[Hawkeye's Girl]

I just want to thank my family and FreeRepublic for supporting me. I'd go insane here otherwise. And it's a good thing I'm a senior, because I can't wait to leave. Odds are that once action is taken by Bush, a "Peace Camp" will spring up; we've already had an anti-war service.

May God my college and save me from it.

[gaijin]

If Yesterday's News Were Today:

The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, and New Yorkers are all wailing about the innocent Japanese sugar-cane workers in Hawaii who might suffer taunts!

Waahhhh!

And just think about the Japanese soldiers, lonely and far from home, dirtying their bayonets in Nanking, contending with the dastardly resistance put up by the locals...!

Fiction, yes, but not much stranger than the truth, apparently...

[keithtoo]

Why are Minnesotan's so thick? I know a few and they seem normal enough, but politically, they are waaaaaay left.

American's (until last Tuesday) have led such a sheltered life with regards to international threats to our homeland that most just cant see that for most of history, conflict has been THE RULE, not the exception.

Thank God that there are enough people with spine in this country to make up for the dim-bulbs.

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

"I normally don't cry this much."

Have a terrorist crash a fuel laden jetliner next to her and then listen to her bawl. What an IDIOT. Find yourself a traditional Latin Mass next week and keep your distance from those nuts.

[sockmonkey]

Well, if they followed the Rubrics, when you do the Prayers of the Faithful, the congregation wouldn't be adding their 2 cents worth.
I hate it when I go to Catholic Churches where everyone and their dog feels compelled to add something meaningful.."that the Democrats will win the election." "pray for my cat, Joby, he was hit by a car." "pray for my husband's new job."

[smoothsailing]

God Bless You
As a veteran of Viet-Nam I have long known that many Americans lack an understanding of Patriotism.
This has always saddened me.

But so many Americans are like you and this has always given me hope and renewed my spirit.

The Patriotism you possess will prevail because it must!

[Hildy]

What a bunch of wimps we've created.

[pray4liberty]

Whether America 'did something' to deserve this or not is not the issue. What difference does this make now? The issue at hand is national security and an appropriate response. Giving peace a chance with nutcases who want war and spread terror, is only going to get more innocent people killed. These people don't want peace!

If loving America, i.e. nationalism/patriotism, is such a problem with these "Catholic" liberals, they can do penance in Iraq or Sudan and find out exactly what extremism really is and what it does.

Frankly, we have more to worry about than that.

[Lizavetta]

[calmseas]

One thing has become perfectly clear to me: It is us or them. You choose. Thank God our President understands this, otherwise God help us all.

[truth_eagle]

We should fight terrorism with love

Hey don't laugh, this might work.

The young ladies from these liberal colleges could volunteer to go to Afghanistan for harem virgin duty. Then the terrorists would not have to become martyrs to get their reward.

[Aura Of The Blade]

Unfortunately, these feel good socialists are all over the place, including the web spreading their fallacies. Many of them are doing everything they can to undermine the Bush administration.

They need to be relocated to the mideast or other commie countries.

[Luis Gonzalez]

"We should fight terrorism with love"

Yeah, that's the ticket. I'm for sending OSAMA a nuclear Valentine.

[Mr. Bungle]

You can't expect much else from brainwashed, coddled relativists whose singular focus in life is the avoidance of ugliness at any cost. They stand for nothing, because they simply don't know how to.

These people would have starved to death long ago in any other nation.

[Jorge]

We shouldn't respond with violence", "We should fight terrorism with love", and "I'm not blaming those people who died, but we should see what the U.S. did to provoke these attacks."

Incredible.
I suppose we should have responded to that kook in McDonalds shooting all the kids with "love" and ask "what they did to provoke these attacks".

I want to throw up.

