FD RANT NEWS
Volume 5 Edition 10 October 2016
Andrew Carpenter Ken Bradbury Kevin Burke Lauren Chenault Chris Colletti Kevin Conn Joe Cassano Jeff DiLavore Robert DeNaro Robert Garofalo Fred Kopf Paul Krussmann Tom Lambui
Correspondents
Mike Capoziello Phil Lichtenberger
Kevin Madigan Devin Malloy Ralph Moniello Mike Robilotto Evan Rolla Chris Sabella Ron Schankin Chris Seidensticker Matt Thomas John Walthers Catherine Welliver Pat Welliver
Contributing Authors
FREEPORT
Multiple Rescues Made
Photo by Fred Kopf
NORTH BABYLON
Working Car Fire
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BAYVILLE
Water Problems
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In recent news we have seen all kinds of un-patriotic acts being displayed by people whom the media deem to be role models in our society . Since this is an editorial space and I am the publisher , I will gladly point out that what I am about to say is my own opinion .
First off , stop calling coddled , spoiled rotten athletes “ Role Models ”. They are not . They were gifted with physical abilities to play a game and for that , they are paid more money than average hard working Americans will see in their lifetimes . Yes , we all enjoy watching sports as a way to unwind after working real jobs while talk radio and sports networks make boat loads of money talking about the games both on the field and off . It ’ s time we all remember that if our favorite team wins or loses the big game , most of America is still getting up the next morning to go to work .
Phrases like “… his performance was heroic …” are heard all the time nowadays . Really , why ? Because he had a sore muscle and went out to do his job anyway ? I know people with far worse ailments who continue to get up for work every morning and put in 8-12 hours per day for a hell of a lot less money . There ’ s a word for that and that word is RESPONSIBLE . The multiple millions of dollars that these athletes make each year is part of what is wrong with our country today . When you hear an athlete say something like , “ I have to put food on the table for my family ” while he is wearing a wristwatch that costs more than most Americans make in a year is insulting .
While fire departments are being told to take the American flag off their fire apparatus , others are taking a knee when the Star Spangled Banner is being played at various events around our country . We have American athletes who represent our country in the Olympics who vandalize a business and then lie about it and now it has suddenly become acceptable to some people IN OUR OWN COUNTRY to burn the American flag . Have we lost our minds in this country ? Since when is being disrespectful to the symbol of the freedoms we share in this country all of a sudden acceptable ? I never thought in my lifetime that I would ever see the day that a flag that represents a group that advocates the killing of law enforcement officers would be accepted while the American Flag is demonized .
Sadly , this is what our country has devolved into in the last several years . Without a doubt , the media has long abandoned the notion of reporting facts and has replaced that with promoting narratives that suit one political party or another . We no longer know what is true and what is not . We no longer can determine right or wrong and voice an opinion without being labelled as a racist or a bigot or a Liberal or an Alt-Right loon . In order to stand out from others , members of the media look to sensationalize everything . Our collective attention span has diminished into what we hear in sound bites and what we see on social media . We crave information in one minute , while we dismiss it the next .
There is one thing I know for sure and that is when I hear our country ’ s National Anthem , I ’ ll be standing up , with my hand over my heart to show my respect for this country and for all the true heroes , past and present , who have defended our nation and who have protected us all . I ’ ll also continue to teach my children about the real heroes in our society . Men and women who work hard and contribute in a positive manner to our society as a whole are the real role models in this country .
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