The most popular election video on YouTube

Posted on November 1, 2008

I’m sure a lot of you saw this video. It’s no surprise that this video, according to Fox News, is the most popular election video on YouTube, garnering over 11 million views.

Transcript:

Dear Mr. Obama,
Having spent twelve months in the Iraq theater, I can promise you this was not a mistake. I’ve witnessed firsthand the many sacrifices made for the people of Iraq. Those sacrifices were not mistakes. The Iraqi people are just like us. They want a chance to live in a secure world: free from tyranny, free from terrorism, free to prosper, free to raise their children and pass on a future. Are they better off today than they were in 2002? You bet. I’ve seen many men sacrifice their lives for the Iraqi people. They died for a purpose, not a mistake. They died giving hope. They died promoting freedom. Do you rescue a fireman just as he’s about to save a child? When you call the Iraqi war a mistake, you disrespect the service and the sacrifice of everyone who has died promoting freedom. Freedom carries with it a price. Because you do not understand or appreciate these principles, sir, I am supporting John McCain for President. He, too, made a huge sacrifice promoting freedom… because he understands the fundamental truth: freedom is always worth the price.

Isn’t that what this and every election should come down to? There are problems that need to be addressed during each and every election season. Obviously, we want the person who can best address those problems and issues, but in this particular election, we have a huge disparity between two candidates. One has fought for America and for freedom, and sacrificed five years of his life for it living in a hell hole being tortured daily. He then dedicated the rest of his life to serving his country. There is no doubt that, in John McCain’s heart, he truly loves the United States and would fight to his last breath to defend her. You can disagree with his policies — and I do disagree with some of them — but there is no doubting his allegiance and love for his country. With Barack Obama, he’s led a largely privileged life, going to private schools and eventually Harvard. He got married, entered politics, and a mere 143 days after becoming a US Senator, became the first African-American to run for President on a major party ticket. Yet all he and his wife can do is criticize the United States, paint a picture of gloom and despair, complain about all he feels we’ve done wrong, and smear Americans as racist if they don’t support him. For God’s sake, the man said he wanted to “free us” from the “restraints” of the Constitution, that it was a blind spot and a major flaw. It’s hard to tell if Obama loves his country or not, because there’s a vast difference between loving America for what she is and what she stands for, and loving America for what he thinks she could be if only he could change everything about her. That’s not love of country.

John McCain understands the price you must sometimes pay to remain free. Barack Obama does not. Perhaps this is why the vast majority of those serving in the military, in all branches, overwhelmingly support John McCain. They know they have no ally in Barack Obama. And this is possibly the same reason why Iraqis also want John McCain as President. They understand what Barack Obama cannot.

Can we really have a President who doesn’t understand the basic principles upon which this country was founded — a President who looks at those principles and see a “major flaw”? The answer is no, we cannot. I think the 11 million people who have seen this video, and those serving us in the military, can see that. It’s sad that there are so many that can’t.

Issues like a hurting economy will come and go. We can rebound from a recession — we’ve rebounded from worse. But can we rebound from a President who wants to destroy everything we stand for?

Cross-posted from Cassy’s blog.

» Filed Under 1st Amendment, Elections, Fallen Heros, Iraq, Middle East, National Security, News, Patriotism, The United States of America, Video, War On Terror, military

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3 Responses to “The most popular election video on YouTube”

Joseph Crawford on November 1st, 2008 12:27 pm

You know what I think America needs to take a look at what is really going on in this country.Obama will probly try to discredit this soldier next.As a Soldier I dare him to question this Soldiers Honor or Patritism.this Soldier risked his life and obiviously a Limb for the safety of this country. Maybe before anyone in america votes they should take a look at this video and ask your self will we have an Economy if we dont have National Security. Think about that and be honest with your self about it. Experience VS none now who is the better pick for President.
John on November 1st, 2008 5:05 pm

If the Iraq war was about saving lives and finding weapons of mass destruction, then it was a mistake. The Bush administration distorted information and lied about soldiers like Jessica Lynch and Brad Tillman. Dissent can be patriotic, I’m voting for Obama.
Margo in Virginia on November 3rd, 2008 9:27 pm

To John: It is easy to mouth slogans like “Bush lied and people died.” But the truth is that after 09-11-01, Bush spoke to a joint session of Congress and said “We will make no distinction between countries who train terrorists and countries who harbor tererorists.” At that time, the yokels who bombed the TradeCenter in 1993 were being sentenced, while the masterminds who planned it sat in Bagdad with Saddam enjoying asylum for their crimes against USA. We did not go there for WMD. That is a media distortion, just like all the other media distortions that pollute our airwaves.