Thursday, September 10, 2009
One Nation Under God ---
My ancestors come from all over Europe. My paternal Great Great Great Great Grandfather came to this country about 1816. Another Great Great Great Grandfather fought in the Civil War. My family lines have been here long enough to let go of the "mother country" ties.
Last week I kept thinking
we are One Nation
One People
One Heart committed to Liberty
We need to unite again as a nation and BE ONE!
9-11 gave us 9-12
We were all Americans that day.
Our hearts were knit together in sorrow for all that was lost on 9-11
We shared a renewed love of our country and fellow citizens.
We need to find that unity again.
Part of the legacy of the Clinton's is one of dividing this country. They drove a wedge so deep that it could not be removed. They vilified their opponents and gave birth to the Politics of Personal Destruction! Then they accused the Conservatives of being the very thing that they were --- partisan and divisive.
The Clintons controlled the focus and direction of the Democratic Party. I watched the Party embrace every special interest and radical fringe group on the map! In the Party's effort to please every one they abandoned basic core values which are the foundation of this country. In the end the party lost it's soul and left the average American out in the cold. As the Republican Party allowed themselves to be sucked into the sniping they were manipulated and compromised their core values. They also lost their soul and left the Common Man feeling abandoned and betrayed.
Now we, the average Americans, stand in the midst of the destruction. Our hearts know what is right and we feel that something is very wrong in our country. For the first time in our lives the voice within us is screaming at us to stand and speak up --- "Fight for the Constitution." We can see it being destroyed by those who vowed to protect it. We just want to live our lives. The last thing we ever wanted was to become politically active. However, we know that this country is a gift from God. We know that we are blessed to be Americans. Knowing these things compels us to action.
Now we struggle to find our role as guardians of freedom. We listen to that voice within to find our small part in this call to action. On April 18, 1775 Robert Newman sneaked into an empty Old North Church to hang two lanterns in the belfry. Betsy Ross sewed together the first American Flag at the request of George Washington, Robert Morris, and George Ross in May 1776. No action is too small for each will build upon the others. Most importantly, we must stand together in civility.
In December of 1773 a group of frustrated citizens turned Boston harbor into a Tea Pot. It's important to note that the Boston Tea Party was not a violent protest. The ships’ crews attested that nothing had been damaged or destroyed except the tea. The protesters even swept the decks clean afterward. The Massachusetts Gazette reported that "when it was realized that a padlock that had been broken was the personal property of one of the ships’ captains, a replacement was procured and sent to him."
Arrogant and "Well Educated" Snobs looking down their noses at the "common man" are calling us racists, terrorists, bible thumpers, hicks, simpletons, radicals, mindless mobs and even ASTRO TURF!!! We feel betrayed and abandoned by both political parties and those we elected to represent us. Obama's speech last night was extremely partisan. He and those who surround him continue to drive the wedge even deeper. A house divided against itself will not stand is ringing through my mind. We must distance ourselves for those who would tear us apart.
We have to find our common ground. There is so much more that unites us than divides us. We must stand together with one heart. One American Heart!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
My Blood Pressure has to be off the Charts!!!
AAAUUUGGGHHH!!!!
I can't keep from screaming at the TV when "His Highness the Lord Obama" spews his rhetoric in his "cooler than anyone on the planet" smoothness! I can't handle it when he presents an idea as his own that the "evil" George W Bush articulated April 27, 2005 regarding "The Future of Energy Policy" in Washington, DC. Bush proposed that Congress enable groups like the SBA to be able to buy Health Insurance to offer it's members at a reduced rate.
This is one of the most DISINGENUOUS, DIVISIVE and MANIPULATIVE men ever to hold the office of President. To say that the Economy is back from the brink is delusional. We are worse off because of all Obama's meddling. There is a second wave of financial collapse on the horizon. Before Obama is done he will make Jimmy Carter look like a financial genius!
To call opponents of his ideas lairs while he is lying himself is beyond reprehensible!
At that I had to go water the garden!!!
I just finished watching the rest of it ---
the self-righteous indignation was sooooo over the top!
The Bleeding Heart rhetoric was shameless.
If you don't agree with the great Obama's Government health care Plan then you are evil, selfish, cruel and uncompassionate.
Yes that describes me to a Tee!!!
He couldn't resisting throwing stones at Conservatives.
Picking at Sarah Palin was inappropriate.
Ridiculing his critics doesn't win them over.
"We will Call You Out" --- them's fightin words Mr. President!!!
Let's free up the health care industry to truly function as a free market.
Tort Reform is a critical part of bringing down costs.
Change the way Health Insurance is marketed ---
get it out of the stewardship of the Employer's
Give the consumers the Tax Breaks
Package Health Insurance in a new way.
Sell various catastrophic hospital care packages separately
Sell various Pharmaceutical coverage packages separately
Have various Doctors Office visit packages sold separately or
Allow the Doctors more freedom to manage their own practice.
There are so many options available within a market of true freedom.
Find your Voice!
We are the guardians of Freedom!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Finding your Voice!
1) Question with Boldness
"Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear." --- Thomas Jefferson
2) Hold onto the Truth
"It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself." --- Thomas Jefferson
"If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort you will not get either comfort or truth only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin, and in the end, despair." --- C.S. Lewis
3) Speak without Fear
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." --- Edmund Burke
"...a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government." --- Thomas Jefferson
"But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants is the liberty of appearing."
--- Thomas Paine
