Posted on 06/08/2016 1:13:13 PM PDT by 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.
I'll agree with that. Salk vaccine was licensed that year too!
I vividly recall when you travel you’d throw your paper cups and trash out the window. It got so bad that they started a slogan campaign, and I think the winner was “Don’t Be a Litter Bug.” It was us kids that were mad at the grown ups. It didn’t take long, and the NOBODY threw garbage out the window.
This is great!
Amen to that.
That too.
LOL!
Hillary wants to go back to Bill’s presidency and his management of the economy.
AT THE RIPE OLE AGE OF 70 I REMEMBER THOSE GRAND OLD DAYS ,,,a much smaller central govt. ,, no P/C ,, balanced budgets , Prayer , pledge of allegiance , no unions in public schools corrupting young minds , parents were allowed to freely raise their children , gays , lezzies , and trannies were in the closet where they belonged and reason and logic prevailed . Yes ,,, they were the best days of my memories and before I forget the Dem party were the advocates of segregation a divisiveness .
Yes, I remember it well and miss it.
I am still proud of my vote for Nixon over McGovern.
“When a girl could still cook, and still would.”
I’m 40. Never in my life have I experienced this. I took home-ec in middle school and use those skills everyday. I learned to sew (I still do) I learned to make a meal with about $1 worth of ingredients, and I learned to balance a budget in that class. I even learned how to prepare venison from a carcass - And this was in Connecticut, not in Pennsylvania where I also attended school.
Nixon was a pretty liberal President, only difference between him and McGovern, was that McGovern wasn’t on HUAC.
Up on the Roof was written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, not anyone from Motown or related to Motown. And the Drifters never recorded for Motown. But keep living in your fantasy. Facts rarely matter to people who live in the past.
When we rushed home from school to watch American Bandstand on black & white TV!
Great memories from everything listed.
Also 21¢ per gallon gasoline.
Penny candy
My liberal friends have been saying that the (Make America Great Again) theme is code for lets go back to the time when we were OK with racism. This is the real message of Hillary’s speech.
I believe she did put her foot in her mouth because Trump does not have a racist bone in his body. (His career practices demonstrate this.)
Continuing down this path will backfire badly.
And only jazz musicians were smoking marijuana.
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