I love this speech by PM Harper on the 90th anniversary of Vimy Ridge.
I grew up near an army base, I saw the dedication of our troops. I have seen the devastation of the Trudeau years; tanks rusting on parade fields with grass growing all around and between the cracks in the pavement.
I have seen a transformation take place since Harper has been Prime Minister, I have seen pride in our military return. I have seen the yellow ribbons on more cars, the tributes to our fallen by the people of Ontario lining the Highway of Heroes, and the renewed optimism of a country that knows it is helping the poorest of the poor succeed.
I wear red every Friday, and those in the military understand that I am supporting them. It's a small thing to do, but it means so much to our troops. Our veterans need to know that we understand their sacrifice, and that we honour them for keeping our country safe. They need to know that when they are gone, we will still remember.....on the 11th month of the 11th day at the 11th hour....we will remember.
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Good on you, Hunter. Not only did Trudeau decimate the military but he decimated the country. Remember those double-digit inflation, unemployment, and interest rates? I am happy to see renewed pride in the military. Whether the Lib or NDP parties wish to acknowledge it, the planet is not at peace and Canada is a nice ripe plum for anybody who wishes to pick it. We have resources, infrastructure, an educated and skilled populace, industry...what could be better.
Somewhere right now, in Afganistan, a Canadian soldier is saying, "Wow, Hunter wears red every Friday. It means so much to me." Hunter, the only thing wearing red on Fridays does, is make the person wearing it, a self-righteous twit. It is the same as Americans putting a yellow ribbon around a tree. Other than Tony Orlando and the guy in China who made the ribbon, nobody cares. It is just a ribbon.
If you really cared you would donate time or resources to a veterans group. A red shirt just doesn't cut it.
SQ, you are the lowest of the low. Your comment is disgusting and, although I don't know you, I can easily surmise that you are a disgusting, bitter, small-minded, narrow and frustrated little...very, very little excuse for a man.
Ignorant, disgusting, asinine and downright filth - that is what you are.
Hunter, don't pay attention to this jerk. In future, nobody would blame you for deleting all of his comments. This guy is worse than Men With Hats ever could be and that is saying something.
SQ - go f**k yourself, if you can actually reach it.
Hit a sore spot, did I EofE? I have a real problem with people that strut around saying support the troops. How the He!! does Hunter know that wearing red "means so much to our troops"? Where did she pull this out of?
Both my parents are buried at The Field of Honour -- which I support with donations. If I had ever told them that I would wear red on Fridays to support the troops, both of them would have looked at me and said, "Have you taken leave of your senses?"
So, lets be honest here and admit that the reason you and Hunter like to strut around with your red Tshirt and yellow ribbon is because it puts the attention on you and NOT on the troops.
Oh, and Hunter, both my parents were life time Liberals (Paul Martins old riding) and I wasn't ashamed of them like you are of yours.
Whatever your reasons, SQ, there was absolutely no need for you to be so ignorant. Sometimes, you should keep your feelings to yourself. I, also, support the troops although I have almost nothing which is read. What is in the heart is as important as action if one is not in a position to take action.
If you were an honourable man, you would have given Hunter the names of some organizations she could contact.
In my own case, I was a volunteer for over 30 years working with suicidal men. Not many of us are capable of handling suicidal people but for some reason, God gifted me with the skill and heart to do this work. Others, who were incapable of actually doing what I did supported us with money, compassion, a shoulder on which to lean, practical help like running errands for us when we had been up all night trying to convince somebody to not take his life.
I did not condemn those people but rather, I appreciated what they felt, demonstrated, or did. Same as you should appreciate what Hunter is doing. I agree with her that we do not do enough for our veterans and I am appalled at the lack of respect that my generation (I'm 55) and the younger generation shows for our vets. Just look at shopping malls on Remembrance Day - full of people who have the day off. I have tomorrow off but you can bet your boots that I will NOT be at any shopping mall. I'll either be spending time with veterans' widows or visiting the Cenotaph to take part in the ceremonies.
Personally, I think you should rethink what you said to Hunter and look at it from an unbiased perspective. I know you don't have any affection for those of us who support the CPC but, really, your personal attack was way out of line.
Spelling mistake - I meant to say that I have almost no clothing which is RED, not read. And I don't wear any sort of ribbon - red, yellow, blue or otherwise.
And, actually, SQ - it is Hunter which hit a sore point with you. You didn't hit any sore point with me but, rather, offended my sense of propriety. You were ignorant, period.
EofE: I don't see what in my first post I should apologize for. Rememberance Day is for acknowledging our veterans - dead or alive. Not for someone to go around saying "I wear red on Fridays" -- no one cares, really.
And Tony Orlando was the one who 'sang' Tie a Yellow Ribbon. Who are Men withour Hats?
s.quebec whines..."no one cares, really"
and yet he/she grinds on...and on...and on...shaddup, really...sheeeesh.
Mahmood - I completely agree. SQ exists only to be nasty. I have to pity people like him/her/it. Life must be pretty bad for somebody/something to become that bitter and obnoxious.
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