Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Can't Stands No More

Greetings from the abyss! I have returned. I know it has been awhile since I put fingers to keys, but I'm getting fed up. And when I get fed up, I need to purge...What is it that could pull me away from enjoying my backyard oasis, just to come here? Is it that the new Yeezy album is on the streets today? Nay to the Nay. Is it to tell you to go over to www.kingsofsport.com and listen to a great podcast? (maybe...but not my primary goal). Is it to, once again, beg you all to join me in a march on Netflix so that they will bring us BJ and the Bear? YES!....but nay nay for the time being. What brings me here today is the treatment of the Flag.

If, for some freak reason, you don't know...I did 20 years in the United States Navy. I started my career on February 19, 1991. For those that may not remember, this was the beginning of Operation Desert Shield. Did I join the Navy for college money? Did I join the Navy for the travel? Did I join the Navy to get away from Hyde Park? Nay nay....I joined the Navy because I was a Patriot, and I felt it was my duty to protect this country, its flag, and what it stands for. I have since retired from the Navy, but I am still a Patriot, and am here today because assholes in our own country are desecrating the Flag.

Last week, HGTV decided that they would send out their recommendations for Summer party decorations. That's cool, HGTV is that type of company. They tell you how to hang red, white, and blue banners around your yard. They tell you how to use Cool Whip, strawberries, and blueberries to make a festive 4th of July dessert. They tell you to use an American Flag as a tablecloth. Wait, what? HGTV actually told Americans to "Drape a large American Flag over the table as a bright and festive table runner." "Use a nylon flag, so spills can easily be wiped off and the flag can later be hung with pride on a flag pole." WHAT? Are you kidding me? Feel free to spill your food and drink all over the symbol of our country. Then wipe it off and run it up the pole and honor it? Don't they make "flag themed" table runners? Should we wipe our mouths on the flag too? Nay, they make flag themed napkins. Why in the world would you suggest using an actual flag for these purposes? HGTV has since apologized for this suggestion, but only because they were under heavy fire from the people of America.

Yesterday, Lil' Wayne made world wide news. Was it because he is such an incredible artist? Was it because he got a new tattoo? Was it because he claimed to have sex with a woman with a  baseball bat? Nay nay...it is because he has a new video on the street where he walks on the American Flag. If you want to see this mess, just Google Lil' Wayne American Flag, I am not showing it here.  The song is titled "God Bless Amerika" and contains the lyrics: “My country ‘tis of thee/ sweet land of kill ‘em all and let ‘em die/ God bless Amerika/ This so godless Amerika … the stars on the flag are never shining.” First off, it doesn't even rhyme!! His assault on hip hop disgusts me almost as his assault on the country that my shipmates and I vowed to defend. He has since attempted to apologize by saying that his stepping on the flag was an accident. He says that the flag was supposed to fall to the ground behind him, but he was not scripted to step on it. This brings a few things to mind; why not edit that part out of your video if it was an "accident"? Why would you think it was okay to let the Flag fall to the ground in the first place? Why in the blue hell do you want to continue living here if you feel this way about our country? Why didn't you apologize for writing and performing shitty music? 

All Lil' Wayne talks about it being knee deep, waist deep, neck deep in his women. Hey Wayne... you can have all of those women...it sounds like you can drive a truck through them. You can even continue making awful music for the youth of today who don't know what real hip hop is. What you cannot do in this country, is desecrate the Flag. You, sir, are a giant trough of douche. You not only disrespected the symbol of this country, but all the men and women who fought and died in order to protect it. I would protest your music and no longer listen to you...but I don't listen to you anyway. In closing...Fuck HGTV  and Fuck Wayne. Until next time...Stay Salty.

-Salty Dog