Anti-ILLEGAL-Immigration

I left the prior post up for a week because I wanted as many people to see it as possible. The denigration of men who served on swift boats and men and women that currently serve on swift boats has to stop.

The letter I wrote to the Boston Globe this morning:

Editor,

In his story on immigration reform, Mr. Rick Klein was miserably mistaken when he wrote, "But the newly elected Congress that will convene in January will be distinctly more friendly to the guest-worker plan. With Republicans losing control of the House and Senate, the strongest anti-immigration voices will be in the minority instead of the majority."

Of course, the second sentence should have read, " . . . the strongest anti-illegal-immigration voices . . . . "

Though I fully expect the editorial pages of the Boston Globe to grossly mischaracterize the Republican Party for the purpose of further dividing the Country, I think such mischaracterizations should not appear in an article intending to pass as a news story. (End of letter.)

In an effort to get published, I toned down this letter from my usual, mocking tone. Specifically, I didn't spend time working in the concept that the Democrats will be "the strongest pro-illegal-immigration voices" though I think that's as logical a mischaracterization as the one offered by the Boston Globe on Republicans. Anyway, let's see what happens.

Support ALL U.S. Veterans!

Mr. Alex Beam of the Boson Globe interviewed me last week for a story that was published in the Boston Globe today. The story was on people who write letters to the editor. I think I qualify.

As this may be my single most viewed post to-date, of all the issues I've written so brilliantly (Kerry, especially on 5/1/05 and 5/2/05; improving race-relations, especially on 12/14/05 and 8/6/06; the slaughter of innocent human life, especially on 11/05/05; 4/25/06 and 7/30/06; or the war, as I did so prophetically, on 8/23/05, and 4/30/06), I choose to write a post today on a topic very important to me; but just a brief post so the message is not lost.

Sen. John F. Kerry, Rep. Jack Murtha and every other disgusting politician that uses the term "swift boating" as a negative must stop doing so.

I have written this so many times in this space, I know the regular readers are tired of reading it, but the denigration of 294 brave men who have won so many decorations for valor and service to Our Country MUST stop; these men deserve better from Sen. Kerry, Rep. Murtha, and, quite honestly, the liberal media.

ALL veterans that want to be heard deserve to be heard without being so nastily ridiculed.

That Rep. Murtha used the phrase just last week to describe Democrats that subverted his effort to be elected House Majority Leader was simply vile.

Do Sen. Kerry and Rep. Murtha know, or even care, that brave woman and men still operate swift boats in the U.S. Navy? Why have national Democrats so perverted the service these sailors perform today?

For other posts on the military and veterans, please see 12/1/05; 2/12/06; 2/14/06; 2/28/06; 4/15/06 and 4/22/06.

And, I have already (it's 5:14 in the morning!) fixed the grammar error in my banner so anyone reading the Beam story and now looking for the mistake will not see it. Thank you, Alex.

Election Results IV - Lott Ain't No Byrd!

The letter to the Boston Globe needs no set-up:

Editor,

I hope the liberal extremists enjoyed Wasserman's political cartoon from today's newspaper showing Sen. Trent Lott holding a whip and the elephant saying, "Trent - it's minority whip . . . not minorities whip!"

It will always be true that the Democrats regained control of the United States Senate in 2006 because former Ku Klux Klan member, Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV) was re-elected.

This is a fact that is too sobering to be funny.

Democrats should be so proud of their majority and who they should thank for it. (End of letter.)

Again, remind your liberal friends that Democrats regained control of the U.S. Senate of the back of electing a former Ku Klux Klan member and watch their heads explode.

Election Results III

Short and to the point:

Recalling that Sen. John F. Kerry has been running around the Country for two years saying, "If not for 160,000 votes in Ohio, I'd be President."

Well, Democrats control the U.S. Senate because of 26,500 votes in the U.S. Senate race in the great state of Rhode Island.

Or, Democrats control the U.S. Senate because of 7,200 votes in the U.S. Senate race in my birth-state, the Mother of Presidents, Virginia.

Or, Democrats control the U.S. Senate because of 2,900!! votes in the U.S. Senate race in Montana.

Combine the three races and you're only at 36,600 votes.

My goodness, more proof that Sen. John F. Kerry is an idiot.

As a commenter stated in a reply to my prior post, the election results of November 2006 did not represent a sea-change in the beliefs of the American people.

Election Results II

It has only taken me one day to distill at least the following from Tuesday night's election results: it was not the massive repudiation of the war effort that all of the pundits are claiming.

First, I point to the following two U.S. House Races:

In Illinois, Peter Roskam (R) defeated Maj. Tammy Duckworth (D) by a vote of 85,821 to 81,591 (courtesy of cnn.com at 5:00 pm today).

In Ohio, Rep. Jean Schmidt (R) defeated Ms. Victoria Wulsin (D) by a vote of 115,817 to 112, 952 (again, thanks to cnn.com).

