While I haven’t posted in quite some time (I’ve had bigger fish frying on my brain lately) this does not mean I am taking any less interest in current events. I can honestly say, for the first time in my adult life, I am embarrassed by the man occupying the White House. Comrade President is revealing his elitism, ideology, arrogance and ignorance of all things foreign policy with every passing minute.
That being said, I’m turning to something that happened a while ago with our own Senator Boxer right here in California. Now that I am a member of a military family (My son is well, thanks. He is enjoying combat school) I try to educate myself on what is known as customs and courtesies. I have a lot to learn, especially when you throw in all the acronyms the military uses. I am also noticing and paying closer attention to military matters now more than ever before in my life.
So, when Boxer gave a dressing down to a brigadier general on national television I was outraged. You would think a senator would have the sense to know that the term “ma’am” is a term of respect in the military. But, whoever said common sense was a job requirement for senators? A friend who works for San Diego County forwarded this email. Even though this is a little dated, I’m sharing it here because the guy who wrote it put in print everything I was thinking at the time. As a bonus, you get a vocabulary lesson if you are willing to break out the dictionary and look up a few choice words. Yes, I have the answer key, but I’m not sharing. Enjoy.
This letter is from a National Guard aviator and Captain for Alaska Airlines. I wonder what he would have said if he were really angry.
Babs:
You were so right on when you scolded the general on TV for using the term, "ma'am," instead of "Senator". After all, in the military, "ma'am" is a term of respect when addressing a female of superior rank or position. The general was totally wrong. You are not a person of superior rank or position. You are a member of one of the world's most corrupt organizations, the U.S. Senate, equaled only by the U.S. House of Representatives.
Congress is a cesspool of liars, thieves, inside traders, traitors, drunks (one who killed a staffer, yet is still revered), criminals, and other low level swine who, as individuals (not all, but many), will do anything to enhance their lives, fortunes and power, all at the expense of the People of the United States and its Constitution, in order to be continually re-elected. Many democrats even want American troops killed by releasing photographs. How many of you could honestly say, "We pledge our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor" ? None? One? Two?
Your reaction to the general shows several things. First is your abysmal ignorance of all things military. Your treatment of the general shows you to be an elitist of the worst kind. When the general entered the military (as most of us who served) he wrote the government a blank check, offering his life to protect your derriere, now safely and comfortably ensconced in a 20 thousand dollar leather chair, paid for by the general's taxes You repaid him for this by humiliating him in front of millions.
Second is your puerile character, lack of sophistication, and arrogance which borders on the hubristic. This display of brattish behavior shows you to be a virago, termagant, harridan, nag, or shrew, unfit for your position...
What I am writing, Senator, are the same thoughts countless millions of Americans have toward Congress, but who lack the energy, ability or time to convey them. Under the democrats, some don't even have the 44 cents to buy the stamp.. Regardless of their thoughts, most realize that politicians are pretty much the same, and will vote for the one who will bring home the most bacon, even if they do consider how corrupt that person is. Lord Acton (1834 - 1902) so aptly charged, "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Unbeknownst to you and your colleagues, "Mr. Power" has had his way with all of you, and we are all the worse for it.
Finally Senator, I, too have a title. It is "Right Wing Extremist Potential Terrorist Threat." It is not of my choosing but was given to me by your Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano. And you were offended by "ma'am"?
Have a fine day. Cheers!
Jim Hill
South Hill, WA 98374
