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How former patriots handled negative comments about our country.

Welshtaff 2012/05/03 01:55:33
At a time when our president and other
politicians tend to apologize for our country's prior actions, here's a
refresher on how some of our former patriots handled negative comments about our
country.




JFK'S

Secretary of State,
Dean Rusk, was in France in the early 60's when

DeGaule decided to
pull out of NATO. DeGaule said he wanted all US

military out of
France as soon as possible.




Rusk responded,

"Does that include
those who are buried here?"




DeGuale

did not respond.




You

could have heard a
pin drop.





~~~





When in England ,

at a fairly large
conference, Colin Powell was asked by the

Archbishop of
Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of

'empire building' by
George Bush.




He answered by
saying,

"Over the years, the
United States has sent many of

its fine young men
and women into great peril to fight for freedom

beyond our borders.
The only amount of land we have ever asked for

in return is enough
to bury those that did not

return."




You

could have heard a
pin drop.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


There was a
conference in France

where a number of
international engineers

were taking part,
including French and American. During a break,

one of the French
engineers came back into the room saying, "Have you

heard the latest dumb
stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft

carrier to Indonesia
to help the tsunami victims. What does he

intend to do, bomb
them?"



A Boeing engineer

stood up and replied
quietly: "Our carriers have three

hospitals on board
that can treat several hundred people; they are

nuclear powered and
can supply emergency electrical power to

shore facilities;
they have three cafeterias with the capacity to

feed 3,000 people
three meals a day, they can produce several thousand

gallons of fresh
water from sea water each day, and they carry half a

dozen helicopters for
use in transporting victims and injured to and

from their flight
deck. We have eleven such ships;

how many does France
have?"



You

could have heard a
pin drop.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~



A U.S. Navy Admiral

was attending a naval
conference that included

Admirals from the
U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French

Navies. At a
cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large

group of officers
that included personnel from most of those countries.

Everyone was chatting
away in English as they sipped their drinks but a

French admiral
suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many

languages, Americans
learn only English. He then asked, "Why is it that

we always have to
speak English in these conferences rather than

speaking French?"



Without hesitating,

the American Admiral
replied, "Maybe it's because the

Brit's, Canadians,
Aussie's and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't

have to speak
German."



You

could have heard a
pin drop.




~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


AND

THIS STORY FITS RIGHT
IN WITH THE ABOVE...



Robert Whiting,

an elderly gentleman
of 83, arrived in Paris by plane.

At French Customs, he
took a few minutes to locate his passport

in his carry on.



"You

have been to France
before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked

sarcastically.



Mr. Whiting
admitted that he had
been to France

previously.



"Then

you should know
enough to have your passport ready."



The American said,

"The last time I was
here, I didn't have to show it."



"Impossible.

Americans always have
to show their passports on arrival in France !"



The American senior

gave the Frenchman a
long hard look. Then he

quietly explained,
''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in

1944 to help liberate
this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen

to show a passport
to."




You

could have heard a
pin drop.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


If

you are proud to be
an American,




I am proud to be of this land, AMERICA! God
