Chicago Tribune: Who is the real Patriot? This article made me incredibly angry

[angie_love]

"While this young man was serving six years on active duty, Vice President Dick Cheney, who was born the same year as the Marine/sailor, received five deferments, four for being an undergraduate and graduate student and one for being a prospective father. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, both five years younger than the African-American youth, used their student deferments to stay in college until 1968. Both then avoided going on active duty through family connections."

"Some of the Wright's comments are inexcusable and inappropriate and should be condemned, but in calling him "unpatriotic," let us not forget that this is a man who gave up six of the most productive years of his life to serve his country.

How many of Wright's detractors, Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly to name but a few, volunteered for service, and did so under the often tumultuous circumstances of a newly integrated armed forces and a society in the midst of a civil rights struggle? Not many.

While words do count, so do actions.

Let us not forget that, for whatever Rev. Wright may have said over the last 30 years, he has demonstrated his patriotism."

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-oped0404wrightapr03,0,92000.story




Reading this article made me very angry to think that the media, repugs, and yes, some hillary supporters on DU have turned this man into an American hating anti-white racist. I'm so upset over this, to think this man is getting Death threats, is unbelievable to me. I'm deeply saddened by this.