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."
All of TV Media’s False Doomsday Predictions for the Salute to America
Saturday, July 06, 2019
Donald Trump - The Patriot
BCF : The media hastily have distanced themselves from their projections of street brawls and naked partisanship at the Salute to America event following a largely patriotic, unobjectionable July 4 speech by President Trump.
Since TV news audiences are unlikely to hear talking heads acknowledge their numerous false predictions, here is a reminder of the worst of the bunch — ranging from the cynical to the absurd. The common line across broadcast and cable news alike was that
President Trump would give something akin to a campaign rally speech.
“You will hear criticism of his critics; you will hear a celebration of
self in terms of how he sees his accomplishments,” declared New York Times White House correspondent and CNN analyst Maggie Haberman during July 3's New Day.
Later that day on ABC’s World News Tonight, correspondent
Stephanie Ramos touted the possibility that Trump was “turning a
traditionally non-partisan event into a Trump-focused campaign-style
rally.” Meanwhile, MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell referred to the event
as “Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Washington, paid for by the
American taxpayer.”
News personalities also worried that the military parade had
totalitarian undertones, taking the opportunity to compare the President
to various authoritarian dictators for the ten millionth time. “The
President’s vision bears a closer resemblance to the chest-thumping
displays put on by authoritarian regimes,” spat MSNBC’s Chris Matthews
on July 3’s Hardball. Matthews also foresaw Trump supporters causing violence and chaos in the streets of D.C.:
