Red Friday

Red Shirt
> If the red shirt thing is new to you, read below how it
> went for a man...
>
>
> Last week, while traveling to Chicago on business, I
> noticed a Marine sergeant traveling with a folded flag, but did not put
> two and two together.
> After we boarded our flight, I turned to the sergeant,
> who'd been invited to sit in First Class (across from me), and inquired
> if he was heading home.
> No, he responded.
> Heading out I asked?
> No. I'm escorting a soldier home..
> Going to pick him up?
> No. He is with me right now. He was killed in Iraq, I'm
> taking him home to his family.
> The realization of what he had been asked to do hit me
> like a punch to the gut. It was an honor for him..
>
> He told me that, although he didn't know the soldier, he
> had delivered the news of his passing to the soldier's family and felt
> as if he knew them after many conversations in so few days.
> I turned back to him, extended my hand, and said, Thank
> you
>
> Thank you for doing what you do so my family and I can
> do what we do.
> Upon landing in Chicago the pilot stopped short of the
> gate and made the following announcement over the intercom.
> "Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to note that we
> have had the honor of having Sergeant Steeley of the United States
> Marine Corps join us on this flight He is escorting a fallen comrade
> back home to his family.
>
> I ask that you please remain in your seats when we open
> the forward door to allow Sergeant Steeley to deplane and receive his
> fellow soldier.
>
> We will then turn off the seat belt sign."
> Without a sound, all went as requested.
>
> I noticed the sergeant saluting the casket as it was
> brought off the plane, and his action made me realize that I am proud to
> be an American.
> So here's a public Thank You to our military Men and
> Women for what you do so we can live the way we do.
> Red Fridays.
> Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing Red
> every Friday.
>
> The reason?
>
> Americans who support our troops used to be called the
> "silent majority."
>
> We are no longer silent, and are voicing our love for
> God, country and home in record breaking numbers.
>
> We are not organized, boisterous or overbearing.
> Many Americans, like you, me and all our friends, simply
> want to recognize that the vast majority of America supports our troops.
>
> Our idea of showing solidarity and support for our
> troops with dignity and respect starts this Friday -- and continues
> each and every Friday until the troops all come home, sending a
> deafening message that ...
>
> Every red-blooded American who supports our men and
> women a far, will wear something red..
> By word of mouth, press, TV -- let's make the United
> States on every Friday a sea of red much like a homecoming football game
> in the bleachers.
>
> If every one of us who loves this country will share
> this with acquaintances, coworkers, friends, and family, it will not be
> long before the USA is covered in RED and it will let our troops know
> the once "silent" majority is on their side more than ever, certainly
> more than the media lets on.
> The first thing a soldier says when asked "What can we
> do to make things better for you?" is.
>
> "We need your support and your prayers."
>
> Let's get the word out and lead with class and dignity,
> by example, and wear something red every Friday.
>
>

A little bit of racism

Let me start by saying "I'm not a racist." I don't care what color dirt is, it's still just dirt. That being said, Why is there a BET, magazines specifically published for a certain race, MAPA, NAACP, even a movie titled White Men Can't Jump. Us poor American whites don't have bar mitzvahs, quinceaneras or anything cool like that. We used to have golf. Not anymore. We could claim hockey, but those are all Canadians. We don't even have cool names. Say "Antonio Banderas" with a spanish accent. That sounds cool. Now say "Larry the Cable Guy" with any accent. Not so cool huh.

Yea the KKK is associated with American whites, but that is like Jihad and Muslims. Not cool. Oh yea, forgot, most people would say we have NASCAR. Not us poor white folk. Try buying a ticket to that. I can't afford it.

Well what about country music? Yea, dominated by white folks. But there's a few that ain't white makin big names for themselves.

We also have U.S. history. That's like saying we have politics. That's not cool. That's a negative thing. I was reading that Senators and Congressmen rank below used car salesman in a survey about having morals and ethics. I'd rather be able to claim Oprah and Erkle than the Bush family or Clinton clan.

I say it is time to stop the madness. Hard times call for desperate measures. We need an organization for the advancement of okies, a red neck college fund. We need a trailer trash political party to rise up and say "It ain't fair, us poor honky trash got nothin cool to claim." Well... maybe Paris Hilton, but we want more.