Election Commentary - Part II

We believe that this is a country worth defending and know that we are safe today because a good man, who has been slandered in every possible way for doing the best he could in the worst of times, has seen to it with unwavering conviction. We are free today because MILLIONS of American men and women have forgotten about self and donned their country’s uniform to gain that freedom and to preserve it, with no thought to their rights or personal safety. They did it for the greater good.

November 11 we will celebrate Veteran’s Day. We do this the week after we have elected to the highest office in the land someone who has never served, wants to cut military budgets, and immediately pull our troops out of a war that is acknowledged to be coming to a victorious end. In my generation we were raised to respect our elders, yet this bright young man jeered his opponent’s disabilities in commenting on his challenges with electronics. This has nothing to do with age. It has to do with the severe limitations of the use of his arms and hands due to the massive injuries .he suffered while a prisoner of war under a brutal regime, defending our country.

We grieve because young people in our country of every color have lampooned this servant of America in vulgar and utterly profane ways rather than saying “We disagree with you, but we honor you and your family’s service to our country through war time and peace time”. When they do this they mock every American who has served so that they could have the freedom of speech, beliefs and incredible opportunities that are squandered every day.

We grieve because the “agents if change” jeered, belittled and attacked in an incredibly sexist manner a self-made, faithful, hardworking mother of 5, who has a son in uniform. She achieved in every opportunity to improve herself that was presented to her throughout her life. This is what the President elect’s party supposedly stands for and yet she was completely denigrated because her core beliefs were not acceptable to them. Senator Obama never uttered one word to ask them to cease and desist except when the attacks involved the children. Yet the party and major media accused us of focusing on trivialities and cried “Foul” when we questioned his long-term associations and stated agenda.