shed His grace on thee, and crowned it good with brotherhood, from sea to
shining sea.

GOD BLESS THE USA,
Please.....
You!
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  • Old Salt 2012/05/03 03:34:31 (edited)
    Old Salt
    +8
    Thank YOU!!! I LOVE hearing stories that I can tell my Children and Grand Children why they can be PROUD of being an America!



    Unfortunately... ALL they are hearing in our schools and seeing on the News is stories from our President as to what we need to say we are SORRY for! :(


    This makes me cry! Who is stealing our Country away from our Proud Forefathers? :( Sorry!


    obama apologizes for america

    obama apologies

    http://www.westwindstudio.com...

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  • American BadAss! 2012/05/06 18:12:10
  • precious_jewel 2012/05/06 03:15:09
  • Welshtaff preciou... 2012/05/06 11:33:07
    Welshtaff
    +1
    Amen. The good old days.
  • ReconMarine~AVA/POTL/JLA/PWCM 2012/05/03 05:03:47
    ReconMarine~AVA/POTL/JLA/PWCM
    +4
    Great Comments By Great Patriots....Maybe This Administration should read up on them, instead of Appologizing all over the World.....
    We Have a Mouse leading this Country, Instead of a Lion as those that delivered these Comments
  • MQ-American Values Again (AVA) 2012/05/03 04:36:27 (edited)
    MQ-American Values Again (AVA)
    +7
    I wish I could tell you you could hear a pin drop when several weeks ago I got a call from my son that he and his fellow Special Ops Team had quietly been flown out of Afghanistan into Germany, soon to return home after a 9 month stint ... but I can't .... but the neighbors, and I hope God up above, could hear me as tears of joy streamed down my face and I screamed praises to Him for returning my only living child back to me and his family, safe and all in one piece .... now there's a good possibility if you have ever served, or have a family member who has served, or is currently serving, or has given their life for this country .... that you might be able to hear a pin drop as you read my few words ... for you've been there... and you know what I'm feeling ....

    For our soldiers.... thank you every single one of you for your daily sacrifice....

  • ReconMa... MQ-Amer... 2012/05/03 04:57:28
    ReconMarine~AVA/POTL/JLA/PWCM
    +2
    AMEN, MQ....AMEN
  • MQ-Amer... ReconMa... 2012/05/03 05:05:52
    MQ-American Values Again (AVA)
    +3
    Thank you Recon.. and thank you for your service... I am one of the lucky moms...
    i support our troops
  • ReconMa... MQ-Amer... 2012/05/03 09:14:56
    ReconMarine~AVA/POTL/JLA/PWCM
    +3
    Yes You Are, MQ...And again, Please thank your Son, For His Service....
  • MQ-Amer... ReconMa... 2012/05/05 17:46:49
    MQ-American Values Again (AVA)
    +4
    Thank you Recon
  • ReconMa... MQ-Amer... 2012/05/06 02:47:23
    ReconMarine~AVA/POTL/JLA/PWCM
    +2
    Welcome Hon
  • ☆GrayBe... MQ-Amer... 2012/05/04 02:59:21
    ☆GrayBear☆ (Ursus Americanus)
    +2
    There is nothing that could compare to that ride on the Big Silver Bird back to the World. I'm glad your son and his team are coming home safe and in one piece. Please tell him he's got this old vets undieing respect and best wishes.
  • MQ-Amer... ☆GrayBe... 2012/05/05 17:46:59
    MQ-American Values Again (AVA)
    +2
    Thank you GrayBear
  • Welshtaff MQ-Amer... 2012/05/06 11:34:47
    Welshtaff
    +1
    Your son deserves praise and grateful thanks for his dedication and service along with our other troops.
  • MQ-Amer... Welshtaff 2012/05/06 21:53:59
    MQ-American Values Again (AVA)
    Thank you so much Welshtaff ... yes indeed.. all the troops deserve our gratitude and respect ....
    i support our troops
  • Phyl *I... MQ-Amer... 2012/05/06 22:01:43
    Phyl *In God i Trust*
    +1
     amen MQ.Amen
  • EDWARD G 2012/05/03 03:38:23
    EDWARD G
    +4
    I think these quotes say it all. Thank you. It has been years since I heard the Dean Rusk quote.
  • Wanda5245 - Citizen Activis... 2012/05/03 03:38:15
  • Old Salt 2012/05/03 03:34:31 (edited)
    Old Salt
    +8
    Thank YOU!!! I LOVE hearing stories that I can tell my Children and Grand Children why they can be PROUD of being an America!



