Showing posts with label Memorial Service. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Memorial Service. Show all posts

Thursday, July 14, 2016

Op-ed: 
He Had No Business Being There
By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots 
 
“We are not as divided as we seem because I know America.” 
- Barack HUSSEIN Obama at Tuesday’s Memorial Service for the five slain Dallas police officers

And so said the man who has done more to perpetrate a racial divide in our country than any president in decades before him…and all I can say is "he had no business being there."

Former President George W. Bush had every right to be there. Texas Senator Ted Cruz had every right to be there. Even Vice President Joe Biden, whose son wore the uniform of our country, had a right to be there. But Barack HUSSEIN Obama did not.

Nor did his disrespectful wife Michelle, complete with her bare arms at what was supposed to be a solemn Memorial Service. And so the man, who we know is really a muslim, quoted scripture…something he does not do well…and again "he had no business being there" nor did an imam as none of those officers killed was a muslim, and especially with it being that the killer indeed was a muslim convert.

And so in a teleprompted script obviously written for him and not really convincingly yet oh so theatrically given…a speech some will laud but I will not…Barack HUSSEIN Obama, as expected, brought into his what should have solely been words of comfort for a grieving nation, words he instead peppered with alludings to the past…alludings spoken to deliberately keep the fires of racial unrest going as he spoke of slavery, subjugation, and Jim Crow…all the very mention of which sets off those who relish in behaving badly.

And "the man who had no business being there" also alluded to his gun control agenda as in his ridiculous assertion that “it’s easier for a poor kid in a struggling neighborhood to get a Glock than a book”…shameful at a Memorial Service to say the least. And he did so while at the same time trying to temper down the agenda of the very hate group…Black Lives Matter…who is at the bottom of most if not all of the recent attacks against those who have sworn to ‘serve and protect.’

Saying those very three words that should never have been said on this most solemn of days and for obvious reasons, Obama consciously chose to rub salt into the wounds of the families of the officers killed…families who rightfully did not clap as some others did...when he spoke glowingly about Black Lives Matter and their (anything but) peaceful protests and when he spoke of the killings in Minnesota and Louisiana…something that should never have been mentioned at a service in Dallas that was to honor five police officers gunned down in cold blood…a service never meant to honor persons behaving badly.

Nor at this service for five fallen heroes should Obama have spoken the words that people “cannot dismiss protesters and those questioning law enforcement tactics” for words like that at the time they were spoken not only dishonor those now gone but once again show where Obama’s true allegiances lie…and it is so not with our police no matter some of his flowery oratory to the contrary.

And so the man who mentioned himself 45 times during his speech…in fact he did so twice before he even mentioned the slain officer’s names…had no business standing in front of the seats that held but folded flags in honor of those five officers killed…Michael Smith, Lorne Ahrens, Michael Krol, Brent Thompson and Patrick Zamarripa…five officers who now were relegated to second place by the man who "had no business being there."

Continuing on with his wanting America to change…it’s always about change and not for the better…Obama was quick to place blame for the officer’s deaths solely upon racism in America…most especially his self-perceived law enforcement racism against blacks…daring not to mention that the killer of the five white police officers had skin the same color as his.

And yet he spoke of what he called “righteous anger” but he never really said who specifically we should be angry at. And so I will tell you at whom our collective “righteous anger” should be directed…and by collective I mean Americans of all color whether they be white, black, brown, red or yellow…as ’We the People’ not only should be angry at Barack HUSSEIN Obama himself but we must be angry that at the bottom of all the hate and divisiveness that emanates from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is the fact that this one man has turned the ‘People’s House’ into anything but our house now.

And truly "he had no business being there."

This was not, as I see it, a Memorial Service but a political rally complete with Obama and Michelle hugging and holding hands with those on the stage…props used only to make it seem like they cared…for these were people they would never go near if not for the cameras watching. And what an insult to Dallas Mayor Mike Rawling’s opening remarks…remarks that brought the crowd to their feet…when he expressed his awe of his city law enforcement officers, and when he said, “We will weep, we will not whine. We have too many bridges to build that we will cross together.”

