From Michelle via the Boston Globe:
Blog entry written on Aug. 30, 2008, by Army Specialist Stephen Fortunato, who was killed Tuesday in Afghanistan when the vehicle he was riding in was blown up by an IED. This entry was forwarded to the Globe by his mother, Elizabeth “Betty” Crawford.
I am a proud American.
If you find yourself completely disgusted with the way America is being ran, and how we handle things on the global stage, you can leave. Isn’t that amazing? No one will stop you! If you are an anarchist, there are places you can go where there is no government to tell you anything. That’s right…you are left solely to your own devices and you can handle the men who show up at your door with AKs in any way that you see fit. Just don’t try good old American debate tactics on them because you will most likely end up bound and blind-folded, to have your head chopped off on the internet so your parents can see it. However if you insist on staying here and taking advantage of privilages such as free speach and WIC, keep the counter-productive [expletive deleted] to a minimum while the grown ups figure out how to handle this god-awful mess in the middle east.
Sometimes, you just have to shout it out. A gift from Iowahawk because WE have a right to ask questions. There is NO crime in asking. NEVER FORGET!
A fearful atmosphere is where it all begins: Germany, Korea, China, Venezuela, Russia, Iran, etc. Getting the picture?
Are you a Joe? Say it proud. Leave it on every goddamn newspaper comment section and online forum. Let these pressroom and online thugs know you won’t stay silent when they try to destroy the life of a private citizen for speaking his mind — because for every one of them, there are a million Joe Wurzelbachers. And for that we should all be thankful.
If you don’t want to read his “to the point” post, download the graphic and post to your hearts content. This is STILL America afterall.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/iowahawk_blog/2951062466/sizes/o/ Bumper Sticker
October 18, 2008 at 6:33 PM
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October 19, 2008 at 9:59 PM
I can understand why she’s so angry, but someone should remind her that if we want to fight the Taliban and Al Qaeda, Iraq is the wrong place to be. And for those of us who are sick and tired of the way this country is being run, we’re not going to move. We’re going to make use of that wonderful right of ours, the right to vote. I love this country, I just hate this government and the damage it has done to our reputation in the world, and I have every intention of doing what I can to change it and get our honor and respect back from the rest of the world.
October 19, 2008 at 11:16 PM
Amanda, you OBVIOUSLY don’t get it because YOU don’t READ. The blog was written by her son. Next time, try reading the entire piece. If you hate this government then you should leave immediately. That is what the blog said.