Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
In Malaysia, they invoke the name of God first, then they draw their Kris and threaten the minorities, to get votes. It is very common for some to invoke God, before they blow themselves up, along with the innocents, they are called martyrs. When an American invokes the name of God the leftists in Malaysia go "apeshit". Americans do it in a different way. They allow their minorities to run for President. In Malaysia, you cannot even be a "Mentri Besar" even if you have the majority. Here is one of the many comments from readers on the race for the US Presidency, "I, for one, have jumped off the fence and will vote for the McCain-Palin ticket enthusiastically. Obama is too far to the left for me and I will feel safer knowing that my country is in capable, experienced, and courageous hands. Not only that, but Palin came across as so very likeable, warm and all-American - NOTHING at all like Obama who is so exotic, snobbish and elitist. Palin hit home with her remark about politicians advancing their careers for the right reason. I have always suspected that Obama is just trying to advance his own personal ambition and lust for power, and does not truly care about "small town" Americans or their needs. I mean, he has been running for president since he became a senator. What was his rush to the White House? Why did he not wait and gain some experience and establish a record? Palin answered that question for me when she said, "In politics, there are some candidates who use change to promote their careers. And then there are those, like John McCain, who use their careers to promote change." That's when I made my firm and final decision to vote Republican in this election."-edit
Below is this awesome inspiring 44 minutes speech. Listen to it.They are going to win.
44 minutes, listen to this awesome inspiring speech. They are going to win.
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Last night, the question about Sarah Palin wasn't if she's risen too fast, but where she's been for so long. She may have given the best speech of either political convention. She delivered a brilliantly written text flawlessly. Politicians who've been on the national stage for decades could do no better, and usually do worse. It is widely remarked that Joe Biden is an ideal No. 2 on a national ticket because he's a "happy warrior." Maybe. But Sarah Palin is a pretty, charismatic, winsome warrior, with a to-die-for smile, radiant upswept hair - and a steely toughness. Sarah Barracuda, indeed.
Newsrooms across America must be in abject despair. The unlikely VP nominee the media hoped to crush out of the gate is unaffected by their condescension and scorn - and is bent on giving better than she takes. Miss Congeniality isn't afraid to administer an old-fashioned beat-down. Annie Oakley brought a gun to a knife fight and made like the Obama-Biden ticket was a moose lazily meandering into her gun sights. She started with an introduction of her family that is so all-American it could have been crafted by a political consultant - if it weren't so real, as demonstrated by 17-year-old Bristol's pregnancy. Palin quickly established her credibility as a genuine representative of small-town America in a way few politicians can - and then used it to wheel on Barack Obama as a gasbag and a fraud in a witheringly sarcastic assault.
In her introduction, she said the difference between a pit bull and a hockey mom is "lipstick." It wasn't just a cute line. She immediately began to prove it, starting with her killer line that being mayor of a small town is just like being a community organizer - except you have actual responsibilities. She was merciless on Obama's elitism, scoring him for saying one thing about working-class voters in Scranton and another in San Francisco. By the end, you began to feel sorry for him for having been so thoroughly eviscerated by a woman and to wonder - how are Obama and Biden possibly going to handle her? Palin was obviously comfortable laying body checks on Obama. In fact, she seemed to enjoy it. Throughout, she never lost that ineffable quality that is literally priceless - her likability.
There's no substitute in politics for being liked, and it's not something that can be faked or synthesized. Together with her poise, it could - assuming no terrible gaffes or revelations in the days ahead - make her a national force for years to come. On substance, she spent the most time in her comfort zone, talking about energy and casting it in terms of national security. Her challenge, of course, will be proving that she can be as fluid and confident in nonscripted interviews. But after last night, can anyone bet against her with the same confidence? Already, it's possible to see the new orientation she could bring to the Republican Party - fresher, with more of a blue-collar sensibility and more feeling.
Citing Trig, her son with Down syndrome, she said that, with her in the White House, parents with children with special needs will have a friend and advocate - and got applause from the crowd. John McCain may have found himself the ideal wingman. And she's a hockey mom named Sarah. From the New York Post.