Words I hope can be turned into reality but words I fear are just the mayor’s wishful thinking at best.

And I do truly wonder why did Dallas Police Chief David Brown felt the need to spend most of his time quoting the words of singer Stevie Wonder instead of speaking his own words…words from his own heart…about his fellow officers murdered by a young angry black muslim man.

No, this Memorial Service was political in nature, even having the feeling of a political rally, and I believe it did a terrible disservice to the memory of the five officers lost, especially when the man who had no business being there spoke of “the very real fear and pain among black Americans who have felt targeted or mistreated by officers”…never once mentioning the fear police officers face when confronted by angry black mobs…and how “we” (meaning white America) need to “open our hearts” (meaning we are the bad guys) on the subject of race.

And yet there were some memorable moments by others…moments when the true character of the man stood out, and I am speaking about former President George W. Bush whose words were the words of a leader comforting a nation still in shock...comforting a nation still grieving. "Too often we judge other groups by their worst examples, while judging ourselves by our best intentions," he said. "This has strained our bonds of understanding and common purpose...We want the unity of hope, affection and higher purpose.”

Yes we do want unity but true and lasting unity cannot happen when hate and disunity are this president’s rules of the day. And how can said unity be accomplished when this very same president, who in a political move that even a blind man could see, brought one of his most outspoken critics, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, with him to Dallas aboard Air Force One. Rubbing it into Cruz that this is the closest he will ever get to riding the Presidential jet seems more like it, especially on this particularly sad day.

And even with Barack HUSSEIN Obama labeling the murders a ‘hate crime’…a crime he said was “motivated by bias”…how can unity be achieved when he refused to say what these killings truly were…as in an act of domestic terrorism committed by a homegrown convert to islam…a convert to islam who also happened to have the same color skin that he has.

Being color blind is one thing…being blinded to color is quite another.

And now with Obama scheduled to soon meet with both civil rights leaders and law enforcement officials on what he refers to as “the broader issues” regarding race and law enforcement…issues he claims have fueled demonstrations nationwide…you just know that all his Dallas ‘for the camera’ kumbaya moments will be replaced by his ongoing support of Black Lives Matter’s rhetoric and actions against the police.

Remember, you can take the hate out of words but actions will always speak louder than words said.

And with that I say “he truly had no business being there.”

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Op-ed:
He Had No Business Being There
By: Diane Sori / The Patriot Factor / Right Side Patriots 

“We are not as divided as we seem because I know America.” 
- Barack HUSSEIN Obama at Tuesday’s Memorial Service for the five slain Dallas police officers

And so said the man who has done more to perpetrate a racial divide in our country than any president in decades before him…and all I can say is "he had no business being there"

Former President George W. Bush had every right to be there. Texas Senator Ted Cruz had every right to be there. Even Vice President Joe Biden, whose son wore the uniform of our country, had a right to be there. But Barack HUSSEIN Obama did not.

Nor did his disrespectful wife Michelle, complete with her bare arms at what was supposed to be a solemn Memorial Service. And so the man, who we know is really a muslim, quoted scripture…something he does not do well…and again "he had no business being there" nor did an imam as none of those officers killed was a muslim, and especially with it being that the killer indeed was a muslim convert.

And so in a teleprompted script obviously written for him and not really convincingly yet oh so theatrically given…a speech some will laud but I will not…Barack HUSSEIN Obama, as expected, brought into his what should have solely been words of comfort for a grieving nation, words he instead peppered with alludings to the past…alludings spoken to deliberately keep the fires of racial unrest going as he spoke of slavery, subjugation, and Jim Crow…all the very mention of which sets off those who relish in behaving badly.

And "the man who had no business being there" also alluded to his gun control agenda as in his ridiculous assertion that “it’s easier for a poor kid in a struggling neighborhood to get a Glock than a book”…shameful at a Memorial Service to say the least. And he did so while at the same time trying to temper down the agenda of the very hate group…Black Lives Matter…who is at the bottom of most if not all of the recent attacks against those who have sworn to ‘serve and protect.’ 

