How we have fallen. Washington, a great man, patriot, leader.
Obama - a Marxist race hustler who lies about his religion and background. He can’t even bring himself to release his college transcripts.
To hell with his birth certificate, how about his college transcripts like Bush, Kerry and Gore released.
We elected a Black Panther as President.
You are correct Sir! Washington was sui generis, the linchpin and scaffolding upon which all was built. Past is prologue. All hail the mighty Washington, in Flexner’s words, the Indispensible Man.
Washinton stands head and shoulders above every other president, literally and figuratively, by far the greatest.
America’s Cincinnatus
Without Washington as our first President we may not have survived long enough to have a second President.
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Incredibly, in his first military adventure, the totally untrained soldier led an attack on a French force near the Ohio River, killing a French ambassador. Thus began the French and Indian WarThat little tidbit was never taught in US History 'back in the day'. Even though we did study the French and Indian War and Revolution -- and for sure about George Washington and all our Founders.
I only found out by watching the History Channel.
Washington was a devout man who prayed daily for wisdom and succor during the war. He, as the president of the constitutional convention, did more than any other man (including oft-credited Madison) to shape the form of government this nation would have. There are far too many acts of his noble nature to list here, but two “miracles” that preserved his life need to be retold.
During the Battle of Monongahela (the second battle mentioned in the article) the British column was ambushed while they marched along their newly made road in the woods. The Indians specifically targeted the officers on horseback; General Braddock, and virtually all the officers were quickly killed or mortally wounded, save one. Despite repeated efforts to bring him down, Washington remained unharmed, and managed to prevent the complete annihilation of the army by leading an organized retreat. The Mohawk chieftain eventually told his warriors to cease firing at Washington because (in his own words) “He is protected by the Great Spirit!” After the battle, Washington found no less than FIVE bullet holes through his coat!
The second occasion was during the Battle of Brandywine in the Revolution. During that battle, a Major (Ferguson, I believe) of the British snipers had a senior American officer on a white horse right in his sights at close range, a sure shot he knew, but just as he was preparing to pull the trigger, he said he had an overwhelming sense telling him NOT to shoot this man. He didn't, and learned after the battle, that he could have killed Washington himself. He personally felt thereafter that it was the Lord telling him to spare Washington.
These stories used to be taught to our children in school up until the 60s, when Washington, and Divine Providence in general, started to be denigrated.
I, personally, consider George Washington to be a saint, and am sure that if he had been a clergyman he would have been canonized!
Hands down, Obama will go down in the annals of history as the worst president ever to inhabit the White House. Hopefully, he won’t be our nation’s last.
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