Ordinarily the weekend recap provides a rundown of recent sports headlines, but in light of something infinitely more important than the Capitals going down 0-2 against the Lightning (Put the gun down Sean. It’ll be ok.), Philly getting bitch slapped in Game 1 against the Bruins (Don’t worry Mike, you’ll get yours.), the Celtics and Thunder losing their respective Game 1’s, Andre Ethier’s hit streak, and the results from the NFL Draft, I’m going check it to pancakes.
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“Kill the body and the head will die.” – Joe Frazier
After nearly two decades as one of the most wanted men on the planet Osama Bin Laden was killed in Pakistan on Sunday.
Bin Laden was the head of al-Qaeda. If I need to explain either of those things or the reasons that this news should matter to you, you should probably just go back into your cave and tongue kiss a scorpion. US intelligence agents and military personnel have been pounding away at the ribs of al-Qaeda for years, trying desperately to get at the head. They finally wore down the body of the terrorist organization and just as Joe Frazier predicted, the head did die.
Most days our differences are what matter most. Whether it is health care, foreign policy, or economic reform, most people spend their time differentiating themselves from the other guy. Making sure he is wrong even if you don’t take the time to prove that you’re right. On a day like today, we can leave the Republican or Democrat hats on the rack and break out the American one that we rarely feel comfortable wearing in public.
Today, whether you are a ‘out for blood’ fanatic, or a tree hugging hippie, you can say that your country made you proud.
To those who spent years away from their families, on the ground in shit hole countries most of us don’t even want to look at from the comfort of our couches, in order to put in the work on the body of al-Qaeda, and those who were responsible for killing the head, we thank you.
Now hurry up and get the hell back home so we can buy you a beer.
—–Corey
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