Home of the Brave??
The ultimate tragedy of 911 is how we seem to have lost "home of the of the brave" and are rapidly losing "land of the free."
Examples abound every day. The latest is fear of the bird flu.
This is not to say caution should be throw to the wind. Caution can often be the better part of valor.
But new reports, elected official and an army of "experts" have joined forces to frighten Americans on just about everything from soup to nuts.
Just the other day, young girls were warned not to kiss their boy friends if they had recently eaten peanut butter.
Must we worry about everything? What ever happened to the good old American spirit of offending those who are in dire need of being offended?
I am reminded of an old joke from my Navy days. It concerns the cheerleaders from the University of Norfolk. This was back in the days when all cheerleaders were good looking girls.
"We don't drink! We don't smoke. Norfolk! Norfolk!!"
Examples abound every day. The latest is fear of the bird flu.
This is not to say caution should be throw to the wind. Caution can often be the better part of valor.
But new reports, elected official and an army of "experts" have joined forces to frighten Americans on just about everything from soup to nuts.
Just the other day, young girls were warned not to kiss their boy friends if they had recently eaten peanut butter.
Must we worry about everything? What ever happened to the good old American spirit of offending those who are in dire need of being offended?
I am reminded of an old joke from my Navy days. It concerns the cheerleaders from the University of Norfolk. This was back in the days when all cheerleaders were good looking girls.
"We don't drink! We don't smoke. Norfolk! Norfolk!!"
posted by ravenwolf at 9:59 AM
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