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"Experience had taught me that innocence seldom utters outraged shrieks. Guilt does. Innocence is a mighty shield, and the man or woman covered by it, is much more likely to answer calmly: “My life is blameless. Look into it, if you like, for you will find nothing.” That is the tone of innocence."
Whittaker Chambers, "Witness"

Whittaker Chambers was a man who took a stand against all odds, was villified by the press who sided overwhelmingly with his antagonist, Alger Hiss, the same press who set the tone for the trial. Whittaker Chambers was ridiculed and laughed at, they dug up dirt on him, even to the point of implying (and isn't that how the main stream media does most of it's dirty work...by implying indirectly?) that he had a homosexual affair with his brother who had committed suicide. They made fun of his appearance, branded him a perjurer and dug up as much dirt as they could on him. They tried to break him.

In the end, it was his antagonist Alger Hiss who was broken.

The truth was evident for all to see (who did not belong to the press) and history has proven Whittaker Chambers was truthful in every single way.

The man had integrity.

Now, here we are, nearly 60 years later, and it seems things have not changed. Men are standing up for what is right, because it is our country at stake, as it was with Communism in the late 40's.

The press is siding with the antagonists, in exactly the same way.

I think we will get the same result, too. The truth, when evident, is a powerful force for change.
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markasass · Lt.Jg. Joined: 22 Aug 2004 Posts: 131

Excellent post. Terrific analogy. Hopefully, well before the election, Kerry will sign SF 180 and the SBVTs will have their own "Venona Cables/Transcripts/Papers". Johnny Boy, the truth will set you free.
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Chuck54 · PO1 Joined: 14 Aug 2004 Posts: 466

Good analogy. Fortunately today, its 250 plus men of integrity going against the media mobsters. And now we have the internet and cable TV, two powerful weapons against the mob.
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"And no pair has been more wrong, more loudly, more often, than the two Senators from Massachusetts, Ted Kennedy and John Kerry"

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Me#1You#10 · Site Admin Joined: 06 May 2004 Posts: 6503

rlmorel...

Another bookmark for you sir. BZ!

rlmorel · Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 4:13 am Post subject:

Mona · Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 4:26 am Post subject:

rlmorel · Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 4:46 am Post subject:

Very true, Mona. However, I have always felt that, while I am not a practicing Christian, I do believe in the concept of forgiveness. If someone is truly repentant, I can forgive them their actions. It doesn't mean they don't have to pay for them, but I think I can try to find it in my heart to forgive them. That said, if you read "Witness", you can see how he changed. He saw what an awful, horrible thing Communism was, and how it replaced God with Man, and what that really meant when that happened. He got older and wiser, and changed. We should all be so lucky. And I am sure he had dirt to be dug. We all, as humans, have that same dirt to be dug, some more than others.

I see your point. But I belive that the similarities come from the same place, a love of our country. In the end, Whittaker Chambers was an honorable man, and a patriot, same as SBVT's. He stood up when it counted, and took the punishment for what it was.
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Mona · Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 5:16 am Post subject:

markasass · Lt.Jg. Joined: 22 Aug 2004 Posts: 131

Thanks, Mona, for pointing out the differences, as well as the similarities, between Chambers/Hiss and SBVT/Kerry, especially to those who have not read Witness by Chambers or Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America by Haynes & Klehr. I agree it's important to NOT give the Kerry Kool-Aid Kamp (KKK) any ammunition by mistake.
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DenisC · Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2004 6:10 am Post subject:

You guys/gals would love TREASON by Ann Coulter. I learned a lot from that book.
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