[Brutus31]

You have just nailed one of the PRIMARY reasons why I became Orthodox, instead of Catholic. Today in the Divine Liturgy, we were celebrating the Elevaton of the Holy Cross. The Hymn went like this: "Lord, grant victory to those who fight against evil." We repeat that hymn several times. We sang petitions for our victory over the Muslims. We prayed for God's mercy and protection on our armed forces, on our leaders, and on the poor victims. We prayed for their souls. My own parish belongs to the Greek Archdiocese. No one has to explain to the Greeks, or those of Greek descent, what the Muslims are like. On Wednesday a priest of Coptic Church (Egyptian Orthodox) will be coming to celebrate a vespers service with us. While we are not in communion with the church of Egypt, it is felt that we must all show solidiarity with each other at this time. It is truly heartening. American flags were everywhere, and not a single word of 'multi-culturalism' was breathed by anyone. We forgive the ragheads who did this, and pray for mercy for them before the awesome judgement seat of God. But that doesn't mean that we won't FULLY WITHOUT RESERVATION support the President of the U.S. in his efforts to utterly destroy the monstrous Islamic threat from the face of the Earth. Christians are not doormats. Ask Contantine XI who chose death over surrender at Constantinople, or Charles Martel who defeated the Moors in France, or Jan III Sobieski who saved Vienna from the Turks, or any number of great men of Christ who protected the believers from the infidel. The Catholic Church in this country has been undermined by Marxists and filled with wimps. It must recover its roots, the roots Orthodoxy has not left, or it will recede into history. What a shame that the great Roman Church has slid so far into PC Hell.

[Jmouse007]

"Fight terrorism with love".

Folks, we as individuals and as a nation had better come to grips with reality real quick. The rubble that was once the WTC and the Pentagon teaches one powerful lesson and it is this: These people can NOT be reasoned with, they can NOT be negotiated or "made nice" with.

The Islamic Fundamentalists don't want our "love" or "hugs". Is everyone listening?... THEY WANT US ALL DEAD. They want to KILL you and me if we are Americans or Israelis. They are fanatically bent upon the wholesale and total destruction of our country, our faith, our children, our sons and daughters, our fathers and mothers our way of life. THEY HATE US... period.

Our nation has been mercilessly attacked. Thousands upon thousands of CIVILIAN citizens are dead because that was their intention and whether we like it or not we are at WAR. Those responsible, along with those who sponsor, profit from and support them must be held accountable and punished. The sword of justice must be now be applied and applied strongly and swiftly upon those who have made themselves our enemies. Otherwise the events of September 11, 2001 will be repeated on an ever-increasing level throughout our land in the days ahead.

If our enemies were able to accomplish all of this with box cutters. Think what they WILL attempt when they obtain biological and nuclear weapons of MASS DESTRUCTION! Do not be under any illusion that they would not dare to use them. They WILL, GLADLY, they will rejoice and pass out more candy to their children as hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of Americans lay dead in the streets.

This is the enemy we are up against and it is the face of pure evil and hate. They will not listen to a message of "love" or "hugs". The only message they will understand, the only message that will get their attention and deter their plans, activities and ultimate goals is the message of overwhelming force leading to THEIR utter destruction.

I do not say these thing because I hate them. (I pray for their souls and for their salvation through faith in our Lord Jesus Christ who can save them and forgive their sins.) I say these things because this is reality. This is the enemy we face and must defeat. If we do not, he alternative will be too horrendous to endure.

REMEMBER THE TOWERS!

[SAMWolf]

Hey Osama! Feel the warmth of my love.

[JMJ333]

As a fellow Catholic, my advise to you is to seek out a more conservative Church even if it means you have extra travelling time. There is definitely a division in the church between bleeding heart cafeteria Catholics [CINO'S], and no-nonsense Roman Catholic conservatives.

[Dick Bachert]

Each of these little babies packs about 2 tons of love:

A HUNKA HUNKA BURNIN' LOVE...

[July 4th]

So sorry, Hawkeye's Girl. We had the same crap here in Madison last week. There was a rally for the victims, and the keynote speaker is a noted pacifist. I forget his name, because I don't waste my time remembering that kind of stuff.

Congratulations on graduation. Unfortunately, I'll have spent 7 years here by the time I'm done. As soon as we start bombing, I'm wearing the Bush/Cheney shirt.