Thanks for posting this info. There is so much of our history that we need to be reminded of the sacrfices made for our FReedoms.
Photo by Jkphoto (maybe help from MamaBear with the Graphic)
Posted on 08/11/2004 3:40:15 AM PDT by JustAmy
Hopefully it won't be in the 100s here when school starts. LOL!
Don Quixote was visibly crazy to most people, even Sancho.
Some background: Once the picture of Kerry and Edwards were posted on a FReeper thread, I figured it wouldn't be long before the song, "Impossible Dream" which I love, would be posted. So I thought I ought to post the song myself though it might be construed favorably toward Dems. That way I would be able to comment on Quixote's (Kerry's) state of mind, to wit, that "Master and squire have numerous adventures, often causing more harm than good in spite of their noble intentions."
IMHO, that's always been the knock against Dems and Kerry. They push programs that are costly and don't work as a campaign tactic to attract votes with giveaways. Usually, they have to be dishonest regarding their intentions, but the press never really challenges them. In so doing, Dems have created massive dependency class, call it -- the Plantation of Northern Liberal slave owners. And America suffers because they have not provided the right solutions to fix the problems, having been carried away with their rhetoric and frozen into certain ideological positions by their constituencies.
So back to Wednesday, I'm happy to point this out. How is your day going? Well, I hope.
English as spoken by John Kerry
Now when you read this, you're going to think that is being political, but it's not. It's a good example of a "dumb sh!t."
If anybody thought that 'dubya' was stupid........read on!
"The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country."
- John F. Kerry
"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."
- John F. Kerry
"One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Governor, and that one word is 'to be prepared'.
- John F. Kerry
"I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future."
- John F. Kerry
"The future will be better tomorrow."
- John F. Kerry
"We're going to have the best educated American people in the world."
- John F. Kerry
"I stand by all the misstatements that I've made."
- John F. Kerry
"We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a firm commitment to Europe. We are a part of Europe."
- John F. Kerry
"Public speaking is very easy."
- John F. Kerry
"A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the polls."
- John F. Kerry
"We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur."
- John F. Kerry
"For NASA, space is still a high priority."
- John F. Kerry
"Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our children."
- John F. Kerry
"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in our air and water that are doing it." - John F. Kerry
"It's time for the human race to enter the solar system."
- John F. Kerry
Now back to our sons and daughters day--
Our War For Freedom
The colonists resentment started out fast
when the Proclamation of 1763 was passed.
The British passed the proclamation in fear of more war
so the colonists could not settle West anymore.
The Stamp Act was passed in 1765,
but the colonists protested and it didn't survive.
Some of the colonists who protested unweary
Are known as the Sons and Daughters of Liberty.
The Children of Liberty would stand strong,
that's why the fight didn't last long.
When the colonists gathered to protest in crowds,
"Taxation without representation" was hollered aloud.
The Stamp Act the British took back
only to pass the Declaratory Acts.
This act stated that parliament could
tax for any reason they thought they should.
The next acts to be passed
are known as the Townsend Acts.
These acts were brought about by a man named Charles,
they caused the colonists to protest wearing snarls.
The British came up with the Writs of Assistance.
They thought it would work, but it didn't go the distance.
The colonists threw snowballs in front of a building.
The Redcoats came out firing and killing.
Now Crispus Attacks and four others lay dead.
When they first saw the Redcoats, they should have fled.
Following the shooting a short while after,
this instance became known as the Boston Massacre.
The Sons of Liberty rose up once again.
They threw a tea party in the harbor of Boston.
On that night of December of '73,
we destroyed 342 chests of tea.
The Intolerable Acts were next to be passed,
and, unlike the others, the only to last.
These acts lasted only because of king George the third.
He knew these acts would make his purpose be heard.
These acts were given to the colonists in 1774
and due to these facts we started a war.
The First Continental Congress really got ticked
when the new governor, General Gage, by King George was picked.
The British marched to destroy supplies at Concord.
This threat by the British could not be ignored.
One night Revere set two lantern in the steeple.
These lanterns were to be seen by all of the people.
Two lanterns meant the British traveled by sea,
but the colonists decided they would not flea.
Revere road off with Dawes at his side
to warn all minutemen, Revere's famous ride.
More than 4,000 colonists answered the call
and stood at Concord as a human wall.
The British destroyed supplies on that day,
but the colonists won sending the British away.
The Green Mountain Boys led by Arnold and Allen
seized Ticonderoga and became Green Mountain Men.
The fort had artillery, cannons and guns,
they gave them away to the Liberty Sons.
Now at the top of Bunker Hill
the colonists stood waiting with General Will.
This day on the hill we were short of supplies.
We waited to fire 'till we saw the whites of their eyes.
The time of decision came upon congress.
The need for independence was strongly stressed.
The declaration was written by Thomas Jefferson,
brought before congress and signed by six men.
On the Fourth of July we got our way,
this date is known as Independence Day!
Our story of freedom has now been told,
so go out and share it with the young and the old.
-- Anon.
Note: I had great difficulty uncovering this. It would seem that most poets (e.g., Yeats) don't set pen to paper until they have lost a son or daughter, and I wasn't going to go there. So let's hear it for the Sons and Daughters of Liberty!
Come to think of it, I wonder if the Hollywood studios are busy preparing to film the Swift Boat Vet Story before the election. Maybe they would call it, "John F. Kerry, 32 Fahrenheit", or is that too cold?
No matter what the Rats do, the Vet story is having an effect -and it ain't pretty- for Kerry that is.
Yes ... the DemocRats are the new slave owners. We have a class of citizens that cannot take care of themselves because of their dependency on the government give-away programs.
My Wednesday was pretty good. The temp is still 106 so I've spend the afternoon inside. I went out for a short errand this morning.
The only way to cope with this heat is to turn the thermostat to 78 and stay inside with a glass of cold water.
LOL
Good evening, Victoria.
These are so funny, they cannot be real. Sounds like Yogi Berra.
I hope you are having a good Wednesday.
Thanks for the ping, Victoria. Those are some, uh, interesting quotes.
Hi Amy! That was in my email, but you know what? It sounds just like him, LOL.
You're welcome, I think they're good too.
Mr. Kerry seems to be getting more bizarre by the day.
Yeah, and he's surrounded by oh, so many stories of courage and bravery, hehehe.
Great quotes, Victoria.
I especially like the "I stand by all the misstatements that I've made."
That's a paraphrase of "I stand by all the LIES that I've made."
I forgot to ping you to post #74.
This is a beautiful graphic, JK.
I expect we'll soon hear that he was on a NASA mission to the moon in 1968, and he mistakenly thought he might have been in Cambodia.
We're havin' a downpour up here Amy... a downpour of heat waves. Just checked, it's 101. Might cool down to 80 overnight.
"We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur."
Hi Victoria. Nice ones!! What a dork
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