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> >---------------------------------------------------------- All,
This
> >was sent from the senior citizens at On Top of the World in
Clearwater
who
> >want us all to know that they support what we are all doing over here
in
> >the Middle East. This is outstanding. This lady tells it like it
is.
> >
> >Last week, the Shelby County Alabama Legislative Delegation hosted a
> >"Stand Up for America Rally." More than 1,200 people attended
including
> >featured speakers Chief Justice Roy Moore, Adjutant General Mark
Bowen
and
> >Alabama State Auditor Beth Chapman.
> >
> >Attached is a copy of Mrs. Chapman's speech, which resulted in five
> >standing ovations, tremendous applause and an encore. It's a short
read
> >and well worth it.
> >
> >I hope you enjoy it as we continue to "Stand up for America!"
> >
> >The program may be viewed Wednesday, March 5th at 8:00 PM on Charter
> >Cable Channel Six in our area.
> >
> >Stand Up for America Rally Speech By: Beth Chapman
> >
> >I'm here tonight because men and women of the United States military
have
> >given their lives for my freedom. I am not here tonight because
Sheryl
> >Crowe, Rosie O'Donnell, Martin Sheen, George Clooney, Jane Fonda or
Phil
> >Donahue, sacrificed their lives for me.
> >
> >If my memory serves me correctly, it was not movie stars or
musicians,
but
> >the United States Military who fought on the shores of Iwo Jima, the
> >jungles of Vietnam, and the beaches of Normandy. Tonight, I say we
> >should support the President of the United States and the U.S.
Military
> >and tell the liberal, tree-hugging, Birkenstock-wearing, hippy,
tie-dyed
> >liberals to go make their movies and music and whine somewhere else.
> >
> >After all, if they lived in Iraq, they wouldn't be allowed the
freedom
of
> >speech they're being given here today. Ironically, they would be put
to
> >death at the hands of Sadam Husssein or Osama Bin Laden. I want to
know
> >how the very people who are against war because of the loss of life,
can
> >possibly be the same people who are for abortion?
> >
> >They are the same people who are for animal rights but against the
rights
> >of the unborn. The movie stars say they want to go to Iraq and serve
as
> >"human shields" for the Iraqis. I say let them buy a one-way ticket
and
go.
> >
> >No one likes war. I hate war! But the one thing I hate more is the
fact
> >that this country has been forced into war-innocent people have lost
their
> >lives - - and there but for the grace of God, it could have been my
> >brother, my husband, or even worse my own son.
> >
> >On December 7, 1941, there are no records of movie stars treading the
> >blazing waters of Pearl Harbor.
> >
> >On September 11, 2001; there are no photos of movie stars standing
as
> >"human shields" against the debris and falling bodies ascending from
the
> >World Trade Center. There were only policemen and firemen -
-underpaid
> >civil servants who gave their all with nothing expected in return.
> >
> >When the USS Cole was bombed, there were no movie stars guarding the
ship
> >- - where were the human shields then?
> >
> >If America's movie stars want to be human shields, let them shield
the
> >gang-ridden streets of Los Angeles, or New York City, let them shield
the
> >lives of the children of North Birmingham whose mothers lay them down
to
> >sleep on the floor each night to shelter them from stray bullets.
> >
> >If they want to be human shields, I say let them shield the men and
women
> >of honesty and integrity that epitomizes courage and embody the
spirit
of
> >freedom by wearing the proud uniforms of the United States Military.
Those
> >are the people who have earned and deserve shielding!
> >
> >Throughout the course of history, this country has remained free, not
> >because of movie stars and liberal activists, but because of brave
men
and
> >women who hated war too. However, they lay down their lives so that
we
all
> >may live in freedom. After all - "What greater love hath no man, that
he
> >lay down his life for his friend," or in this case a country.
> >
> >We should give our military honor and acknowledgement and not let
their
> >lives be in vain. If you want to see true human shields, walk through
> >Arlington Cemetery. There lie human shields, heroes, and the BRAVE
> >Americans who didn't get on television and talk about being a human
shield
> >- they were human shields.
> >
> >I thank God tonight for freedom - - those who bought and paid for it
with
> >their lives in the past - - those who will protect it in the present
and
> >defend it in the future.
> >
> >America has remained silent too long! God-fearing people have
remained
> >silent too long!
> >
> >We must lift our voices united in a humble prayer to God for guidance
and
> >the strength and courage to sustain us throughout whatever the future
may
> >hold.
> >
> >After the tragic events of Sept. 11th, my then eleven -year-old son
said
> >terrorism is a war against them and us and if you're not one of us,
then
> >you're one of them.
> >
> >So in closing tonight, let us be of one accord, let us stand proud,
and
> >let us be the human shields of prayer, encouragement and support for
the
> >President, our troops and their families and our country.
> >
> >May God bless America, the land of the free, the home of the brave
and
> >the greatest country on the face of this earth
> >
> > Let's not forget the media that hang onto every word spoken by the
> >movie stars and gives them the forum to make their statements.
> >
>
>
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