Not being an adoring fan of President Bush, one would think that I may have enjoyed the shoe hurling incident earlier this week in Iraq. On the contrary, the shoe wasn't thrown just at President Bush, it was thrown at this entire nation. For each American that thinks it's o.k. that the reporter expressed himself in such a vile manner, it is not dissimilar to saying you approve of flag burning.
I for one, as a proud veteran of the United States Military and former Arabic Linguist am offended for both my country and the President. Keep in mind, this is coming from a staunch President Elect Barack Obama supporter.
While I don't agree with all of Bush's policies, he is the commander in chief of this country and represents each and everyone of us abroad and at home. His approval rating may be low, but he is still an ambassador of this country and we as a nation deserve more than a shoe for all that we have attempted to accomplish abroad.
Seriously, each time I hear a citizen of this country snicker at the event I wonder how proud they are to be an American.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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I couldn't agree with you more. The recent climate and unpatriotic tone towards President Bush has been I eye opener for me.
ReplyDeleteOur media has placed way too much emphasis on trying to characterize what other countries think of us as a nation. In stead of
condemning the shoe incident, many media outlets reflected,"wow, how bad the US must really be thought of by foreign countries
that they would throw a shoe"? I applaud President Bush for handling that situation as well as he did.
Though President-elect Obama wasn't my choice for the job, I will show the proper respect for the office of our president. (and expect
him to do the same) Regards, Chris