Well, none of us are schtupping you…so we’re helping save humanity from complete collapse.

Here’s a useful rule of thumb: if less than 30% of the communique in question is made up of invocations of various deities and professions of unquavering belief in the same, there’s a reasonable chance it doesn’t carry the official MJ’ stamp of approval.

Oh, and why did Aaron Simons hate our freedoms?

He had been cautious in talking about his service in Iraq, though he told his family that he disagreed with some of the decisions he saw being made there.

1.) *She* is actually capable of writing something coherent, and
2.) The “mainstream media” ignores stories like this.

The way she set it up, she did make it sound like she was giving us a sample of her own writing. My bad for assuming she’d even pretend to write something. Bad me. Bad, bad me.

Wait a minute……

http://www.modbee.com/local/story/12481925p-13199558c.html

Oh, that explains it.

Marie, has anyone ever taking the time to explain the word “plagiarism” to you? Do you realize that passing another person’s words off as yours is stealing? Do you know you’ve been caught doing this before? Are you aware that in academic communities, plagiarism is considered about the worst crime a human being can commit?

Or are you just so fricking stupid that you don’t get it?

And how is the “mainstream media” turning a blind eye to this story when you PLAGIARISED IT FROM A MAINSTREAM MEDIA NEWS ARTICLE?

Let’s get things straight in this blog. No one on any on any website are paid professionals. Some though are brilliant thinkers as well as excellent op-ed writers. We are just people across America with an opinion. People read our work and agree or disagree.

You really miss the point with your grammar police in here. I personally do not give a fig about total constant perfection. I’m to busy painting my gorgeous finger nails to worry about meeting Sadly No’s standards.
However, I do care getting my simple points across. I do that very well. When I want to write perfectly I can. What do any of you people in here contribute to society ?

Pick this op-ed apart! You see, when I’m good , I am very very good.

Marines Always Keep Their Promises

By Marie Jon’

On April 24, 20-year old Marine Lance Cpl. Aaron W. Simons of Modesto, California, died while serving his country.

Simons died while conducting combat operations against enemy forces in the Al Anbar province in Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twenty-nine Palms, California.

In May of this year, I wrote about the death of Marine Aaron W. Simons, and the heart wrenching effect it had on Aaron’s mother on Mother’s Day. Since then, something else regarding Aaron has come to light that I previously had not heard about. Recently, I learned from the Simons family of a life-saving promise that Aaron made before he died.

Could it be possible that the providence of a loving, Almighty God is falling into place as this ongoing true-life story unfolds concerning Aaron’s promise? In my eyes, the answer is yes.

While Aaron Simons was stationed in Iraq, he heard about a little girl who helped the troops speak the Iraqi language. Before I continue, a bit about Aaron, who was by all accounts extremely dedicated to the mission of helping Iraq become a Democracy.

The Iraqi people were of great interest and passion to Aaron. He longed to talk with each and everyone of them that–he felt–God sent his way. Working with the Iraqi people on a personal level was very important to Aaron. Showing people, even strangers, love came easy for Aaron. Besides the burly and hardcore reputation that graces that of a U.S. Marine, Aaron showed how a Marine can also be outgoing, charming, and vibrant.

Winning the hearts and minds of the Iraqi people was not hard for Aaron. His heart overflowed with love for his Savior, Jesus Christ. Aaron was the genuine article who reflected “a great and faithful servant.”

When Aaron met the little Iraqi girl, he was over taken by her unfortunate illness. Many children of Iraq suffer from a parasite found in the Iraqi soil. The parasite enters the body through the feet, and can attack the kidney, liver, and other organs of small children. Sandals and vitamins can help protect children from the parasite, but not always.

Unfortunately for little twelve year old Hamade Hadeal, the dangerous parasite had already done its damage. Tragically, this innocent child had already fallen victim to the parasite. Her small, frail body, ravaged as it was by this disease, was starting to fail.

Enter the hero.

