SMASH and Major Pain survey the field of battle
Posted on 09/17/2006 7:50:47 PM PDT by Citizen SMASH
SOMETIMES you see a man with a short haircut, athletic build and a military bearing, and you think to yourself, "I bet that man is a Marine."
With Major Pain, there is no question. You know he is a Marine. Which makes him an ideal wingman for me when it's time to confront Code Pink and friends about their rude and disrespectful treatment of our soldiers outside Walter Reed Army Hospital.
There are about a dozen or so protesters there on Friday night. On any given evening, one or two of them might have enough spunk to face off against a "lone warrior" confronting them on the sidewalk. But very few will take on two of us. And nobody wants to get in Major Pain's face.
We approach, quietly, from the rear. Major Pain takes up a blocking position, and I start talking (audio).
"Good evening."
Several of them turn around. One man starts to approach me. Then he sees Pain, and has second thoughts.
"You know, for the past few weeks, I've come down here, and listened politely and respectfully to any of you who would talk to me.
"Tonight, you're going to listen to me.
"The military is my family. My grandfather and great uncles served in the World Wars. My father served as a physician for over thirty years. My older brother served in peacetime. And my younger brother and I are both veterans of the Iraq War.
"I was born in a hospital not unlike this one right here. And I swore an oath to fight, and if necessary die, to defend your right to stand here and protest the war I served in. I'm not here to tell you, or to try to change your mind about that war. But I am here to ask for a little respect for me and my family.
"Last week, Bruce asked me to leave. He told me that you're here to support the soldiers, not to do interviews. He told me I wasn't welcome.
"Not long after that, a couple of men who I am proud to call my brothers -- who I had never met before -- a couple of wounded soldiers from this hospital came down to talk to you. They wanted to understand why you're here.
"You did not treat my brothers with respect. You refused to acknowledge them, like you're refusing to acknowledge me. You mocked their southern accents. You literally turned your backs on them, like you're turning your backs on me tonight.
"You should be ashamed of the way you treated those soldiers. Ashamed! If that is what you think supporting the troops means -- turn your backs on them when they come to talk to you -- then you are either a fool, a coward, or a hypocrite. I leave it to each of you to decide which word fits you best.
"The charade is over. We all know that you do not support the troops. If you did, you wouldn't turn your backs on them. You disrespected my brothers, on our front porch. So let me be absolutely clear: You may have a slip of paper from the City of Washington recognizing your right to stand here, but you are not welcome here.
"I want you to think about what I've said. Your vigil here does not support the troops. It does not comfort them in any way. It only aggravates them. When you go home tonight, reflect on the pain that you have caused. And if you have a shred -- an ounce -- of human decency, don't come back.
"Goodnight, ladies."
Well done. Glad to see you keeping up the fight outside SD. :) (I'm not there anymore, either). Thank you for "Operation Thank You" at Miramar - we had a wonderful time that day, as did the soldiers who thanked us for being there.
bttt
Bump for later
Outstanding job. Thanks and God bless..
Good Job!
BTTT!! Good on ya Smash!
ping
Dang! You are quite eloquent, and your words moved me to tears. Thank you for confronting the skanks.
Thank you, TJ. Major Paine ping.
And, I wonder why anyone asks me just why the hell I HATE liberals with every breath that I take.......
WAY to go! Thanks for being there for our troops, a lot us wish we could be there with you.
I love Marines!!!
The lesson here is they are leftest out to tear down America. They are the enemy and they will not change. My wife and I ran into a Code Pinko at 6 Flags this weekend. She told us her good friends (the leaders of Code Pink) are being stalked. This is the current lie to define being counter protested. Code Pinkos lie to the world.
Well, that answers that - they'll be back tomorrow.
"Code Pinko"
How could you tell the difference between the men and women pinkos?
Other than the fact the men probably spend more money on their bras and panties than the women do on theirs.
You are my hero!
Smash, well said! Tiggles, nicely done!
Don't make the mistake that leftist == anti-military. I know some military and ex military, who other than on military matters are pretty far left themselves. They "grow up" in an essentially socialist culture, where almost everything, food, clothing, medical care, is provided by Uncle Sugar. Not as true as it was 20 or 30 years ago of course, and even when Uncle provides it's often through third parties or a cash "in lieu of" whatever, making it more like the civilian world of employer paid health insurance and a rather strangely calculated salary.
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