Saying those very three words that should never have been said on this most solemn of days and for obvious reasons, Obama consciously chose to rub salt into the wounds of the families of the officers killed…families who rightfully did not clap as some others did...when he spoke glowingly about Black Lives Matter and their (anything but) peaceful protests and when he spoke of the killings in Minnesota and Louisiana…something that should never have been mentioned at a service in Dallas that was to honor five police officers gunned down in cold blood…a service never meant to honor persons behaving badly.

Nor at this service for five fallen heroes should Obama have spoken the words that people “cannot dismiss protesters and those questioning law enforcement tactics” for words like that at the time they were spoken not only dishonor those now gone but once again show where Obama’s true allegiances lie…and it is so not with our police no matter some of his flowery oratory to the contrary.

And so the man who mentioned himself 45 times during his speech…in fact he did so twice before he even mentioned the slain officer’s names…had no business standing in front of the seats that held but folded flags in honor of those five officers killed…Michael Smith, Lorne Ahrens, Michael Krol, Brent Thompson and Patrick Zamarripa…five officers who now were relegated to second place by the man who "had no business being there."

Continuing on with his wanting America to change…it’s always about change and not for the better…Obama was quick to place blame for the officer’s deaths solely upon racism in America…most especially his self-perceived law enforcement racism against blacks…daring not to mention that the killer of the five white police officers had skin the same color as his. 

And yet he spoke of what he called “righteous anger” but he never really said who specifically we should be angry at. And so I will tell you at whom our collective “righteous anger” should be directed…and by collective I mean Americans of all color whether they be white, black, brown, red or yellow…as ’We the People’ not only should be angry at Barack HUSSEIN Obama himself but we must be angry that at the bottom of all the hate and divisiveness that emanates from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is the fact that this one man has turned the ‘People’s House’ into anything but our house now.

And truly "he had no business being there."

This was not, as I see it, a Memorial Service but a political rally complete with Obama and Michelle hugging and holding hands with those on the stage…props used only to make it seem like they cared…for these were people they would never go near if not for the cameras watching. And what an insult to Dallas Mayor Mike Rawling’s opening remarks…remarks that brought the crowd to their feet…when he expressed his awe of his city law enforcement officers, and when he said, “We will weep, we will not whine. We have too many bridges to build that we will cross together.”

Words I hope can be turned into reality but words I fear are just the mayor’s wishful thinking at best.

And I do truly wonder why did Dallas Police Chief David Brown felt the need to spend most of his time quoting the words of singer Stevie Wonder instead of speaking his own words…words from his own heart…about his fellow officers murdered by a young angry black muslim man. 

No, this Memorial Service was political in nature, even having the feeling of a political rally, and I believe it did a terrible disservice to the memory of the five officers lost, especially when the man who had no business being there spoke of “the very real fear and pain among black Americans who have felt targeted or mistreated by officers”…never once mentioning the fear police officers face when confronted by angry black mobs…and how “we” (meaning white America) need to “open our hearts” (meaning we are the bad guys) on the subject of race.

And yet there were some memorable moments by others…moments when the true character of the man stood out, and I am speaking about former President George W. Bush whose words were the words of a leader comforting a nation still in shock...comforting a nation still grieving. "Too often we judge other groups by their worst examples, while judging ourselves by our best intentions," he said. "This has strained our bonds of understanding and common purpose...We want the unity of hope, affection and higher purpose.”

Yes we do want unity but true and lasting unity cannot happen when hate and disunity are this president’s rules of the day. And how can said unity be accomplished when this very same president, who in a political move that even a blind man could see, brought one of his most outspoken critics, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, with him to Dallas aboard Air Force One. Rubbing it into Cruz that this is the closest he will ever get to riding the Presidential jet seems more like it, especially on this particularly sad day.

