> A tale of two funerals > By all accounts, Harold was a > bright child. He grew up in America. He went to > school and had a bright future ahead of him. > Harold?s > full life was cut short in a violent moment. > While > few people had ever heard of Harold before his > death, many did afterwards. > > And in > death, something shocking happened. > > What was > so shocking, especially when it is compared to > the death of someone else recently in the news? > > Harold > is Harold Greene, Major General United States > Army. > > On > August 5th, 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 flag officers killed in the line of > duty. Richard Nixon attended the funeral of a > Major General 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 to half staff. > > Four > days after Harold Greene gave his life for > America, Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson > Missouri. > > It is > safe to say, Brown was at best a thug. > > The > media has repeatedly shown photos of Brown > flashing gang signs. Some media outlets have > even associated him with a specific gang. In the > minutes before his death, Brown committed a > robbery at a local convenience store. > > According > to other reports, Brown struck officer Darren > Wilson and shattered his orbital bone. > > > > Obama is > sending a three-person delegation to Michael > Brown?s funeral. > > > > Obama would > not attend the funeral of the highest ranking > military officer killed in the line of duty > since 9/11, yet he will send 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. There was no > White House delegation at his funeral. > > > > American > heroes die and Obama goes to the golf course. > > A thug > dies and he gets a White House delegation. No wonder real Americans hold Obama > in contempt.
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 17:33:55 +0000
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