Comments on: A Day To Honor (Updated – Marines)

By: Sonny Scroggins

Sonny Scroggins — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:24:35 +0000

The Obama Swirl Cake

A cake you will never forget

The flavor is one sufficient to describe everyone’s President what a joy. what a joy;

He said to tastes of him and gave of himself to people all over the world a mix of a cake;

The ingredients was poured into a bowl, you know the Constitutional bowl;

The Great Melting Pot of America, a pot filled with people from all over the world;

Different nationalities, cultures, religions, genders and beliefs, I need to mix this as one;

No one can be left out of this mixing bowl in a White House built for all;

The greatest campaign team in the history of America was stirred at a high degree;

Not at Princeton, Yale or Chicago School of Law but in Harvard he made it you see;

The bowl is still mixing and its not slowing down as it circles and swipes about;

Meeting people in very high places and leaving them with no reasonable doubt;

The Queen of Talk Shows Oprah Winfrey stepped out and stirred the mix even better;

Michelle was there with encouragement in hand and sound prayer to support her man;

What flavor will the cake turn out to be the mighty powers were now all in;

Mixed by the best chef’s delicacies with two little tasters at hand;

Malia had the spoon and Sasha had the bowl in support of dad a great man;

They gave the chef the final okay saying the mix is yummy so please do not change;

This will be the best cake ever in the White House there is nothing you need to add;

Heaven has opened and poured out a blessing that God baked as long as he could;

A cake prepared for the world to eat and I am certain every slice will be good;

What a preparation period, going back to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. you see;

I have a dream of a great cake that will taste so good it will carry all Americans through;

Just believe in the dream and keep the vision going I promise it all will come true;

Just keep rolling the doe and stir the mix, Lord what a great cake he is going to fix;

There is a start and finish to everything the bowl, the mix and the batter;

In the beginning God joined the two together, mother, Ann Dunham and father Barack;

What a pair brought before God in heaven a cake was being made of so many flavors;

Before the foundation of the earth it was already done, Barack Obama had already won;

Before Obama was formed in the womb the seed was blessed, the victory was complete;

God had already ordained him a profit before the nation;

Testers will try your cake and understand the delight of your many flavors;

Not Black or White, Jewish or Greek even Hebrew I must add but a flavor all can enjoy;

This cake could no longer wait, Obama put in human form and made for the entire world;

And since there are so many flavors to this cake we will call it “The Obama Swirl.”

Writen by; Raymond C. Christian (Hall of Fame Poet)

Date: November 14, 2008

Place: Camp Phoenix, Kabul Afghanistan

Reason: To let the world know that we all are filled

with many flavors, only our bloodline

is the same. In the beginning were Adam and Eve,

cultural differences were all created by man. Let us

cut this cake together and please enjoy your dessert.

By: Goblintrain

Goblintrain — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:38:41 +0000

THANK YOU for your service! And please thank your son for us as well.

By: dgr

dgr — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:23:38 +0000

Thank You too Amy, for all that you do in your writing. We stand together!

By: Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy

Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:34:24 +0000

dgr – what an in incredible family. WOW. And YOU are incredible, too, for raising your brother’s child while he serves. That’s the thing – people in the military don’t serve on their own. They do it with the support of their families (hopefully), who often make a lot of sacrifices themselves. (I know, what an understatement.)

You people are amazing!

By: Zeke

Zeke — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:56:28 +0000

My apologies to all and especially Admin. One of my better conceived rants managed to trigger the spam filter… I didn’t know it and I thought I was being censored or blocked.
I was mistaken and am duly apologetic to all.
Regards

By: dgr

dgr — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:34:05 +0000

GFYS… those who serve are aware they are keeping folks like you with their heads in their asses and who get to say whatever they please, safe. So keep babbling away like that, especially on a thread where we are honoring Veterans.

By: dgr

dgr — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:18:59 +0000

Thank You Rev. Amy for this post. I was crying watching the video.

Where to begin…

Civil War??? WWI??? Not too many details from those.

All of my great uncles (6 men) served in WWII U.S. Army and U.S. Navy, all except one of them who was stationed in the Aleutians, saw action.

All of my maternal and paternal uncles served, Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force during Korea and Vietnam. My cousin Ron lost his life serving in Korea. My uncle Ron was a marine in vietnam working deep in country. He came back, but went back in country. He finally came home for good, and after years of suffering the effects of agent orange, he took his life. He was fluent in chinese and vietnamese languages.

A few of my cousins served. One cousin who I am close to is an officer in the Air Force still, he used to maintain SR71′s!!! He cannot talk about what he is involved with now. More power to him!!!

My younger brother, a mountain kid, was recruited out of High School as soon as he turned 17, and he went into Special Forces, 101st Airborne, and spent a year on the Sinai with the MNFAO. He re-enlisted during Bosnia, and served his time and was discharged. He was driving to his new home and civilian life when the planes crashed into the pentagon and twin towers. So he went back in, and eventually served a year in Iraq.

My youngest brother is enlisting right now, Army, and I will be raising his 5 year old for him while he serves. He serves to honor those who have fallen and stand now, and looks forward to joining his brothers and sisters wherever they may be.

