Sheepdogs - A vital part of Civilization

Sheep, Wolf or Sheepdog.....

This letter was written by Charles Grennel and his comrades who are veterans of the Global War on Terror. Grennel is an Army Reservist whospent two years in Iraq and was a principal in putting together thefirst Iraq elections, January of 2005.

It was written to Jill Edwards, a student at the University of Washington who did not want to honor Medal of Honor winner Colonel Greg Boyington with a plaque. Greg Boyington was a graduate of UW, and a USMC pilot during WW-II. Miss Edwards objection was because he had killed people.

Ms. Edwards and other students (and faculty) do not think those who serve in the U.S. armed services are good role models. _________

To: Edwards, Jill (student, UW) Subject: Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs

Miss Edwards, I read of your student activity regarding the proposed memorial to Col. Greg Boyington, USMC and a Medal of Honor winner. I suspect you will receive a bellyful of angry e-mails from other military men like me.

You may be too young to appreciate fully the sacrifices of generations of servicemen and servicewomen on whose shoulders you and your fellow students stand. I forgive you for the untutored ways of youth and your naivete.

It may be that you are, simply, a sheep. There's no dishonor in being a sheep as long as you know and accept what you are.

William J. Bennett, in a lecture to the United States Naval Academy November 24, 1997 said:

"Most of the people in our society are sheep. They are kind, gentle, productive creatures who can only hurt one another by accident. We may well be in the most violent times in history, but violence is still remarkably rare. They are sheep.

Then there are the wolves and the wolves feed on the sheep without mercy. Do you believe there are wolves out there who will feed on the flock without mercy? You better believe it. There are evil men in this world and they are capable of evil deeds. The moment you forget that or pretend it is not so, you become a sheep. There is no safety in denial.

Then there are sheepdogs. I'm a sheepdog. I live to protect the flock and confront the wolf. If you have no capacity for violence then you are a healthy productive citizen, a sheep. If you have a capacity for violence and no empathy for your fellow citizens, then you have defined an aggressive sociopath, a wolf.

But what if you have a capacity for violence, and a deep love for your fellow citizens? What do you have then? A sheepdog, a warrior, someone who is walking the uncharted path. Someone who can walk into the heart of darkness, into the universal human phobia, and walk out unscathed."

We know that the sheep live in denial; that is what makes them sheep. They do not want to believe that there is evil in the world. They can accept the fact that fires can happen, which is why they want fire extinguishers, fire sprinklers, fire alarms and fire exits throughout their kids schools. But many of them are outraged at the idea of putting an armed police officer in their kid's school. Our children are thousands of times more likely to be killed or seriously injured by school violence than fire, but the sheep's only response to the possibility of violence is denial. The idea of someone coming to kill or harm their child is just too hard, and so they chose the path of denial.

The sheep generally do not like the sheepdog. He looks a lot like the wolf. He has fangs and the capacity for violence. The difference, though, is that the sheepdog must not, can not and will not ever harm the sheep. Any sheep dog who intentionally harms the lowliest little lamb will be punished and removed.

The world can not work any other way, at least not in a representative democracy or a republic such as ours. Still, the sheepdog disturbs the sheep. He is a constant reminder that there are wolves in the land. They would prefer that he didn't tell them where to go, or give them traffic tickets, or stand at the ready in our airports, in camouflage fatigues, holding an M-16. The sheep would much rather have the sheepdog cash in his fangs, spray paint himself white, and go, Baa. Until the wolf shows up; then the entire flock tries desperately to hide behind one lonely sheepdog.

The students, the victims, at Columbine High School were big, tough high school students, and under ordinary circumstances they would not have had the time of day for a police officer. They were not bad kids; they just had nothing to say to a cop. When the school was under attack, however, and SWAT teams were clearing the rooms and hallways, the officers had to physically peel those clinging, sobbing kids off of them. This is how the little lambs feel about their sheepdog when the wolf is at the door.

Look at what happened after September 11, 2001 when the wolf pounded hard on the door. Remember how America, more than ever before, felt differently about their law enforcement officers and military personnel? Understand that there is nothing morally superior about being a sheepdog; it is just what you choose to be. Also understand that a sheepdog is a funny critter: He is always sniffing around out on the perimeter, checking the breeze, barking at things that go bump in the night, and yearning for a righteous battle.

