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Black XXVIII: "Dutch's Home!!"
The Reagan Revolution!! ^ | Mudboy Slim

Posted on 06/11/2004 9:14:18 PM PDT by Mudboy Slim

"Dutch's Home!!"
(To be sung to Bruce Springsteen's "Thunder Road")

Effete Whore'd's damned...Reagan's hearse waits...
RATS' derision towards Nancy, the Right ignores...
As Sean Hannity raves!!
Liberator's fightin' fer "the lowly"...
Hey, I'm FReer 'cuz what Reagan showed me!!
Dutch's headin' home again...Right claims his grace...we're not alone!!
We gathered outside...Leftists, you know just what we're here for!!
RATS're scair't 'cuz they're thinkin'...our Nation ain't listenin' to FOOLS anymore!!
Show a little faith, there's passion on the Right!!
RATS're poltroonish...we'll win the Big Fight!!
Folks, FReedom's all Right to me!!

Left ain't Right...we'll recover...RATS' loss is our gain!!
Right's awestruck...cut Big Guv'ment...shed programs to the States!!
Wasteful Guv'ment is FReedom's Bane!!
Righteous saviors, conspire...help US FReep!!
Normal folks...not "heroes"...we fight fer Good!!
At each election, VOTE Fer FReedom, World!!
Liberty is always Good!!
It's our chance to fight RATS' Lust Fer Power!!
Dutch, what else can we do now?!!
We'll educate Dem Lib'rals...reject Left's spin...show that Right cares!!
'Cuz the Right's future's hopeful...this Nation rejects Left's feeble fears!!
We've got one more chance to seal the deal...
Let's make that City on a Hill!!
Right's on track...Heaven's callin' "Dutch" Reagan back!!
Oh oh...come join our stand!!
Fightin' fer what's Right...come hear our Righteous band!!
Oh oh...Dutch is home...folks, Dutch is Home!!Yeah, 'neath the Dome!!
Standing out here, gettin' scorched by the sun...
Still, we'll stand and wait...we love Reagan like his sons!!
Lord, Dutch is Home!! We're Right...we're Bold!!
Dutch is Home!!

Yes, Reagan was our star...he outsmarted Ol' Gorbachev!!
Got the Country on track...now Gip's ready to take that long walk...
To where folks, they live in Peace!!
The gates're open...say "Howdy" to Saint Pete!!
We know Nancy's lonely...her loving heart is broken!!
But tonite Ronnie's FRee...after Righteous words were spoken...
There are tears in our eyes...fer all the dreams he liberated!!
We'll honor Gip's memory 'til we're olde...by rededicatin' our lives to Reagan's aims!!

[We'll] revere his name each time when we FReep!!
Ron's Revolution's grown...fight DemRATS 'til we're FRee!!
'Cuz all Dem Leftist fools don't know Ron...
RATS fear the RightWing's soaring dawn...
'Cuz when we fight righteous wars, Left's gone!!
Fight RATS' spin...John Kerry can't win!!
DeeCeeTowne's full of LOSERS...but, fer the Gip, the RightWing Shall Win!!

Mudboy Slim


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To: Mudboy Slim

I love the Smithsonian. I could spend days there . . .

I'm jealous. Have some fun for me!


261 posted on 06/25/2004 10:00:09 PM PDT by BraveMan
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To: FBD

wow, thanks FBD, I bookmarked that!


262 posted on 06/25/2004 10:01:01 PM PDT by potlatch (HECK IS WHERE PEOPLE GO WHO DON'T BELIEVE IN GOSH)
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To: joanie-f

I share your pessimism, lass. And I wouldn't dream of calling you "an eternal pessimist". You always back up your claims with facts, and lots of 'em.

I'll say it again--and again and again. You need to run for office--preferably national, but state will do for starters.


263 posted on 06/25/2004 10:18:30 PM PDT by Minuteman23
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To: joanie-f
"This election cannot go the wrong way. The containment of the Islamic threat represents the greatest mission/calling this country has ever known, bar none."