I am with my fellow Americans who serve, in heart and soul. They serve our country to keep us safe and free, and are prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice for their country and its citizens.

God Bless the Armed Forces of The United States of America.

By: Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy

Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:55:58 +0000

Such powerful, beautiful, poignant stories – thank you all, from our shores and across the pond. For all of you stories of bravery, of great courage in the face of great fear, of duty, and of honor, for them all, I thank you for sharing them here.

And to all of the veterans reading this, I say thank you from the bottom of my heart. One need not support a war to support those who serve our country. In your honor, I have written a check to Paralyzed Veterans to go in the mail tomorrow, and will make an online payment to the Service-members Legal Defense Network or the USO (remember, the USO is NOT a gov’t funded organization!).

Oh, and I’ll be calling my buddy, surrogate father, Mac, tomorrow, to thank him for his service in WWII.

By: bobbski

bobbski — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 23:41:40 +0000

It has been said that a veteran is someone who at one time wrote a check made out to the United States for an amount up to and including their life.

To all my fellow veterans… Thank you for your service!

Bob S. USAF October 7, 1959 – December 16, 1966

By: John T

John T — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:40:12 +0000

I am a Vietnam vet and proud father of an Iraq war vet, my father, now deceased, two of his brothers, also now deceased and one a purple heart recipient, my mothers brother, also deceased, all served during WWII. My maternal grandfather, now deceased, served in WWI under Blackjack Pershing. My Great Grandfather served in the Union Army under the command of U.S. Grant at the siege of Vicksburg.

I want to thank all of our young men and women who are currently serving and all those who have served in the past. Your dedication and sacrifice is deeply appreciated.

I would like to ask that if you know a vet or a young person that is currently serving, please take just a moment to say thank you.

About 10 years ago I was working with a customer of the company that I worked for and one of the guys on their production line was a recent returnee from the first Gulf War, identified by me by the t-shirt he was wearing. I struck up a conversation about his service, during which he asked me if I had served. I told him that I was a Vietnam vet and he stuck out his had and said “Welcome home”. It was everything I could do to contain my emotions. That was the first time I had heard that. So, I speak from experience when I say that a simple “thanks” goes a long way.

To repeat a badly worn but very true saying, if you are reading this, thank a teacher, if you are reading this in English, thank a Soldier, Sailor, Airman, or a Marine.

May God bless America

By: La Compania Volante

La Compania Volante — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:31:38 +0000

Comment by Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy | 2008-11-10 16:06:55

La Compania Volante, what an amazing story about your father (and your family history). Thank yo so much for sharing it with us here.

I thank you, Rev. Amy, and No Quarter, for permitting me to post my occasional rants .

By: Zeke

Zeke — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:16:09 +0000

Admin should remember the First Amendment

By: Zeke

Zeke — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:14:58 +0000

Ann,
I had initially decided to respond in my regular “Zeke” persona and chew on you a bit before dismissing you as a coward.
Instead, I’ll just be me and speak to you about the terrible disease you suffer from. It is a disorder which became epidemic with your generation and has gone on to poison this country’s beliefs so effectively that we now face the impending doom of an Illegal, Anti-American Presidency.
Your disease is terminal and contagious.
You are a selfish, scared, know-it-all who has formulated a life philosophy which cunningly absolves you of any guilt in any activity which doesn’t fit your world view yet allows you to benefit from every one else’s sacrifice.
You got go to college, eat plenty of food, and not be victimized by other groups of people only because this country said you have certain inalienable rights. Your selfishness allows you to take the benefits of these from the government while all the time criticizing it for not seeing the world through your bong water.. Fools sometimes like to call things soldiers die for “entitlements.”
Your entitlements come at the cost of other, more responsible, dedicated, unselfish American’s blood.
For the next two days do us all a favor… why don’t you just keep your daisy sniffing, earth shoes wearing, tie dyed moo-moo ass in your fern filled macrame’d living room, stay off this blog and allow the patriots here to thank the Real Americans who paid for our right to speak with their very lives.
I am just tired to death of your wussy little self-centered views…

By: Goblintrain

Goblintrain — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:12:30 +0000

I would like to take this time to give a word of honor to my Vietnam veteran father, Army, who never complained about his service, he took that as his duty for being born into this great Nation.

I would also like to thank my friend Kevin Clark, grandson of late Congressman Jamie Clark of NC, (D) for his service to our Nation. Kevin is a great man, and great patriot, & also probably the smartest man i’ve ever met.

By: La Compania Volante

La Compania Volante — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:57:29 +0000

I forgot, in the creation of that long post/rant, to make a toast:

Here’s to the men and women who fight America’s wars, who sacrifice their youth to honor their nation, their blood and bodies to defend her freedom.

Here’s to our allies, especially the Brits, who have stood with us to defend freedom, and who have sacrificed so much on that altar.

Here’s to the dead, the wounded, and the spiritually scarred veterans. As Audie Murphy said, “No soldier ever really survives a war.” We owe them more than we can ever repay.

On Veterans Day, I say, “Ave!”–not to the faithless politicians, not to the feckless kings, not to the greedy warlords, but to the soldiers who have given their all for us.