Phil,
That was good. Thanks for sharing that.
Love and Blessings,
Pat Ferguson
At 11:47 PM 11/1/04, you wrote:
>I have no idea if the second half of this message is true or not concerning
>what John Glenn may, or may not have said, on the senate floor. I like the
>thought, though, and I like the first half, too, and I don't know who wrote
>it. It may be another urban legend but like I say, I appreciate the ideas
>behind the message.
>
> There were 39 combat related killings in Iraq during
>January.....
>
> In the fair city of Detroit there were 35 murders in the
>month of January. That's just one American city, about as deadly
>as the entire war torn country of Iraq.
>
> When some claim President Bush shouldn't have started this
>war, state the following.
>
> FDR led us into World War II. Germany never attacked us;
>Japan did.
>
> From 1941-1945, 450,000 lives were lost; an average of
>112,500 per year.
>
> Truman finished that war and started one in Korea; North
>Korea never attacked us. From 1950-1953, 55,000 lives were lost;
>an average of 18,334 per year.
>
> John F Kennedy started the Vietnam conflict in 1962.
>Vietnam never attacked us.
>
> Johnson turned Vietnam into a quagmire. From 1965-1975,
>58,000 lives were lost; an average of 5,800 per year.
>
> Clinton went to war in Bosnia without UN or French consent;
>Bosnia never attacked us.
>
> Clinton was offered Osama bin Laden's head on a platter three
>times by Sudan and did nothing. Osama has attacked us on multiple
>occasions.
>
> In the two years since terrorists attacked us, President
>Bush has liberated two countries, crushed the Taliban, crippled
>Al-Qaida, put nuclear inspectors in Libya, Iran and North Korea
>without firing a shot, and captured a terrorist who slaughtered
>300,000 of his own people.
>
>The Democrats are complaining about how long the war is taking,
>but It took less time to take Iraq than it took Janet Reno to
>take the Branch Davidian compound. That was a 51-day operation.
>
>We've been looking for evidence of chemical weapons in Iraq for
>less time than it took Hillary Clinton to find the Rose Law Firm
>billing records.
>
>It took less time for the 3rd Infantry Division and the Marines
>to destroy the Medina Republican Guard than it took Ted Kennedy
>to call the police after his Oldsmobile sank at Chapaquiddick.
>
>It took less time to take Iraq than it took to count the votes in
>Florida.
>
>Our Commander-In-Chief is doing a GREAT JOB! The Military morale
>is high.
>
>The biased media hopes we are too ignorant to realize the facts.
>
>Wait, there's more.
>
> JOHN GLENN ON THE SENATE FLOOR
>
>Date: Mon, 26 Jan 04 11:13
>
>Some people still don't understand why military personnel do what
>they do for a living. This exchange between Senators John Glenn
>and Senator Howard Metzenbaum is worth reading. Not only is it a
>pretty impressive impromptu speech, but it's also a good example
>of one man's explanation of why men and women in the armed
>services do what they do for a living. This IS a typical,
>though sad, example of what some who have never served think of
>the military.
>
>Senator Metzenbaum to Senator Glenn: "How can you run for Senate
>when you've never held a real job?"
>
>Senator Glenn: "I served 23 years in the United States Marine
>Corps. I served through two wars. I flew 149 missions. My plane
>was hit by anti-aircraft fire on 12 different occasions. I was in
>the space program. It wasn't my checkbook, Howard; it was my
>life on the line. It was not a nine-to-five job, where I took
>time off to take the daily cash receipts to the bank. I ask you to
>go with me, as I went the other day, to a veteran's hospital and
>look those men - with their mangled bodies - in the eye, and tell
>THEM they didn't hold a job! You go with me to the Space Program
>at NASA and go, as I have gone, to the widows and orphans of Ed
>White, Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee, and you look those kids in
>the eye and tell them that their DADS didn't hold a job. You go
>with me on Memorial Day and you stand in Arlington National
>Cemetery, where I have more friends buried than I'd like to
>remember, and you watch those waving flags. You stand there, and
>you think about this nation, and you tell ME that those people
>didn't have a job? I'll tell you, Howard Metzenbaum; you should
>be on your knees every day of your life thanking God that there
>were some men - SOME MEN - who held REAL jobs. And they required
>a dedication to a purpose, and a love of country and a dedication
>to duty, that was more important than life itself. And their
>self-sacrifice is what made this country possible.
>
>I HAVE held a job, Howard! What about you?"
>
>For those who don't remember - During W.W.II, Howard Metzenbaum
>was an attorney representing the Communist Party in the USA. Now
>he is a Senator.
>
>If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you are reading it in
>English, thank a Veteran.
|
