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Ben
9/16/2001
An open letter to a terrorist:
Well, you hit the World Trade Center, but you missed America. You hit the Pentagon, but you missed America. You used helpless American bodies, to take out other American bodies, but like a poor and cowardly marksman, you STILL
missed America.
Why? Because of something you guys will never understand. America isn't about a building or two, not about financial centers, not about military centers, America isn't about a place, America isn't even about a bunch of
bodies. America is about an IDEA. An idea, that you can go someplace where you can earn as much as you can figure out how to, live for the most part, like you envisioned living, and pursue Happiness. (No guarantees that you'll
reach it, but you can sure try!)
Go ahead and whine your terrorist whine, and chant your terrorist litany:
"If you can not see my point, then feel my pain." This concept is alien to Americans.
We live in a country where we don't have to see your point. But you're free to have one. We don't have to listen to your speech. But you're free to say one. We don't know where you got the strange idea that everyone
has to agree with you. We don't agree with each other in this country, almost as a matter of pride. We're a collection of people that don't agree,called States. We united our individual states to protect ourselves from
tyranny in the world. Another idea we made up on the spot. You CAN make it up as you go, when it's your country. If you're free enough.
Yeah, we're fat, sloppy, easy-going goofs most of the time. That's an unfortunate image to project to the world, but it comes of feeling free and easy about the world you live in. It's unfortunate too, because people start to forget that when you attack Americans, they tend to fight like a cornered badger. The first we knew of the War of 1812 was when England burned Washington D.C. to the ground. Didn't turn out like England thought
it was going to, and it's not going to turn out like you think, either. Sorry, but you're not the first bully on our shores, just the most recent. No Marquis of Queensbury rules for Americans, either. We were the FIRST and
so far, only country in the world to use nuclear weapons in anger. Horrific idea, nowadays? News for you bucko, it was back then too, but we used it anyway. Only had two of them in the whole world and we used 'em both.
Grandpa Jones worked on the Manhattan Project. Told me once that right up until they threw the switch, the physicists were still arguing over whether the Uranium alone would fission, or whether it would start a fissioning
chain reaction that would eat everything. But they threw the switch anyway, because we had a War to win. Does that tell you something about American Resolve?
So who just declared war on us? It would be nice to point to some real estate, like the good old days. Unfortunately, we're probably at war with random camps of maniacal misfits in far-flung places... who think they're
safe. Just like the Barbary Pirates did. Better start sleeping with one eye
open. There's a spirit that tends to take over people who come to this country, looking for opportunity, looking for liberty, looking for freedom. Even if they misuse it. The Marielistas that Castro emptied out of his prisons were overjoyed to find out how much freedom there was. First thing they did when
they hit our shores was run out and buy guns. The ones that didn't end up dead, ended up in prisons. It was a big PITA then (especially in south Florida), but you're only the newest PITA, not the first. You guys seem to be incapable of understanding that we don't live in America, America lives in US! American Spirit is what it's called. And killing a few thousand of us, or a few million of us, won't change it. Most of the time, it's a pretty happy-go-lucky kind of Spirit. Until we're
crossed in a cowardly manner, then it becomes an entirely different kind of Spirit.
Wait until you see what we do with that Spirit, this time.
Sleep tight, if you can. We're coming.
walkout crew
9/16/2001
birds in the city: fireflies
buildings crumble and fall from the skies
who are we to ask "God why?"
God's tears fall from Jesus' eyes
War is declared against an enemy unnamed
Who is responsible for all of this pain
Iran and Iraq and Middle East nations
celebrate our fears, our pain, our frustrations
Democracy stands thoughout the years
Jesus watches as God sheds his tears
families search frantically for loved ones missing
searching for names on the armory listing
firefighters, police and civilians lost
can any of us calculate this cost
who can be responsible for causing this pain
who would laugh with such disdain
God's tears fall on us all like rain
President Bush calls for Justice
Decisions of war must be made
America cannot afford to be afraid
God heard the voices of those who prayed
stand steady and listen for wisdom within
Keep your faith strong as you pray
for the hopes of American families this day
God will always show us His way
SplicerLife4me
9/16/2001
'WAR! Your Opinions...What Should We Do?'
the topic of tonites CABL CHAT @ 830PM EASTERN, 730PM CENTRAL, 630PM MOUNTAIN, 530PM PACIFIC...
Jim Wallace
9/16/2001
What's up, Splicer?
Jim Wallace
9/16/2001
Are we chatting or what?
SplicerLife4me
9/16/2001
sorry jim, chat is in the bar. we will have chat again next sunday night. (kinda chatting huh? lol)
Jim Wallace
9/17/2001
Oh, yeah, I see now.....where was my brain?
H.C.BOLER
9/17/2001
To much rain down there in Fa. jimbo..
D Belluche
9/17/2001
what does "GO95" mean?
pacman
9/17/2001
About 1 month ago a buddy and I went to Kansas City. The job was drop bury's even though we did not know what we where doing they told us to come on down. So I took my week vacation from my present employer and packed the gear and left. 8 hours later we arrived to this lavish accomidations the company provided. Two beds- clean, a stove, sink the whole nine yards. We rested that day which was a sunday and was to go to work the next day. Monday 7:00 a.m we finally met casually we chat and drove to the worksite. Thinking me and my bud found the perfect job. Two hours or four can't remeber he got done traing us. Phone drops with a maxi sneeker. He tells us that there is no work to go home don't worry he say's I will call when the job breaks open. So here we are 1 month later, his company posting another job the same one offered to us, at home with a thumb stuck up our butts. But if given the chance we would do it all over again because the company treated us with the upmost. Even though I want to put the company's name here I won't because they would do it to me. But allow me to say thanks again Brandon and Vicki we had a great time in Kansas City.
