SHAME ON YOU, AMERICA

Move over December 7th, there is a new day of infamy. The American heritage that we have for so long cherished has been assaulted to a new low. January 20, 2009 will take its rightful place where America’s shame was displayed to the whole world. What do I mean? Does the inauguration of the first black president stir up prejudice? No, absolutely not! But I am ashamed of the public display and ridicule the American public, the national news media and the restored to power Democratic Party has proven true to its political emblem – the ass!

8 years ago a decent man was inaugurated. With dignity he thanked the outgoing administration and never, ever brought up the disgraceful behavior of the previous administration. The new president-elect in 2000 refused to embarrass , ridicule or criticize his predecessor choosing instead to treat the office of president as above partisan political battles, innuendo and insult and comport himself with dignity in his public actions and proclamations. His inauguration was a celebration of the system that allows the peaceful transition of power to occur every 4 years. His inaugural festivities were not used to denigrate the outgoing administration nor attack the beliefs of the defeated opponents.

But just like the Wellstone funeral that turned from a day to celebrate the life achievements and mourn the death of an American civil servants into a public display of indecency and political campaign rhetoric; so, too, the Obama administration, its coronation entourage, and its rude supporters showed their lack of social etiquette by turning the celebration and triumph of our political system into a Bush-bash, republican-bash and a bash of the American middle-class that paid for, endorsed and supported Mr. Obama’s candidacy.

The mockery of American tradition from the poet, the insult to white America in the eulogy prayer, the disgusting, reprehensible and impudent behavior of the audience who acted as though they were in attendance at a European soccer match instead of witnessing the majestic inauguration of a new president and chose insult to a man who served his country with dignity and honor, and a media who continues to violate their commission and public trust to broadcast their version of news, instead choosing to analyze with bias and half-truths based upon their own political leanings to sling their propaganda over the public airways.

To top it all off, the Christian faith upon which this heritage was founded and protected the rights and freedoms of minorities was relegated to slander, attack and ridicule.

When public behavior has stooped to its new depths, pity those who have wasted the blessings and insult the heritage that has allowed all men and women to live, learn, work and worship with freedom. As He did in the days in the Garden with Adam and Eve, may God cloth our shame.