John Green: True American Hero

I need not flesh out with too much detail the unbelievable nonsense which has been spewing out of the leftist voices in America over the Tucson shootings this past weekend. Much has already been said, and I fear we have barely seen the tip of this iceberg.

We know all too well what leftists do when an incident occurs: immediately legislate away American freedoms, Constitution be damned. As per usual, the First and Second Amendments are the immediate targets (pardon me for using such a heated rhetoric term in political discourse). My immediate concern is with the leftist attack on free speech. This has been the framing of this incident from minute one:

Yes, “we” must tone down “our” rhetoric. We know this because every damn mainstream analysis tells us so. I opened a shitpile of links from every American media outlet to highlight this, but why waste the time linking them all? Anyone who finds themselves here at this meager site has, at bare minimum, a tertiary sense of media and has already seen what I am talking about. So, why would I want to highlight all those media articles and internet links? Not so much because of what they are telling us, but more so due to what they are not reporting:

With few exceptions, such as that of the fine folks at Hot Air, and a few mentions with no commentary or context, nearly no media outlet cares to discuss the brave and noble words of a grieving father. John Green, father of nine year-old Christina Green, seems to show an understanding of America better than anyone in media or government has shown in this tragedy – and has done so having suffered the most egregious effects of the event:

“I know she wouldn’t want…restrictions.”

“We don’t need any more restrictions on our society.”

“If we live in a country like the United States where we are more free than anywhere else, then we are subject to things like this happening, and I think that’s the price we have to pay.”

While most Americans mourn the loss of life and condemn the acts of a madman, democrats went to work. They immediately strategized the best way to squeeze political dollars from this. The so-called “progressives” in America wasted no time in blamestorming. The media and politicos decided not to heed their own warnings of “caution” regarding motivations as they did when a muslim shouted “Allah Akbar” before shooting up a military base.

Yet, here we see the easiest person to sweep up in the calls by the left to further legislate speech – the father of a slain nine year-old girl – displaying insurmountable courage and wisdom. I do not know, nor do I care, to which political party Mr. Green subscribes. He gets it. He said it better than anyone else, and because he did so in such circumstances, I consider him an American hero.

Meanwhile, the leftists still control the message. They create the framework. Behold:

The first link from Examiner.com is a short quote among many other quotes, most of which call for – you guessed it – limits of speech. The other links are ridiculous as expected. However, there may be hope in the 1,225 other links as highlighted.

Nope. How bad is it when the only media voice of reason regarding America’s most cherished freedom comes from Toronto?

The leftists still have their stranglehold on media. While they continue to scream and yell about Fox News, one single media outlet on pay cable, they control all the messaging. They hold all the strings. They frame all the discussions.

Worst of all, they have no shame.

Thank you, John Green. Thank you for being stronger than I could ever envision myself to be. I have not the proper words to express my sympathy for you and your family.