We were there. Our sons insisted we go. They were willing to chip in their hard-earned paper-route money (they deliver 250 homes each Saturday) at the ages of 11 and 13. They appreciated the value of hard work and how they must save for their future.
This is the video we made in the car on the way home from Washington DC. We could not have been around a calmer, gentler, family-friendly environment than even compared to an amusement park. People broke out into cheers on the subway, chanting USA, and other patriotic expressions. There were a couple "off'color" signs, but we didn't focus on them. They were certainly out numbered by the just clear statements, or clever expressions that expressed our "outrage" at a government out of control.
We are very proud to be a part of history in this way. Older people stopped us and thanked us for bringing our children. Some even asked if they could take our picture. Elderly strangers, stopped us in the street to talk to us and the children about how important this is to them.
Without further ado, here is our video:
Saturday, September 19, 2009
What Really Happened at the 912 DC Rally
Sunday, March 8, 2009
How to convert a Liberal to a Conservative - need your help, please
Okay everyone it's time to stop biting our tongue and lay out how we feel in our frantic, fanatic, flaming liberal world.
I have made several attempts in the last few months to gently open my mouth about my concern for my country to various friends and family. I have been blasted with the most amazing excuses, arguments, and the "unsophisticated" emotional spewage of the liberals who I speak with. I can handle civil disagreement and sharing of ideas. But this is about discourse with hypnotized zombies that have IV lines connected straight to the Obama White House "feel-good" drip.
It's all about feeling good.... and you and I, my dear friend, just want to help invite them think.
Further, I'm not sure I am motivated to "convert" them because like with any conversion, we lay the truth out there for the person themselves to embrace or not. It is not "we" that are doing the converting; it is the amazing process that happens when "truth" takes hold of a person's soul and brings them to "an awakening".
So how do we set their alarm clocks?
Hmmmm, we do have a problem here don't we? I do not have a solution by myself, but I think more heads are better than one.
I would like to put this out there for all of us to "comment" on. Please comment your suggestion. I can compile your suggestions into an "edit" of this post so that we will have a wonderful encyclopedia of ideas - cited, of course.
So, I thank you in advance for your ideas, I think this will be a wonderful collection that will help us in this very daunting task. I think this will give us a great chance to hear each other's ideas and experiences.
This is part 1 of 2 of an idea I have to help us be armed in our daily life to bring us "change" and to help us have "hope."
Saturday, March 7, 2009
We are not alone - just being trampled on...
Bless Glenn Beck's heart. He is up to something wonderful by getting us to consider these 9 principles:
1) Yes or no: Do you believe America is a good place, that we've lost our way over the years, that we have done bad things but generally speaking we tried hard. We try to make amends. We have tried to do the right thing. Just like everybody else, we fail from time to time and we have truly lost our way in the last 20 years. But gosh, if you look at America, she's good and our founders were good and our founding documents are good. We've just strayed too far away from them. Yes or no.
2) Yes or no: I believe in God. I may not go to the same church or synagogue or mosque as the majority of people in America, but I believe in God and he is the center of my life, and God does not tell people to behead others or to persecute others that see God in a different way. As long as that god is not telling them to persecute others.
Yes or no.
3) Yes or no: It is my responsibility to try to be better and a more honest person than I was yesterday. Sometimes I fail, I'll make mistakes, but it's my main mission to be better than I was personally than I was yesterday.
4) Yes or no: The family is sacred. I and my spouse are the ultimate authority under God when it comes to my family. I raise my family, and that comes with a grave responsibility. If I fail, I answer to God.
5) Yes or no: If you break the law, you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it.
6) Yes or no: I have a right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but that is not a guarantee of equal results.
7) Yes or no: I work hard for what I have, and I will share it with others that I choose when I choose, should I choose. Government cannot force me to be charitable.
8) It is not un-American for anyone to disagree with my opinion, but my opinion or others' opinions may be anti-American. Anti-American rhetoric would be anything that is destructive to the Constitution and our country as our founders understood it.
9) And the last one is the government works for me. The government answers to me. I do not answer to the government.
Glenn is asking anyone, Right or Left, Republican or Democrat to step away from the insanity and stop and consider some very basic principles - principles that are basic and decent. They are elements of our moral compass around which we navigate through our American life. Some, however, trash these ideals and are perverting everything good and decent.
The deal is this, if you support or believe in seven or more of these ideals, then send a picture of yourself and spouse to wesurroundthem@gmail.com or wesurroundthem@foxnews.com . Glenn plans to use these photos in some way in the future, including the possibility of showing them on his show on FoxNews.
The reality is, that Obama and the other liberals are trying to shove through the most vile and outrageous deviation from our Constitution imaginable. The whole idea of getting us to feel cut off and isolated and helpless - is exactly what they want. This has been a stealth move, orchestrated since the beginning of this century by a group called the "Progressives". See book Liberal Fascism by Jonah Goldberg.
