Sally Field Doesn't Speak for Me...
GREAT article!!!
Like actress Sally Field, I am a mom. Unlike Sally Field, I do not live in La-La Land. We breathe a different brand of oxygen. We hold diametrically opposed worldviews. We have nothing in common but stretch marks.
Contrary to tongue-tied Sally's incoherent Primetime Emmy Awards diatribe, childbearing and childrearing experiences do not bond all women in a universal sorority of non-confrontation. There are sheep moms. There are lion moms. We know which kind Sally Field is.
"If mothers ruled the, ruled the world, there would be no god-damned wars in the first place," Field bleated. In the Gidget Guide to Parenting, mothers are appeasers and hand-holders. Our maternal instincts supposedly lead us to shun fights and coddle bullies instead of disciplining them.
There would be "no god-damned wars," Silly Sally, because we'd all be conquered chattel if Field Diplomacy "ruled the world."
Motherhood and peace-making are not synonymous. Motherhood requires ferocity, the will and resolve to protect one's own children at all costs, and a life-long commitment to sacrifice for a family's betterment and survival. Conflict avoidance is incompatible with good mothering.
On the playground of life, Sally Field is the mom who looks the other way when the brat on the elementary school slide pushes your son to the ground or throws dirt in your daughter's face.
She's the mom who holds her tongue at the mall when thugs spew profanities and make crude gestures in front of her brood. She's the mom who tells her child never to point out when a teacher gets her facts wrong.
She's the mom who buys her teenager beer, condoms and a hotel room on prom night, because she'd rather give in than assert her parental authority and do battle.
She's the mom whose minivan sports insipid bumper stickers preaching non-intervention at all costs: "Peace is patriotic." "War is not the answer." "It Will Be a Great Day When Our Schools Get All the Money They Need and the Air Force Has to Hold a Bake Sale to Buy a Bomber."
Hollywood can afford to indulge Sally Field's inarticulate naivete. America cannot. And the very moms that Sally Field claims to speak for know it.
This weekend, I met dozens of military mothers in Washington, D.C., who fervently oppose the Sally Field/Cindy Sheehan model of maternal submission and immediate surrender. They were among several thousand grass-roots activists who turned out for the "Gathering of Eagles" counter-demonstration on the National Mall.
Deborah Johns, mother of William, a Marine who has served three tours of duty in Iraq, condemned the Left's demonization of Gen. David Petraeus and urged Congress to oppose a precipitous withdrawal from Iraq. "Cindy Sheehan doesn't speak for me," Johns said. "She has never spoken for me. And she will never speak for me. . . . We are not going to let the domestic enemies at home defeat us like they did" during the Vietnam War.
Debbie Lee, mother of Mark, the first Navy SEAL killed in Iraq, rejected the anti-war movement's infantilization of the troops. She was galled at the George Soros-funded ANSWER "die-in" usurping the names and legacies of those who have died serving in Iraq. Describing her son's heroism and her support of the counterinsurgency efforts in Iraq, she said: "You can't 'take' someone's life who gives it . . . and Mark willingly gave his life. . . . God redeployed Mark to heaven."
In Sally World, these mothers and their sons are helpless victims. In Sally World, self-defense is for "war-mongers." In Sally World, you can pretend that the bloodthirsty mothers who strap al Qaeda suicide bomb vests on their toddlers and sit them down in front of the television to watch the Jew-hating Hamas Mickey Mouse don't exist. In Sally World, you need only to embrace our enemies, "imagine" peace and rub your Emmy Award like a magic lamp as you wish global jihad away.
In the real world, not all women think with their wombs instead of their brains. In the real world, you can't just give evil a "time-out." Sally Field fancies herself the mother of all spokesmothers. To which I say, in my most maternally combative tone: Speak for your own bleepin' self, sister.
Like actress Sally Field, I am a mom. Unlike Sally Field, I do not live in La-La Land. We breathe a different brand of oxygen. We hold diametrically opposed worldviews. We have nothing in common but stretch marks.
Contrary to tongue-tied Sally's incoherent Primetime Emmy Awards diatribe, childbearing and childrearing experiences do not bond all women in a universal sorority of non-confrontation. There are sheep moms. There are lion moms. We know which kind Sally Field is.
"If mothers ruled the, ruled the world, there would be no god-damned wars in the first place," Field bleated. In the Gidget Guide to Parenting, mothers are appeasers and hand-holders. Our maternal instincts supposedly lead us to shun fights and coddle bullies instead of disciplining them.
There would be "no god-damned wars," Silly Sally, because we'd all be conquered chattel if Field Diplomacy "ruled the world."
Motherhood and peace-making are not synonymous. Motherhood requires ferocity, the will and resolve to protect one's own children at all costs, and a life-long commitment to sacrifice for a family's betterment and survival. Conflict avoidance is incompatible with good mothering.
On the playground of life, Sally Field is the mom who looks the other way when the brat on the elementary school slide pushes your son to the ground or throws dirt in your daughter's face.
She's the mom who holds her tongue at the mall when thugs spew profanities and make crude gestures in front of her brood. She's the mom who tells her child never to point out when a teacher gets her facts wrong.
She's the mom who buys her teenager beer, condoms and a hotel room on prom night, because she'd rather give in than assert her parental authority and do battle.
She's the mom whose minivan sports insipid bumper stickers preaching non-intervention at all costs: "Peace is patriotic." "War is not the answer." "It Will Be a Great Day When Our Schools Get All the Money They Need and the Air Force Has to Hold a Bake Sale to Buy a Bomber."
Hollywood can afford to indulge Sally Field's inarticulate naivete. America cannot. And the very moms that Sally Field claims to speak for know it.
