NewsBusters readers, meet our second fabulous fifteen-year-old, Miss Lizzie Palmer.
For those that missed it, Chris Wallace aired an absolutely astounding military tribute video (available here) at the end of today’s “Fox News Sunday” that should be required viewing for all Americans.
At its conclusion, Wallace stated the following:
Lizzie Palmer said she put the video on YouTube as her way of honoring the troops. And after graduating from high school, she plans to join the army herself.
Last month, Military Mom at Home posted the following autobiography of Lizzie:
I'm a sophomore in high school in Ohio, and I play the flute/piccolo. I plan on joining the U.S. Army after I graduate. I only hope I can make America as proud as our troops today have, and I hope I can honor them in the way they deserve with my videos.
I love talking to American military personnel, but it's not very often that I get the chance.
Hope you all have a great day and God bless!SUPPORT OUR TROOPS!
Honestly, between her and Kristen Byrnes, one has to wonder what was happening in the year 1992 to produce such wonderful kids.
Thanks, Lizzie.
Post Script: As an interesting sidebar, with over 11 million views at YouTube, this video apparently created so much debate that Lizzie had to disable the comments section. She has added the following as a disclaimer:
ATTENTION! I apologize for any inconvenience, but I have been receiving way too many negative comments and people arguing with and insulting each other in comments on this video. After a lot of hard thought, I have decided to disable comments on my video. I may or may not turn them back on again, we'll have to see. Again, I'm sorry, but you can thank the people who decided to turn this into a debate forum. Thank you for your time, and I apologize again to those of you who didn't do anything wrong.
Thanks,
Lizzie Palmer
How sad.
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The main object of the Left i
June 10, 2007 - 19:35 ET by ChasvsThe main object of the Left is to break the spirit of our Country and all who serve in its defense. They will be the one's responsible for the terrible chaos that will ensue.
Noel,I saw this on FNS earlie
June 10, 2007 - 20:00 ET by BlondeNoel,
I saw this on FNS earlier....it was a powerful video.
Thanks for posting it here...our fellow NB's should enjoy it.
"How sad." That some people
June 10, 2007 - 20:04 ET by Sonny Lykos"How sad." That some people's #1 goal is to turn something beautiful into something that's sh*t in their own minds. And that in turn, tells US the sh*t their minds are composed of.
Feel pity, not anger, for these pathetic people. They have only one shot at the precious gift called "life", and spend it destroying beautiful things, other people, and unconsciously, themselves. Pathetic indeed. I often wonder if these people are even capable of love for someone other than themselves.
That was very well said. I
June 11, 2007 - 00:52 ET by ApacheIPThat was very well said. I tip my hat to thee.
I know that my only emotion towards them should be one of pity, but it is extremely difficult for me to suppress the anger that I feel towards them. It's hard to not be mad at people who wish to tear down a great nation. It's hard to extend compassion to those who have nothing but contempt for me.
Maybe some day I will be that better man. But at this very moment, I am but an ordinary man trying to do the best I can in a very mixed up world. And right now, I have neither patience nor compassion for those a@@holes. A pox upon them all.
I, for one, will not express
June 11, 2007 - 06:01 ET by ThisnThatI, for one, will not express pity for these people. They are evil, unpatriotic, small-minded SOBs with no heart, no soul, and no brain. They are totally incapable of considering anything other than their own small, selfish viewpoints, and they are people who are easily swayed by their small cults who think that "anti"- is the only way to respond to anything. They are incapable of looking at the big picture; incapable of offering a solution to tough, real-word problems; and totally incapable of predicting the consequences of any of their actions. I am angry at them, and think that their actions, statements, sentiments, and way of life are dispictable and unworthy of my consideration.
Remember Me
June 10, 2007 - 21:04 ET by PeacolaI also saw this vidio on Fox and then went to YouTube, watched it again and emailed it to others. It's a shame she felt compeled to shut down the comments section. I want to thank her for giving me one more reason to be proud of my country and the good people in it. With young people like this we're in damn good shape.
Honestly, between her and K
June 10, 2007 - 21:37 ET by Tom1969caMaybe young conservative couples, looking at the impending election of Bill Clinton, made the decision to raise their kids such that such a travesty does not occur again in our lifetimes.