I agree 110 per cent, Joanie

The country has gotten complacent, since 9/11. The majority does not realize the peril we are still in, imo.

264 posted on 06/25/2004 10:26:23 PM PDT by FBD (...Liberalism- The Religion of Appeasement...)
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To: joanie-f

"Then he said, "May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?"
He answered, "For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it."



If He would spare Sodom for the sake of ten, how much moreso for America? Draw comfort from His patience, joanie . . .



265 posted on 06/25/2004 10:36:34 PM PDT by BraveMan
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To: FBD

BUMP!


266 posted on 06/25/2004 10:41:19 PM PDT by F14 Pilot (John ''Fedayeen" sKerry - the Mullahs' regime candidate)
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To: joanie-f
This election cannot go the wrong way. The containment of the Islamic threat represents the greatest mission/calling this country has ever known, bar none. If the American citizenry does not answer that call by electing a President who recognizes radical Islam for the evil that it embodies, the American voting public has acceded to allowing the destruction of Israel, and the amassing of global power unprecedented in the history of humankind, by forces whose evil, both incarnate and ideological, is equally unprecedented.---joanie-f

November is going to make more of a difference than any election ever held in this country, and the results may well determine the fate of the entire world.

You have mail.

267 posted on 06/25/2004 10:50:21 PM PDT by SiliconValleyGuy
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To: BraveMan
If He would spare Sodom for the sake of ten, how much moreso for America? Draw comfort from His patience, joanie . .

How many times in the Bible DID he destroy a people because they turned away from him? His patience doesn't always go on forever. I hope you're right, but I don't think it will necessarily work that way this time. We've tried his patience for so long, and taken his blessings for granted.

268 posted on 06/25/2004 10:54:10 PM PDT by SiliconValleyGuy
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To: Mudboy Slim; jla; sultan88; Mia T; MeekOneGOP; Grampa Dave
Takeoff of Hitler's favorite filmaker- Leni Riefenstahl:

269 posted on 06/26/2004 6:59:37 AM PDT by FBD (...Liberalism- The Religion of Appeasement...)
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To: joanie-f

You have a way of taking so many parts of an issue and bringing them together with intelligence and common sense so that whoever reads what you write winds up saying, “Yeah, that’s the way it is!”

You should have a position somewhere in the administration. I'm not kidding.


270 posted on 06/26/2004 1:35:09 PM PDT by aodell
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To: joanie-f
I'm not convinced that Bush's centrally-planned response to terrorism will be effective.

In fact, I am sure that it won't. It's simply not possible to have an armed guard in every household and workplace (other than ourselves, of course).

The federal government has a legitimate role in securing our borders (which it isn't doing), but other than that, we are on our own to protect ourselves.

That is as it has always been.

271 posted on 06/26/2004 6:33:25 PM PDT by snopercod ("Stay quiet and you’ll be OK." -- Muhammad Atta)
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To: snopercod
"The federal government has a legitimate role in securing our borders (which it isn't doing), but other than that, we are on our own to protect ourselves. That is as it has always been."

Yep...of course, there are some threats that are better-defended by agencies that track particular individuals and groups who may be hatching evil deeds, but ultimately, our personal security must always remain a personal responsibility.

FReegards...MUD

272 posted on 06/27/2004 8:00:25 AM PDT by Mudboy Slim (RE-IMPEACH Osama bil Clinton!!)
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To: joanie-f
"Perhaps the most vital ally to the Wahhabis is the American left -- the Kerrys, Kennedys, Gores, Pelosis, Leahys, Naders, Kuciniches, and their countless, gutless clones. If they are not actual allies of the Muslim sect, then, simply by virtue of their lust for personal political power (and therefore the need to destroy the Bush doctrine), they are serving as the Wahhabis’ essential, powerful useful idiots/fellow travelers. And if they have their way America will pull out of the area (just as permanently as it pulled out of southeast Asia forty years ago), the Wahhabis will enjoy free reign (of terror) in the entire region, and Israel will cease to exist."

