Check this video out. Then tell me in the comments below:
A) What you think and
B) What you can/would/should do about it.
Many Muslims might be peaceful, but that does not negate that fact that I still hold dear my values and my faith and I don't plan on losing or abandoning them in my own country. Maybe that's why Obama is acting the way he does. Maybe he's setting himself up for the future wave?
Showing posts with label American Values. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American Values. Show all posts
Monday, May 4, 2009
Monday, March 30, 2009
When the Presidency was a public service position
Harry Truman was a different kind of President.
He probably made as many important decisions regarding our
nation's
history as any of the other 42 Presidents. However, a
measure of his greatness may rest on what he did after he
left the White House.
The only asset he had when he died was the house he lived
in, which was in Independence Missouri. His wife had
inherited the house from her mother and other than their
years in the White House, they lived their entire lives
there.
When he retired from office in 1952, his income was a U.S.
Army pension reported to have been $13,507.72 a year.
Congress, noting that he was paying for his stamps and
personally licking them, granted him an
'allowance'
and, later, a retroactive pension of $25,000 per year.
After President Eisenhower was inaugurated, Harry and
Bess drove home to Missouri by themselves. There were no
Secret Service following them.
When offered corporate positions at large salaries, he
declined, stating, "You don't want me. You want the
office of the President, and that doesn't belong to
me.
It belongs to the American people and it's not for
sale."
Even later, on May 6, 1971, when Congress was preparing
to award him the Medal of Honor on his 87th birthday, he
refused to accept it, writing, "I don't consider
that I have done anything which should be the reason for
any award, Congressional or otherwise."
As president he paid for all of his own travel expenses
and food.
Modern politicians have found a new level of success in
cashing in on the Presidency, resulting in untold wealth.
Today, many in Congress also have found a way to become
quite wealthy while enjoying the fruits of their offices.
Political offices are now for sale.
Good old Harry Truman was correct when he observed,
"My choices in life were either to be a piano player
in a whore house or a politician. And to tell the truth,
there's hardly any difference."
Give'em Hell Harry
He probably made as many important decisions regarding our
nation's
history as any of the other 42 Presidents. However, a
measure of his greatness may rest on what he did after he
left the White House.
The only asset he had when he died was the house he lived
in, which was in Independence Missouri. His wife had
inherited the house from her mother and other than their
years in the White House, they lived their entire lives
there.
When he retired from office in 1952, his income was a U.S.
Army pension reported to have been $13,507.72 a year.
Congress, noting that he was paying for his stamps and
personally licking them, granted him an
'allowance'
and, later, a retroactive pension of $25,000 per year.
After President Eisenhower was inaugurated, Harry and
Bess drove home to Missouri by themselves. There were no
Secret Service following them.
When offered corporate positions at large salaries, he
declined, stating, "You don't want me. You want the
office of the President, and that doesn't belong to
me.
It belongs to the American people and it's not for
sale."
Even later, on May 6, 1971, when Congress was preparing
to award him the Medal of Honor on his 87th birthday, he
refused to accept it, writing, "I don't consider
that I have done anything which should be the reason for
any award, Congressional or otherwise."
As president he paid for all of his own travel expenses
and food.
Modern politicians have found a new level of success in
cashing in on the Presidency, resulting in untold wealth.
Today, many in Congress also have found a way to become
quite wealthy while enjoying the fruits of their offices.
Political offices are now for sale.
Good old Harry Truman was correct when he observed,
"My choices in life were either to be a piano player
in a whore house or a politician. And to tell the truth,
there's hardly any difference."
Give'em Hell Harry
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Thomas Paine Returns -- Outstanding Videos
This is a great post and well worth your time (roughly 13 minutes). Please take a moment, watch the short videos and let us know what it means to you and how you could take action.
**Thank you to contributor Todd Pegelow.
**Videos created by Bob Basso http://www.bobbasso.com/
**Thank you to contributor Todd Pegelow.
**Videos created by Bob Basso http://www.bobbasso.com/
Thomas Paine Returns
With some modern day Common Sense
Outstanding Videos
13 minutes is all I ask
This is Terrific Stuff! These videos fall into the MUST SEE category ... they really must be watched by everyone who cares about America and knows that what's coming out of Washington is now -- and has been for some time -- unconscionable and unsustainable.
Please watch the videos, review the links below and then forward this!
The Second American Revolution [6 min 31 sec]
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We The People Stimulus Package [6 min 35 sec]
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This is not about Left or Right.
This is not about Democrat or Republican.
This is not about partisanship or bi-partisanship.
This is about the American People
and our nearly complete lack of adequate representation.
This is about Right and Wrong.
This is about who we used to be as Americans .......
who we are .......
and who we will become --
one way or another.
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These very interesting and thought-provoking videos well worth the few minutes it will take to watch them (you'll need a broadband connection at home, work or public library).
These thirteen minutes just might change the way you think and feel about your place in this democratic experiment.
WARNING: You may not be able to stop thinking about what the videos mean ....
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The Second American Revolution [6 min 31 sec]
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We The People Stimulus Package [6 min 35 sec]
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May I also ask that you take a few minutes to check out the following?
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The 9-12 Project
Promises Made. Promises Kept.
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Right and Wrong AmericaIt's not about Right and Left. It's about Right and Wrong!
Now ... Take Action.
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- The grass fire has started. The ground swell has begun.
- We all have a part that we need to play in this most American of movements.
- We need to make our voices heard by those who have ignored us far too long.
- We need to be heard by those who pay more attention to their well-heeled special interest benefactors than they do to their own constituents.
- If you do nothing else, please pass this along to your American friends and family ...
- Send it to your friends who care about America and our future.
- Send it to your Liberal friends.
- Send it to your Conservative friends.
- Send it to your Democrat, Republican, Libertarian and Independent friends.
- Send it to your friends who don't carry any of the common labels that are used to divide us.
Then ...
- Send it to your first-responder friends.
- Send it to your military friends.
- Send it to you civilian friends.
- Send it to your church friends.
- Send it to your retired friends.
- Share it with your children.
- Share it with your parents.
The insanity MUST stop. And we ... We The People ... are the only ones who can end it. We're the only ones who CARE ENOUGH to bring sanity back to government.
The journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.
This revolution of American ideas and right over wrong grows strength with your decision to share this email.
And all it takes for those working against American interests to succeed is for good people like you to do nothing.
It's time, folks.
It's time to stand up, speak up, be heard.
It's time to take our government back from those who don't represent us .... before we are completely enslaved to the debt and horrendous decisions that seem to come out of Washington and our state capitols on a daily basis.
I pray it isn't already too late.
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Also:
Read Thomas Paine's Original Work: Common Sense
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Download and listen to an audio version of Common Sense from FreeAudio.org
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