Comments on: Filipino Mother of Dead American Soldier Denied Gold Star

By: Robert Harrison

Robert Harrison — Tue, 31 May 2005 00:26:57 +0000

This decision by the Gold Star Mothers has the fingerprints of a Fat Head all over it.

By: carpeicthus

carpeicthus — Sun, 29 May 2005 05:21:14 +0000

This pisses me off. My great-grandmother was a Gold Star Mother in WWII. I admire the institution, so I hate to see them do something like this. Thank God she was a citizen, though her parents weren't, or her running of local war charities and raising, on her own, of two proud soldiers in WWII (one who was within about 10 yards of the famous raising of the flag on Suribachi) would have been unworthy of recognition.

By: SheRa

SheRa — Sun, 29 May 2005 03:39:05 +0000

For god's sake, she gave a hell of a lot more to the United States than most people--including me--would ever want to give. Aside from hurting a person who doesn't deserve it, Ann Herd's bad deeds include making all Gold Star mothers look like a bunch of racists.

By: herb

herb — Sun, 29 May 2005 00:19:50 +0000

Ann Herd is what one would call a "Horses Ass".

By the way, I just let a little wind blow and I hope it floats by Ann Herds nose to remind her of her attitude.

By: McGehee

McGehee — Sat, 28 May 2005 16:33:25 +0000

Hey "Whatever," did you miss this part:

While private organizations have every right to decide who to grant membership to...

Nitwit.

Is there by any chance an alternative organization with more sensible rules? If not, and if the AGSM is indeed a private organization, then perhaps somebody ought to start a rival organization that better grasps that even non-citizens are capable of giving their lives for this country.

By: Don Singleton

Don Singleton — Sat, 28 May 2005 14:41:26 +0000

Are they a private organization? See http://donsingleton.blogspot.com/2005/05/gold-star.html

By: Don Singleton

Don Singleton — Sat, 28 May 2005 14:40:13 +0000

Gold Star

The wind blows very often. Do you really have that many calls for changing the rules, and what other sort of rules chages have you opposed?

By: whatever

whatever — Sat, 28 May 2005 13:55:14 +0000

How about I tell you who you should link to?

Better yet, how about we pass a law making you the World Decider for Membership of All Clubs? Your decision making in membership is clearly superior to those people who actually belong to any organization, and obviously clubs should automatically admit anyone you feel sorry for.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 28 May 2005 12:44:13 +0000

I don't know. Clearly the majority has made a decision here about who is rightfully entitled to something.

We might not like that the AGSM has rules that exclude certain people from the benefits they offer, but clearly, the organization is not ready to accept an outsider into their institution.

In time, maybe 10-20 years, America will be ready to give a Filipino the Gold Star. We have to respect the decision of the membership.

By: Chris Short

Chris Short — Sat, 28 May 2005 12:35:39 +0000

Agreed. What would SSG Lagman want?

By: Just Me

Just Me — Sat, 28 May 2005 12:28:35 +0000

I admit I didn't even know this organization existed.

I am not sure what the purpose is for requiring US citizenship for membership anyway. Doesn't really make sense, and it isn't like changing a rule regarding citizenship changes the purpose of the organization.

Just gives bad press to the organization.