Show patriotism instead of questioning Rumsfeld
I am responding to an opinion column written by a Southern Standard employee called Canterbury Tales on Dec. 24 concerning the resignation of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
I’m saddened to know I live among people who let their politics blind them so severely they can’t see any patriotism and goodness in our leaders.
Canterbury’s attempt to write a humorous column attacking Rumsfeld was straight out of comedy central. The writer should not give up her day job. I don’t think many people found her criticism funny, after all, this county and this state for that matter, gave the president and Mr. Rumsfeld a mandate in the last election.
Her timing was lousy. The column came out on Christmas Eve, a time of peace, praise, and asking God to bless us all. We had our sons, daughters, friends and neighbors on the front lines in Iraq to protect us in this great country.
Canterbury Tales took the opportunity to degrade and demean the efforts of this nation to free 50 million oppressed people and make our country safe from the people who want to kill us.
The writer did not give us any facts, was vague in her remarks, and evidently thought we would be so busy laughing at her humorous ability to slash and burn, we wouldn’t notice she is helping the insurgents kick our posterior. All this over an auto-Pen.
Sam Allen
308 Hickory Blvd.
McMinnville