This weekend, I met dozens of military mothers in Washington, D.C., who fervently oppose the Sally Field/Cindy Sheehan model of maternal submission and immediate surrender. They were among several thousand grass-roots activists who turned out for the "Gathering of Eagles" counter-demonstration on the National Mall.
Deborah Johns, mother of William, a Marine who has served three tours of duty in Iraq, condemned the Left's demonization of Gen. David Petraeus and urged Congress to oppose a precipitous withdrawal from Iraq. "Cindy Sheehan doesn't speak for me," Johns said. "She has never spoken for me. And she will never speak for me. . . . We are not going to let the domestic enemies at home defeat us like they did" during the Vietnam War.
Debbie Lee, mother of Mark, the first Navy SEAL killed in Iraq, rejected the anti-war movement's infantilization of the troops. She was galled at the George Soros-funded ANSWER "die-in" usurping the names and legacies of those who have died serving in Iraq. Describing her son's heroism and her support of the counterinsurgency efforts in Iraq, she said: "You can't 'take' someone's life who gives it . . . and Mark willingly gave his life. . . . God redeployed Mark to heaven."
In Sally World, these mothers and their sons are helpless victims. In Sally World, self-defense is for "war-mongers." In Sally World, you can pretend that the bloodthirsty mothers who strap al Qaeda suicide bomb vests on their toddlers and sit them down in front of the television to watch the Jew-hating Hamas Mickey Mouse don't exist. In Sally World, you need only to embrace our enemies, "imagine" peace and rub your Emmy Award like a magic lamp as you wish global jihad away.
In the real world, not all women think with their wombs instead of their brains. In the real world, you can't just give evil a "time-out." Sally Field fancies herself the mother of all spokesmothers. To which I say, in my most maternally combative tone: Speak for your own bleepin' self, sister.
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quote:Originally posted by iluvguns
"It Will Be a Great Day When Our Schools Get All the Money They Need and the Air Force Has to Hold a Bake Sale to Buy a Bomber."
That's a lot of brownies....0 -
I truely think that Sally was just a gnat's hair from an overdose when she got on that stage. She sounded just like the crack-addict that runs up to your car asking for your spare change. I try not to listen to people who sound like they are either insane or on drugs....so when Sally started speaking....I found my remote and changed the channel.
Sad part of this.....normally, I like the parts she plays and I will probobly not be able to watch anything she is starring in without re-living her jibbering on that stage. So, I bet she has lost me as a potential fan. I doubt any acting ability she has will be able to overpower the image of THAT nut-job we saw on stage. So sad...speak to your kids on how BAD drugs are....very bad.0 -
"It Will Be a Great Day When Our Schools Get All the Money They Need and the Air Force Has to Hold a Bake Sale to Buy a Bomber."
Yes, especially when she's celebrating walking around in public in a burkah. She starred in a movie called Not Without My Daughter, based upon a true story. You'd think she might have learned something from that role. Apparently, that's not the case.
Smokey and the Bandit will still always be one of my favorite movies.0 -
I have to laugh every time I hear "if women ruled there would be no wars" Women are more competitive than men are. There would be just as many wars, just about different stuff. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by dakotashooter2
I have to laugh every time I hear "if women ruled there would be no wars" Women are more competitive than men are. There would be just as many wars, just about different stuff.
Actually, it isn't that women are more competitive than men, rather, it is that they are more vicious than men.
Have you ever watched a fight between two women? Not a boxing match, not something that is sanctioned or has rules, but a real, live fight between two women?
No man would stand two seconds in that situation.0 -
Classic example
Hillary or Bill Clinton
WHo is more vicious and has the worst temper?
Hillary talks the classic liberal game, but piss her off and she can authorizing the bombiong of Eastern Eurpore.0 -
quote:Classic example
Hillary or Bill Clinton
WHo is more vicious and has the worst temper?
Hillary talks the classic liberal game, but piss her off and she can authorizing the bombiong of Eastern Eurpore.
No kidding! Piss Bill off and all he did was go play cigar games with an intern while Hillary made all the decisions. [:D]0 -
Every male acquaintance I have ever known that worked in an office environment,.......which does NOT include me,.......has said that nothing is worse than working in an office full of women.
They try to stab each other in the back, constantly, and just by and large, cannot get along, like most males can.
My fiance' concurs with that opinion also! Her workplace with the state, is largely female, and she says it is like a "never ending" soap opera![:D]0 -
At least once a month the world would be in deep dodo[:D][:D][:D] 
(sorry iluvguns, couldn't help it)0 -
I can't address the estrogen issue. Have to do more research.
Until I find out, however, I'm not going to gamble my country's welfare on the outcome of an estrogen episode, if that's what it comes down to. Joe0 -
Field is a joke. She needs to go back to being the fly'n NONE. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Marc1301
Every male acquaintance I have ever known that worked in an office environment,.......which does NOT include me,.......has said that nothing is worse than working in an office full of women.
They try to stab each other in the back, constantly, and just by and large, cannot get along, like most males can.
My fiance' concurs with that opinion also! Her workplace with the state, is largely female, and she says it is like a "never ending" soap opera![:D]
No kidding......I work around a lot of women. I've never seen a group of co-workers so hell bent on stabbing each other in the back.0 -
Early in my career, I worked in an office of 6 women and me. There was always battles going on between the 6 of them. They held grudges and set little office traps for each other. When one left the office, the other five tore apart what she was wearing, her family and whatever else they could come up with. One of the best days of my life was moving on to another job.
If any of those five ruled the world, they would have pushed the button long ago....0
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