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MEMO TO THE WORLD: WE ARE BACK
Congratulations. After years of being ignored by the body politic,
patronized by the media, criticized by every two-bit country on earth,
made to feel that patriotism was passé and forced to endure human
fruitcakes like Ted Turner extolling the “bravery” of the terrorists who
killed thousands of innocent people in the Sept. 11 attacks, we have our
voice back. Doesn’t it feel good?
I
wasn’t sure it would ever happen. I had decided we were like the fat kid
in school who has no friends, is picked on by classmates who steal his
lunch money and is continually told by his teachers that he will never
amount to anything.
Arab
terrorists long ago decided they would make us live in an environment of
constant fear. They have bombed our military barracks, our embassies, our
naval vessels and our office buildings; killed our citizens; burned our
flags; mocked us and dared us to do anything about it. The fat kid
finally has had enough. For that, you can thank President George W.
Bush. He has restored something that has been missing for a long time in
this country – our backbone. We aren’t cringing anymore.
President Bush decided to take the bullies on. It should not have come as
any big surprise. He told the whole world what would happen if Iraqi
dictator Saddam Hussein didn’t disarm. Saddam didn’t believe him. The
drones at the United Nations didn’t believe him. France and Germany
didn’t believe him. Big mistake. Saddam and his buddies are now camel
dung. They should have listened.
What
few Iraqi bigwigs could get out of Dodge City may have tried to sneak into
Syria. The president has told the Syrians that is a no-no. Chances are
that after what happened in Iraq, they will listen carefully to what he
says. Even the little doughboy in North Korea who is always running his
mouth about his nuclear weapons might want to cut the jive-talk and show
us some respect. Don’t tug on Superman’s cape.
We
have captured Abu Abbas, the terrorist who masterminded the hijacking of
the cruise ship, Achille Lauro in 1985 and whose brave warriors shot a
disabled man in the head and threw him – and his wheelchair – into the
ocean. It is a new day, terrorists. From now on, you will pay for your
sins. Don’t even think about hiding because we will find you. We’ll
march into any country on earth without apology and drag out your sorry
butts.
What
is even better is that the national media, the entertainment industry,
academia and liberal weenie preachers are upset with us. We aren’t
listening to them, and they can’t stand it. The literati believe we are
too dumb to think on our own, so their duty is to tell us what to think.
We have responded to their condescending attitude with a collective Pffft!
The
television networks made a big deal out of the fact that their personnel
wouldn’t wear American flag lapel pins, as if that would make them more
believable. The one exception was Fox News Network. Their folks wear
flag pins. Guess who had the biggest audience during the Iraqi war?
Duh! CNN, whose president has admitted to playing footsies with the
Iraqis, showed a couple of excited young soldiers climbing a statue of
Saddam and covering his face with an American flag. Wolf Blitzer and
Christiane Whoozit looked like they were sucking lemons as they reported
the story. They probably drink French wine, too.
The
entertainment industry is having a particularly hard time these days. The
folks in pancake makeup seem to understand one-half of the free speech
equation: They can say what they please. It is the other half of the
equation they are having trouble with: We can refuse to go see their
movies or buy their records – and we are doing just that. Freedom of
expression cuts both ways.
No
doubt some of you will strongly disagree with my assessment of current
events. That’s okay. I welcome your dissent. Just don’t expect me to
wipe this goofy grin off my face. I’m feeling pretty good about my
country these days. Call it shock and awe.
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