Sgt. Crowley: You’re No Joe the Plumber

By Robert Ringer

Obama’s “Beer Summit” was yet another stupid distraction from the reality that his czars, thugocrats, and progressive supporters in Congress are moving quickly to shove us into the socialist cage and slam the door shut before another election can take place. Thankfully, most people didn’t buy into this sideshow, seeing it as just another asinine, arrogant attempt to bolster his good-guy image.

Francis Reilly, president of Reilly Communications Inc., described Obama’s cheap theatrics this way: “Roosevelt had his Malta, Obama has his Malt.” If BHO didn’t have bad intentions, you’d be tempted to dismissively chuckle at his childish antics.

Having said that, and even though BHO’s poll numbers are sinking, it’s scary to contemplate the number of bamboozled Americans who still don’t get it. Rush Limbaugh had the courage to say it straight out in a recent interview with Greta: “This is a bad guy.” Now that’s what I call candid.

Every time the man looks into a camera, snickers, and waves aside those who resist going along with his Marxist agenda as obstructionists or extremists, it makes me realize what an amateur liar Bill Clinton was. Obama is the real deal — Fidel, Mao, and Lenin rolled into one. Or, even worse, how about Pelosi, Reid, and Frank rolled into one?

But I digress. Back to the world-shaking Beer Summit. I’m in the minority on this, but I feel compelled to say what no one else seems to be willing to say: Police Sgt. James Crowley was a major disappointment, for two reasons.

First, he didn’t have the courage, self-discipline, or dignity to say no to Obama’s invitation. Let’s be honest here. Apparently the thrill of being thrust into the limelight — visiting the White House as a guest of the president of the United States — was simply too much for him to resist.

Now you might be thinking, “Given similar circumstances, I’ll bet Robert Ringer would have sold out too.” If so, you’re wrong. I can’t prove it, but I’m positive I would not have lowered myself to buttress the president’s image by being part of yet another cheap BHO campaign stunt.

And, quite frankly, I’d be willing to bet that most of you folks reading this article would not have sold out either. After all, you’re Voice of Sanity subscribers!

Fifteen minutes of fame is okay, I guess. I understand the desire to get attention, but I understand the need to stick to one’s principles even more. There are some things that are far more important than a brief moment of feeling important.

Like, for example, a little something called liberty. BHO is a well-documented lifetime hater of capitalism and individual sovereignty who is in the process of keeping his campaign promise to “remake America.” Why in the world would you want to help him continue to mesmerize those remaining supporters whose eyes are still glazed over from Inauguration Day euphoria?

Sgt. Crowley could have been a hero to millions of fed up Americans — especially those who now realize they were had in the last election — if he’d simply responded, “Thanks, but no thanks.” Wow! Can you imagine what a message that would have sent to the country? Crowley would have been immortalized had he said something like:

While I mean no disrespect, I have decided to decline the president’s invitation to have a beer at the White House and talk things over with someone who violated the law and caused me to have to arrest him. I have a job to do, and I have neither the time to go to Washington, nor an interest in going, for what is obviously a PR stunt.

Enough taxpayer money has already been wasted, and I don’t want to be a party to wasting even more on flying me and others to Washington to talk things over. The only thing that matters here is that I carried out my duty as a police officer in a professional manner, so there is nothing to discuss.

Contrary to what the media and the White House seem to believe, this is not a national news story. And now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to get back to work.

Those comments would have ensconced Sgt. Crowley in the Teabagger Hall of Fame alongside Joe the Plumber!

The second reason Sgt. Crowley was a disappointment is that, at his post-summit press conference (yawn), he came across as an amateur politician reading comments that sounded suspiciously like they were prepared by someone else. I won’t try to guess who that someone else might be.

What came out of his mouth was a make-nice conglomeration of words cut in the BHO mold — tiptoeing gingerly, careful not to say anything emotive or politically incorrect. For me, it was a real turnoff. I would rather have listened to Louis Farrakhan or Rev. Wright. At least they’re entertaining — and straightforward about their views.

And then, of course, came the questions from the media puppies. While I respect police officers who don’t use their badges to bully citizens, how many more times do we have to watch one of these star-struck lawmen hold a press conference and say to the salivating press, “Yes, in the back there … your question?”

I have this uncomfortable feeling that every police chief in the U.S. is waiting patiently for a “nationwide” story to hit his district so he can get behind the mic and show his reality-TV stuff.

Enough! It’s time for all of us to get back to work. Fighting progressive fascists is a full-time job for those of us who cherish liberty. Let’s hope the prez with the chip on his shoulder and the fake smile keeps wasting his time on ever more campaign schmaltz so the rest of us will have time to spread the truth about universal health care, cap and trade, and the Marxist agenda that he is close to having securely in place.

Oh … and by the way … if you happen to have the president’s ear, you might mention to him that Iran, North Korea, Venezuela, and Russia — not to mention several million terrorists around the world — are still causing, and plotting, mischief for the U.S. Perhaps we need a Mischief Czar? If so, I would like to take this opportunity to nominate Joe the Plumber.

_______________________________________

Liberty Education Interview Series

Please encourage your family, friends, and coworkers to listen to the Liberty Education Interview Series. Liberty needs all the support it can get right now.

_______________________________________

To comment on “Sgt. Crowley: You’re No Joe the Plumber”, please login in below: