No blog for two weeks, taking a little time off. Enjoy Labor Day!!

"Remember"

I have been married for over 35 years. I have never forgotten my wedding anniversary. I have never forgotten my wife’s birthday, and I have never forgotten the anniversary of our first date. All of those dates are very important, both to me, and to my wife. Some dates need to be remembered, lest we forget what they mean to us. 

On December 7^th 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Just this week, I ran into a WWII veteran while I was having lunch, and he served in the Pacific; he certainly remembers this date with very high emotion.

I had a friend in the Marines who served at Khe Sahn and he vividly remembers the days of that infamous siege. 

I remember November 22^nd. 1963; I remember being in my high school cafeteria when we all heard the news of the murder of President Kennedy. I’m sure millions of Americans still remember that day with great emotion.

Have you ever had someone say to you “Get over it!” when something bad happened to you? Sometimes you do have to get over bad experiences, and leave them behind you. Skinned knees, bruises and scrapes have happened to all of us, and we did get over them without too much trauma. I have a couple of scars to remind me of things from my past, but for the most part, I’ve tried to forget most of my bad experiences.

All Americans remember September 11^th with great emotion and we continue to have ceremonies in remembrance of all of those innocent Americans who lost their lives in that cowardly attack by militant Muslims. 

Those of you who watch FOX NEWS know the name Bob Beckel; he is a liberal contributor to the FOX NEWS team. Recently, Mr. Beckel has said “We need to move on” in regards to 9/11. I’m trying to figure out what Mr. Beckel meant by that remark. It sounds like Bob wants us to forget this heinous attack like a “skinned knee” or a “bloody nose” that had healed.

I wonder if Mr. Beckel is endorsing the “Million Muslim March” that has been proposed on 9/11 this year as a way of putting this behind us? I don’t believe this proposed march is anything but a way to reinforce those radicals that perpetrated this crime to begin with.

After several years of listening to Bob Beckel’s twisted logic and leftist clap-trap, I believe this may be the most asinine statement he has ever made. When do we forget over 3,000 dead Americans? Why should we forget 3,000 dead Americans? I wonder what goes on in the head of Bob Beckel.

If Mr. Beckel was alive in 1941, perhaps he would have endorsed a “wait and see attitude” in regards to the unprovoked attack on Pearl Harbor. He may even have proposed a “Japanese Pride Day” to be politically correct. Maybe we should have forgotten about those planes trying to sink our Pacific Fleet. This sounds ludicrous as it should; this is the logic of those on the left.

We must never “move on” from this remembrance, it must be forever burned into our American memory, lest it be repeated by those who still wish to murder the innocent and destroy our American way of life.

"Blink"

I used to wrestle in high school; it taught me self-discipline and to be prepared for any opponent. Wrestling also gave me an insight into “reading people”, to recognize trepidation of fear in an adversary. Some opponents would look down to avoid eye contact, some would look upward, probably to get some help from “above”. I saw wrestlers who didn’t want to “lock-up” and skirted the mat to delay the contact and this showed me a fearful challenger. When you sense fear in any opponent, you acquire a psychological edge that can be invaluable during a match. 

In the year 1962, our President, John F. Kennedy, was confronted with a huge decision when it was revealed that there were ballistic missiles deployed on the island nation of Cuba, and they were put there by the communist Soviet Union. It is only about 90 miles from Cuba to the coast of the United States and these missiles were well within their range of capability to attack most American cities. The distance was so close that response to any attack would be very difficult and it was almost certain that millions of American lives would be lost if such an attack was launched. 

For thirteen days, the possibility of a nuclear war hung over the United States as Kennedy and his Cabinet worked tirelessly trying to find a solution. 

JFK finally responded with a naval blockade of the Cuban mainland and warned Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, that “any attack from the island of Cuba against any nation in the western hemisphere would be considered a direct attack on the United States by the Soviet Union and would be met with a full military retaliatory response against the Soviet Union.”  