We encourage everyone to keep up with Glenn Beck and what he is planning to do with all these photos. As of this point, he will have a studio audience on his FoxNews show on Friday, March 15th 5:00pm. His show begins at 5pm est. Be sure and record the show if it is too early.
There is also another great thing happening. Glenn has helped everyone around the country gather together on the night of this broadcast in a "Meet-Up" gathering. You have probably heard that Obama and friends such as "Move-On.org" get everyone to meet together at rallies or in each other's homes - this is how he motivates such enormous ground support. Obama and friends are masters of the Internet and new media. Well now it's time to turn the tables. The ground is swelling in a way rarely seen in America.
So everyone, it's time to get to work and get connected. We are Americans - those 9-12-2001 people. We are the people who are hurt but not broken; down but not out. We love this country and it's time we take it back.
We Surround Them!
GlennBeck.com
P.S. I'd also like to recommend Smart Girl Politics - a social networking web site for Conservative women - but it doesn't look like just women are joining. Smart Girl is a fun, hip place to find other people, just like you,
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
The sickest of sick
An ad targeting Mormons against Proposition 8 - I'm speechless and nauseated - which I'm sure this is what they wanted.
The gang over at MyManMitt has been keeping close tabs on this.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Colin Powell - A Sell Out's Cheap Shot
Well, all respect for such a great man has just been flushed down the political toilet. How sad that someone that most of us have held in such high regard has become nothing more than another pawn for the secret campaign of reverse racism. Are there any outstanding influential African American figures endorsing McCain? Hmmm, I can't seem to think of any.
I realize that many Black people are so excited to see their skin color in the White House that they are willing to cut off their nose to spite their face. What just amazes me is that I SO don't think of our country in terms of Black and White that I am SO worn out having this shoved in my face. There are so many REAL problems going on in our country that this manufacturing of this issue is alarming. I am feeling silenced and as if I am living under Sharia law.
This constant manipulation to try to get me to feel guilt for something I don't do (like being a racist) is driving me crazy. Does it not mean anything to anyone that those of us, so many generations since the horrible things done to African Americans, go out of our way to show you the kindest respect we can? I can't even get on a bus without having to deal with the scowls of searing hatred, because I represent a person that "owes them something".
I am of British descent. My relatives were snuck up on in the middle of the foggy nights by Vikings and were raped and beaten and taking as slaves or had their throats slit or skulls crushed in. Thousands were taken in slavery. What good does it do to live in this mental and emotional landscape of hatred, resentment and delusion of entitlement? We are so sorry for you! We pray for you! Our relatives were enslaved too, but we are OVER IT! People and nations make mistakes, yes, but what makes us different from the baboons is the zoo is that we have the ability to reason. We do not have to be enslaved to our emotions. We, the human race, have been given the divine ability to rise above this. Please let us.
Colin Powell's arguments against McCain were so fabricated he looked like nothing more than another African American puppet for Obama. I am not happy that McCain is the GOP nominee, I still think that Mitt Romney would be the best in our current economic situation. I am disgusted by the "politics" McCain used with his cohort Huckabee to shove Romney out. But, I am forced to let bygones be bygones.
But all that aside, McCain is on a great game with his grasp of the economy. He "sounds" as though he is clearly in touch with what America wants. If he had voted against the bailout, he would be the sure-fire future president of the United States. But we can sound out loud and clear, "we don't want SOCIALISM!"
Was the Colin Card pulled out because team Obama can't shake the Ayres monkey off their back? What about spreading Plumber Joe's wealth around and then issuing Sharia law on him by trying to crucify him in the public square? I'm tired of Acorn cheating the election. I'm tired of Obama "raising" and "spending" so much money on his campaign. My vote can not be bought.
I know that money is coming from terrorists, they even are bragging about this. There are only so many reasons to need THAT kind of money, and I believe that at that level, they are NOT wholesome. I do wonder that this Obama is our Manchurian candidate for Al Qaeda.
Why would any candidate to become our nation's president situate himself so far from our nation's heritage and founding? Step back for a moment and consider this. The only time I felt this kind of sick feeling in my stomach was when I stood on the edge of the Grand Canyon staring into the gaping chasm scarred into our earth. It is unfathomable. Our nation is now staring at two candidates, one stands just within sight of our Constitution and the other is completely out of sight.
This angry, white, female is disgusted. There are NO unifying moments Obama is sending my way. If he really thinks any of these antics would cause me to CHANGE my vote to him by this is insulting and he's got another thing coming. The anger he claims we feel is the old psychological phenomenon called "projection". This is when people have strong feelings when themselves and "project" them onto another. In a twisted contortion, the individual then convinces himself that it is the other person who maintains those strong feelings. Obama "projects" his anger onto "white males".