One can hope.
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"The current tax code is harder to understand than Bob Dylan reading Finnegan's Wake in a wind tunnel."-- Dennis Miller
Or maybe the Liberal Master
June 10, 2007 - 21:43 ET by Free StinkerOr maybe the Liberal Master Plan for Indoctrination (Public Schools) isn't working as well as the Libs thought it would.
Daughters of 1992
June 11, 2007 - 09:59 ET by JeffThanks Tom! My middle daughter will be fifteen this month, and is in the same mold as these wonderful teens: she refuses to follow the herd, doesn't drink, do drugs, is in no hurry for sex. A great kid with a good head on her shoulders, and YES, she was raised with an awareness of what on more BJ Clintoon might do to the world.
...either we get our heads together about this war, or our enemies will surely separate them for us...
I had posted it twice at my
June 10, 2007 - 21:39 ET by kimschI had posted it twice at my blog. On the first post an argument ensued in the comments as to whether Lizzie was a real girl or not. Her father posted a link to Fox's earlier story (in April - America's Newsroom) but I think there are still people who don't believe she is real. In the second post I posted the America's Newsroom link as well.
"...an argument ensued i
June 11, 2007 - 04:57 ET by SouthJersey1953"...an argument ensued in the comments as to whether Lizzie was a real girl or not..." That is just an excuse to bad mouth something very well done in support of our troops who give so much. It really doesn't matter whether or not she is "a real girl" or not. The point of the video is still valid. Why do libs have so much trouble believing that young people can think for themselves?
No RINOs in '08 - Thompson/Hunter would be a good ticket; Thompson/Steele would be a great ticket
It really doesn't matter wh
June 11, 2007 - 05:29 ET by motherbeltIt really doesn't matter whether or not she is "a real girl" or not.- SouthJersey1953
Well, yeah, actually it does. Liberal reporters have been caught "creating" characters for their stories. And in those instances, the "point" of the story was also valid. Journalistically, it's not right to attribute a story to someone other than the real creator.
Your last point "Why do libs have so much trouble believing that young people can think for themselves?" is definitely valid. They do have a hard time with that, (especially when it goes agaist their own beliefs), which is why they doubted in the first place.
1992 a good year for daughter
June 11, 2007 - 10:17 ET by vrwc131992 a good year for daughters...mine will turn 15 this year and she is a God-send. She helps tremendously with our 2 year old and 4 week old as if they were her own. She studies with her Mom to be a "virtuous woman". she is talking a cake decorating class to someday help support her own family of which she already plans for many kids and even adoption. Raising consevatives in a liberal world isn't easy, but we do it the old fashioned way and it doesn't "Take A Village".
Daughters
June 11, 2007 - 10:33 ET by Noel SheppardFolks,
Well, I guess I'll have to weigh in on daughters. Mine was born in 1993. And, we found out we were having her on the occasion of President Clinton's first address to the nation after the inauguration when he told us all officially that he was going back on his campaign promise to cut middle-class taxes and, instead, would be raising them.
This was a seminal moment I suggest for many moderate Democrats who learned never to trust a left-leaning politician when he promises to cut taxes.
That said, my daughter (and my son) have both turned out quite conservative. In fact, last year, my daughter and her friends were playing a game during lunch wherein they were pretending to do an installment of "Hannity & Colmes." My daughter played the part of Ann Coulter. :-)
I read the reviews of the event, and my daughter apparently stole the show! :-) ns
Noel, admissions like that wi
June 11, 2007 - 11:06 ET by vrwc13Noel, admissions like that will get you into hillary's Vast Right Wing Conspiracy ilk. I suppose you go to church regularly and own a gun?
btw, kudos to your daughter, Ann is a good role model, we need more like her.
Yeah, logic, reason, facts play less of a role now in the way we make decisions in America. – Al Gore
OK I dried my eyes; I can t
June 10, 2007 - 21:46 ET by motherbeltOK I dried my eyes; I can type now. Beautiful. Just beautiful.
There are many more Lizzie Pa
June 10, 2007 - 22:08 ET by GalvanicThere are many more Lizzie Palmers out there. We must make it our duty to reach them and let them know that they are not alone; that they are not wrong for being patriots despite what they hear from peers, teachers, and the MSM; and that they must remain strong when they grow into adulthood, because the burden of leadership in their generation will fall on them as those who ridicule them consistently fail.
