Posted on 06/05/2004 12:15:42 PM PDT by Texas Eagle
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e-mail: franklynnof@cs.com
It turns out that Bob Dole, P. X. Kelly and all the other folk who has something to do with the building of the World War II memorial owe an explanation and an apology to the American people. It turns out that they edited, or approved the editing of President’s Roosevelt’s talk to the nation on Dec. 8, 1941, announcing the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor to make it politically correct.
They chopped off the last four words. No big deal, you say. Yes it is a big deal. They are not idle words; they are key words.
In the last sentence of his talk Roosevelt said this: “Wih confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounded determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph--so help us God.”
The engraving leaves off “so help us God.”
There is no excuse for this. Regardless of one’s religious beliefs, historical accuracy should demand that the words be included.
Those responsible for leaving them out should be ashamed of themselves. They have done a disservice to every visitor to the memorial as well as to the memory of President Roosevelt. This is one time Americans, regardless of party or religion should rise up in protest.
Bump
FMCDH(BITS)
They are doing the same thing to Dwight D's D Day speech. I have noticed that during the past days with specials about D DAY they leave out the WORDS "GREAT CRUSADE". We have entered the sickening world of newspeak and PC that will render historical perspective meaningless. I hate it. Bob Dole should NOT have stood for it. Too much blood was shed for FREEDOM and that includes the FREEDOM to acknowledge GOD!!!!
Is this true? I can't believe it.
WIsh I could say that I am surprised but... still disgusting...
Deleting those very special words makes me very, very, MAD! Gutless PC jerks.
me too.
Thank goodness that Bob Dole's generation is losing power. They spent decades slowly destroying the Republic for fear of offending Democrats.
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