I feel nothing but unfettered rage for the President of the United States. I know that doesn’t surprise many people, because I have always felt that Barack Hussein Obama didn’t have the experience to run a simple snow-ball stand. I think his mishandling of the recession, the budget, the deficit, the oil spill, and the attempted and real terrorist attacks on the United States since he took office are evidence enough that he is nothing more than – as Herb Brooks once said -- “a monkey humping a football”.
But after reading these two columns (column1 | column2) by Chuck Norris at Human Events Online, about the President’s utter lack of respect for the Boy Scouts of America as its Honorary President, I feel pure, unbridled rage.
Since William Howard Taft in 1910, every United States President has been the Honorary President of the Boy Scouts of America. This is unique among youth organizations in the United States of America, as the Boy Scouts remain the only youth organization chartered by Congress. For any President, the position of Honorary President should be regarded as an honor, a duty, and a privilege.
But not for this President. No, this President who only makes political calculations when making choices has decided that the Boy Scouts’ decision to deny membership or leadership roles to openly homosexual boys an men is just too hot to handle.
Fine. He has a disagreement with a private organization on its membership requirements and regulations. That is fair. Many people do, including Eagle Scout Steven Spielberg.
But the honorable thing to do in that instance would be to not accept the titular position of Honorary President of the Boy Scouts of America. Of course, such a decision would require conviction, courage, and honor, three attributes which evade this president every day of his life.
This President should know that THIS Eagle Scout is enraged at him for such an action. I am enraged at his slights and his ignorance. His lack of character. His deficit in understanding his duty. His determinant lack of honor that seems to pervade every word and action.
His actions in now way reflect proper deference and due respect to the Scout Oath and Law, which as the Honorary President I would expect him to know and agree to abide by. His further insult to the Boy Scouts of America – documented eloquently by Chuck Norris – shows that THIS President lacks character, honor, and sense of duty.
He should resign from the position, or he should embrace it fully. His approach in no way exemplifies the Scout motto of “Do Your Best.”.
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