The Passing of a Patriot

Creators Syndicate ^ | June 8, 2012 | Oliver North

[Admin Moderator]

My pleasure. Great article by the way.

[Tax-chick]

A funny story about the Picard sticker, which my friend got me at the San Antonio Star Trek convention. I was on the jury panel (with 119 of my luckless fellow citizens) for a major murder trial in SA, and we had to fill out a long questionnaire, including "What bumper stickers do you have on your vehicle?"

When I was questioned by the attorneys, nobody asked about "I'm part of the Nicaraguan Resistance!" but the defense attorney asked about "Picard for President". "Who's Picard?" he wondered. I asked the judge, a distinguished white-haired Latino gent, "Do I have to answer?" and he said, "Yes," so I said, "He's the captain of the Starship Enterprise!"

The judge cracked up, the prosecutor cracked up, even the defendant cracked up. Later (after I'd told both attorneys that I didn't believe either one of them wanted an impartial jury, but rather each wanted a jury on his side), the judge said, "I've had so much fun having you in my courtroom, Ms. Tax-chick, and you may tell the clerk on your way out that you are Dismissed for Cause!"

[jazusamo]

LOL!

Now that’s funny. Sounds like they all had a sense of humor and it got you off an extended murder trial.

[Tax-chick]

Adolfo Carero being a Patriot as all the Contras were

Agreed - not always the nicest people, but they were fighting to save their homeland from Communism.

I wonder if things are better in Nicaragua now. I don't know of any Nicaraguans in our Spanish congregation at church, but maybe that just means they don't make it to North Carolina.

[Tax-chick]

I was working for the same large corporation as the murder victim, so they probably would have booted me anyway, but I was “dismissed for cause” with extra enthusiasm for being a smart-mouth.

[bramps]

Like so many others I thought the guy who spanked the Senate was toes up. I really got furious that the story wasn't covered by the msm.
It is amazing to me to recall the days in which President Reagan, Col North and so many lovers of freedom were dissed and ridiculed for helping freedom loving peoples who were willing to give of their life to fight for liberty, freedom and religion. The amazing part is how easily the direction of the assistance was thwarted by the Far Left Wing members of congress and the news media. We think we have a free society, but that is hardly the truth. The media regularly ignores stories of valor for freedom and promotes stories of communism veiled in touchy, feely stories helping the majority of the public to better themselves, with other peoples money and efforts. Welfare, tantamount to communist beliefs. We are a long way from where the founding fathers expected us to be by now. So far away that I don't think we will ever see the good ole days when people cared for themselves and were assisted for a short time when they couldn't. When local public charities took care of the homeless and with a much better outcome. Just a thought while reading this article.
Let's not forget that Col. North is one of the most deserving Patriots of this country. Along with the men on June 6, 1944 that this clown in the WH has seemed to have forgotten. So haven't a majority of you. How many sent a note to the WH asking him about where his admiration for the those men and women was?? If there were two I'd be thrilled.

[unkus]

I did the same thing in Denver. Worked closely with the cuban community.

[rockinqsranch]

Thanks for the ping jaz. IIRC it was a Democrat majority Congress that again legislated in favor of the Communists.

Seems to be a habit of the Socialist Democrats.

I’ve long wondered why we tolerate in our government those with opposing perspectives to the basic law(s) of our land, the very basis of our existance, the very basis of our success. Free speech is one thing, but actions against our Constitution, the foundation of our nation, our freedom are another.

[jazusamo]

You're most welcome, rqsr.

It would be very difficult to slide a cigarette paper between a Communist and a Socialist Democrat.

God Bless FL Congressman Allen West for pointing out the Communist Democrats presently in office.

[rockinqsranch]

“God Bless FL Congressman Allen West for pointing out the Communist Democrats presently in office.”

Yes.

[Tax-chick]

We had some Cubans FReeping here at one point. They sure hate Communism, in every guise!