Unappreciated Heroes - Really?

In today's "Huffington Post", a far-left liberal blog akin to Daily Kos and Media Matters, one fellow wrote an article about the "Unappreciated Heroes of 2010". I immediately imagined it would be good for a few chuckles and I certainly was not disappointed.

According to Huffington Puffington, unappreciated hero #1 is Bradley Manning. For those of you who do not recognize the name, he is the soldier who stole all the state secrets and classified cables and gave them to WikiLeaks. Whether or not that was a good or bad thing is not the issue - the fact remains that it is still espionage, and he is currently behind bars - and likely to remain there for 20 years. A hero? Not a chance. A treasonous fool, to be sure. But to place this slug on the same pedestal as soldiers who lost limbs or lives fighting for our country is nothing short of moronic ignorance that insults the true heroes.

Another "unappreciated hero" according to the Huffington Post is none other than Bernie Sanders, the self-proclaimed Socialist Senator from Vermont. Leave it to the folks on the far left to hail a socialist as a hero. Considering Hugo Chavez is also a socialist, it is my opinion that Sanders is as much a hero as any other person hell-bent to destroy the American way of life. And I can say that as a fact - America is built on capitalism. And socialism is just the opposite.

It never ceases to amaze me that some people who call themselves Americans are so far removed from American values. I understand we need a "left" just as we need a "right". But we do not need a far-left that is so anti-American as to pose a threat to our way of life. Some even blatantly advertise themselves as communists.

Other "heroes" the far-left have voiced their admiration for include Mao (communist who murdered millions), Che Guevera (murderer), socialist Hugo Chavez and communist leader Fidel Castro.

Their heroes are or were all enemies of America. Therefore, those who admire them are also enemies of America. If you stand with the enemy, you are the enemy.

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