It didn’t take very long after Kennedy’s statement for Khrushchev to “rethink” the policy of missile bases in Cuba, and a nuclear war was avoided. Jack Kennedy didn’t “look down” or “gaze at the ceiling” for strength, he stared into the eyes of conflict and his opponent “blinked” because he believed Kennedy meant what he said!!

Recently, our President, Barack Hussein Obama, canceled his scheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The cancellation was in response to the granting of political asylum to “whistle-blower” Edward Snowden after the Obama Administration had asked that Mr. Snowden be extradited back to the United States to face criminal indictments.

In the past, Mr. Putin has “out-foxed” Mr. Obama, and he has seen our President do quite a bit of “hand-wringing” and “letter-writing” when confronted with a problem, but very little else during a crisis. Mr. Putin has seen his opponent “blink” on many occasions and he has a handle on his opponent’s weaknesses. He is taking this occasion to show the rest of the world how ineffectual Mr. Obama really is when he is challenged, and regardless of Mr. Obama’s supporters, our President appears, once again, a weak leader.

I don’t believe Mr. Putin actually gives a damn about Edward Snowden and he is just using him as a political tool to point at the weak American President who has tried to “laugh off” this political snub. There are many who are now criticizing Putin for his action, but behind closed doors, I’m sure there are many who are “nodding their heads” in agreement with the Russian President.

My fellow Americans, we don’t have a JFK or a Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office at this time. If we are confronted with a real crisis, he will “blink” and the United States of America will be in real trouble. This is the price we will pay for reelecting Barack Hussein Obama; a man who will “blink” when things get tough!!

"Colorless Constitution"

When you were a kid, did you ever join a club; you know, the secret kind that only you and a few friends belonged to and nobody else? I remember the “Little Rascals” had the “He-man Woman Haters Society” that wouldn’t allow the pretty little Darla Hood to join. The boys later relented and disbanded their club because Alfalfa was enamored with the lovely Darla. 

We have Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Campfire Girls and Cub Scouts which each have rules that only allow certain people to join. We have athletic teams, debating clubs, chess clubs and foreign language clubs in almost every high school in America; each of them have requirements that may exclude some students from joining them. Adults have Elks, Moose, Friars, Mensa, VFW and the American Legion, all of which have rules and bylaws which can exclude some people from joining them. These are all pretty good organizations to belong to; I even belong to one myself. Churches are also a bit exclusive, as they have doctrines the members must accept to participate in their services. 

I will now give you a “short” list to read, and you can guess what each name has in common.

Johns Hopkins

Indiana University
Towson University
University of Kansas
Harvard
Loyola University
Northern Illinois University
Eastern Illinois University
University of Alabama
Cabrini College
Brown University
University of Kentucky
Brigham Young University
Amherst

This list is only partial. I don’t have enough space to print every name that has the same thing all of these organizations have in common.

Now for what you have been waiting for; what do they all have in common with one another? Each of these “institutions of higher learning” has a Black Student Union on their campuses. There are literally hundreds of colleges and universities all across America that have Black Student Unions where black students can congregate and discuss issues of interest to one another. They form committees and organize demonstrations on a regular basis with little interference or controversy. I live in one of these university towns and I don’t recall anybody complaining about the activities of the Black Student Union. The citizens respect the right of black students to have an organization like this one; it is covered under our Constitution’s 1^st. Amendment. 

Recently, a young man named Patrick Sharp from Georgia State University wanted to start a club called “The White Student Union” and has been met with a barrage of criticism from some black organizations and left-leaning groups. The young man has stated this is not a racist organization; it’s not the “KKK”, yet some alarmist liberals wish to deny this young man the same rights they endorse for the “New Black Panthers” or “La Raza”; both of which have a racist agenda. 

The Black Student Union Conference is set for November 15-17, 2013 in Illinois at the Lincolnshire Marriot Resort Hotel. The organization has quite a bit of money and money brings power and influence. This young boy has neither power nor influence; he just wanted to start a club on campus and has been attacked for his beliefs. Let’s act like the Americans we’re supposed to be and give him the same rights we give to the “New Black Panthers”, Louis Farakhan or “La Raza”; it’s all one Constitution; we need to follow its precepts, no matter what color we are!