Exactly!! The Left has become very much PRO-Tyranny in its blind hatred fer Bush and the resultant Bush Doctine!! I don't feel the least bit hesitant to challenge the DemonRATS' patriotism, becuz their LustFerPower supercedes their desire to keep America safe against a growing Terror!!

"The surest way to ensure that radical Islam takes complete control in the Middle East (and other Muslim-dominant geographical regions as well) is to elect John Kerry president. He will busy himself with strengthening the socialist stranglehold here at home, while turning a blind eye as each government over there falls to the barbaric fanatics. After all, all Americans deserve government-extorted healthcare (and the myriad of other socialist utopian handouts). It will be irrelevant to Kerry and his cadre of fellow traitors that those lives about whose health he is so hypocritically concerned won’t be worth a plug nickel with the black cloud of Muslim extremism growing ever larger across the Atlantic, and then, once its armies are sufficiently strong, adequately armed, and indoctrinarily focused, setting its eyes on conquering the Biggest Prize of all. Electing John Kerry will pretty much ensure that radical Islam will control the bulk of world oil, will have access to untold numbers and variations of weapons of mass destruction, and will boast thousands of adherents who are willing to sacrifice their own lives in order to deliver them … and the power of the corrupt and ideologically bankrupt UN will increase proportionately with the decrease in power and sovereignty of America."

Yep...Kerry must be defeated this November or else America will waste 4-8 years in the War Against Terror.

"I don’t have a good feeling about all of this."

Be heartened, mi amiga, I believe the planets are coming into alignment fer a major blowout in November, pursuant to our taking an activist role in bringing it to pass. By an activist role, I refer not only to a willingness to take the the hustings as anti-Kerry, ant-Leftist FReepers, but our willingness to speak to the issue of National Security in our daily lives...at the workplace, at our churches, at our BBQs, at our tailgate parties, at our children's soccer games, the Right must be willing to strike up a conversation with others who may not be quite as plugged in as FReepers!! We shouldn't be arrogant or condescending, but we must be bold...and in the end, we will be successful becuz WE ARE RIGHT!!

Great analysis, Joanie...MUD

273 posted on 06/27/2004 8:14:05 AM PDT by Mudboy Slim (RE-IMPEACH Osama bil Clinton!!)
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To: BraveMan
"I love the Smithsonian. I could spend days there..."

Me, too...however, with the young'uns, I spent more time chasing them down that perusing the exhibits...we saw a lot (American History, Natural History, National Aquarium (a disappointment), and the Air and Space Museum, but I was unable to really study the exhibits. This trip was definitely fer the kids.

"I'm jealous. Have some fun for me!"

It was fun...the kids had a blast, we walked our butts off, and we already have plans fer future visits to our Nation's Capital.

FReegards...MUD

274 posted on 06/27/2004 8:18:42 AM PDT by Mudboy Slim (RE-IMPEACH Osama bil Clinton!!)
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To: George W. Bush

"Dubyuh's Got Faith!!"
(To be sung to Eric Clapton's "Running On Faith"

One...two...three...four...

Lately Right's been running on Faith...
Searchin' fer Justice and Truth.
But our World will be Right...
When Dubyuh sings our tune.

Lately, I've been wond'rin' why I FReep...
Shrinkin' government's that fer which I pray.
Protect the World from Left's slime...
Please Dubyuh, join the fray!!

Right's always been...
Willin' to help thru taxes that we pay.
Seems like by now...
Right'd find a Prez who cares...fer Liberty!!

Then we'd go running on faith
All of Right's dreams shall come true!!
All the world will be Right...
When Dubyuh loathes Big Guv'ment, too!!

(Sweet guitar pickin' by the BigMan)

Right's always been...
One to fight fer that fer which we pray!!
Seems like by now...
We'd find a Prez who cares...fer Liberty!!

