Michelle passes on word [1]of an Airman shot [2] in the heart by an anti-war activist.
Go and see the notes, and then come back.
Patrick Poole [3] rightly notes:
If Airman Schrieken had been an abortionist or homosexual, this story would be front page news for the New York Times and the lead story on CBS News with Katie Couric for at least the next month. But since Schrieken is serving in the military, even his hometown newspaper, the Columbus Dispatch, has ignored this story.
He then comments:
Predictably, a law enforcement spokesman says that Marren’s suicide notes “were indicative of an individual suffering from mental-health problems”, but that raises the question of how anyone could identify anyone suffering from mental-health problems amidst those devoted to bizarre conspiracy theories and the virulent anti-Americanism of the antiwar movement. If anything, Marren would have fit right in unnoticed.
I would think that to be rather obvious; the positions he took, particularly to the extent that he took them, are clear indication of mental health issues. In short, the kind of madness that this guy showed, is the very essence of the leftist antiwar movement. The thing that is needful now is to examine how widespread the issue is. A quick look at the language of the left, these days, shows a number of linkages in non- linear thought, between the left and this bozo. The outstanding difference between this guy, and the rest of them, is that he had least had the courage of his convictions and followed it through to its logical conclusion. His actions, and the rhetoric we’re hearing coming from the left right now are all based in the same deadly, hateful, illogic.
In short, the kind of madness that this guy showed, is the very essence of the leftist antiwar movement.
Another indicator; Were this guy still alive, would he be charged with a “hate crime?” You know he wouldn’t. So much for the argument that the left “supports the troops”.
I suspect that to be precisely why the mainstream media hasn’t deigned to cover this; they probably figure that someone else will make that connection too.
By the way, if you’d like to send the airmen a card, I’m sure that it would be appreciated.
Jonathan Schrieken
Cooper University Hospital
1 Cooper Plaza
Camden NJ 08103
I recognize that there are technical reasons why the airmen would not get a purple heart, but I am of the opinion that he should get one.