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Exercising Restraint
By Matt Margolis | March 25, 2003
I am at work as post this, but I have a story to tell.
I became enraged this morning before getting the office when I was getting my morning coffee at Starbucks. While I was waiting for the barista to take care of the customer ahead of me in line I turned around and happen to notice the woman behind me - who had a “Impeach Bush” button pinned on her jacket.
I got so angry. It just goes to show you that these people are not protesting war, they are protesting President Bush.
I controlled my rage however. I’m sure if the situation were reversed, and I was wearing a “Support Our Commander-In-Chief and Our Troops” button, I would have become a target of critcism. That’s the way things have been with these anti-America/anti-Bush protestors.
I had more class than to say anything or express my disagreement with her. As enraged as I was, she wasn’t worth my time. It still angered me. She has a right to speak her mind, but in the time of war, it is more morally appropriate to wear a “Support Our Troops” button or pin than it is to wear one that suggests we should impeach the Commander-In-Chief of our militiary.
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March 25th, 2003 at 5:38 pm
The fact that people think that Bush got us into an unnecessary war is the motivation for the button.
Being anti-Bush is a logical corollary to opposing the inane adventure we’ve embarked upon.
God bless the soldiers…but screw Bush, Cheney, Perle, Rice and Wolfowitz.
March 26th, 2003 at 4:19 am
DW…no! Don’t screw Bush and his administration. What the country needs to realize is the Iraq war is necessary. It is not a war against Iraq or its people. It is a war on terrorism. Saddam Hussein and his Iraqi regime are inflicting horrifying, disgusting acts on all those who oppose the thoughts of the regime. Saddam also tests his weapons on his own innocent civilians. The Iraqi regime also aids terrorist groups, including Al Qaeda. These acts cause me to think of people like Hitler and Mussolini. The USA didnt step in soon enough, and much terror was inflicted onto millions of innocent people. The USA ended up stepping in, and when it was all over it was gone. The USA is making a historical decision to not make the same mistake. After 12 years of diplomacy from the USA, and deception from Saddam, we are not letting things get out of control. I have long claimed myself a person of independant political persuasion, however President George W. Bush is doing an incredible job managing the homeland security issues and long-term safety of the United States and its allies. You can dislike President Bush, it is your right. However, GW Bush is making the right decision in terms of the Iraqi war. — Support Bush, support the Bush administration, and support the troops. All 3 of those are the reasons your life will be more safe in the long run.
Matt…too bad you did not have a pin on in support of President Bush. Dont worry about it, though. Media is blowing protests way out of proportion. 75% of the USA support the Iraq war last time I checked the polls. As I mentioned in another comment on your site, it is sickening that democrats are hiding their dislike for Bush behind the protests of war. It is quite clear that these protestors are against Bush, not war. Look at any military action Clinton took. Did you hear the democrats crying and see the protestors on the street? Not at all. — It is sad and sickening. However, like you said, it is not worth it. Talking to a democrat is like talking to a deaf person. — God bless the troops, God bless Bush and Blair, and God bless America.
March 30th, 2003 at 7:02 pm
if you were wearing a support the troops pin chances are you would not have come under fire for it…I think you miss a strong point that anti-war folks make, we like that people get to say what they want, we like that we can wear anti-war, anti-bush or any pin we want, and we respect the fact that everyone has the right to their opinion and the right to voice their opinion. And just because it says impeach bush doesnt mean she doesnt support the troops, i hate war, and i hate the president, when i protest the war it is not in protest of the soldiers, it is in protest of our nations motives and the people giving the orders. Yes i wish all the troops would realize the awful hypocricy our nation is forcing on the world and they’d put down their guns, but i can’t force everyone to think as i do, and to try and do so would be ignorant. You mr. Margolis are guilty of this, thinking that we must all blindly follow our leader just becuase it is a time of war. We all have the right to think as we want, and to criticize people for excersizing the freedom is hypocritical and ignorant. You are not nearly as enlightened as you think you are.
April 2nd, 2003 at 12:55 am
There is no doubt that people have the right to protest. However, President Bush has done nothing that can be considered an impeachable offense. The woman wearing the “Impeach Bush” button only wears it because of a blind hatred for the President, and it has nothing to do with his performance as President.
It’s not an issue of me “blindly following the leader” - it’s an issue of common sense. I didn’t criticize the woman I saw at Starbucks for exercising her right to free speech - I only recognized the fact that this woman is just your typical liberal Bush-hater, and the slogan “Impeach Bush” is completely without merit. She will never be able to accept Operation Iraqi Freedom as a just cause solely because of who the Commander-In-Chief is. The decision to wear a button with such a brainless statement is motivated by a liberal’s inability to accept the results of the election in 2000, and a vengeful resentment of the impeachment of Bill Clinton.
Contrary to your remark, C.P.O. I’m far more enlightened than you’d like to believe.
October 11th, 2006 at 4:12 am
Dear American friends,
I am French and I think that you should support your president. He is right, and he had the courage to make the right decisions to protect American people.
Please do not forget your pledge to the flag and to the nation. Please be good patriots. Mr Bush is a great man and the last hope for peace, freedom and justice in the world.
God Bless Mr President Bush
God Bless America