 |
SwiftVets.com
Service to Country
|
| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
Schadow
Vice Admiral
Joined: 30 Sep 2004
Posts: 936
Location: Huntsville, Alabama
|
 Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 3:25 am Post subject: Another traitorous ex-vice president - a contrast in courage |
 |
|
Scott Johnson of PowerLine chronicled the remarks of Sheik al-Gore in Saudi Arabia over the weekend. He countered al-Gore's message with:
| Quote: | I want [the Arabs] to know that Gore's impulse to defame his country before a foreign audience for fun and profit does not represent the desires or wishes or feelings of the majority of citizens of my country. I want them to know that the American people support the enforcement of America's immigration laws, especially against those suspected of having a possible terrorist connection. I want them to know that when 15 of the 19 perpetrators of September 11 were found to have been Saudi citizens, the American people wanted the Saudi government to take responsibility for its role in the attack on the United States and take every action necessary to ensure that it never happens again.
I want them to know that when the Justice Department Inspector General's draft report on the subject of detentions in the immediate aftermath of September 11 was prepared, former Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson wrote that the period after the September 11 attacks was one of tremendous intensity, as the Department was required to alter its central mission in order to prevent further acts of terrorism; his staff was required to respond, in a crisis atmosphere, to hundreds of novel legal issues; had to shoulder a monumental task and an enormous workload; and had a great number of other responsibilities during this period as part of a comprehensive effort to protect the United States from further acts of terrorism... |
Gore strikes an interesting parallel with another ex-vice president, John C. Breckinridge who was Buchanan's VP. The Buchanan Presidency immediately preceded the Lincoln first term. Breckinridge, too, took on the role of traitor by joining the Confederate Army when the Civil War started. He rose to the rank of major general and later became Secretary of War of the CSA. He fled the country after the CSA surrender, going to England. He eventually returned to the US under a grant of amnesty and resumed a law practice in Virginia.
Why do I mention Breckinridge? Because, unlike Sheik al-Gore, Breckinridge felt so strongly about his position that he joined the enemy and fought for them. Al-Gore merely returns to his home country, spends the sizable speaking fee, relaxes in the safety of his home and plans the next treasonous message to aid our enemy.
May God save the United States of America.
Schadow
_________________
Capt, 8th U.S. Army, Korea '53 - '54 |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
wwIIvetsdaughter
Captain
Joined: 02 Sep 2004
Posts: 513
Location: McAllen, Texas
|
| Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 5:05 am Post subject: |
|
|
| Al Gore's libelous charge that the USA has (paraphrase) treated Arabs porly and imprisioned them in horrible conditions just feeds gasoline to the fire of propganda spewed by radical Imans to their ignorant charges. Thank you Jesus this loser lost the 2000 Election. I quake with fear thinking what kind of mess we would be in if Gore had the Presidency. The man is a menace and a dangerous fool. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
kate
Admin
Joined: 14 May 2004
Posts: 1891
Location: Upstate, New York
|
| Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 5:30 am Post subject: |
|
|
for those that missed what this pathetic, bitter, failed man said, attacking his own government on foreign soil
link
| Quote: | Gore laments U.S. 'abuses' against Arabs
By JIM KRANE, Associated Press Writer
Sunday February 12th, 2006
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Former Vice President Al Gore told a mainly Saudi audience on Sunday that the U.S. government committed "terrible abuses" against Arabs after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and that most Americans did not support such treatment.
Gore said Arabs had been "indiscriminately rounded up" and held in "unforgivable" conditions. The former vice president said the Bush administration was playing into al-Qaida's hands by routinely blocking Saudi visa applications.
"The thoughtless way in which visas are now handled, that is a mistake," Gore said during the Jiddah Economic Forum. "The worst thing we can possibly do is to cut off the channels of friendship and mutual understanding between Saudi Arabia and the United States."
Gore told the largely Saudi audience, many of them educated at U.S. universities, that Arabs in the United States had been "indiscriminately rounded up, often on minor charges of overstaying a visa or not having a green card in proper order, and held in conditions that were just unforgivable."
"Unfortunately there have been terrible abuses and it's wrong," Gore said. "I do want you to know that it does not represent the desires or wishes or feelings of the majority of the citizens of my country."
more.... |
_________________
.
one of..... We The People |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
kate
Admin
Joined: 14 May 2004
Posts: 1891
Location: Upstate, New York
|
| Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 5:44 am Post subject: |
|
|
National Association of Chiefs of Police nails it
link
| Quote: | In response to Mr. Gore's comments in Saudi Arabia, the National Association of Chiefs of Police, a 14,000-member organization representing the interests of America's law enforcement commanders, released the following statement:
As a result of his obvious hatred towards the President of the United States, former Vice President Al Gore has crossed the line of diplomatic decency by denigrating his own country within the Islamic world. Are there not enough problems in the Middle East? Does Mr. Gore wish to inflame more hatred towards the United States in the Arab world.
Mr. Gore has made serious accusations against his own country without providing evidence or proof of his outrageous allegations. Our association has several members who are Arabs and not one has complained of being abused by any level of the US government. |
_________________
.
one of..... We The People |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
LewWaters
Admin
Joined: 18 May 2004
Posts: 4042
Location: Washington State
|
| Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 6:07 am Post subject: |
|
|
I have never seen such unbridled hatred of a sitting President in my lifetime. Top party officials are spewing some of the most ridiculous and treasonous vitriol I've ever heard.
Do Gore, Clinton, Carter, Reid, Dean and others not remember we are at war? Did they forget the terrorists strikes of September 11, 2001?