Marine Aaron Simons told little Hamade that if it took every penny he made as a soldier, she would receive the very best of care. Aaron prayed for the day that she would no longer be sick. Somehow, Aaron’s promise will be kept.

Personally, I believe in miracles. Many are recorded throughout the Old and New Testaments.

God’s workings come from many different directions. God can move and cause miracles to happen through the hands and actions of different people.

Physicians with proper procedures and medications can be a part of the Almighty’s perfect plan. People from all over the world are working together to fulfill God’s will for Hamade.

Since late April, the Simons family with the help of Aaron’s friends in Iraq is working 24/7 to keep hope alive for the little girl. Roadblocks will not deter these people–chosen by God, I believe–to make Aaron’s promise come true for this unfortunate little girl.

While Iraqi doctors in Baghdad refused to treat Hamade, others are pushing through and ignoring the odds against her recovery. From her very beginnings America embraced their Judeo-Christian beliefs that choose life. People who serve a living Lord simply won’t give up the fight to save Hamade.

And yes, miracles are happening. An Indian man offered $5,000 towards the cost of having a leading specialist in his home country treat Hamade.

As one who knows her heavenly Father, I am making a personal plea. Let’s all pray for Hamade. This is your opportunity to be part of God’s miracle.

In God’s eyes, “all things are possible” to supply all our needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus, including a Marine’s promise

Here is the full article as run by The Modesto Bee that shows the progress that Hamade is making, and the snags that she will encounter along the way:

“On Wednesday, it looked like the Marines, a congressman and the Blue Star Mothers had moved enough medical mountains to keep a fallen Modesto Marine’s promise to save a dying Iraqi girl.

On Thursday, an adult dose of reality had hundreds, if not thousands, holding their breath for the fate of 12-year-old Hamade Hadeal.

Military physicians are consulting with doctors worldwide, trying to decide whether the child can stand up to travel and the ordeal of the liver-kidney transplants that likely are needed to save her life.

Marine Lt. Col. Larry White, who along with Navy Cmdr. Tara Zieber, is treating Hamade, wrote an e-mail explaining the extenuating circumstances of the case. The letter was sent to Debbie Katsounakis, president of the Central Valley Chapter of Blue Star Mothers and Families.

Katsounakis was leading a full-court press to help the girl on Tuesday and Wednesday. She sent fellow mothers, hospitals and lawmakers word of the girl’s plight and her connection to Marine Lance Cpl. Aaron W. Simons of Modesto. Simons had promised fellow Marines he would save the girl, even if he had to pay for her care himself.

White’s update on Hamade said: ‘The outpouring of goodwill in this case is heartening, because it reflects the generosity and caring spirit of the American people. We should be very cautious in how we represent this case, however. Raising some funds through donations is one thing, but her long-term care will likely require significant, sustained provision of resources (we’re talking hundreds of thousands, if not in the millions here) and in all likelihood, her prognosis may still be poor.â€?

Expensive drugs a sticking point:

White and doctors from Jordan, India and the United States are deciding what to do and where it can be done. One of the sticking points is the expense of anti-rejection drugs Hamade will need for the rest of her life. White indicated they might cost $15,000 a month.

Katsounakis said she still believes the miracle will happen. She said she is motivated by Simons, the young Marine who died in an April 24 rocket attack on his base in northern Iraq.

We owe it to Aaron and his sacrifice and his family, she said.

In two days, Katsounakis received hundreds of replies to her appeal. A Tracy doctor offered to help bring the child to Stanford. An Indian immigrant offered to pay $5,000 toward getting Hamade to a leading specialist in his home country.

With the help of Rep. Dennis Cardoza, Merced, Hamade almost was on her way to Children’s Hospital Central California in Madera. Cardoza had been alerted by Chip Langman, a staffer in his Merced office. Langman’s mother received the Blue Stars Mothers’ appeal and sent it to her son.

The e-mail tree went from California to India and Iraq and back. Katsounakis said she has received more than 150 responses and the number is growing.
It has been a rocky road for Hamade and those who want to help her.

