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Corporate America Ramblings

May 25, 2011 D.A. Adams

I got a call from Billy Joe Oilmoney the other day, and he invited me to his office to share his newest bill that’s about to be submitted to the House. Since so much of the media has covered up with pressing news of Royal Weddings, celebrity haircuts, and middle-age indiscretions, he wanted me to share it with the world.

“It’s just great, really great,” Oilmoney said. “We’re changing the Pledge of Allegiance to more accurately reflect America.”

Intrigued, I pressed for details.

“Well, you know, the Pledge of Allegiance is a sacred vow that citizens take to defend their nation. The old Pledge just sounded too socialist and liberal to me, so I wanted to freshen it up so my Tea Party activists would feel more like it’s a reflection of the America they are forging.”

Opening a drawer, he pulled forth a legal pad and handed it to me. In my hands, I held the original draft of our new Pledge of Allegiance:

“I pledge allegiance to the logos
Of the Corporations of America
And to the CEO’s for which they stand
One nation, UNDER GOD,
With liberty and justice
For those who can afford it.
Amen, IN GOD WE TRUST”

“Ain’t it just great?” Oilmoney asked, beaming like a proud parent at a little league game.

And I must admit, it brought a tear to my eye.

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Patriotic Ramblings – Part Two

May 4, 2011 D.A. Adams 2 Comments

I’m ashamed of my fellow Americans. Ashamed of you. On Monday, we had an opportunity to pull together and begin healing as a nation, but instead of celebrating an American victory over al-Qaeda, we’ve spent the week having yet another political pissing match over who should get the credit or the blame. Democrats have sounded like gloating jerks, “Nah, nah, our president got him.” And Republicans have sounded like sour grapes losers, “Well, the ni…er…socialist didn’t have anything to do with it.” Then, we have the conspiracy theorists who don’t believe that Bin Laden is dead or that he had anything to do with 9-11.

It’s sickening to watch and hear. All of you who have taken this moment and politicized it, from Rush Limbaugh to Rashard Mendenhall to every last individual who has denigrated the bravery of the Navy Seals who pulled it off, the Commander-in-Chief who ordered it, and every person in between who contributed to it, should hang your heads in shame for disgracing our country this week. All of you are pathetic, power-hungry hate mongers who are ripping our country apart.

We don’t need an enemy like al-Qaeda to destroy us because we have you doing their jobs for them. There aren’t words for how disgusted I am by the pettiness and vulgarity I’ve witnessed from my country this week. The victory was an American one, but this week has quickly dissolved into a loss because of the stupidity of partisans who can’t let go of their own selfish political interests long enough to celebrate national pride.

After 9-11, we set aside politics for several months and fixed our resolve on bringing Osama Bin Laden to justice. On Sunday night, I was proud to be an American, proud to be part of a country that could display such resolve. By Wednesday afternoon, I am ashamed of my nation, of the incessant bickering and squabbling over partisanship. I am ashamed of all of you for taking what could have been a turning point for our nation, a return to what once made us so great, and turning it into a tasteless joke.

You don’t deserve to call yourselves Americans.

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Patriotic Ramblings

May 2, 2011 D.A. Adams 3 Comments

Dear Mr. Bin Laden:

I’m not sure how much time Satan will give you for Internet surfing during your stay in hell, but on the off-chance that you get the opportunity to read this, I thought I’d drop you a note to express my sentiments as an ordinary American.

We’re not a perfect nation; yes, we have our issues. We sometimes bicker about trivial issues while major problems fester. To outsiders, we may seem immoral and unruly because of the opportunity to self-govern, which does at times manifest itself in peculiar fashions. Yes, we sometimes overvalue materialism and come across as crass and unsophisticated. Few of us would deny that we are still a work in progress.

But Mr. Bin Laden, you underestimated us as a collective. While we may bicker amongst ourselves, sometimes viciously, when our way of life is threatened, we will rally together and defend each other to the death. We are not Democrats and Republicans; we are Americans. When someone attacks us, we will protect ourselves, and we will pursue our enemies as far as we have to go. We are not a weak collaboration of backwards tribes cobbled together to resemble a country. We are the United States of America, the nation that gave birth to democracy for the world, the nation that turned the tide of WWII, and the nation that stared down the Soviet Union without blinking. We are the nation of nations, the Great Experiment.

On Sept. 11, 2001, you thought we would fear that a coup was occurring and that pandemonium would erupt across the country, but that’s not how we do things here. We vote. We decide who leads us, and if those leaders don’t meet our expectations, we kick them out, not with bloodshed and violence, but with the democratic process. On 9-11, despite the fear and chaos, we didn’t panic and rip apart at the seams. We came together, rallied around our flag, and vowed to get you.

Yesterday, we made good on that vow. Despite a political change at the presidency and two shifts of leadership in the House and a plethora of issues dogging our country, we maintained our resolve, just as we told you we would. Despite our many flaws, we are still the greatest nation this world has ever known, and I still believe that we, the American people, have the ability to solve all of our problems because of our diversity, our self-governance, our determination, and our spirit that comes from the liberties we share. To some, those words may seem hollow and empty, but for the vast majority of us in this nation, they have real meaning.

We are the land of the free. We are the beacon of liberty in this world. You underestimated us, Mr. Bin Laden, but yesterday, you came face to face with the best we have to offer. Now, enjoy your time in hell.

Sincerely,

D. A. Adams