Posted on 02/12/2014 5:27:06 PM PST by kristinn
A White House official said Wednesday that gay college football star Michael Sam is as courageous for publicly announcing his homosexuality as are soldiers, police officers and firemen who risk their lives in the line of duty.
Paulette Aniskoff, Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of the Office of Public Engagement, made the statement on Twitter in reply to a comment made to her two days ago by this writer of a retweet she made of First Lady Michelle Obama’s personal tweet praising Michael Sam for his “courage” for coming out. Aniskoff works directly under Obama confidante Valerie Jarrett at the OPE.
Just incredible.
Paulette Aniskoff @PAniskoff44 • Feb 10 RT @FLOTUS: You’re an inspiration to all of us, @MikeSamFootball. We couldn’t be prouder of your courage both on and off the field. –mo
Kristinn Taylor @KristinnFR • Feb 10 @PAniskoff44 @FLOTUS @MikeSamFootball Soldiers at war, cops on duty, firemen fighting fires: They have courage. Not pampered athletes.
Paulette Aniskoff @PAniskoff44 – @KristinnFR I don’t think those are mutually exclusive. Also – have you read his story? Pampered is not the word most would choose… 1:25 PM – 12 Feb 2014
This week video was released of the courageous star athlete dancing topless at a gay club. If you look closely you can see him dodging IEDs that might blow off his legs and genitals while bank robbers’ bullets whiz by him as he avoids the backdraft of an out of control fire–in between letting people stick their hands down the front of his pants.
Raw courage.
Moves: Michael Sam is seen here topless surrounded by women in a grab from a video recorded in October at Missouri’s gay SoCo nightclub in Columbia. At the time the video was shot Sam had come out to his team mates – but it was still months before his dramatic coming out to the nation in anticipation of the NFL draft. (Daily Mail)
Like millions of Americans now and before him, Michael Sam had a tough childhood. That he is now a pampered college athlete riding a media/political propaganda wave does not make him as courageous as those men and women who put their lives on the line for other people’s freedom and safety.
That the Obama administration thinks otherwise is an insult to those who have shown true courage.
President George W. Bush gives a Memorial Day address at the Normandy American Cemetery at Normandy Beach in France, May 27, 2002, White House photo via Wikipedia Commons.
Good on you, Kristinn!
God Bless the Troops!
Ya, it takes a lot of balls to take it up the....
Where do they find these needy, inexperienced, empty-headed post-adolescent women for these government posts?
Hmmm...I see a federal position that can be sequestered out of existence at any time.
I fully expected this case would become nauseating, I just didn’t think it would happen as quickly as it did.
I always forget America is on Obama-time now
Not really, but you go with what you want to believe.
There is a reckoning coming.
Some of the comments on other sites have been outrageous to-wit:
One asked if this was the equivalent to Jackie Robinson
Others have suggested a spot on the wall at Missouri’s football field . . .
It’s easy to laugh at those falling all over themselves trying to out-PC each other. Same idiots who are the first to call out “racist” while hiding in their all white sanctuaries.
Hypocrites and haters
Then maybe....
Until then...he's just a gay fish...
When Obama and his thugs want to steal from, punish or step all over someone, they pick the military. When they want to falsely elevate someone, they liken them to men and women in the military. Anyone notice that?......the sick SOBs.
Thanks Kristen. I’m completely unable to get a grip on how anyone that announces their sexual preference is as courageous as a LEO or combat soldier. This football player may be as courageous as a rapper but certainly no where near a soldier. Even a REMF.
Oh btw there was an article today claiming Sam’s agents have been flooded with calls, even from Fortune 500 companies inquiring about marketing opps. Interesting how all this came about, including articles on the “how and when to come out” with his agents, meetings with Dave Kopay, Chris Kluwe, et al
So is it about “courage”?
Or “Show me the money!”
The world according to liberal idiots: “Hey, if I say something that automatically makes it so!”
And this fag has nothing on me or the guys I served with over there.
More proof that fedgov is now led by dangerously foolish children.
Meanwhile a Christian athlete has been black-listed and basically run out of the NFL.
Uh, NO. Not even close.
Leftists are insufferable morons and disgusting filth.
The courage needed for what gays do is impressive. Considering that 20% of gay men in gay bars have HIV, that 85% of those will not tell their partners even if they know they have HIV, and that such activities are about as safe as Russian roulette with a Glock, I’d say there is some courage there. Brains? No. Courage? Yes.
Where do they find these needy, inexperienced, empty-headed post-adolescent women for these government posts?
“Drag a dollar bill through any trailer park.......”?
What no BRAF ALERT??? I should report you to the Admins!! ;-)
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