Since late April, Marines trying to make good on Simons’ pledge to help the girl have met one roadblock after another. Iraqi doctors in Baghdad refused to treat Hamade and sent her home to die.

On Wednesday, the Blue Star Mothers, Cardoza and Children’s Hospital Central California tried to come to the rescue. Cardoza gave credit to his staff and said it is always a privilege to help, whether someone is in trouble overseas or needs an assist like this.â€? When we hear about cases like this, you have to have compassion.

Congressman lends a hand:

We have a mom who lost her son and a girl with horrific problems,’ he said. ‘A lot of people are going out of the way to fulfill the dying wish of this soldier. Far be it from me to get in the way. ‘

Cardoza noted he was lucky enough to live in a country where he could get the kidney surgery he needed when he was 6 years old. The reality is there is a sick girl in the Middle East and she’s going to die unless we bring her to America,’ he said.’ If I can help her or some other child, I will.’

John Bray, Cardoza’s aide in Washington, said Thursday that everyone now is taking a step back to let the doctors decide what’s best. Even if Cardoza hadn’t received word through Langman, he certainly would have heard about it from Aaron Simons’ family.

Charlotte Simons said she and her husband forwarded the Iraqi girl’s story to everyone they knew, including Washington lawmakers. When Aaron died, all these officials sent us nice plaques and said they wanted us to call if we ever wanted anything,” said Aaron’s mother. “We told them, ‘This is what we want.’

John Simons said the first time that he and his wife learned of Hamade’s story and Aaron’s desire to help her was at his son’s funeral.

His son’s battalion commander, Lt. Col. Nick Marano, wrote on the unit’s Web site that the young Marine had vowed to help the girl. Marano’s pledge to fulfill Aaron’s promise was relayed to the family at the funeral. The elder Simons said he and his wife learned more when his son’s best friend, Lance Cpl. Ian Kutner, wrote them a letter.

When we were deployed, Aaron wanted to speak Arabic,’ Kutner wrote.’we went to the Arabic side of (our) camp. We heard about a young girl (who was dying) but none of the other Marines had done anything (but talk about it). Aaron and me, we made a pact. Whatever happened to us, even if we had to pay for it ourselves, we would save this little girl.’ The two Marines made almost daily visits to help Hamade and her family.

Many children suffering in Iraq:

Navy physician Lt. Mark Rasmussen tried to help the Marines and Hamade by seeking help in the Central Valley. He was raised in Visalia. In subsequent e-mails and phone interviews, he talked about problems beyond Hamade.

There’s another little girl with heart failure who needs surgery. A doctor at another base is working with the Mayo Brothers Clinic,’ he reported. ‘She’ll die within a year without corrective heart surgery.’ He also said many children suffer from malnutrition because they walk barefoot and pick up parasites. He said for a pair of sandals and pennies worth of vitamins, the malnutrition problem could be solved.

There’s a lot of tragedy here and no way to handle it all,’ Rasmussen said.

For those who want to help Hamade Hadeal or other Iraqi children with sandals or vitamins, contact Debbie Katsounakis at 209-410-2467 or the Simons family by e-mail at simons.j@sbcglobal.net.
This is just one of many stories that comes out of Iraq that the mainstream media willingly turns a blind eye to. It seems that the media would rather busy themselves reporting on the death of American soldiers as opposed to what these same soldiers did while alive. It is why the media is no longer an entity of truth or even straight, unvarnished news, but rather a political party unto themselves, and in service to the Democratic Party.
Cpl. Aaron W. Simons died a hero–not once, but twice. He served his country admirably, and he served Christ by showing us all what it means to give oneself over to God’s love, and feel Him work through you. Hamade Hadeal knows this love, as God’s servant Aaron exemplifies the spirit that lives in all of us, yearning to burst forth, and help those who cannot help themselves.
It is the Cpl. Aaron W. Simons’ and the many like him that defines the greatness of America, and just what it is America is doing in Iraq. Tragically, it is the story that the liberal and agenda-driven media care the least of.
Related Links:

