not to do interviews. He told me I wasn't welcome.
"Not long after that, a couple of men who I am proud to call my brothers -- who I had never met before -- a couple of wounded soldiers from this hospital came down to talk to you. They wanted to understand why you're here.
"You did not treat my brothers with respect. You refused to acknowledge them, like you're refusing to acknowledge me. You mocked their southern accents. You literally turned your backs on them, like you're turning your backs on me tonight.
"You should be ashamed of the way you treated those soldiers. Ashamed! If that is what you think supporting the troops means -- turn your backs on them when they come to talk to you -- then you are either a fool, a coward, or a hypocrite. I leave it to each of you to decide which word fits you best.
"The charade is over. We all know that you do not support the troops. If you did, you wouldn't turn your backs on them. You disrespected my brothers, on our front porch. So let me be absolutely clear: You may have a slip of paper from the City of Washington recognizing your right to stand here, but you are not welcome here.
"I want you to think about what I've said. Your vigil here does not support the troops. It does not comfort them in any way. It only aggravates them. When you go home tonight, reflect on the pain that you have caused. And if you have a shred -- an ounce -- of human decency, don't come back.
"Goodnight, ladies."
Way to go SMASH.
Thank you for your service to our country.
God bless you.
You da man, SMASH!!!
Outstanding. Simply outstanding. I swear you took the words from my mouth, amd many others'. Thanks for telling them that. It desperately needed doing.
You Sir, are a great American!
ABECS(AW) USN, (Ret.)
Most lefties have no real settled convictions, except for the incongruously settled conviction that settled convictions are either impossible or dangerous. The only thing they really care about is seeming smart and sophisticated, and the only measure they know is the approbation of those around them. When they're with conservatives, they'll mute their treasonous/blasphemous rhetoric, but once around their own set, they bring it out and practice on each other.
I would suggest that in neither case are you hearing their true views, and further suggest that whatever their "true" views might be, even these are irrelevant, since their only foundation is the need to gain the approval of a certain social set, which itself is a transient thing.
Great Smackdown SMASH. tgslTakoma, nice video production :-)
Kudos, well done! Since we know anyone who protests outside of a hospital has no deceny to begin with, I am sure the swine will be back. But I'm glad they heard you read the riot act. They may not have acknowledged you, but they heard you.
where've you been??? (you are MISSED!)
free dixie HUGS,sw
nonetheless, NICE speech.
free dixie,sw
*Loud applause*
Been having a rough time on the home front, I miss you and my other Freeper friends.
Still love ya though... Your copperhead, Ari
Brilliant video of a stirring speech! Kudos to all of you who participated!
free dixie KISSES,sw
Bravo!
I don't want to give the varmint any traffic, so can you paraphrase his post? Wait... that would mean you'd have to repeat his blather.
Never mind.
Great video, Tiggles!!!!!
So, I guess we're all supposed to be very, very scared.
Of a weasel.
ahhhh hahahahahahaha!
why bother with such as he???
to quote MLK: "Sometimes it's better to wait for funerals. May they come SOON!"
free dixie,sw
"Goodnight, ladies."
A right appropriate form of address.
Very proud of you.
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