That is, the young sheepdogs yearn for a righteous battle. The old sheepdogs are a little older and wiser, but they move to the sound of the guns when needed, right along with the young ones.

Here is how the sheep and the sheepdog think differently. The sheep pretend the wolf will never come, but the sheepdog lives for that day. After the attacks on September 11, 2001, most of the sheep, that is, most citizens in America said, Thank God I wasn't on one of those planes. The sheepdogs, the warriors, said, Dear God, I wish I could have been on one of those planes. Maybe I could have made a difference. You want to be able to make a difference.

There is nothing morally superior about the sheepdog, the warrior, but he does have one real advantage. Only one. And that is that he is able to survive and thrive in an environment that destroys 98 percent of the population.

There was research conducted a few years ago with individuals convicted of violent crimes. These cons were in prison for serious, predatory crimes of violence: assaults, murders and killing law enforcement officers. The vast majority said that they specifically targeted victims by body language: slumped walk, passive behavior and lack of awareness. They chose their victims like big cats do in Africa, when they select one out of the herd that is least able to protect itself.

Some people may be destined to be sheep and others might be genetically primed to be wolves or sheepdogs. But I believe that most people can choose which one they want to be, and I'm proud to say that more and more Americans are choosing to become sheepdogs.

Seven months after the attack on September 11, 2001, Todd Beamer was honored in his hometown of Cranbury, New Jersey. Todd, as you recall, was the man on Flight 93 over Pennsylvania who called on his cell phone to alert an operator from United Airlines about the hijacking. When they learned of the other three passenger planes that had been used as weapons, Todd and the other passengers confronted the terrorist hijackers. In one hour, a transformation occurred among the passengers, athletes, business people and parents from sheep to sheepdogs and together they fought the wolves, ultimately saving an unknown number of lives on the ground.

"There is no safety for honest men except by believing all possible evil of evil men."... Edmund Burke.

"Only the dead have seen the end of war."... Plato

Here is the point I like to emphasize, especially to the thousands of police officers and soldiers I speak to each year. In nature the sheep, real sheep, are born as sheep. Sheepdogs are born that way, and so are wolves. They didn't have a choice.

But you are not a critter. As a human being, you can be whatever you want to be. It is a conscious, moral decision. If you want to be a sheep, then you can be a sheep and that is okay, but you must understand the price you pay. When the wolf comes, you and your loved ones are going to die if there is not a sheepdog there to protect you.

If you want to be a wolf, you can be one, but the sheepdogs are going to hunt you down and you will never have rest, safety, trust or love.

But if you want to be a sheepdog and walk the warrior's path, then you must make a conscious and moral decision every day to dedicate, equip and prepare yourself to thrive in that toxic, corrosive moment when the wolf comes knocking at the door.

This business of being a sheep or a sheep dog is not a yes-no dichotomy. It is not an all-or-nothing, either-or choice. It is a matter of degrees, a continuum. On one end is an abject, head-in-the-sand-sheep and on the other end is the ultimate warrior. Few people exist completely on one end or the other. Most of us live somewhere in between.

Since 9-11 almost everyone in America took a step up that continuum, away from denial. The sheep took a few steps toward accepting and appreciating their warriors and the warriors started taking their job more seriously. It's ok to be a sheep, but do not kick the sheep dog.

Indeed, the sheep dog may just run a little harder, strive to protect a little better and be fully prepared to pay an ultimate price in battle and spirit with the sheep moving from baa to thanks.

We do not call for gifts or freedoms beyond our lot. We just need a small pat on the head, a smile and a thank you to fill the emotional tank which is drained protecting the sheep. And when our number is called by The Almighty, and day retreats into night, a small prayer before the heavens just may be in order to say thanks for letting you continue to be a sheep. And be grateful for the thousands, millions of American sheepdogs who permit you the freedom to express even bad ideas.

I first posted this last August, and have since received several requests to see it again...so...if'n ya didn't copy it the first time...do it now....

McCain's Speech

McCain's Speech:
"'The history of the world will not be determined by this unpardonable foe, but by the courage of free peoples. In this historic task, we will never surrender. They will.'"

More legal guns = fewer gun deaths

Fark headline:

Gun deaths fall after new rules making it easier to get license to carry resulted in a six-fold increase of people packing heat

Detroit Free Press story

Michigan sees fewer gun deaths -- with more permits

January 6, 2008

By DAWSON BELL

FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER

Six years after new rules made it much easier to get a license to carry
concealed weapons, the number of Michiganders legally packing heat has
increased more than six-fold.