Related Readings links:

A reflection on Mother’s Day — Lance Cpl. Aaron William Simons killed in Iraq
http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/jon/060509

BibleGateway.com: A searchable online Bible in over 50 versions. It provides translations in English and other languages. The website includes the NIV, theNIV-UK.
http://www.biblegateway.com/

The Hope Movie
http://www.christiananswers.net/hope/home.html

The God Story Movie
http://www.christiananswers.net/godstory/home.html

Bio: Marie Jon’ is a political and religious-based writer, and is the founder http://www.DrawingClose.org/— a sister website to RenewAmerica.us. Marie is a featured as a columnist on Capitolhillcoffeehouse.com, The Daley Times Post, and RenewAmerica.us, News Bull, Radio free West Hartford, Spero News, Christian Worldview Network and The Conservative Voice.

Marie Jon’ is part of the fast growing new media. Rie Jon ‘is a guest writer for the New Media Journal, the RealityCheck.org ChronWatch.com, and the Assyrian International News Agency, Commonconservative.com and many others prestigious websites. Marie Jon’ has been a guest on radio WBAL radio. Marie is a refreshing new voice. She is real, open and honest without the bite of a Coulter attitude. Talk radio, is a new forum for this attractive young conservative. She welcomes a conversation/debate on any issue she writes about. “She is just a refreshing breath of air.” Bruce Elliot WBAL radio host

“However, on the very same day in San Francisco another group, Jews for Peace, …”
and after the last comma the relevant facts can be put together. The name of the organization is much more relevant here (I presume) than the name of the city. Unless the name of the city was central to her point, which could be expressed thusly:

“While New York, the Gomorrah of the latter days, witnessed a rare moment of sanity, the bussiness was as usual in our own Sodom (San Francisco) where Jews for Peace…” (thats my inner monkey typing).

By following the links, I could see that Jon’ is a “founder” of an “sister website” (for ChWN) that promotes the good news that the end is near. The current multitude of wars is one of their arguments — I guess that organizations “for Peace” are really unwelcome in that case.

To me, another part of the article was revealing: a lenghy passage about Iranian Hezbollah. Marie seems to imply that Iranian Hezbollah talk a lot about being ready for martyrdom but they do not do anything. This passage seems to imply, perhaps correctly, that there is no need to worry about Iran. Soo?

Marie perhaps suffers from ADT or something like that and thus she cannot repeat wingnut talking points without getting distracted several times. In that, she resembles Peggy Noonan who in the middle of commentary about the sad state of the minds of American liberals launches an explanation that “media is”, because the language evolves and now media is not a plural form of medium anymore. (Or was it a subtle dig at liberal for whom “media are”?) Of course, Peggy at her most inane moments puts commas correctly in place.

So Israel = the Devil? Oh, dear. While I’m critical of Israel’s targeting of civilians, I’m not prepared to go that far.

“Guys, stop playing with the troll.”

Awwww! Do I have to?

“We are trying to decide what to get for Marie here. How about naughty teacher? Oooo, skimpy nazi dominatrix – not so far from the truth!”

I’m seeing Marie as more on the sub than the dom side.

Hawt. Maybe we could take a vote or something.

Guys, stop playing with the troll. We are trying to decide what to get for Marie here.

How about naughty teacher? Oooo, skimpy nazi dominatrix – not so far from the truth!

But I’m guessing it would need to be something pretty. We can hope Marie has a wild side, but somehow I suspect thats a little too optimistic.

Dude. Can’t you read? It’s “Radial Islam.” Don’t talk to me about Pi. I knew Pi. And you, sir, are no Pi.

I was hoping more for the “French Maid” or “Catholic Girl’s School” look, but I’ll take what I can get.

It was funnier in my head (no it wasn’t).

P.S. I am informed that Neturei Karta is the Westboro Baptist of Judaism, Developing…