Won't believe Pubbies on faith...
All of Right's dreams shall come true!!
Lead the world 'cuz we're Right...
George Dubyuh, you can join US, too!!
Yes, you can...
And Rush shall support you...
Then Sean shall support you...
And MUD shall support you...
All of Right's dreams shall come true...
The Right shall support you...
Truth shall see you thru...

Mudboy Slim (5/21/2004)


275 posted on 06/27/2004 8:22:11 AM PDT by Mudboy Slim (RE-IMPEACH Osama bil Clinton!!)
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To: BraveMan
If He would spare Sodom for the sake of ten, how much moreso for America? Draw comfort from His patience, joanie . . .

Although I deeply respect your optimism (and, in many ways, wish I shared it), and I certainly don’t dispute your scriptural reference to Sodom, scripture is also replete with examples of the Lord’s patience with unrighteous people having ebbed – His bringing the Flood upon the earth, and His causing His chosen people, the Israelites, to wander in the wilderness for forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in His sight were consumed, being two of the most obvious.

The Israelites were made to wander not because that journey required forty years to physically complete, but as a punishment for those who refused to enter the Promised Land when they first had the chance to do so. They were caused to wander aimlessly until all of the disobedient, dishonest and cowardly ones of adult age had died off.

Just recently, during the funeral services for Ronald Reagan held at the National Cathedral, Justice O’Connor read an excerpt from John Winthrop’s City Upon a Hill (I have also used Winthrop’s City Upon a Hill sermon/essay as a reference in a few Sunday school classes that I have taught). Although penned almost four hundred years ago, I believe Winthrop’s observations and warnings should be taken seriously. He was a devout, learned and righteous man (I’ve significantly re-written his old English spelling and punctuation in order to make it more readable) …

Now the only way to avoid this shipwreck and to provide for our posterity is to follow the counsel of Micah -- to do justly, to love mercy, to walk humbly with our God. For this end, we must be knit together in this work as one man. We must entertain each other in brotherly affection. We must be willing to abridge ourselves of our superfluities, for the supply of others’ necessities. We must uphold a familiar commerce together in all meekness, gentleness, patience and liberality. We must delight in each other, make others’ conditions our own -- rejoice together, mourn together, labor, and suffer together -- always having before our eyes our commission and community in the work, our community as members of the same body.

So shall we keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace. The Lord will be our God and delight to dwell among us, as His own people, and will command a blessing upon us in all our ways, so that we shall see much more of His wisdom power goodness and truth than formerly we have been acquainted with.

We shall find that the God of Israel is among us, when ten of us shall be able to resist a thousand of our enemies when He shall make us a praise and glory, that men shall say of succeeding plantations: Lord, make it like that of New England. For we must consider that we shall be as a City upon a Hill. The eyes of all people are upon us, so that if we shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and so cause Him to withdraw His present help from us, we shall be made a story and a byword through the world. We shall open the mouths of enemies to speak evil of the ways of God and all professors for God’s sake.

We shall shame the faces of many of God’s worthy servants, and cause their prayers to be turned into curses upon us till we be consumed out of the good land wither we are going. And to close this discourse with that exhortation of Moses, that faithful servant of the Lord, in his last farewell to Israel (Deut 30):

Beloved, there is now set before us life and good, death and evil, in that we are commanded this day to love the Lord our God, and to love one another, to walk in His ways and to keep His Commandments and His ordinance, and His laws, and the Articles of our Covenant with him … that we may live and be multiplied, and that the Lord our God may bless us in the land wither we go to possess it. But if our hearts shall turn away so that we will not obey, but shall be seduced and worship other Gods. our pleasures, and profits … and serve them … it is propounded unto us this day, we shall surely perish out of the good land whether we pass over this vast sea to possess it.

Therefore let us choose life,

that we, and our seed,

may live; by obeying His

voice, and cleaving to Him,

for He is our life, and

our prosperity.

