Christian Right Activist Blasts Medal of Honor as 'Feminized,' Sparks Fury

[proud2BlibKansan]

While a divided nation last Tuesday finally rallied around one bright shining moment of patriotic glory -- President Obama's awarding of the Medal of Honor to Afghan hero Army Sgt. Salvatore Giunta -- a popular right-wing Christian commentator sharply split opinions even within his own camp. He blasted the award as "feminized" because it honors Giunta for saving his comrades rather than killing the enemy.

The Army's official citation details how Giunta "exposed himself to withering enemy fire" during a daring effort to engage the enemy and extract his wounded comrades from an ambush. But Bryan Fischer, a columnist for the American Family Association who has often provoked headlines and consternation with his commentaries, read the narrative as hardly the sort of thing American soldiers were once known for.

"When we think of heroism in battle, we used the think of our boys storming the beaches of Normandy under withering fire, climbing the cliffs of Pointe du Hoc while enemy soldiers fired straight down on them, and tossing grenades into pill boxes to take out gun emplacements," wrote Fischer, director of issue analysis for the AFA, a longtime lobby on the Christian right. "That kind of heroism has apparently become passé when it comes to awarding the Medal of Honor. We now award it only for preventing casualties, not for inflicting them."

"So the question is this: when are we going to start awarding the Medal of Honor once again for soldiers who kill people and break things, so our families can sleep safely at night?" he asked.

more . . . http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/11/20/christian-right-activist-blasts-medal-of-honor-as-feminized-s/

[randr]

1. When are we going to put back the draft

so douche bags like this and his ilk have the opportunity to defend our Nation?

[Warpy]

3. And give another madman full access to our kids? NEVER.

Don't worry about this guy. Anybody who has that deep a dread of anything female is in the closet. He'll peek out one of these days and be completely discredited.

[Citizen Worker]

4. ...And the greater glory of god.

[oceanman]

6. Another idiot who obviously has no idea what he's talking about-

Historically there are many MoH winners that were awarded this medal for saving their own, usually wounded, guys against enemy fire - and including jumping on grenades. One such guy - "This powerful story documents the Battle of Iwo Jima from the perspective of extraordinary navy corpsman George Wahlen. After decades of silence, this survivor of one of World War II's most horrific battles divulges the gritty details of his incredible experiences. Upon landing with a company of 250 marines, Wahlen fought alongside them. Under repeated grenade and mortar fire himself, Wahlen refused evacuation, choosing instead to aid those he perceived to be in greater danger. Witnesses of his heroics remain dumbfounded he survived, and while his incredible feats of bravery saved countless marines, the intensity of the battle left few men of the company unscathed—they suffered the highest killed-in-action ratio of any marine company during a single battle in U.S. history." - "The Quiet Hero: The Untold Medal of Honor Story of George E. Wahlen at the Battle for Iwo Jima". Yup, he was a wuss.

[Demoiselle]

2. Who needs The Onion when we have the "Christian" Right?!!

[Rex]

5. What the fuck is this dumbshit talking about? Heroism and valor

mean NEVER leaving your brothers and sisters behind! I really, really want to punch the shit out of this guy. Another worthless individual, criticizing an impossible job.

[WinkyDink]

7. Some American men have serious psychological issues, re: manhood.