SamSaid!

CHAUVINIST

     When it comes to the USA, I confess to being a chauvinist  –  no apologies. Maybe I was born under the Zodiac sign of Stephen Decatur. In my lifetime I have been fortunate  to travel extensively around the world  –  Western Europe, Scandanavia, Northern Africa, North and Central America, the Middle East, Japan, The SW Pacific, Australia/New Zealand,etc. etc., but I have always had a great warm feeling upon getting “back home”. The USA is a truly special place, and it is marvelous to be an American.

     I spent three years in uniform  — the USAF  — and I wore the uniform proudly. Nobody shot at me in anger, so far as I know, and I was not recalled to active duty as some of my comrades were. But I was ready to go. Even now, I recite the Pledge of Allegiance, sing “America the Beautiful” and fly the flag at my home.

     When it comes to the First Amendment, I do not hesitate to express my views. We all can do that. But when I see a mob of degenerate scumbags “demonstrating” in San Francisco my blood begins to boil. Since when has the First Amendment sanctioned rioting and damage to property? When has it been authorized to defy the law and ignore the rights of law abiding others? I can support free specch  –  utterances  –  but not the wilfull defiance of law and order. Maybe the ACLU thinks that's OK, but not me. So now we have a system where the courts say that actions like that are improper  but they fall short of doing anything about it. And so the rioters get away with it. Scott free.

     With alerts at a high level to prevent terrorist actions, why do we have to re-assign hundreds of policemen and firemen to control the rioting behavior of “protestors?”  And these are the kinds of protestors who would happily kiss the fanny of Saddam Hussein if he walked down Market Street. I recall one TV interview of a “protestor” who couldn't even find Iraq on a map.

     It is pretty much conceded that another terrorist attack will occur – somewhere, someplace. If I had a loved one on active military duty in the Gulf and had to watch the disgusting performance of  SF “protestors”, I would be seriously tempted to paint a big bulleye in the center of San Francisco so that our losses to terrorism would not be significant.

     As I watch thier performance, I am caught between disgust and contempt. Tough choice.