Posted by
S'marty on Monday, April 06, 2009 1:25:41 AM
Dear European Peoples,
Although our not-so-esteemed ruler apologized to you, don't expect an apology from me. In fact, the gist of this letter is that I am going to request a polite "thank you" from you folks. You have my permission to say "Thank you, United States of America!" .....
-- for invading Normandy and liberating us from the Nazi juggernaut.
-- for Ronald Reagan who squeezed the yoke of communism and brought Russia to its knees, thereby liberating us from the threat of the red tide.
-- for 40 plus years of American military protection, because we were so busy engineering a "fair" social order that we neglected to keep our own armed forces adequately staffed and prepared.
-- for technological innovation; for Microsoft and Apple and Intuit.
-- for the best example of free enterprise this world has ever known.
-- for showing the world what "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness" means.
-- for your exports that we Europeans adore: McDonald's, Levi's, and even Starbucks (although we'd never admit that last one).
-- for your musical exports, who in turn influenced some of our own musicians: Rock and Roll, jazz, the blues, Seattle grunge.
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Is it asking too much that you take a moment to recognise what we've done for you?
I hope you realize that some of those gifts above were bought at the price of our own young men's blood. Is there any higher gift to give?
And yet we must suffer through the spiteful words spoken by Obama recently, against the country that, through entitlement programs, pushed this man through the barriers and propelled him to the highest position in the country. His words were contemptuous. He owes everything he has to our great country. Instead, he garners cheers and accolades from our supposed "allies" in Europe when he denigrates America. The Euros wooped it up when he characterized our nation as one of dissent and dismissal towards the European Union.
Why are you cheering this man?
Rather, you should be cheering the people of this country. You should remember who jumped in to bring the two world wars to an end. You should remember what compelled Europeans of all stripes to leave your lands for the uncertain shores of America, from its inception in the 1600s to today.
So, kindly take a minute or two and give thought to the debt you owe our country, and rather than cheer our denouncer, boo him. He isn't deserving of your praise, but our fine country is, so be grateful.
Sincerely,
An American of Italian, French and Scottish descent