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"lmatthe2" <lmatthe2@midsouth.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Class Act Lawsuit - Patriotism
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> Following 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.
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> Stand Up for America Rally Speech
> By: Beth Chapman
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> On December 7, 1941, there are no records of movie stars treading the
> blazing waters of Pearl Harbor.
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> On September 11, 2001; there are no photos of movie stars standing as
> "human shields" against the debris and falling bodies ascending from the
> WorldTrade Center. There were only policemen and firemen - -underpaid
> civil servants who gave their all with nothing expected in return.
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> When the USS Cole was bombed, there were no movie stars guarding the ship
> - - where were the human shields then?
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> 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.
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> 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!
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> America has remained silent too long! God-fearing people have remained
> silent too long!
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> May God bless America, the land of the free, the home of the brave and
> the greatest country on the face of this earth!
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> "But to live outside the law, you must be honest"
> Bob Dylan - Absolutely Sweet Marie - 1966
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