By: Karole McGovern
A man named Harold and a man named Barack Obama... a Man named Harold; and a President named Barack. Harold was a bright child. He grew up in America. He went to school and had a bright future ahead of him. Harold was full of life but was cut short in a violent moment. While few people had never heard of Harold before his death, many did afterward. And in death, something very shocking happened.
What was so shocking, especially when it is compared to the death of someone else recently in the news? Harold was Harold Greene, Major General, United States Army.
On Aug. 5, 2014, Major General Greene was killed by a Taliban terrorist. He was returned to America with full military honors.
It has been a tradition that the president attends the funeral of Generals and Flag officers killed in the line of duty. Richard Nixon attended the funeral of a Major General Casey killed in Vietnam and George W. Bush attended the funeral of Lieutenant General Timothy Maude, who was killed in the 9/11 attacks. While Major General Greene was buried, Barack Obama was golfing. The Vice President wasn't there either. Neither was the Secretary of Defense.Flags were not even lowered half-mast.
Four days after Harold Greene gave his life for America, Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown was at best a young thug. In the minutes before his death, he committed a robbery at a local convenience store. According to other reports, Brown struck Officer Darren Wilson and shattered his orbital bone. Obama sent a three-person delegation to Brown's funeral! Neither Obama nor Biden would attend the funeral of the highest ranking military officer killed in the line of duty since 9/11, yet he sent a delegation to the funeral of a thug.
When Margaret Thatcher, one of America's staunchest allies and Ronald Reagan's partner in bringing down Soviet communism died, Obama sent only a small low-level delegation to her funeral. The snub was not missed by the British.
When Chris Kyle, the most lethal American sniper in history was murdered, there was no expression of sympathy from the White House. But when Whitney Houston died from drug overdose, the Obama/Biden administration ordered all flags be flown at half-mast. There was no White House delegation at the funeral of an American hero. American heroes die and Obama goes to the golf course. A thug dies and he gets a White House delegation. No wonder so many Americans hold Obama in such contempt, especially members of our Military.
And Biden is now expounding on how great the Obama/Biden administration was. Stand up for the "Harolds" in America!
I don't know who Karole is, but the cases cited are probably only a handful of the snubs inflicted by one party on the other.
ReplyDeleteChris Kyle died because he let his guard down. Both he and his friend who was with him, knew that guy was nuts. Not only was he nuts, but they commented on it as they were driving. Not only was he nuts, and they knew he was dangerous, he had a weapon, with which he shot and killed them both.
I'll never forget that case!
YES, HE DID LET HIS GUARD DOWN. That's what happens sometimes when you are trying to help someone. It's too bad the guy had PTSD and Kyle and friend were trying to help him. The good die young they say. You just don't expect someone to kill you when you are trying to help them.
ReplyDeleteYou make it sound like it was Chris Kyle's fault. This has nothing really to do with politics but again, facts.
When you work in a mental institution or a prison, you don't let your guard down.
ReplyDeleteThey knew he was nuts. PTSD is hardly an accurate term for the assailant. He was a psychopath, and they knew it. That should never have happened.
Read about it!
OK then...you are saying he deserved to be murdered. He wasn't a doctor. He and his friend who was killed didn't work in a mental facility.
ReplyDeleteHe was told that the guy had PTSD and they were trying to help him.
Geez.
If you have a pot on the burner, and you walk away from it, you can burn the house down. As I said, they knew he was a psycho.
ReplyDeleteWho assigns fault? Fault has nothing to do with it. It happened, and it shouldn't have happened.
Look--win the argument. I don't give a hot fig.
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