And even with Barack HUSSEIN Obama labeling the murders a ‘hate crime’…a crime he said was “motivated by bias”…how can unity be achieved when he refused to say what these killings truly were…as in an act of domestic terrorism committed by a homegrown convert to islam…a convert to islam who also happened to have the same color skin that he has.

Being color blind is one thing…being blinded to color is quite another.

And now with Obama scheduled to soon meet with both civil rights leaders and law enforcement officials on what he refers to as “the broader issues” regarding race and law enforcement…issues he claims have fueled demonstrations nationwide…you just know that all his Dallas ‘for the camera’ kumbaya moments will be replaced by his ongoing support of Black Lives Matter’s rhetoric and actions against the police.

Remember, you can take the hate out of words but actions will always speak louder than words said.

And with that I say “he truly had no business being there.”

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Op-ed:
Shamefully politicizing the memorial service
By: Diane Sori

How dare he...

How dare Barack HUSSEIN Obama turn the Memorial Service for the 12 murdered at the Washington Navy Yard into a political platform for his already failed in Congress gun control platform.

"I'm here today to say there's nothing routine about this tragedy. There's nothing routine about your loss...We must insist here today there is nothing normal about innocent men and women being gunned down where they work," Obama told those gathered (setting the stage for calling this massacre yet another case of 'workplace violence' perhaps), and then he morphed into full political campaign mode... forgetting why he was there...as he started spewing his entire 'bad gun' rhetoric.

The killer, Aaron Alexis, a black former Navy reservist, had untreated mental health issues including the usual 'hearing voices' excuse, but friends have come forward saying he was angry that his military benefits were being held up and he blamed that on discrimination because he was black.  Now add the 'voices' into the discrimination mix and you have one man ready to explode...which he did.

And YES guns were his weapon of choice but guns per se had NOTHING to do with what he did for if it was NOT guns it would have been something else.  Alexis was intent and keenly focused on doing as much carnage as he could, and would have done so with knives, acid, gas, or whatever he could get his hands on if he couldn't get them on a gun.

So Obama had NO right doing what he did...saying what he did...for his lack of true compassion and leadership defamed and dishonored the memory of those lost and those they left behind.  The survivors and families were there to honor the fallen and to be comforted by the Commander-in-Chief NOT to hear about 'bad guns' and those 'bad' Republicans who do NOT want to ban 'bad' guns.

Spewing political nonsense and deliberately withholding the truth is paramount to lying by omission, and Obama did just that as he told those gathered in grief that "the US  military needs to do more to secure its facilities," leaving out the very important fact that our soldiers stationed at our military bases are unarmed because in 1993, Democratic President Bill Clinton turned our military bases into 'gun free zones.'

And as we all know sometimes the truth is just too shocking to believe, but the truth remains that 'Billy-Boy' cow-towed to 'political correctness' and decreed that US military personnel were to surrender their Second Amendment rights...one of the very rights that our military swears an oath to support and defend.  

So thanks to Bill Clinton our military personnel are forbidden from carrying their own personal firearms (guns) on base, and that “a credible and specific threat against Department of the Army personnel must exist in that region” before military personnel “may be authorized to carry firearms for personal protection.” 

And with our military bases being 'gun free zones' a direct correlation to mass shootings exists for those intent on killing know that once they get a gun onto a base they are basically free to kill...free to kill because they are facing unarmed military personnel who have been stripped of the very means to defend themselves.

Liberal logic 101...disarm those who are targets for every terrorist and every kook out there...every terrorist and kook who has 'a score to settle' with the military...and then render our military impotent to fight back against those who are out to kill them...makes a lot of sense doesn't it...yeah right.

And this has been going on for 20 years now, and in those 20 years more violence and deaths have occurred on said bases than ever before...one other recent case in point is Fort Hood...and this miserable excuse of a president wants to strip away their and our gun rights even more as in his eyes the gun is what killed...NOT the killer using the gun.

And bringing all this up at the Memorial Service for the 12, and then to add insult to injury Obama cites the Sandy Hook Massacre as he railed against lax gun laws that he blamed for murder rates in the US being three times higher than in other developed nations...forgetting the oh so key fact that our population numbers are many times higher than other developed nations.

