An Open Letter to BalmerLiberal

World War II Memorial - sans plaque

Artist rendering of WWII Memorial with plaque

This open letter is a response to a lively Twitter discussion that occurred earlier today.

Dear BalmerLiberal-ParkyBill (or Moonbat Bill as the Crew and I affectionately refer to him),

I hate herky-jerky conversations on Twitter or texting, so I thought I would write you this letter.  I retweeted a post about the Obama administration's objections to a plaque with FDR's D-day prayer being added to the World War II memorial in Washington DC.  I did so without editorial comment.

Here was our exchange:
MBB:  "Why must fools throw Jesus at everything? Your own faith not enough for you?"
Sahib:  I was somewhat taken back by the apparent vitriol of your comment.  I responded with, "Have you READ the prayer? No mention of Jesus I could find."
MBB:  "Nope. Haven't read it. No reason to."
Sahib:  "Are you familiar with the historical significance of the prayer?"
Sahib:   "Do we need to scour the MLK memorial for mentions of God too?"
MBB:  "Wasn't MLK's first name 'The Reverend'?"
MBB:  "Did the designers of the memorial ask for it to be there?"
Sahib:  "So memorials can never be modified?  The original FDR memorial is the size of a desk."
MBB:  "Was the FDR memorial modified after it was built?"
Sahib:  "You could say that."
MBB:  "That was neither a yes or no.  Was FDR monument modified AFTER it was built?"
Sahib:  (Pulling your chain) "Sort of."

After this, you either had to go or were done with me.  As is the wont of you and you lib brethren, when losing a debate, you change the focus of the debate.  We began with religious implications and then switched to the concept that memorials and monuments, once dedicated, are inviolate and prohibited from modification.

In the interest of brevity, I will jump right to the most emotionally charged of all memorials, the Vietnam War Memorial.  Guess what?  It has been modified THREE times since its original dedication in 1982.  All by different designers than the original memorial.  And guess what else Bill?  The last modification was.... wait for it.... a PLAQUE!

Come on Bill, we both know the issue here.  It is because it's (GASP!) a prayer.  If it was simply FDR's D-day address, not a single one of you on the left would have batted an eye.

I hope you and your wonderful wife have a great weekend!

Your friend,
Sahib

PS. In the interest of full disclosure, there are actually two FDR memorials.  To my knowledge the original has never been modified, but it has been replaced.  FDR never wanted a big memorial.  He said he wanted nothing bigger than his desk and the original memorial honored his wishes.