Letters (by Charlie Daniels)

Charlie Daniels Web site. ^ | November 21st, 2003. | Charlie Daniels

[ConservativeMan55]

Letters

An open letter to The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times and all the rest of you Bush hating, socialistic, blame all the ills of the world on America publications who are willing to give a distorted account of what’s happening in Iraq for your own selfish political purposes.

I challenge you, defy you, in fact, I double dog dare you to print some letters from the troops who are serving over in Iraq.

I dare you to print a first hand account of what’s actually happening there which has been written by the people with the guns and the body armor who volunteer to put themselves in harm’s way so that you have the freedom to belittle everything they do and make it look as if their hard fought efforts are not working.

How about an account from a real American and not some jaded, scotch swilling correspondent with a Marxist ax to grind.

I also dare you to acknowledge that more Americans die a violent death on the streets of Washington D.C. than they do on the streets of Baghdad. Why aren’t the front pages and Sunday talk shows inundated with finger pointing at the politicians who run that city? Could it be that they are of the same political persuasion as you?

I will gladly supply the letters written by soldiers on the front lines and I’m sure we can find hundreds of men and women in combat who will give you a factual, real time account of what they are doing in Iraq.

Why do you isolate one or two tragic events and ignore the hundreds of good and positive things which are happening in Iraq.

Rome was not built in a day or a year and for that matter neither will Iraq. But it would happen a lot faster if the terrorist faction was not trying to blow up all the new infrastructure our people help to put in place.

And who are these people who fire the rocket propelled grenades and carry out the suicide bombings? Are they not terrorists? Are they not trying to kill our troops?

Well let’s use a little cowboy logic here. If our troops are fighting terrorists on the streets of Baghdad, is the war in Iraq not the war on terrorism?

Do you really believe that these depraved scum bags would hesitate to blow up you and your printing press?

I don’t question your constitutionally guaranteed right to print anything you want to. But it’s the American way to show both sides of a story.

Suppose the press had suppressed the black side of segregation, the non corporate side of Enron, or kept the shenanigans of the Watergate fiasco off the front pages?

I was under the impression that freedom of the press carried with it a code of responsibility.

So I challenge you to shine the light of truth on the entire situation in Iraq, not just on the part which fits your partisan political purposes.

I have the letters, the offer stands, but they must be printed in their entirety.

You know how to contact me.

Pray for our troops.

What do you think?

God Bless America

Charlie Daniels

[ConservativeMan55]

Charlie Daniels is awesome!

[Dooderbutt]

I saw him a couple of weekends ago at a concert in Sunrise. Man, he can still kick butt! He played an outstanding rendition of our national anthem. Gave me goosebumps! Go Charlie!!

[leadpencil1]

High five Charlie!

[ConservativeMan55]

I work at a grocery store and I couldn't believe my ears when they started playing Charlie Daniels "This ain't no rag its a flag" over the intercom!

[Lando Lincoln]

Great stuff CM55. CD is awesome!

Have a great Thanksgiving!

Lando

[countrydummy]

You tell 'em Charlie!!!!!!! Write a song on the betrayal of the media!!!!!!!!! Sing it loud!!!!

[2banana]

He is just a "Simple Man" and a "Long Haired Country Boy"

[ConservativeMan55]

I saw Charlie on Fox and Friends a couple months ago. He gave the impression he will be doing more songs like that.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

How about an account from a real American and not some jaded, scotch swilling correspondent with a Marxist ax to grind.

Great

[Sunshine Sister]

He even had the nerve to double dog dare them. I will be willing to be that he will get no acknowledgment from any of the papers he listed!

[OXENinFLA]

I challenge you, defy you, in fact, I double dog dare you

BUMP!!!!!!!!!!

[metalboy]

I also dare you to acknowledge that more Americans die a violent death on the streets of Washington D.C. than they do on the streets of Baghdad. Why aren’t the front pages and Sunday talk shows inundated with finger pointing at the politicians who run that city?

Because they are too busy re-electing them....

 

 

[ConservativeMan55]

Lyrics I ain’t nothing but a simple man.

They call me a redneck - I reckon that I am.
But there’s things goin’ on make me mad down to the core.
I have to work like a dog to make ends meet;
There’s crooked politicians and crime in the street;
And I’m madder’n Hell and I ain’t-a gonna take it no more.
They tell our kids, “Just say, ‘No.’.”
And then some pantywaist judge lets a drug dealer go -
Slaps him on the wrist then he turns him back out on the town.

But if I had my way with people sellin’ dope,
Take a big tall tree and a short piece of rope;
I’d hang ‘em up at high noon - swing ‘till the sun goes down.
Well, you know what’s wrong with the world today?
People done gone and put their Bibles away.
They’re livin’ by the law of the jungle - not the law of the land.

Well the good book says so I know it’s true:
An eye for and eye and a tooth for a tooth.
You better watch where you’re going and remember where you’ve been;

That’s the way I see it - I’m a simple man.
Now I’m the kinda man wouldn’t harm a mouse,
But if I catch somebody breakin’ in my house,
I got a 12 gauge shotgun waitin’ on the other side.
So don’t go pushin’ me against my will.

I don’t wanna have to fight you but I dern sure will.
If you don’t want trouble, then you better just pass me on by.
As far as I’m concerned there ain’t no excuse
For the rapin’ and the killin’ and the child abuse.
I got a way to put an end to all that at last:
You just take them rascals out in the swamp -
A-put ‘em on their knees and tie ‘em to a stump -
Let the rattlers and the bugs and the alligators do the rest.

Well, you know what’s wrong with the world today?
People done gone and put their Bibles away.
They’re livin’ by the law of the jungle - not the law of the land.
Well the good book says so I know it’s true:
An eye for and eye and a tooth for a tooth.
You better watch where you’re going and remember where you’ve been;

That’s the way I see it - I’m a simple man.
Watch where you’re going and remember where you’ve been;
That’s the way I see it - I’m a simple man.

[Sunshine Sister]

That should have been bet, not be.

[ConservativeMan55]

I guarantee they won't cover his double dog dare.

[ConservativeMan55]

We got the idea. Charlie Rocks!

[eddie willers]

He even had the nerve to double dog dare them. I will be willing to be that he will get no acknowledgment from any of the papers he listed!

He may have to up the ante and Triple Dog dare him...{{{shudder}}}

[Sunshine Sister]

Who hasn't fallen for that one! Thanks for the great picture!

[eddie willers]

Thanks for the great picture!

Thank G--GLE.