I remember playing war when I was a kid. It’s a funny thing about playing war. You have to have two sides. Somebody’s got to be the good guys and someone’s got to be the bad guys. We switched roles so nobody would have to play the bad guys all the time. We were just playing, like acting. As an adult, I never got into role playing in wartime reenactments. But I have a lot of respect for those who do, regardless of what side they’re portraying. After all, they’re acting, and somebody’s got to play the bad guys. I mean, what if you had a war and no bad guys showed up. It wouldn’t be a war. It would just be target practice, or a costume party. So why would anyone make anything out of Rich Iott’s portrayal of a German soldier, part of a reenactment of a very real piece of American history? Because there are people who just can’t separate real life from acting. They’ll buy anything a candidate says. So here are five things about Marcy Kaptur’s character assassination of a very fine man:
- If this wasn’t during a political race, nobody would think twice about it. To prove the point, does anyone know the names of the other men dressed in German uniforms, side by side with Mr. Iott? Of course not.
- If Rich Iott is guilty of anything, it is thinking that he could run for office with honesty and integrity, talking about the issues and leaving personal attacks out.
- Marcy Kaptur is proving that she needs to be removed from office because of her below-gutter-level tactics; Washington politics at its worst.
- During her commercials, she shows great disdain for the “American Dream.” Her opinion seems to be “How dare anyone prosper in this country?”
- She needs to be returned to the private sector, even though you and I will foot the bill for her more than generous retirement.
Congress needs swift and immediate reform. There needs to be a reversal of many of the laws that are strangling the business climate in the United States. The only way to do that is to show lifelong politicians the door. Look at your paycheck and see the percentage of taxes that are going directly to Washington, compared to what is sent to your state or local government. We’ve allowed the federal government to run roughshod over us. It’s time to stop that growth and reverse it before more aggressive action is necessary to make it happen. It isn’t that far away, folks. Marcy Kaptur is just one example of the sickness infecting our government. God help us if we don’t stop this trend now.
Pete PJ Grondin Author of A Lifetime of Vengeance, A Lifetime of Deception, and A Lifetime of Exposure
ps – I write murder mystery / suspense novels. Does that make me a murderer or someone who empathizes with murderers? Come on folks, get a grip.
