Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Oh, He's Just Doing It To Get Shot At
Here, we have Alex Cornell du Houx, a 21-year-old Bowdoin College student who, despite being stringently opposed to the aims of this administration, is going over to serve in Iraq with the Marines. What say you, head of the Bowdoin College Republicans?
Daniel Schuberth, a leader of the Bowdoin College Republicans and College Republican national secretary, said, "I applaud Mr. Houx for his service, just as I applaud any other soldier who is brave enough to take up arms in defense of his country.
Well, that's nice. I'm glad he was finally able to bypass the party lines and show his gratitude towards this man's selfless act.
I find it troubling, however,
Oh, shit. He just couldn't let it stop with a nice "Thanks for protecting my ass," could he?
that one of the most vocal opponents of our president, our country and our mission in Iraq has chosen to fight for a cause he claims is wrong. Mr. Houx's rhetoric against the war on terror places him in agreement with the most radical fringes of the Democratic Party, and I am left to question his logic and motivation."
See, Daniel, here is his motivation: he is a Marine. He has been since high school. He could have taken the route of other members of the Armed Force who oppposed this war and fled for the land of maple trees, but he didn't. Instead, he decided to go over and do his part to try and protect his fellow Americans overseas.
You, on the other hand, have not moved from your position as head of the Bowdoin College Republicans, and have lumped a man who has done something you do not apparently have the Hostess Snowballs to do with the "lunatic fringe" (which I guess also consists of, I don't know, 3/5s of the country).
You could have thanked Mr. du Houx for what is a brave act of self-sacrifice. And, seeing as you aren't engaging in such self-sacrifice yourself, that thanks should come twofold.
Daniel Schuberth, a leader of the Bowdoin College Republicans and College Republican national secretary, said, "I applaud Mr. Houx for his service, just as I applaud any other soldier who is brave enough to take up arms in defense of his country.
Well, that's nice. I'm glad he was finally able to bypass the party lines and show his gratitude towards this man's selfless act.
I find it troubling, however,
Oh, shit. He just couldn't let it stop with a nice "Thanks for protecting my ass," could he?
that one of the most vocal opponents of our president, our country and our mission in Iraq has chosen to fight for a cause he claims is wrong. Mr. Houx's rhetoric against the war on terror places him in agreement with the most radical fringes of the Democratic Party, and I am left to question his logic and motivation."
See, Daniel, here is his motivation: he is a Marine. He has been since high school. He could have taken the route of other members of the Armed Force who oppposed this war and fled for the land of maple trees, but he didn't. Instead, he decided to go over and do his part to try and protect his fellow Americans overseas.
You, on the other hand, have not moved from your position as head of the Bowdoin College Republicans, and have lumped a man who has done something you do not apparently have the Hostess Snowballs to do with the "lunatic fringe" (which I guess also consists of, I don't know, 3/5s of the country).
You could have thanked Mr. du Houx for what is a brave act of self-sacrifice. And, seeing as you aren't engaging in such self-sacrifice yourself, that thanks should come twofold.