    Unfortunately... ALL they are hearing in our schools and seeing on the News is stories from our President as to what we need to say we are SORRY for! :(


    This makes me cry! Who is stealing our Country away from our Proud Forefathers? :( Sorry!


    obama apologizes for america

    obama apologies

    http://www.westwindstudio.com...
  • ReconMa... Old Salt 2012/05/03 05:07:51
    ReconMarine~AVA/POTL/JLA/PWCM
    +4
    It is a Sad State that our Education System is a Union and LIB based Indoctrineation
  • SunShine 2012/05/03 03:03:54
    SunShine
    +4
    Amen.. excellent post.. thank you Welshtaff from sea to shining sea
  • zapped 2012/05/03 03:02:21
    zapped
    +4
    when this country was run by other than a bunch of pansieassed liberals we'd sent a few sidewinder & a few tomahawks ,,( not indians ) and then ask what did you say about america again ?

    instead now this useless azzed kenyan appologizes for this country (thinks a truce w terrorists is a good idea ),, and gives billions to worthless muzzies !
  • ReconMa... zapped 2012/05/03 05:10:26
    ReconMarine~AVA/POTL/JLA/PWCM
    +2
    That he does my brother...he has placed a once powerful Nation, in the Third World Classification to be laughed at and told what to do...as No. Korea, China, Iran and Russia are doing today
  • zapped ReconMa... 2012/05/03 18:31:06
    zapped
    +3
    precicely ......

    this has been predicted ,,,and as predictions go ,,,look at gerlad celente
    "TRENDS RESEARCH INST. and see what he has predicted since 1984 to present ....and what he's predicted for the future ,,,interesting .....!
  • ReconMa... zapped 2012/05/03 23:15:06
    ReconMarine~AVA/POTL/JLA/PWCM
    +2
    Thanks, buddy...I will look it up...
  • sglmom 2012/05/03 02:37:19
    sglmom
    +7
    AMEN ..
    (GOD Bless those who Served .. and are now serving too .. )
    memorial day
  • Rodney 2012/05/03 02:24:56
    Rodney
    +4
    Haha, Those are all wonderful Leasheryn. Thank You!
  • jean 2012/05/03 02:13:22
    jean
    +6
    AMEN! AND AWESOME!!!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA
  • Leasheryn/Lady Willpower 2012/05/03 02:05:18
  • Temlakos~POTL~PWCM~JLA~☆ 2012/05/03 02:02:10
    Temlakos~POTL~PWCM~JLA~☆
    +8
    I daresay that I could shock people into pin-dropping silence with a lot of stuff that I have bottled up inside of me.
  • Rodney Temlako... 2012/05/03 02:25:44
    Rodney
    +6
    We could use some silence on here. haha
  • zapped Rodney 2012/05/03 03:11:12
    zapped
    +4
    and to think OBAMA wants to offer a truce with terroroists .....( the taliban ) what the F is he thinking ?

    I still say NUKE em .....!
  • Rodney zapped 2012/05/03 04:07:49
    Rodney
    +2
    That would be a waste. I'd like to just leave and let them kill each other off. No food from us, no money from us, NOTHING. See how long they can get by of their own accord. Maybe mount camera's all over that region and televise it. Sell advertising, place bets. What fun, watch the stupid 6th century idiots kill each other off.
  • zapped Rodney 2012/05/03 04:29:45
  • Rodney zapped 2012/05/03 04:31:10
    Rodney
    +2
    If it is illegal for WalMart to bribe governments, why is it legal for our government to bribe governments?
  • zapped Rodney 2012/05/03 04:43:34
    zapped
    +3
    exeuctive privledge .......& .......immunity ...and wallies world got caught ....
  • Rodney zapped 2012/05/04 01:23:06
    Rodney
    +1
    You did see that the Wally world thing happened 6 years ago. Why is it a big deal now? Election time and Obammy needs cover. haha
  • zapped Rodney 2012/05/04 01:49:23
    zapped
    +2
    yeah ..precicely ...the factions druge out what they can use to throw a smoke screne .......
  • Rodney zapped 2012/05/04 02:21:04
    Rodney
    +1
    That would explain my running into things and coughing so much. hahaha
  • zapped Rodney 2012/05/04 04:15:49
    zapped
    +1
    yep that would do that ....
  • john doe Rodney 2012/05/03 04:46:15
    john doe
    +1
    Because they have the people's best interest in mind....

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