For those that are regular readers of this space, you'll recognize the name Maj. Tammy Duckworth because I've written about her several times (most relevantly on February 28, 2006). She is an American hero. She lost both of her legs to a rocket-propelled grenade in Iraq. She ran on an anti-war platform. Sen. John F. Kerry was a major backer of hers. If this election was such a repudiation of the war effort, surely, Maj. Duckworth would have won.

For those that are regular readers of this space, you'll recognize the name Rep. Jean Schmidt. She's the Congresswoman who read an excerpt from a letter from a Marine officer stationed in Iraq that read in part, "cowards cut and run, Marines never do." She was viciously attacked by Democrats for she made the comments in the wake of Rep. Jack Murtha's call for surrender in Iraq. Rep. Schmidt apologized for something she didn't say and she had her entire speech withdrawn from the offical record of the U.S. House of Representatives. She was specifically and purposefully targeted by the "Democrat hate machine" (again a phrase I borrow, with a slight modification, from the Great Healer, Sen. John F. Kerry). If this election was such a repudiation of the war effort, surely, Ms. Wulsin would have won.

Second, in looking at all of the election results on cnn.com, I'm struck by how almost all of the contests are decided by 50 - 49; or 49 - 48; or similar. These election results are extremely, extremely, close. If they were 60 - 40, I'd say the Country has spoken as the pundits are saying.

Yes, the war impacted the election (though I'm still confused how people can vote for Senators that have never voted against war funding and think that they are voting for someone that is against the war.) No, the war did not impact the election as much as the pundits are saying.

Oh, I almost forgot, I just shared all of these thoughts, and more, with Jay Severin and the listeners of 96.9 FM Talk. For those outside the greater Boston area, Jay hosts the most listened to radio station during afternoon drive-time.

Election Results

Obviously, I'm disappointed with the results of yesterday's 435 House and 33 Senate elections . . . I'm also disappointed that I was actually wrong for once. I hope Madam Speaker Nancy Pelosi is as gracious leading the House as she was in accepting President Bush's congratulations . . . time, of course, will tell.

Though there was not an awful lot to celebrate as a Republican last night, I was pleased to see so many Republican woman and so many Republican African-American candidates for office. The 2006 mid-term election results will set no records for turning-out the Party of a President in his 6th year. But, it may be the next step in growing the Party base and establishing a permanent Republican majority.

Let's let the dust settle on the results before we make any grand statements about what these mid-term elections mean. There will be time to assess the results with a clear head in the very near future.

Sen. John F. Kerry, a coward in hiding

Probably the last Kerry letter for a while as I suspect the coward will hide from the evil, horrible press for some time. But don't we know that if Senator Kerry did surface from his hiding spot that the first question from the liberal media would be something like, "Sen. Kerry, given how obvious the joke was, aren't the Republicans disgraceful for vilifying you?"

In my opinion, if the shortstop commits an error and your batter reaches first, you do not sacrifice the runner by getting picked-off at first or thrown out at second trying to steal. You press the advantage and try to score.

Anyway,

Editor,

This week, Sen. John F. Kerry moved from being a political coward, as when he says "I believe life begins at conception but I'm not going to impose my will on others", to being just a plain coward.

First, while he's hiding someplace this weekend, Sen. Kerry has Ms. Joan Vennochi defending him (On Kerry, Bush gets assist from Democrats, November 4, A11). What other women does the Senator need to have come to his defense?

Second, though Ms. Vennochi wrote of "timid Democrats" she failed to mention the most cowardly of all Democrats, Sen. John F. Kerry, who apologized in a written statement on his web site instead of in person. What, is the Senator not intelligent enough to answer questions from the press? Of my insinuation, where is there any evidence to the contrary? The Senator's talk of "real men" debating in public is so much garbage given his cowardice.

Finally, and just slightly less seriously, let's consider one very obvious comparison of Sen. John F. Kerry and President George W. Bush on the subject of "real men", exactly in the spirit that Sen. Kerry used the phrase. Before a World Series game in 2004 at Fenway Park, Sen. John F. Kerry bounced the first pitch 10 feet in front of home plate, sixty feet six inches obviously too long a distance for Sen. Kerry to throw a baseball. Before a World Series game in October 2001, President George W. Bush, encumbered by a bullet-proof vest, threw a BB, a pea, an absolute seed, as the first pitch at Yankee Stadium.

President Bush, a real man, is making public appearances this weekend. Sen. Kerry, not a real man, is a coward in hiding. (End of letter.)

In my opinion, the Senator's apology, though issued on his web site, was acceptable. He specifically identified the people he offended and he apologized. I do wish he had avoided using such hateful phrases to decribe Repubicans in his aplology, though. How does making reference to a "Republican hate machine" help things?

Boston Globe Attacks Bush for Defending Troops!

The Boston Globe published three letters today regarding Sen. John F. Kerry's disgusting insult to the intelligence of the U.S. Military. Two supported Sen. Kerry and one was neutral. Of course, this is no surprise to those that read this space.

The more interesting item of note was a Boston Globe editorial condemning President Bush for intentionally mischaracterizing Sen. Kerry's words. Are they serious?