Thank you Lizzie Palmer.I hav
June 10, 2007 - 22:30 ET by Airforce_5_OThank you Lizzie Palmer.
I have sent this to all my friends and family for them to spread.
I want to say that this is one of the best I have seen
God bless you, God bless our men and women who put their lives on the line for us, and God bless America.
Awesome clip. Kids like Liz
June 10, 2007 - 23:18 ET by Mean Gene Dr. LoveAwesome clip. Kids like Lizzie and Kristen give me hope for our future.
It's sad how some people that made comments on her video had to get ugly. I guess it shows the power of the video.
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." --Thomas Jefferson
wow... I cried through the wh
June 11, 2007 - 01:54 ET bywow... I cried through the whole video...and about 5 more on the site...
It is heart-breaking that there are people who don't appreciate what these families are doing for us all. And that there are others making a mockery of the very word, "freedom" that these people are putting their lives on the line for.
Debra...
I hope she doesn't join the A
June 11, 2007 - 06:11 ET by ThisnThatI hope she doesn't join the Army out of high school. The Army doesn't need her -- instead, she could be more effective doing something else. Like maybe running a campaign or something, eh? Unfortunately, finding a politician these days that could support such a powerful message as hers might be impossible. Would McCain, Romney, et al be willing to put multiple messages and videos together like this?
What impact do you think this video might have if played at the upcoming Republican National Convention? Judging from the negative comments that have been reported, it would drive the Dims nuts -- so, just from that perspective, I would give it serious consideration. In fact, that would be my opening presentation. Day one, national prime-time audience -- don't say anything, don't announce anything. Simply spend the first 5 minutes of the convention playing this video. Then, throughout the multi-day event, dedicate one screen at the convention center to display one of the pictures every minute or so for 2-5 seconds as a running tribute to our military.
Powerful stuff here, and hopefully it can be used correctly.
My 7 year old nephew who was
June 11, 2007 - 07:05 ET by deedledeeMy 7 year old nephew who was sitting next to me when the video aired wondered why I was shaking. I told him I was trying not to sob as tears ran down my face. I've seen the video before, but as I tried to explain to him who these fathers, daughters, and on and on were and why people were crying near graves it hit me that for him to have a future these souls just as precious to their families as he is to me are separated and shattered. I told him how brave the soldiers and their families are and to say a prayer for them every night.
Our military are leagues smar
June 11, 2007 - 15:40 ET by drillanwrOur military are leagues smarter than the people who venture to insinuate they are uneducated hayseeds who had no where else to go after completing failed public high school in "Hicktown, U.S.A.", and are complete and total idiots who do not know what's 'really' going on in the Iraq War because they don't watch ABCNBCCBSMSNBCCNNPBS, or read the NY or LA Times.
Tied for #1 for me in the hopes for our success in Iraq is the hope that the people of this country have come to realize the humanity of the men and women who sign up to serve, do so selflessly and bravely, and ask for little in return but support.
Credit goes directly to our Vietnam vets (those who came home and those who did not). Harsh was the lesson they taught the people of this country. Great is the debt we owe them for the sacrifice they gave in teaching this country that ugly lesson.
I feel silly when I stumble across someone in uniform and I stick out my hand and say 'thanks'. But you know what? Sometimes silly is a good thing ... No, a great thing.
Dare to be 'silly'!
"I feel silly when I stu
June 11, 2007 - 16:23 ET by Mean Gene Dr. Love"I feel silly when I stumble across someone in uniform and I stick out my hand and say 'thanks'. But you know what? Sometimes silly is a good thing ... No, a great thing."
Don't feel silly...you probably just made someone's day. I know I appreciate it when people verbally give their support when they catch me in uniform. I feel silly when the guys that served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam thank me...I owe them more appreciation than I could ever hope to give to them. But it warms the heart, and sometimes I have to choke back my own tears when I see the sincerity (and the tears welling up in their eyes) of these kind people like you. It brightens my day to know people appreciate our military members in spite of what we see and hear in the news.
Thanks for your support.
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." --Thomas Jefferson