Entertainer over our soldiers

I got this letter emailed to me today and wanted to spread it as much as possible, so here you go.

I don't know who wrote this, but Amen to them................

THIS WAS WRITTEN BY A SOLDIER IN IRAQ. (probably about 7/7/09)

(He writes:) Okay, I need to rant.

I was just watching the news, and I caught part of a report on Michael Jackson. As we all know, Jackson died the other day. He was an entertainer who performed for decades. He made millions, he spent millions, and he did a lot of things that make him a villain to many people.

I understand that his death would affect a lot of people, and I respect those people who mourn his death, but that isn't the point of my rant.

Why is it that when ONE man dies, the whole of America loses their minds with grief. When a man dies whose only contribution to the country was to ENTERTAIN people, the American people find the need to flock to a memorial in Hollywood , and even Congress sees the need to hold a "moment of silence" for his passing?

Am I missing something here? ONE man dies, and all of a sudden he's a freaking martyr because he entertained us for a few decades? What about all those SOLDIERS who have died to give us freedom? All those Soldiers who, knowing that they would be asked to fight in a war, still raised their hands and swore to defend the Constitution and the United States of America .

Where is there moment of silence? Where are the people flocking to their graves or memorials and mourning over them because they made the ultimate sacrifice? Why is it when a Soldier dies, there are more people saying "good riddance," and "thank God for IEDs?" When did this country become so calloused to the sacrifice of GOOD MEN and WOMEN, that they can arbitrarily blow off their deaths, and instead,
throw themselves into mourning for a "Pop Icon?"

I think that if they are going to hold a moment of silence IN CONGRESS for Michael Jackson, they need to hold a moment of silence for every service member killed in Iraq and Afghanistan . They need to PUBLICLY recognize every life that has been lost so that the American people can live their callous little lives in the luxury and freedom that WE, those that are living and those that have gone on, have provided for them. But, wait, that would take too much time, because there have been so many willing to make that sacrifice. After all, we will never make millions of dollars. We will never star in movies, or write hit songs that the world will listen to.

We only shed our blood, sweat and tears so that people can enjoy what they have.

Sorry if I have offended, but I needed to say it. Feel free to pass this along if you want.

Remember these five words the next time you think of someone who is serving in the military; "So that others may live..."

The disgrace known as "The View"

Well, I made this blog for when I felt like venting, so here we go.

On Wednesday, Glenn Beck was on "The View". In the first segment, he was repeatedly called a liar and was screamed at for 7 minutes. His audacious lie? He forgot who said hello first on a train ride: Him or "Baba Wawa" (aka Barbara Walters). So for 7 minutes, Barbara and Whoopi yelled and belittled Glenn and called him a liar. They even asked him why he did not check his facts (even though he did, and had they, they would have known he corrected himself later on the SAME show).

The whole conversation was one of the most ridiculous and petty arguments I have ever seen. I knew there would be yelling and frustration involved, but I figured it would be on substance (after all, it was Hot Topics week). The fact that all they could talk about for 7 minutes was who said hi first on the train is disgusting. I am fine with people having their own opinions on topics, but can't we act our age or at least respect the guest on your show?

We have become a society in which we seek a reason to be offended, and once we feel offended, we act as if we can not be wrong on the topic at hand. Barbara and Whoopi should be ashamed of themselves for how they acted on Wednesday. I would say the same to Joy Behar, but I think if I talk about her enough, I will go insane.

Once the first segment was done, they got into some topics, which I then was fine with the arguing. At least they were discussing topics. It was interesting to note that once they actually discussed topics (and still disagreed at the same level as before), Glenn was not called a liar. So he is a liar when he mistakenly forgets a miniscule point that does not matter, but when he disagrees, he is not a liar, he is just mistaken. I don't get it either, but whatever.

Anyways, I vented, I feel a little better, but not much. Hopefully someday, we can all debate with each other and not be considered the devil just because we disagree.

LIAR!!!!!