The White House "Beer Summit"

We have been bombarded by the latest media event and photo opportunity that our President, Barrack Hussein Obama, and his cohorts have bestowed on us known as The White House Beer Summit. Yes, it was a stupid event, that was brought about by the actions of an ignorant, narcissistic Ivy League professor, and was spurred on even more by Barack Obama with accusation that a police department acted "stupidly" when arresting his friend.

The only thing that this summit proved is the amateur status of Barack Obama. He is totally out of his league, and even out of his pay grade when he took on this job. His own narcissism was exposed when he came to the belief that he could just say anything, and we would all just have to accept it.

Here is how I came to the realization that racism is among the lowest of lows in any body's human nature and beliefs. And that means ALL racism, which includes the type that Professor Gates practices, along with that of President Obama's.

My father was one of the most rabid of racists and anti-Semites in the world. He was also one of the worst fathers, and NOT being involved with him in my life, and NOT wanting to be like him did have some influence why I have NO racist beliefs. But that did not confirm my strong anti-racist beliefs.

Being a child of the so called "Peace & Love" generation of the 60's and 70's had some influence also, but that also did not confirm my anti-racism beliefs. I have come to see though, that many of these so-called "Peace & Love" old "hippies" from the "Woodstock Generation" are the most hate filled liberals and people that I have ever seen.

The place that gave me my iron clad confirmation about the evils and the ignorance of any racist beliefs was - - - The United States Navy.

It was my third day at the Naval Training Center - Recruit Training Command in San Diego California. It was late June of 1974. We went into a classroom for the one and only "Race Relations Seminar" It lasted only for two hours. Our instructors were two Chief Petty Officers. Both men were big. One was black and the other was white. They were commonly known on the base as "Salt and Pepper."

My company of fellow recruits, whom I was honored to go through recruit training with, was comprised of all ethnic, racial, national and religious backgrounds. Caucasian, Black, Hispanic, Asian and Filipino. We came from all over the country, and some even from other countries. When we all sat down in the classroom, written on the blackboards were all sorts of racial and ethnic slurs and myths from the most common to the most outrageous. Things like:

All Blacks have rhythm

All Mexicans carry long knives

All whites have destroyed this or that

All Jews have horns

Those were the mild ones. We all discussed these things and after about an hour, then the Chiefs unveiled a sign with the one Naval saying that has stuck with me ever since:

"ONE HAND FOR YOUR SHIP, THE OTHER HAND FOR YOUR SHIPMATE."

The big white Chief then said this with his thick southern accent:

"And I'm going to tell you this! When you're trapped below decks inside a burning compartment, and a hand reaches down to you to pull your sorry ass out of there, you're not going to give a damn what color skin that hand is!"

Then the Black Chief spoke:

"Any of you who have these types of ignorant beliefs had better find a way right now to box them up and throw them over the side and into the drink. Because there is no place for it here. This is the United States Navy. The only colors that should matter to you from this minute forward are the colors flapping on that flag pole outside, and if you should be wearing your dress blues or whites. In the Navy, there are no whites, there are no blacks, there are no Jews, Catholics, Chicanos, Baptists, Asians, Filipinos, Atheists or whatever! The only thing in the Navy - - - are Sailors; and the only difference with those Sailors is determined by their rank. So whatever stupid thought you may have still in your head, GET RID OF THEM --- NOW!"

I saw this with the fellow police officers who serve with Officer Crowley. All Police Officers of all races stood beside him. Because there is something about putting on a uniform and risking your life with whomever shares that uniform with you, that brings out that kind of camaraderie.

This is something that Barack Obama and his left wing ilk have learned the hard way on.

NOTE: I noticed that somebody in Obama's entourage was smart enough to make sure that Joe Biden only got a non-alcoholic beer.