Hillary, I agree, "Trump's idea of making America great again, means taking America backwards."

June, 8, 2016 | nikos1121

[nikos1121]

Dear Mrs. Clinton:

I whole heartedly agree when you say, "Donald Trump's idea of making America great again, means taking America backwards." I remember that America very well. It was an America of the 50's when Trump was growing up, and so were you and so was Bernie. Did you forget?

It was a time...

When Americans had pride about themselves, and dressed nice to go out in public.

When you could leave your front doors unlocked if you wanted to and not worry about it.

When children in school learned about the history of our country and proud to say the pledge of allegiance each morning.

When people immigrated here legally and proud the day they became citizens of our country.

When marriage was between a man and a woman.

When the word gay meant happy and a joint was a bad place to be.

When socialism was a dirty word and free enterprise meant, thinking and growing rich through an idea and hard work.

When a buck was still silver.

When a girl could still cook, and still would.

When ghettos were neighborhoods with sidewalks where people mingled on warm summer nights.

When the American Flag was a respected symbol and never burned.

When criminals actually went to jail.

When you were not afraid to go out at night.

When television was free.

When people talked without cursing.

When taxes were only a necessary nuisance.

When a boy was a boy and didn't wear his pants where you could see his underwear.

When a girl was girl and dressed like one.

When almost everyone went to Church on Sunday.

When things of quality were made in America.

When clerks and repairmen tried to please you and wrapped your purchase in front of you.

When college kids swallowed goldfish, not drugs.

When a drive-in movie was a fun place to watch movies.

When people respected their elders, and said yes ma'am, no ma'am, yes sir, no sir, even after they were grown up.

When most songs had a tune and the words made sense and never vulgar.

When people expected less, and valued what they had more.

When politicians proclaimed their patriotism and meant it.

When everyone knew the difference between right and wrong.

When things were not perfect-but you did not expect them to be.

When our government stood up for Americans anywhere in the world.

When you knew that the law would be enforced and your safety protected.

When you considered yourself lucky to have a good job and proud, too.

When the law meant justice and you were in awe at the sight of a policeman.

When you were not too embarrassed to say that this is the best country.

When America was a land filled with brave, proud, hardworking people.

When the cost of energy was cheap and our factories grew.

When there was no confusion about what rest room you should use.

When the nation wasn’t trillions of dollars in debt.

When 94,000,000 people were not out of the work force.

When you usually graduated from high school or college to a good paying job.

When politicians didn't accept millions of dollars from money abroad.

When places like Detroit and Upper New York thrived.

When water was abundant in California because the people planned it that way.

When you worked for the government you didn't have to join a union.

I could go on and on and, Mrs. Clinton, because you see, I grew up then too, and I remember those times.

For example, I'm sure like all of us then, you vividly remember where you were when you learned that our president had been killed. We all changed that day.

So, I'll stop, and allow others on this forum to tell you why it would be a good thing for us to go back to a better America, the kind Donald Trump is talking about.

And let me make it clear how most of us in this country feel about your vision of America. Your vision is one that is like the past 7 years. The Obama years.

Your America offers more of the same for our future--no incentives for employers to employ, nothing other than a redistribution of our wealth and mediocrity. Your vision of America are empty words.

[Roccus]

And JFK was the one who started the closing of the mental hospitals. So now we live in one big mental hospital.

An entire nation was forced to pay the price of the Kennedy family's attempt to assuage their guilt over the treatment of Rose Marie....and we are still paying.

[V K Lee]

A stamp collector? Another favorite past time that will soon be forgotten. Yes, LB had a vision and Texans enjoy this every spring. The fields of color don’t last long enough, but are appreciated when in bloom.

[V K Lee]

Hula Hoops
Slip and Slides
Roller skates and keys
blowing soap bubbles
playing cowboys and Indians with the neighborhood kids
Sitting in the front yard after dark on a summer night watching the skies above filled with stars
Moses or Motts Five and Dime stores
Big Shake coupons for back to school purchases every fall
Bookmobiles
Camping in the backyard

These are a few if my favorite things

[entropy12]

This has to be your best post! And that is saying something because you post so many!