The letter in response:

Editor,

The Editorial Board's hollow condemnation of Americans making Sen. John F. Kerry (D, MA) pay a price for his insulting words about U.S. troops wouldn't be so hollow if the Editorial Board ever produced an editorial supporting Sen. George Allen (R, VA) and condemning Democrat James Webb who is opposing Sen. Allen in next Tuesday's election (Dumb and Dumb, November 2, A10). For I'm positive "maccaca" wasn't in any of Sen. Allen's prepared remarks yet James Webb continues to exploit the "mistake" which Sen. Allen apologized for immediately, unlike Sen. Kerry, and repeatedly, unlike Sen. Kerry, and in person, unlike, coward Sen. Kerry who hid behind his web site. I'm also positive that President Bush never said "mission accomplished" but that hasn't stopped the Democrat's "hate machine" (a phrase I'm borrowing from Sen. Kerry, you know, the uniter) from mischaracterizing a sign that some sailors hung on the USS Abraham Lincoln. (End of letter.)

John O'Neil, a registered Democrat, a Vietnam veteran, and retired Navy officer that spoke up during the 2004 Presidential campaign along with 294 of his fellow servicemen to question Senator Kerry's fitness for President, was on television tonight. He said he feared what Sen. Kerry's words from Monday would mean for al Qaeda. You know, prominent US politician. His party's nominee for President so obviously someone Americans support. Hmmmm. Where did we read this before (hint: scroll down just one post; my goodness, the title says it all!)? Anyway, first and ZacklyRight again.

Sen. John F. Kerry to star in al Qaeda recruiting video

Earlier today, and before Sen. John F. Kerry apologized for his insulting comments about the US military, I sent the first letter below to the Boston Globe. Though Sen. John F. Kerry finally issued a formal and acceptable apology to our servicemen and servicewoman, I still thought some of you would like to see the letter so I reproduce it.

Of the 153 posts to date on this Blog, I bet fully a quarter address the incompetency, cowardice or shamelessness of the Great Equivocator, Sen. John F. Kerry. His actions this week. His insults. His defiant refusal to apologize. His whining that the White House was mischaracterizing his words. His explanation that his prepared text had the joke right (I bet Sen. George Allen didn't have "maccaca" in his prepared text). His phony first apology. These are all things that do not surprise me. He's an arrogant elitist. He's everything in all my previous posts . . . and less. He's an egotistical, egocentric, egomaniac; just maybe this description comes close to describing what a pathetic, self-absorbed, man he is.

As I didn't want the Boston Globe to be without a pro-military letter for tomorrow's paper, I produced one that does acknowledge Sen. Kerry's apology. I will most definitely let you know how the letters run tomorrow. Since the Republican gubernatorial candidate that is opposing the man that defends violent criminals got hammered by letters to the Boston Globe, I suspect the letters chosen for publication tomorrow will hammer President Bush because of Sen. Kerry's insults. I know, I know, you can't follow what I'm writing. I think you need to live in Massachusetts for a while to appreciate that Democrats never do anything wrong and if they "appear" to, they really didn't because it's really a Republican's fault. As in, President Clinton sexually harassed a woman, then denied her her civil right's, then his Attorney General appointed a Special Prosecutor to investigate the whole thing and because the Special Prosecutor told the American people all about it, it was the Republican's fault. Twisted, I know.

Anyway, the two letters:

Editor,

Just as Sen. John F. Kerry's testimony before the Senate Foreign Committee in 1971, in which, among other things, Sen. Kerry claimed U.S. soldiers "had personally raped, cut off ears, cut off heads, taped wires from portable telephones to human genitals and turned up the power, cut off limbs, blown up bodies, randomly shot at civilians, razed villages in fashion reminiscent of Genghis Khan, shot cattle and dogs for fun, poisoned food stocks, and generally ravaged the country side of South Vietnam," was played over and over to U.S. POWs, so, too, Sen. Kerry's comments from October 30, in which he suggested those serving in the U.S. military are uneducated, will be played to any U.S. POW taken or held in Afghanistan or Iraq.

If for no other reason, though there are so many, than to eliminate the catastrophic harm to any current or prospective U.S. POW, it is absolutely necessary for Sen. Kerry to apologize for his stupid and disgusting insinuation about the intelligence of U.S. troops.

Apologizing for a "botched joke" is no apology. The Senator is an arrogant, stubborn fool for thinking so and he must take us for idiots that we would think so. (End of first letter.)


Editor,

I appreciate that Sen. John F. Kerry finally did the right thing and issued a formal and acceptable apology for his despicable and insulting comments about our military.

Unfortunately, I believe that our enemies, al Qaeda, the Taliban, and other terrorist organizations will use the video of the Senator's insults as a propaganda and recruiting tool while, obviously, completely ignoring the extremely tardy apology.

Undoubtedly, President Bush's job of protecting all Americans just got a little tougher because of Senator Kerry's aid to the terrorists. (End of second letter.)