YASNY Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 I just received this via email. Supposedly, Snopes says this is legitimate. The Straight Scoop from Charlie Daniels I've just returned from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Naval Air Station base where we did three shows for the troops and toured several locations around the post visiting with some of the finest military personnel on planet earth. The kids seemed to really enjoy the shows and especially liked "This Ain't No Rag, It's A Flag" and "In America". We had a great time with them. We saw Camp X-Ray, where the Taliban detainees are being held only from a distance, but I picked up a lot of what's going on there from talking with a lot of different people. The truth of the matter is that this operation is under a microscope. The Red Cross has an on site presence there and watches everything that goes on very closely. The media is not telling you the whole truth about what's going on over there. The truth is that these scum bags are not only being treated humanely, but they are probably better off healthwise and medically than they've ever been in their lives. They are fed well, able to take showers and receive state of the art medical care. And have their own Moslem chaplain. I saw several of them in a field hospital ward where they were being treated in a state of the art medical facility. Now let's talk about the way they treat our people. First of all, they have to be watched constantly. These people are committed and wanton murderers who are willing to die just to kill someone else. One of the doctors told me that when they had Taliban in the hospital the staff had to really be careful with needles, pens and anything else which could possibly be used as a weapon. They also throw their excrement and urine on the troops who are guarding them. And our guys and gals have shown great restraint in not retaliating. We are spending over a million dollars a day maintaining and guarding these nasty killers and anyone who wants to see them brought to the U.S.A. for trial is either out of their heads or a lawyer looking for money and notoriety. Or both. I wish that the media and the Red Cross and all the rest of the people who are so worried about these criminals would realize that this is not a troop of errant Boy Scouts. These are killers of the worst kind. They don't need protection from us, we need protection from them. If you don't get anything else out of this soapbox, please try to realize that when you see news coverage much of the time you're not getting the whole story, but an account filtered through a liberal mindset with an agenda. We have two fights on our hands, the war against terror and the one against the loudmouthed lawyers and left wing media who would sap the strength from the American public by making us believe that we're losing the war or doing something wrong in fighting it. Remember these are the same people who told us that Saddam Hussein's Republican guard was going to be an all but invincible enemy and that our smart bombs and other weapons were not really as good as the military said that they were. They also took up for Bill Clinton while he was cavorting around the Oval office with Monica Lewinsky while the terrorists were gaining strength and bombing our Embassies and dragging the bodies of dead American heroes around the dusty streets of Somalia. It's a shame that we can't have an unbiased media who would just report the truth and let us make up our own minds. Here I must commend Fox News for presenting both sides much better than the other networks. They are leaving the other cable networks in the dust. People like being told the truth. Our military not only needs but deserves our support. Let's give it to them. The next time you read a media account about the bad treatment of the Taliban in Cuba, remember what I told you. Been there done that. Footnote: I got an e-mail from a rather irate first cousin of mine the other day who has a daughter who's a lawyer and she seemed to think that I was painting all lawyers with the same brush. Please understand that I'm not doing that at all. That would be like saying that all musicians were drug addicts. There are a lot of good and honest attorneys out there. I happen to have one of them. But it seems that they never get any airtime. It's always the radicals who get their opinions heard, who fight the idea of the military tribunals and cite The Constitution and the integrity of America as their source of justifying their opinions. Well, first of all The Constitution says "We the people of the United States", it doesn't mention any other country. And secondly as far as integrity is concerned, I don't think some of these folks would know integrity if it bit them in the posterior. What do you think? God Bless America. Charlie Daniels P.S. send this to everyone you can...the truth needs to be told. THE REASON A DOG HAS SO MANY FRIENDS IS THAT HE WAGS HIS TAIL - NOT HIS TONGUE. If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you can read this in English, thank a soldier. The bold print was added by me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipWellsFan Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Ahh the straight truth from Charlie Daniels, I'm so glad we have such an educated mind to remind us of the truth. liberal media Clinton soft on terrorism everyone in Guantanamo wants to kill Americans fox news presenting both sides I will salute him on going there to play for the troops, but keep your mouth shut if you have nothing intelligent to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Origins: Yes, the above was written by Charlie Daniels, the popular singer-songwriter. He penned this opinion piece upon his return from his first trip to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba to entertain U.S. troops in late March 2002 and posted it on his web site in the Soapbox section, where it appears under the title "The Straight Scoop." This is not the first of Mr. Daniel's essays to have found its way into online lore -- another of his articles was also widely circulated in e-mail, one written in response to the controversy arising over his song, "This Ain't No Rag, It's a Flag." (You can view our write up about it here.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowerCaseRepublican Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 And in that groundswell of nationalism, Charlie Daniels then went to try to assist in some job with the US milita---, wait no...he wrote an e-mail. And "out of our heads" for wanting to give them, especially US citizens like Jose Padilla who has been ruled to receive a trial (way back in 2003), -- I guess I missed the whole destruction of the "innocent until proven guilty" statute in America. Left wing media? Oh man, that is laughable. http://www.atwitsend.org/eabr.html Fox News portraying both sides of an issue. Oh Jesus, I am laughing my ass off. They are nothing but toadies for the current administration. And there was a reason Clinton was inhibited in his anti-terror efforts. Every Republican in Congress was foaming at the mouth to see Clinton's dick for damn near 2 years. Any anti-terrorism efforts were seen as "wagging the dog". But I'm sure Mr. Daniels remembers that (perhaps he wanted to see Clinton's mystical wang as well?) And Mr. Daniels -- I think this line is more appropriate for you, the at worst lying and at best incompetent to the point of functional retardation administration in the White House and their bipartisan evisceration of civil liberties in the name of security -- And secondly as far as integrity is concerned, I don't think some of these folks would know integrity if it bit them in the posterior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 Interesting that his career was basically over, he finds this to get a little camera time, and all of a sudden his career is relevant again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipWellsFan Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 QUOTE(Texsox @ Jun 30, 2005 -> 08:00 PM) Interesting that his career was basically over, he finds this to get a little camera time, and all of a sudden his career is relevant again. There's a market niche for right wing conservatives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted July 1, 2005 Author Share Posted July 1, 2005 Damn, that was fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 QUOTE(YASNY @ Jul 1, 2005 -> 05:22 AM) Damn, that was fun! Come on YAS, Charlie Daniels?? He's the Barbara Streisand of the GOPerheads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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