While comparing the education and experience of these two groups, we
should also remember that President Bush and his cabinet are briefed
daily, even hourly, on the War on Terror and threats to our security.
They are privy to information gathered around the world concerning the
Middle East, the threats to America, the intentions of terrorists and
terrorist-supporting governments. They are in constant communication
with the CIA, the FBI, Interpol, NATO, The United Nations, our own
military, and that of our allies around the world. We cannot simply
believe that we have full knowledge of the threats because we watch
CNN!! We cannot believe that we are in any way as informed as our
leaders.
These celebrities have no intelligence-gathering agents, no
fact-finding groups, no insight into the minds of those who would
destroy our country.
They only have a deepseated hatred for all things Republican. By
nature, and no one knows quite why, the Hollywood elitists detest
Conservative views and anything that supports or uplifts the United
States of America. The silence was deafening from the Left when Bill
Clinton bombed a pharmaceutical factory outside of Khartoum, or when he
attacked the Bosnian Serbs in 1995 and 1999. He bombed Serbia itself to
get Slobodan Milosevic out of Kosovo, and not a single peace rally was
held. When our Rangers were ambushed in Somalia and 18 young American
lives were lost, not a peep was heard from Hollywood. Yet now, after
our nation has been attacked on its own soil, after 3,000 Americans
were killed, by freedom-hating terrorists, while going about their
routine lives, they want to hold rallies against the war. Why the
change? Because a Republican sits in the White House.
Another irony is that in 1987, when Ronald Reagan was in office, the
Hollywood group aligned themselves with disarmament groups like SANE,
FREEZE and PEACE ACTION, urging our own government to disarm and freeze
the manufacturing of any further nuclear weapons, in order to promote
world peace. It is curious that now, even after we have heard all the
evidence that Saddam Hussein has chemical, biological and is very close
to obtaining nuclear weapons, their is no cry from this group for HIM
to disarm. They believe we should leave him alone in his quest for
these weapons of mass destruction, even though it is certain that these
deadly weapons will eventually be used against us in our own cities.
So why the hype out of Hollywood? Could these celebrities believe that
since they draw such astronomical salaries, they are entitled to also
determine the course of our Nation? That they can make viable decisions
concerning war and peace? Did Michael Moore have the backing of the
Nation when he recently thanked France, on our behalf, for being a
"good enough friend to tell us we were wrong"? I know for certain he
was not speaking for me. Does Sean Penn fancy himself a Diplomat, in
going to Iraq when we are just weeks away from war? Does he believe
that his High School Diploma gives him the knowledge (and the right) to
go to a country that is controlled by a maniacal dictator, and speak on
behalf of the American people? Or is it the fact that he pulls in more
money per year than the average American worker will see in a lifetime?
Does his bank account give him clout?
The ultimate irony is that many of these celebrities have made a
shambles of their own lives, with drug abuse, alcoholism, numerous
marriages and divorces, scrapes with the law, publicized temper
tantrums, etc. How dare they pretend to know what is best for an entire
nation! What is even more bizarre is how many people in this country
will listen and accept their views, simply because they liked them in a
certain movie, or have fond memories of an old television sitcom!
It is time for us, as citizens of the United States, to educate
ourselves about the world around us. If future generations are going to
enjoy the freedoms that our forefathers bequeathed us, if they are ever
to know peace in their own country and their world, to live without
fear of terrorism striking in their own cities, we must assure that
this nation remains strong. We must make certain that those who would
destroy us are made aware of the severe consequences that will befall
them.
Yes, it is a wonderful dream to sit down with dictators and terrorists
and join hands, singing Cumbaya and talking of world peace. But it is
not real. We did not stop Adolf Hitler from taking over the entire
continent of Europe by simply talking to him. We sent our best and
brightest, with the strength and determination that this Country is
known for, and defeated the Nazi regime. President John F. Kennedy did
not stop the Soviet ships from unloading their nuclear missiles in Cuba
in 1962 with mere words. He stopped them with action, and threat of
immediate war if the ships did not turn around. We did not end the Cold
War with conferences. It ended with the strong belief of President
Ronald Reagan... PEACE through STRENGTH.
Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
