I'm filled with an absolutely righteous, not-at-all fake opportunist outrage at Alaska's Governor, Sarah Palin.
I'm so filled with anger and outrage and disgust and outrage, that I don't even know if I can convey why. But I suppose I'll try anyway, and not for cynical political opportunism.
You see, she had the sheer audacity to insult a brave honorable Veteran who put his life in danger to protect those freedoms that Sarah Palin takes for granted, like snow machines and helicopter hunting.
HOW DARE SHE.
Now let me just preface this by saying I like jokes. Jokes are fun! I have a sense of humor and have been known to snicker at the occasional cat video on the YouTube video sharing site. I can understand that humor.
But every so often, there's a joke that is just completely tasteless and disgusting and OUTRAGEOUS. These are the ones that make me so OUTRAGED, and Sarah Palin has managed to do this. She's gone too far, she's gone WAY WAY WAY too far.
So we have a soldier who served in the Navy for more than six years, and won a Purple Heart for his bravery under fire. He continues to fight for Veterans and acts as an example of someone truly supporting our troops.
And Sarah Palin had the NERVE to insult him! I'm outraged!
The man I'm talking about, of course, is Senator John Kerry.
As the Swift boats reached the Cua Lon River, Kerry's boat was hit by a RPG round, and a piece of shrapnel hit Kerry's left leg, wounding him. Thereafter, they had no more trouble, and reached the Gulf of Thailand safely. Kerry still has shrapnel in his left thigh because the doctors tending to him decided to remove the damaged tissue and close the wound with sutures rather than make a wide opening to remove the shrapnel.Kerry received his second Purple Heart for this injury, but like several others wounded earlier that day, he did not lose any time off from duty.
Eight days later, on February 28, 1969, came the events for which Kerry was awarded his Silver Star. On this occasion, Kerry was in tactical command of his Swift boat and two others in an eight boat formation. Their mission on the Duong Keo river included bringing a demolition team and dozens of South Vietnamese Marines to destroy enemy sampans, structures and bunkers as described in the story The Death Of PCF 43. Running into an ambush, Kerry "directed the boats to turn to the beach and charge the Viet Cong positions" and he "expertly directed" his boat's fire and coordinated the deployment of the South Vietnamese troops, according to the original medal citation (signed by Admiral Zumwalt). Going a short distance farther, Kerry's boat was the target of an RPG round; as the boat beached at the site, a VC with a rocket launcher jumped and ran from a spider hole. While the boat's gunner opened fire, wounding the VC on the leg, and while the other boats approached and offered cover fire, Kerry jumped from the boat and chased the VC and killed him, capturing a loaded rocket launcher.
What a true American hero!
It's too bad that the radical far-right moonbats want to attack our soldiers who have returned from Vietnam. Haven't they suffered enough, Ms. Palin?
Could it be something to do with the fact that she wants Alaska to SECEDE from this great union? I think so!
I can tell you that they don't care about the brave sacrifice by our brave troops, and though I can take a joke (I have plenty of friends that tell jokes), this time she and her radical troop-hating friends have gone too far!
She may get her wish, though. No one in Alaska has responded to my demands for proof that Alaska ever officially joined the Union. Coincidence? All I need is some paperwork, and then I'll be satisfied. Otherwise, I'll continue to consider Alaska as a separate country.
I'm reluctant to inflame all of you by revealing what Sarah Palin of the Alaskan Nation had to say about that brave American troop who has stepped in on multiple occasions to defend her country even though they haven't given us anything in return!
But I feel it's important to share, just so you know and can be outraged like me.
CNN is reporting that Palin made this absolutely horrific joke about American Veteran John Kerry -- brace yourselves:
I just wanted to reach out to the TV and say, "John Kerry, why the long face?"
HOW DARE SHE.
She's insulting the physical characteristics of one of our real American heroe!
Why can't she respect our troops?
I demand a full, unequivocal apology from Sarah Palin, and think she should resign from her position! Why doesn't she support the troops??
I hope you're as outraged as me!
OUTRAGE OUTRAGE OUTRAGE OUTRAGE OUTRAGE