But dire predictions about increased violence and bloodshed have
largely gone unfulfilled, according to law enforcement officials and,
to the extent they can be measured, crime statistics.

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There is a twenty plus year example of how more legal guns reduce crime: Kennesaw, GA.

In the early 1980's Kennesaw enacted a law which required homeowners to own a firearm. This law allows the residents to file for an exemption, and many homeowners have recieved an exemption and do not own a gun.
But the majority of Kennesaw household have a gun.
Since this law was enacted there have zero (0) gun deaths in Kennesaw.
Crime in Kennesaw dropped 70% in the first 2 years, and has stayed at this greatly reduced level.

Our right to bear arms is the best way to prevent crime. Allow law abiding citizens to carry a weapon and they will protect their community from criminals.

I hope the US Supreme Court is aware of this.

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Message for New Hampshire

Vote For

Fred Thompson



If you want an adult in the White House.

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Was Obama a Muslim?

His father was a Muslim.

His step-father is a Muslim.

Confirmed: Barack Obama Practiced Islam Daniel Pipes, Front Page Magazine

All this matters, for if Obama once was a Muslim, he is now what
Islamic law calls a murtadd (apostate), an ex-Muslim converted to
another religion who must be executed. Were he elected president of the
United States, this status, clearly, would have large potential
implications for his relationship with the Muslim world.

According the Sharia Law, if your father is a Muslim, you are Muslim. If you reject Islam, your family will be punished and the faithful are to murder you.

So by the accident of his birth, Obama was born Muslim, he is currently an apostate.
Muslim nations will demand that Obama return to Islam or die.

But if Obama is threatened, attacked, or G-d forbid killed:
I would investigate the Clintons' involvement first before looking for other suspects.
Yes, I think Hillary Clinton would consider murder as a means of getting elected President.

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Fred at home

Danish Cartoons

Reposted because I am free to post what I want...to Hell with the United Nations






Since others are too fearful to publish them, I shall post them for the third time.

Well, Blogger won't cooperate
so, an incomplete set of 'toons

Fred Thompson after Iowa

"It's not about me! "It's not about you!
"It's not even about Iowa!
"It's about our country - America!!!

"On to the next dance!"
~~ Fred Thompson

Quote by Sir Winston Churchill

WINSTON CHURCHILL ON ISLAM - IN 1899!

“How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries!
Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia
in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many
countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods
of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet
rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the
next of its dignity and sanctity.

The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as

his absolute property, either as a child, a wife, or a concubine, must

delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased

to be a great power among men. Individual Moslems may show splendid

qualities - but the influence of the religion paralyses the social

development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists

in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and

proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa,

raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity

is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it

had vainly struggled, the civilization of modern Europe might fall, as fell

the civilization of ancient Rome.”

-Sir Winston Churchill (The River War, first edition, Vol. II, pages

248-50 (London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1899).

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The US needs to withdraw from the UN

The United States of America needs to withdraw from the United Nations.

NOW.

The United Nations has just made Islam its official religion, and that is a clear violation of the UN Charter and the US Constitution.

The resolution goes under the innocuous title "Combating defamation
of religions" – but the text singles out "Islam and Muslims in
particular". It expresses "deep concern that Islam is frequently and
wrongly associated with human rights violations and terrorism".



Wrongly associated? As of today, terrorists have carried out 10,277
separate attacks since September 11, 2001. They all belong to the same
religion,

Moslems have carried out over 10,000 terrorist attacks since 9/11/2001, all in the name of Allah (Satan).

This resolution makes the United Nations an official sponsor of terrorism.

The United States should withdraw from the United Nations, expel all UN staff from our shores.

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damn, I guess this debate is off.

The ultimate debate:

Ron Paul
Dennis Kucinnich
Cynthia McKinney

moderated by Jon Stewart

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Message to Iowa

Support Fred Thompson

Fred Thompson is the only adult running for President.
Fred will bring dignity to the White House.
Fred is not out to glorify his ego.
Fred truly wants to improve this great nation.