[Albion Wilde]

The Kennedys were the original crime family dynasty in American politics. A friend of mine whose grandfather was a wealthy industrialist told me a story about sometime during WWII, the government became aware of a threat to Fort Knox. They developed a secret mission with the heads of many large industries in the U.S. who owned armored transports to truck parcels of the gold to other secure locations for the duration of the war. The only truck that never reached its destination? Old Joe Kennedy’s.

[nikos1121]

S & H or green stamps
Sears and Montgomery Wards were the best stores to go to
401 Levi jeans with button fly
No tattoos
No pierced tongues
Kool aid
Hawaiian PUnch
Black & WHite school photos
50 was old
60 was older
70 was oldest

[LS]

True : as they were developing the PHX/ Mesa area, they built a non-divided 4-lane near a development that would be a hospital across from a community college. Dozens of us would street race there with Vettes, Camaros, Mustangs, etc. On another occasion we were street racing up a populated area in PHX, flipped my Camaro going 112. The car was utterly totaled, but my friend who was driving walked away without a scratch and so did the guy he crashed into driving a 440-Cuda.

[Vigilanteman]

I was a stamp collector in a previous life, more of a stamp appreciator now. They reflect a lot of history and culture?

One of my favorite stamps from a favorite series was this one:

So few people know that there were a number of black soldiers who fought valiantly in the American Revolution, another fact the libtards in charge of teaching history have tried to sweep under the rug. More than a few also bore arms for the Confederacy and are being uncovered in pension records as big genealogy sites such as ancestry.com and familysearch.org increasingly make them available on-line.

Despite the libtard attempts to suppress these facts and keep their servants in eternal bondage, the seekers for truth will eventually prevail and the vicious lies of Satan's servants will be exposed for all to see when Christ our Lord comes again.

[nikos1121]

Sounds like a scene in American GRaffiti

[LS]

We used to also go to an airstrip (probably used for drugs) on the Indian reservation and race there.

[nikos1121]

HOw about Elvis’ Battle Hymn of the Republic?

or worse song EVVVVVVVVer William Shattner singing Rocket Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lul-Y8vSr0I

[djstex]

Very Well said, Nikos!
I want the same as I had for my own children and grandchildren.
The liberal agenda has consistently taken away our precious right as Americans to be proud of our own accomplishments.
Hillary is cramming the idea that WE should feel ashamed and cower to the apologists of her liberal party's ideals.

[nikos1121]

ONe of the worst things about the past.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lul-Y8vSr0I

[Roccus]

70 was oldest

With 70 in my rear-view mirror, going back my not be that good an iudea. LOL

[Roccus]

Interesting story. Though I don’t think it very possible, considering Joe’s ways I find it plausible.
I’ve always believed that burying four of his children, two while he was catatonic and unable to grieve, was his temporal punishment...and then he met his Maker.

[Bringbackthedraft]

But, but, but, see how the people have progressed in Venezuela, we must move forward, its the glorious future for all. I often said; “Where is IKE when we need him?” Are there any more IKEs out there, or are we stuck with only perfume princes? I notice Alan West is being very low key since he moved to Texas. (Yeah, yeah, he was a LTC, but so was IKE, before he got bumped up.) (LOL, did you know that Hillary was going to be a Marine Officer? Its true, ask her.)

[siamesecats]

Three rallies this weekend!
One on friday, two on saturday.

[patriotspride]

I’d say that the Baby Boomers fit that description. They have ruined nearly everything.

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Hippe revenge for not getting it fast enough following the 60’s

[patriotspride]

think most of Bill’s “management of the economy” was really his good fortune to be Pres during the birth of the internet and technology surge.

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Agree, but also history forgot the Dot.Com bust and the groundwork being laid for Enron etc....

[stephenjohnbanker]

A++