That our soldiers like this keep flying and they come home soon with honor.
Posted on 10/19/2004 4:23:07 PM PDT by vanderleun
Hugh Hewitt asks "Why vote for Bush and What's Wrong With Kerry?"
I'll leave it to others to tackle the second half of that question as they do so ably at the many links off Hugh's site.
The polls are open in California and after I finish this item, I'm going down to the Albertson's Supermarket across from the beach here in Laguna Beach and cast my ballot. It will be the first time I've ever voted for a Republican ticket in a National Election.
Before this, I voted Democrat right down the line. But I was asleep and I was foolish. Now, at least I can say I'm awake.
It's not that I'm overjoyed with George Bush (although at least one of my friends cannot be convinced otherwise), nor that I think the Republican Party is overwhelmingly admirable. None of that. It's never easy to vote when the only viable choices are two, but that's the deal right now. And my job today as a citizen is to choose. So I will choose George W. Bush.
There are many reasons why, but here's 50.
That our soldiers like this keep flying and they come home soon with honor.
That this hero will not have died in vain, and that our victory means a birth of freedom for Iraq.
That men like this are hunted to the ends of the Earth and destroyed.
That those who would do this to children and the innocent are utterly defeated.
That the mass graves vanish never to reappear, and that the animals are given swift and certain justice.
That our soldiers fight with valor and that biotoxins are kept from our land.
That quislings are shown in their true colors, and the carnage of war kept from our shores.
That the cowardice of kidnappers and hate-merchants be brought to a swift end.
That the cowardly killings in Spain are answered even though that country lacks the courage to answer them itself.
That even though many in Spain died in vain, none of our soldiers will.
That the American Flag will be seen around the world as it truly is -- the harbinger of freedom and the last, best hope of Earth.
That the secret assassins of tyranny continue to fall before the secret soldiers of Democracy.
That children may grow up knowing that soldiers came from far away, and gave their lives so that they could be free.
That evil is consumed unto ash, while the good rise up on the prayers of comrades.
That those who order the murder of children be exposed as the butchers they are.
That the creatures who would do this to an American or to any human be removed from the future of the world by any means necessary.
That the body bags of Beslan are never seen in Baltimore.
That the killers of babies are sent to the Pit.
That corrupt institutions are expunged from our soil, ..... and that... this,
... and this, ... and this,
... and this, ... and this,
... and this, ... and this,
... and this, ... and this,
... and this, ... and this,
never happen again.
And that Freedom reign.
BTT !!
Did you catch this one? I bet you will like it.
Thanks very much for the ping, MarMema! I would have missed this powerful thread. Great work vanderleun! I'll send this link around :) BUMP
Awesome! Thanks.
As one of my heroes Thomas Jefferson so eloquently put it:
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots AND TYRANTS!!" (emphasis is mine).
BTT - still one of my all time favorite threads.
Very powerful !!! Really makes you see the "whole picture" and why Bush will be re-elected.
WOW...I have goose bumps. Thank you so much for that. I will be sending it to everyone in my address book whether they like it or not!
bttt
Not sure why you bumped this old thread, but thanks for the reminder of why I voted for Bush, and why I’ll vote for McCain.
Time to share something I wrote
ACTS OF EVIL
I look into the eyes of those who hate….I am not allowed to see
I cry over the senseless death of the innocent…..I am not allowed emotion
I smell the blood of those passed in terror….I am not allowed my senses
I am here among the dead and the dying….I am not allowed to mourn
My tears mix with the blood of my father….I am not allowed his love
I cannot move, for the weight of the dead are upon me….I am not allowed freedom
I feel my body leaving the destruction of this life behind…..I am not allowed hope
I want to be free of this senseless hate….I am not allowed to love
I scream for my own salvation….I am not allowed to speak
I wait for the darkness to comfort me….I am not allowed to hope
I wait for the peace of death….I AM allowed to die
how can I view this?
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