Some have claimed we deserved those attacks then due to "mistreatment of Arabs" and here we have top party officials making up how badly we are treating Arabs.
Can you imagine what WW2 would have been like had members of the other party traveled to Japan or Germany and made similar claims? My guess is they would still be in prison!
The anti-war left, through their protests and rhetoric, prolonged Viet Nam at a cost of several thousand more American lives. Here they are again doing exactly the same and still emboldening our enemies. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
GenrXr
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
Joined: 05 Aug 2004
Posts: 1720
Location: Houston
|
| Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:07 am Post subject: |
|
|
I think Gore has a substance abuse issue.
_________________
"An activist is the person who cleans up the water, not the one claiming its dirty."
"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to stand by and do nothing." Edmund Burke (1729-1797), Founder of Conservative Philosophy |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
PhantomSgt
Vice Admiral
Joined: 10 Sep 2004
Posts: 972
Location: GUAM, USA
|
| Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:52 am Post subject: |
|
|
| GenrXr wrote: | | I think Gore has a substance abuse issue. |
Yes a substantially abused waisteline issue to match his fat head.
Although nobody will listen to El Al in America, Al Jazeera will run his statements in full 24 hours a day.
Doesn't freedom of speech end at the point you yell "FIRE" in a movie theater or a theater of conflict?
_________________
Retired AF E-8
Independent that leans right of center. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
BuffaloJack
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
Joined: 10 Aug 2004
Posts: 1637
Location: Buffalo, New York
|
| Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 12:19 pm Post subject: |
|
|
I may be wrong, but I believe that Lincoln suffered a similar level of attack by the press and the opposing party that President Bush does. I guess that Mr. Bush is in good company then.
_________________
Swift Boats - Qui Nhon (12/69-4/70), Cat Lo (4/70-5/70), Vung Tau (5/70-12/71) |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
sixdogteam
Seaman
Joined: 06 Aug 2004
Posts: 183
Location: Upper Wabash River Valley
|
| Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:55 pm Post subject: Re: Another traitorous ex-vice president - a contrast in cou |
|
|
| Schadow wrote: | Scott Johnson of PowerLine chronicled the remarks of Sheik al-Gore in Saudi Arabia over the weekend. He countered al-Gore's message with:
| Quote: | I want [the Arabs] to know that Gore's impulse to defame his country before a foreign audience for fun and profit does not represent the desires or wishes or feelings of the majority of citizens of my country. I want them to know that the American people support the enforcement of America's immigration laws, especially against those suspected of having a possible terrorist connection. I want them to know that when 15 of the 19 perpetrators of September 11 were found to have been Saudi citizens, the American people wanted the Saudi government to take responsibility for its role in the attack on the United States and take every action necessary to ensure that it never happens again.
I want them to know that when the Justice Department Inspector General's draft report on the subject of detentions in the immediate aftermath of September 11 was prepared, former Deputy Attorney General Larry Thompson wrote that the period after the September 11 attacks was one of tremendous intensity, as the Department was required to alter its central mission in order to prevent further acts of terrorism; his staff was required to respond, in a crisis atmosphere, to hundreds of novel legal issues; had to shoulder a monumental task and an enormous workload; and had a great number of other responsibilities during this period as part of a comprehensive effort to protect the United States from further acts of terrorism... |
Gore strikes an interesting parallel with another ex-vice president, John C. Breckinridge who was Buchanan's VP. The Buchanan Presidency immediately preceded the Lincoln first term. Breckinridge, too, took on the role of traitor by joining the Confederate Army when the Civil War started. He rose to the rank of major general and later became Secretary of War of the CSA. He fled the country after the CSA surrender, going to England. He eventually returned to the US under a grant of amnesty and resumed a law practice in Virginia.
Why do I mention Breckinridge? Because, unlike Sheik al-Gore, Breckinridge felt so strongly about his position that he joined the enemy and fought for them. Al-Gore merely returns to his home country, spends the sizable speaking fee, relaxes in the safety of his home and plans the next treasonous message to aid our enemy.
May God save the United States of America.
Schadow |
_________________
HHC 212th CAB MMAF RVN '70-'71 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
DADESID
Seaman
Joined: 07 Jul 2004
Posts: 157
|
| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 1:58 am Post subject: |
|
|
| BuffaloJack wrote: | | I may be wrong, but I believe that Lincoln suffered a similar level of attack by the press and the opposing party that President Bush does. I guess that Mr. Bush is in good company then. |
You are not wrong:
"Lincoln's military missteps, beginning with War Order No. 1 for a general advance on Washington's Birthday in 1862, and his occasionally maladroit interferences with generals, were more evident than the soundness of his strategic ideas. Suspension of Habeas Corpus, military arrests, and spasms of press censorship offended multitudes who revered the Bill of Rights. As the conflict lengthened, it was saddening to think of the battlefield agonies of tens of thousands of young men, the myriad of bereaved homes, and the coarsening of the national character which were among its effects. Little stories illuminated the popular tension - the story, for example, of a speculator who said exultantly in a crowded car, "Well, I hope the war may last six months longer, in the last six months I have made a hundred thousand dollars."
"Financial corruption spread like some valley fog along ill-cleared waterways - graft in illicit cotton traffic, contracts, appointments to office, bounty-jumping, and tax-evasion. It was small wonder that, while the nation's sacrifices were sullied by so much rascality, sensitive men, anxious to protect the nation's character, sometimes lost heart. Some criticism of Lincoln was healthy, but the danger was that licentious criticism might lead a majority to falter in the war."
-War for the Union, by Allen Nevins-
(emphases are mine) |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group
|
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
