tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post2794664413796563626..comments2024-03-28T22:25:39.706-06:00Comments on The Michael Bane Blog: More Thoughts on Chris Kyle...Michael Banehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630187848984050478noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-28258595860249356162015-02-02T21:13:28.540-07:002015-02-02T21:13:28.540-07:00I'm surprised no one has referenced, "Let...I'm surprised no one has referenced, "Let he without sin..."<br /><br />I'd take Chris Kyle over BHO-bots any day.JMKColoradonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-1413625442814539362015-02-02T11:31:54.610-07:002015-02-02T11:31:54.610-07:00No human hero is perfect, not Chris, not the Pope,...No human hero is perfect, not Chris, not the Pope, not Michael, and not I. To expect otherwise would be delusional.<br /><br />There are two kinds of heroes: those who have amazing success doing great things, and those who have amazing attributes that we would love to have.<br /><br />All SEALs give a lot for this country and their professionalism, talent, sacrifice, and patriotism are attributesdavebsrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03673139882660596090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-74954995379120455402015-02-01T08:53:36.475-07:002015-02-01T08:53:36.475-07:00Well put, Michael. VERY well put.
Don't think ...Well put, Michael. VERY well put.<br />Don't think I can improve on it so I wont try.RMCM(SS)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-32552635472890114532015-02-01T07:44:33.660-07:002015-02-01T07:44:33.660-07:00MB
That was the best writing I've read in year...MB<br />That was the best writing I've read in years! Yes I do get the saint thing, and I hope you talk more about this on Wednesday in your podcast <br /><br />Thanks for your work-- it keeps us all together Jr from pcolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-31538490483903464732015-02-01T07:21:20.888-07:002015-02-01T07:21:20.888-07:00Damn entertaining and educational this morning.
...Damn entertaining and educational this morning. <br /><br />I think I'd rather read Michael Banes's blog than watch the Super Bowl by God!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-29439428515077442982015-02-01T07:18:44.420-07:002015-02-01T07:18:44.420-07:00..."To me, one of the peculiar pathologies of......<b>"To me, one of the peculiar pathologies of modern America is an almost obsessive need to destroy our heroes"...</b><br /><br />Peculiar indeed and it is a compulsion shared among all elements of the Left--1) target and 2) destroy what they deem doesn't meet their definition of a bonafied American Hero...In this case it's the late, great Chris Kyle/American Sniper that haveMichael Banenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-54498783915632691772015-02-01T06:29:26.726-07:002015-02-01T06:29:26.726-07:00hero (n.) late 14c., "man of superhuman stren...hero (n.) late 14c., "man of superhuman strength or physical courage," from Latin heros "hero," from Greek heros "demi-god", perhaps originally "defender, protector," and from PIE root *ser- "to watch over, protect" (see observe). Meaning "man who exhibits great bravery" in any course of action. Sense of "chief male character in a Awthanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-87332387773959172652015-01-31T19:00:38.039-07:002015-01-31T19:00:38.039-07:00To steal from Shakespeare, it is those "gentl...To steal from Shakespeare, it is those <i>"gentlemen in England now a-bed"</i> who have the urgent need to destroy anybody who excels simply because they <i>"think themselves accursed they were not here, And hold their manhoods cheap."</i> They know that they do not have the fortitude to step forward when called, so nobody else should be rewarded when they become those common Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-57028238821010416732015-01-31T18:40:53.428-07:002015-01-31T18:40:53.428-07:00I think with the moral rot in this country is it i...I think with the moral rot in this country is it is really hard to find anyone who is truly deserving of the word "hero" today.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474580244868535609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-6142239935810465192015-01-31T18:14:57.652-07:002015-01-31T18:14:57.652-07:00"I've never met a saint and I hope I neve... "I've never met a saint and I hope I never do. It can be scary and dangerous standing too near a saint. While heroes may kill people, saints have a knack for destroying nations, cultures and souls."<br /><br />You lost me on this one.....<br /><br />Life MemberAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-26855074451836131142015-01-31T16:49:23.094-07:002015-01-31T16:49:23.094-07:00And hey, if Michelle Obama thinks it's a great...And hey, if Michelle Obama thinks it's a great movie, who am I to judge? <br /><br />http://hotair.com/archives/2015/01/31/video-american-sniper-is-worth-seeing-says/KevinChttp://www.exurbanleague.com/misfiresnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-61578433497952993882015-01-31T16:34:14.312-07:002015-01-31T16:34:14.312-07:00One of the things you take away from Schindler'...One of the things you take away from <i>Schindler's List</i> is that Oscar Schindler was a greatly flawed man who did great things. <br /><br />Does his womanizing and alcoholism reduce the impact on all those lives he saved? I'd say not. <br /><br />There was an internet meme from a few years ago that I think works well here.<br /><br />Choose your leader:<br />One candidate for leading KevinChttp://www.exurbanleague.com/misfiresnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-26815829051225728892015-01-31T15:36:50.790-07:002015-01-31T15:36:50.790-07:00One of my childhood heroes, Gregory Boyington, sai...One of my childhood heroes, Gregory Boyington, said "show me a hero and I'll show you a bum". Heroes are flawed human beings like the rest of us, but unlike the rest of us they have done the extraordinary. Americans revere Chris Kyle. Liberals need to tear him down because he refutes their belief in their own superiority.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-67245672817179566812015-01-31T11:15:38.246-07:002015-01-31T11:15:38.246-07:00Well put!
mbWell put!<br /><br />mbMichael Banehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16630187848984050478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8293484.post-15177833008503618212015-01-31T10:55:53.699-07:002015-01-31T10:55:53.699-07:00As I left the theater after watching American Snip...As I left the theater after watching American Sniper I thought to myself how important it is for a country to have heros and to be able to honor them and recognize them. Not because heros are perfect, but because a country without heros is dying. Heros are important because they show us the best of what we could and should be. Not in the grimy details of every aspect of their lives, but in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com