Who's Smarter?
The Hollywood group is at it again. Holding anti-war
rallies,screaming about the Bush Administration, running
ads in major newspapers, defaming the President and his
Cabinet every chance they get with names like "stupid",
"morons", and "idiots". Jessica Lange went so far as to
tell a crowd in Spain that she hates President Bush and is
embarrassed to be an American.
So, just how ignorant are these people who are running the
country?
Let's look at the biographies of these "stupid", "ignorant",
"moronic" leaders, and then at the celebrities who are
castigating them:
President George W. Bush: Received a Bachelors Degree from
Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He
served as an F-102 pilot for the Texas Air National Guard.
Vice President Dick Cheney: Earned a B. A. in 1965 and a M.
A. in 1966, both in political science.
Secretary of State Colin Powell: Educated in the New York
City public schools, graduating from the City College of
New York (CCNY), where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in
geology. His further academic achievements include a Master
of Business Administration Degree from George Washington
University. Secretary Powell is the recipient of numerous
U. S. and foreign military awards and decorations.
Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld: Attended Princeton
University on scholarship (AB, 1954) and served in the U.
S. Navy (1954-57) as a Naval aviator.
Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge: Raised in a
working class family in veterans' public housing in Erie,
he earned a scholarship to Harvard, graduating with honors
in 1967. After his first year at The Dickinson School of
Law, he was drafted into the U. S. Army, where he served as
an infantry staff sergeant in Vietnam, earning the Bronze
Star for Valor.
National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice: Earned her
Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, Cum Laude and Phi
Beta Kappa, from the University of Denver in 1974; her
Master's from the University of Notre Dame in 1975;
and her Ph. D. from the Graduate School of International
Studies at the University of Denver in 1981. (Note: Rice
enrolled at the University of Denver at the age of 15,
graduating at 19 with a Bachelor's Degree in Political
Science (Cum Laude).
So who are these celebrities? What is their education?
What is their experience?
Barbra Streisand : Completed high school.
Career: Singing and acting.
Cher: Dropped out of school in 9th grade.
Career: Singing and acting
Martin Sheen: Flunked exam to enter University of Dayton.
Career: Acting
Jessica Lange: Dropped out of college mid-freshman year.
Career: Acting
Alec Baldwin: Dropped out of George Washington.
Career: Acting
Julia Roberts: Completed high school.
Career: Acting
Sean Penn: Completed High school.
Career: Acting
Susan Sarandon: Degree in Drama from Catholic University of
America in Washington, D. C.
Career: Acting
Ed Asner: Completed High school.
Career: Acting
George Clooney: Dropped out of University of Kentucky. Career: Acting
Michael Moore: Dropped out first year University of
Michigan.
Career: Movie Director
Sarah Jessica Parker: Completed High School.
Career: Acting
Jennifer Anniston: Completed High School.
Career: Acting
Mike Farrell: Completed High school.
Career: Acting
Janeane Garofalo: Dropped out of College.
Career: Stand up comedienne
Larry Hagman: Attended Bard College for one year.
Career: Acting
<font size=5>While comparing the education and experience of these two
groups, we should also remember that President Bush and his
cabinet are briefed daily, even hourly, on the War on
terror and threats to our security.
They are privy to information gathered around the world
concerning the Middle East, the threats to America, the
intentions of terrorists and terrorist-supporting
governments. They are in constant communication with the
CIA, the FBI, Interpol, NATO, The United Nations, our own
military, and that of our allies around the world.
We cannot simply believe that we have full knowledge of the
threats because we watch CNN. We cannot believe that we are
in any way as informed as our leaders.
These celebrities have no intelligence-gathering agents, no
fact-finding groups, no insight into the minds of those who
would destroy our country.
The silence was deafening from the Left when Bill Clinton
bombed a pharmaceutical factory outside of Khartoum, or
when he attacked the Bosnian Serbs in 1995 and 1999. He
bombed Serbia itself to get Slobodan Milosevic out of
Kosovo, and not a single peace rally was held. When our
Rangers were ambushed in Somalia and 18 young American
lives were lost, not a peep was heard from Hollywood. Yet
now, after our nation has been attacked on its own soil,
after 3,000 Americans were killed by freedom-hating
terrorists while going about their routine lives, they
hold rallies against the war.
It is time for us, as citizens of the United States, to
educate ourselves about the world around us. If future
generations are going to enjoy the freedoms that our
forefathers bequeathed us, if they are ever to know peace
in their own country and their world, to live without fear
of terrorism striking in their own cities, we must assure
that this nation remains strong. We must make certain that
those who would destroy us are made aware of the severe
consequences that will befall them.
Yes, it's a wonderful dream to sit down with dictators and
terrorists and join hands, talking of world peace. But it
is not real. We did not stop Adolf Hitler from taking over
the entire continent of Europe by simply talking to him. We
sent our best and brightest, and with strength and
determination defeated the Nazi regime. President John F.
Kennedy did not stop the Soviet ships from unloading their
nuclear missiles in Cuba in 1962 with mere words. He
stopped them with action and threat of immediate war. We
did not end the Cold War with conferences. It ended because
of the strong belief of President Ronald Reagan...PEACE
through STRENGTH. |