Convenient huh...

And then telling the grieving that he "cannot accept" that politics are too "frozen" to change gun laws, urging them to demand change in the name of their lost loved ones is more than just political grandstanding...it borders on the obscene.

Bottom line...the Washington Navy Yard Massacre did NOT have to happen nor did the Foot Hood Massacre have to happen and would NOT have happened if our military...the very people who lay their lives on the line everyday to keep us safe and free at home...were NOT ordered to be unarmed while on base  And if these tragedies did NOT happen 'We the People' would NOT have to listen to Barack HUSSEIN Obama turn what should be a solemn occasion into just another stop along the never ending Obama campaign trail...a campaign that unfortunately he's already won.
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Shameful...just shameful...

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Op-ed: 
A final farewell to the 'Iron Lady' and Obama isn't there                                                                                                                        By: Diane Sori



Sadly, but with honor and accolades, one of last great leaders was laid to rest...

Revered and reviled in death as in life, the 'Iron Lady, the woman who rescued Britain from her postwar economic decline, was honored yesterday day as the bells at St. Paul's Cathedral nobly rang in honor of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher...rang as a procession route lined with British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force personnel stood solemnly by paying their respects. 

Lady Thatcher’s funeral, a ‘ceremonial’ one with military honors (equal to the ceremonies that marked the passing of the Queen Mother and Princess Diana) was NOT an official state occasion per se despite the military trappings.  However, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, who by tradition do NOT attend the funerals of ‘commoners' NO matter how celebrated that 'commoner' was, broke with that tradition and were among the more than 2,000 mourners comprised of dignitaries from 170 countries (including 11 serving prime ministers and 17 serving foreign ministers), attended the Memorial Service and Mass for Lady Thatcher...but notably absent was President Barack HUSSEIN Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden.

Think back and remember the pictures of Lady Thatcher kneeling at her dear friend Ronald Reagan's casket, deep in thought and remembrances, tears in her eyes as she gently touched his casket with tenderness, honoring the man who she said she loved only second to her husband.  What class, elegance, dignity, and honor she showed that day NOT only to our beloved Reagan, her closest Cold-War ally, but to our America as well, and yet when it was our turn to honor her our current President, First Lady, Vice-president or anyone from this current administration were NOT in attendance to send the respects of the American people.

And why... because tomorrow Barack HUSSEIN Obama has to be in Boston for his all important photo-op at the Memorial Service for the Boston bombing victims.  And as for the others, a US Embassy spokesman said that both the First Lady and the Vice President were "the President’s point people on gun control" adding: "This is a week when there is a lot of movement on Capitol Hill on gun control issues."

So damn what...they should have been there to honor the memory of this great lady...a lady who never wavered in her support and love of America.  This was just another in a long line of disgraceful excuses covering for a disgraceful man who heads a disgraceful administration.

Lets make it clear, Obama was indeed invited...Obama said NO...Obama willingly chose to send low-key representation to the funeral instead of going himself...representatives led by George Shultz and James Baker, who both served as US Secretary of State while Thatcher was in office.  And while former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Vice-President Dick Cheney, and former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger attended to pay their respects, along with three Congressional Representatives (Marsha Blackburn, Michele Bachmann and George Holding), these notables are either from former administrations or are, as in the the case of the Representatives, way down on the protocol list.

And what a slap in the face to Britain, our closest ally, for Lady Thatcher was a staunch and dedicated ally of the United States, of capitalism, and of the free market system we base our economy upon.

A proper show of respect to the memory of Margaret Thatcher was of utmost importance, but proper respect is NOT something you can expect from a man who, as a gift from America to her Majesty, gave her a Walkman with his favorite tunes on it.

Classless, clueless, and operating within his own narcissistic orb of shunning and disrespecting those country's and leaders who support America's ideals instead of his brethren's ideals, this man and his wife are an embarrassment to America so maybe his NOT being at Margaret Thatchers funeral was actually a blessing in disguise.