The passing of Neil Armstrong represents' a symbolic
end to an era. He was a great American hero and a true pioneer- he represented
the American spirit and typified our dreams as a American to strive for the
stars, become more than we are and achieve greatness. It was the virtues which
my family taught me, the virtues I pass down to my children, and the virtues I attempt
to convey to all those who know me. It represents some of the core values which
made America great and typifies the principles which make people in this
country success.
It's
kind of poetic that he passed away during Obama's reign of terror (I mean his
presidency) because he represents the antithesis of Neil Armstrong. First of
all, Obama finds no real value in NASA. He neither shares its beliefs or
relishes in its success. Instead, he views it as the unfortunate institution of
a country that raped the world and is flaunting its achievements. He does not
take pride in its great history and has no vision for its future.
Under
Obama, our plan to go to Mars was terminated. Though he speaks of landing a man
on the red planet, he has cancelled the vital rocket program that would get us
there. Under his term our mighty space shuttle program met its demise. The once
great space nation of the USA is now relying on Russia to get our astronauts to
space. We have to hitch a ride on their rockets just to get to the international
space station. And as sad as it sounds, when he came into office he gave the
director of NASA one important mission he wanted accomplished. No, it was not
getting a man to Mars. No, it was not to build a moon elevator. Instead, he
said the most important thing he wanted him to do was increase Muslim
relations? I put a question mark at the end because it because it's too
ridiculous to write without wincing. Kennedy wants us to go to the Moon while
Obama wants our astronauts to go to Mecca. Sounds reasonable?
Secondly,
Obama's American dream in not what we were taught as children. The thought of
striving to become successful, increasing one's wealth, owning a successful
business and going up the economic ladder is now frowned upon. Instead, those
who become financially successful are now vilified. Their success is maligned
and their wealth deemed un-American. Instead, he wants the dream of the
American youth to be one of dependence on the government, to strive only for mediocrity,
to ridicule the wealthy, chastise the rich and to be subservient to the world.
He sees the next generation as the group of people to pay for the errors of country's
history. He does not want them to feel good to be American. Instead he wants
them to feel ashamed of our country, our history and what we stand for. He wants
us to pay morally, spiritually and financially for our past. When he got into
office, we saw just this when he went on his apology tour.
Well
Mr. President, I'm not apologizing for anything. The only thing our country has
to apologize for is electing you into office. That error, however, will be rectified
this November.
