Title: something for all to think of Post by: Dexter on July 10, 2009, 05:53:31 am > This
> is written > by a young man serving his third tour of duty in > Iraq. Thought > you > might find his take on the Michael Jackson news > interesting. 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 villian 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 > their 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 riddence," 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 too. 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. Remember these five words the > next time you think of someone > who > is serving > in the military; > > > > "So > that others > may live..." > > Isaac this was sent to me from my momma Dexter Title: Re: something for all to think of Post by: lightningh on July 10, 2009, 10:29:26 am Thats the truth... It is ridiculous what these folks around us are turning into...
Title: Re: something for all to think of Post by: bob on July 10, 2009, 08:26:10 pm I agree , its my opinion but I still think he was a child predator that bought his way out of it , just like o.j.
Title: Re: something for all to think of Post by: Dexter on July 15, 2009, 04:29:58 pm in the end there is only one we have to answer to
Title: Re: something for all to think of Post by: rafterfpuncher on July 15, 2009, 11:45:58 pm who the hell is Michael Jackson?
Title: Re: something for all to think of Post by: WestTexasCurs on July 16, 2009, 07:12:23 pm who the hell is Michael Jackson? Wes,I think he was a basketball player?Title: Re: something for all to think of Post by: sfboarbuster on July 19, 2009, 09:01:19 pm who the hell is Michael Jackson? Wes,I think he was a basketball player?Title: Re: something for all to think of Post by: JJT on July 28, 2009, 12:29:38 pm yup u said it he was a kiddy toucher and some one should have shot his butt earlier but when you have money u can get away with anything now days.
Title: Re: something for all to think of Post by: shawn on July 28, 2009, 02:08:30 pm who the hell is Michael Jackson? Wes,I think he was a basketball player?amen, I'm sick of hearing about him |