Women's Rights vs Islam

from Fortress Australia

Female Muslim Readers - IMPORTANT - Please forward to all female Muslim readers

Should you choose to leave Islam, or marry a non-Muslim, please be advised of the following:

YOU ARE NOT A MAN’S PROPERTY. If you don’t want to have sex with your husband, that’s OK. He can’t force you. If he does, it’s considered rape. For the first time in your life, YOU are in control of your own body.

MEN ARE NOT ALLOWED TO BEAT YOU. Men, including husbands, are not allowed to beat or hit you as it’s illegal and immoral. No more living in fear. If someone hits you, you call the police and he will be arrested and go on trial, not you. It’s NOT your fault.

YOU ARE A MANS EQUAL AND JUST AS VALUABLE. You are just as valuable and equal as your husband. If you don’t want to cook, don’t. If you don’t want to do dishes, don’t. If you don’t want to serve him, don’t. Chances are, your husband will help cook, clean, raise the children etc.

YOU CAN FREELY STUDY WHENEVER AND WHATEVER YOU LIKE. The majority of university students in many countries including America are women.

YOU CAN WEAR WHATEVER YOU WANT. God created women as beautiful art. Beauty wasn’t meant to be seen only by one.

more listed at Fortress Australia

I am 89% American, by Gawd

You Are 89% American

You're as American as red meat and shooting ranges. Tough and independent, you think big. You love everything about the US, wrong or right. And anyone who criticizes your home better not do it in front of you!

How American Are You?

Dumber than Dirt

John Edwards says that if elected president he would withdraw the
American troops who are training the Iraqi army and police as part of a
broader plan to remove virtually all American forces within 10 months.

John Edwards is dumber than dirt, if he thinks running away from Iraq will help the cause of civilization.

Just stopping the training of the Iraqi forces will allow the Moslem murderers to take over Iraq and threaten the civilized world.

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Quote from a Fobbit

This year I have learned that there is more to being a United States
soldier than defending America and our way of life. It is also about
helping others that are too weak or unable to stand up against tyranny
and defend themselves. We are the mightiest nation on earth and though
some will stand in the rear and protest that America should fight our
own fights and not be in Iraq or Afghanistan; I feel we have a
responsibility to be here. We have the ability to fight and defeat
terrorism at its very heart.

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Religion of Peace, My Arse

Close to 2000 Mecca pilgrims are being threatened with death by Hamas
terrorists in the Gulf of Aqaba as Egypt insists that the terrorists
follow proper immigration procedure.
The Hamas thugs were returning from Mecca with large amounts of money
received from Islamists as a donation to their cause.

Hamas is threatening to kill innocent Muslims who have just completed a requirement of their religion, the Haji.
Hamas will kill the faithful of Islam, in their attempt to sneak cash into their terrorist area.
Hamas will kill, so they can continue their terrorist campaign against innocent Jews.

Islam is a Death Cult
Islam seeks to destroy civilization
Islam worships Satan (Allah)
Islam is Death

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Benazir Bhutto: A Hero for All Seasons

From Captain's Quarters:

One last point needs to be made. We have noted Benazir Bhutto's
failings on occasion, but cowardice was not among them. She knew that
she would become the target of just such an attack if she returned to
Pakistan, and not only did she return anyway, she campaigned openly to
support democracy. Whatever else she did, she gave her life to make
Pakistan a freer nation and one that could hold its head high among the
nations of the world. She proved herself a better woman than many men
in that troubled country.

Benazir Bhutto is a Hero. She stood up to the terrorists. She was not perfect but she supported democracy and freedom. She paid the ultimate price for her courage.

Islam has killed another person who supported freedom.
Islam demands submission.
Islam murders Freedom.
Islam has killed a woman who supported democracy.
Islam has killed a woman who supported freedom.
Islam is Death
Allah is Satan

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Fred Thompson, the only Rational Choice

I willingly join the blogburst for Fred Thompson.

Fred Thompson is the only adult running for President.

Mitt, John, Rudy, and Ron are kids doing anything to get elected.
Mitt Rommey changes positions on issues almost as fast as a Clinton.
John McCain is a Republican in Name Only, who puts pandering for the Latino vote ahead of protecting the nation.
Rudy is too liberal on social issues to be trusted with naming judges.
Ron Paul is out of touch with reality.

Fred Thompson is the only sane choice. He says what he means and means what he said.

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Thanks, Fred for remembering those who provided our freedom.