I will never forget the day after the OJ verdict. I went to downtown Cleveland for a class. A Black professor walked by while I sat in my nook waiting for class to start. He walked passed with the most smug glare staring down at me. I could read what the smug, icy glare meant. It was as if that day was when some of these people had finally WON. I could see that he was determined to spin the screws to anyone, including the little student sitting in her nook, minding her own business. He had been empowered. There was a satisfaction that he walked by with a pride I will never forget. It was the day I learned that a man could get away with murder.
I desire that all mankind be empowered. It is not anything that needs to be stolen, bribed or cheated. Power comes from within. It doesn't need an Oval Office, it needs values. True power radiates from within.
So what are Obama's core values? Is it to finally get even for the sins heaped upon his race? Or is it to hand our country over to our enemies because we deserve to be "punished" and "confined" to Socialism. We may just soon find out.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
McCain-Palin Inspire This Conservative
I am so thrilled after all these months about Sarah Palin. I have gained SOME new respect for John McCain. I have a very difficult time trusting him, but I can pledge my allegiance to Sarah Palin. I really was part of the dejected Republic.
Despite all this excitement, I can't help but mourn over the loss of Mitt Romney. And this is my prevailing thought: "If only it was Romney-Palin".
I have to say that one of the absolutely funniest moments was afterwards when on MSNBC, Andrea Mitchell became buried in a very large pile of balloons from a balloon drop. Tom Brokaw started calling her "Andrea Boom Boom Mitchell". And the sad (or actually hilarious) thing is, with all their clueless elitism, neither one were incapable of smiling over the matter.
Okay - so maybe there is reason to blog again. It's going to take a great deal more to rouse this napping tiger. The exception, of course, is following Sarah Palan.
So maybe I'll be seeing you again and maybe I won't.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Light Blogging as I Prepare for Big Back Surgery, Glenn Beck & Liberal Fascism
Hi everyone,
I apologize for the light blogging. Number one, I have a lot of thoughts on the current political tides in our country - but am very frustrated with my powerlessness to effect any changes. I have actually started at least 10 articles in the last couple of weeks but have quit 3/4 the way through.
Meanwhile, I am preparing for a 360 fusion of my lumbar spine. There has been a lot to do - donate blood, get fitted for a back brace, pre-admission testing, type and cross-matched - and all the other pleasantries of having a rapidly deteriorating back. There is also all the fun stuff of getting a family prepared to live without the CFO (Chief Family Officer) out of commission for the NEXT THREE MONTHS!!! and beyond.
I will do what I can here. I would like to point people to Glenn Beck's newsletter for the day which has all the articles of Jonah Goldberg's Liberal Fascism:
Liberal Fascism RecapFebruary 25, 2008 - 9:40 ET
Below is a recap of the Liberal Fascism series by Jonah Goldberg that appeared in the Glenn Beck email newsletter...
Feb 22: Emulating FDR: A horrible idea
Feb 21: Government Knows Best
Feb 20: What Hillary and Barack have in store
Feb 19: The facts your liberal friends need to hear
Emulating FDR: A horrible idea
By Jonah Goldberg"America has a dictator," Benito Mussolini proclaimed, watching FDR from abroad. He marveled at how the forces of "spiritual renewal" on display in the New Deal were destroying the outdated notion that democracy and liberalism were "immortal principles." "Roosevelt is moving, acting, giving orders independently of the decisions or wishes of the Senate or Congress. ... A sole will silences dissenting voices." That almost sounds like Harry Reid talking about Bush.
Mussolini reviewed FDR's book, Looking Forward proclaiming the author a kindred spirit. The way Roosevelt "calls his readers to battle," he wrote, "is reminiscent of the ways and means by which fascism awakened the Italian people." "Without question," he continued, the "sea change" in America "resembles that of fascism." Indeed, the comparisons were so commonplace, Mussolini's press office banned the practice. "It is not to be emphasized that Roosevelt's policy is fascist because these comments are immediately cabled to the United States and are used by his foes to attack him."
The German press adored FDR. In 1934, the Vlkischer Beobachter, the Nazi Party's official newspaper, described Roosevelt as a man of "irreproachable, extremely responsible character and immovable will" and a "warm-hearted leader of the people with a profound understanding of social needs." Hitler sent FDR a letter celebrating his "heroic efforts" and "successful battle against economic distress." Hitler informed the U.S. ambassador, William Dodd, that New Dealism was also "the quintessence of the German state philosophy."
The New Dealers were not so much mimicking the Soviet Union, Fascist Italy or Nazi Germany. They were attempting to recreate what they had built -up under Woodrow Wilson's war socialism. Today we have no historical memory of how brutal the Wilson Administration was, nor do we realize that many Progressives supported the war not so much because they championed its foreign policy aims, but because they yearned for the "social possibilities of war," in the words of John Dewey, the 20th century's premier political philosopher.Continue reading here.
Read the whole series at Glenn Beck's website.
