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So almost a year after the first BeerGate, our President is back to condemning others’ behavior without knowing all the facts. Much like the incident a year ago where the President quipped that Sgt. Crowley acted “stupidly” and then had to backtrack by using our tax dollars to buy the next round, the President once again jumped the gun by calling for Shirley Sherrod’s head after perceived racist remarks. Unfortunately for the President Sherrod is not a racist and when her comments were taken in context they tell a much different story. But you probably know that already because it is a story that has been running all over the news for the last week with the big announcement today that the USDA will off Sherrod her job back (which is the least they can do btw).

First things first, doesn’t Sherrod at least deserve a beer with the President after he added fuel to the fire? Maybe not on second thought because we cannot afford to buy a beer for everyone our President has managed to offend or paint in a negative light. There would be a lot of people out there clinging to their Bibles and guns that would be owed a drink for example. Secondly, why the rush to judgment on Sherrod’s employer’s part? Didn’t she at least deserve a chance to explain her side of the story, which incidentally would have only taken 43 minutes?

What really irks me about this situation is the fact that the White House has issued an apology to Sherrod (link here). Really? Where was the apology a year ago to a white cop the President basically accused of being a racist? Crowley is not a racist nor is Sherrod but only one gets a quick apology from the President while the other has to take part in some sort of strange teaching lesson on the White House lawn? Inexcusable for our Commander-in-Chief to continue to act this way. Neither situation required nor deserved Presidential input especially when that input was completely misguided. Our President should act Presidential and keep his distance from these types of incidents in the future.

Now that I am all out of sorts when do I get my invite for my free beer at BeerGate XV?

Update: So now the President has called Sherrod directly to apologize and I sure hope it was a collect call. Michelle Malkin has more here.

It may seem a bit strange but I was unaware that New Zealand still has an active and intact military. I saw all three Lord of the Rings movies and I am pretty sure those little hobbits invaded New Zealand. Was there a fourth sequel that I missed?

From Yahoo! News, NZ army to remove Bible citations from armaments:

Biblical citations inscribed on U.S.-manufactured weapon sights used by New Zealand’s troops in Afghanistan will be removed because they are inappropriate and could stoke religious tensions, New Zealand said Thursday.

The inscriptions on products from defense contractor Trijicon of Wixom, Michigan, came to light this week in the U.S. where Army officials said Tuesday they would investigate whether the gun sights — also used by U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq — violate U.S. procurement laws.

All kidding aside, this has to be one of the dumbest things I have ever read. So it is ok to shoot someone as long as we do not potentially offend them first? Who is really offended by this? My guess is only those who would have the gun pointed at them anyway so what difference does it make? How far can we carry this idiotic political correctness before we completely cripple ourselves? I will say that I find the reference to the Bible a bit odd on a firearm or firearm component but that is a debate for another day. Let’s just pray that the manufacturer politely tells New Zealand and everyone else to go find a sight that does not offend them. My understanding is that Trijicon produces the best optical sights on the market and they should use that as leverage to tell everyone else where to stick it.

One last thought, if one were to use their Trijicon produced scope to shoot In-N-Out cups for target practice which product gets condemned? Both products have Bible verse references on them that have “offended” someone but both cannot be bad if you use one to destroy the other right? Oh how silly we have become.