~ joanie

276 posted on 06/27/2004 10:22:27 AM PDT by joanie-f (The only way to ensure America's liberty and sovereignty is to cling to Reagan's vision ...)
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To: joanie-f; FBD; jla; sultan88; Landru; BraveMan; Happygal; cherry_bomb88; iceskater
"...scripture is also replete with examples of the Lord’s patience with unrighteous people having ebbed – His bringing the Flood upon the earth, and His causing His chosen people, the Israelites, to wander in the wilderness for forty years, until all the generation that had done evil in His sight were consumed, being two of the most obvious."

Woah there, Joanie, I really don't think we're nearing the Apocolypse!! There are ample opportunities fer optimism, my FRiend!!

"The Israelites were made to wander not because that journey required forty years to physically complete, but as a punishment for those who refused to enter the Promised Land when they first had the chance to do so. They were caused to wander aimlessly until all of the disobedient, dishonest and cowardly ones of adult age had died off."

Thank the internet, mi hermana, it is increasingly difficult to plead IGNORANCE as to the present goings'on. The Lord woreks thru each of US and there is no reason to call fer Pestilence or Plague, we can educate the Masses!! We have the Power to expose our brethren to the Truth!! However, to be successful, we need to believe in the worthiness of Our Cause, and cvan NEVER doubt its ultimate success!!

"Just recently, during the funeral services for Ronald Reagan held at the National Cathedral, Justice O’Connor read an excerpt from John Winthrop’s City Upon a Hill (I have also used Winthrop’s City Upon a Hill sermon/essay as a reference in a few Sunday school classes that I have taught). Although penned almost four hundred years ago, I believe Winthrop’s observations and warnings should be taken seriously."

"Now the only way to avoid this shipwreck and to provide for our posterity is to follow the counsel of Micah -- to do justly, to love mercy, to walk humbly with our God. For this end, we must be knit together in this work as one man. We must entertain each other in brotherly affection. We must be willing to abridge ourselves of our superfluities, for the supply of others’ necessities. We must uphold a familiar commerce together in all meekness, gentleness, patience and liberality. We must delight in each other, make others’ conditions our own -- rejoice together, mourn together, labor, and suffer together -- always having before our eyes our commission and community in the work, our community as members of the same body."

Sounds like a dandy plan, joanie (and Justic O'Connor)...

"So shall we keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace. The Lord will be our God and delight to dwell among us, as His own people, and will command a blessing upon us in all our ways, so that we shall see much more of His wisdom power goodness and truth than formerly we have been acquainted with."

Once again, I am with you, even if I somehow mistakenly believe that Allah=God!! (FBD...that's fer you.)

"We shall find that the God of Israel is among us, when ten of us shall be able to resist a thousand of our enemies … when He shall make us a praise and glory, that men shall say of succeeding plantations: Lord, make it like that of New England. For we must consider that we shall be as a City upon a Hill.

God Bless Ronald Reagan...God Bless the United States of America!!

FReegards...MUD

277 posted on 06/27/2004 2:54:15 PM PDT by Mudboy Slim (RE-IMPEACH Osama bil Clinton!!)
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To: Cyber-Band
"'Lurch' Was His Name!!"
(To be sung to America's "Horse With No Name")

Since the first night of this journey,
I been FReepin' 'cuz it is Right!!
Had my plans fer words and threads and dreams...
Formed a Band...I harp and sing!!

The first thing yer taught is "Don't LIE Like a Rug!!"
'Cuz yer lies bring you down!!
We FReep Kerry 'cuz Hanoi John LIED!!
Boy, Beware yer LustFerPower!!

I seen me a Lib'ral and "Lurch" was his name...
Kerry LIED 'bout his Comrades-In-Arms!!
Before Congress, Hanoi John slandered his FRiends...
Called them "Rapists" and "Killers"...has he no shame?!

There's just two ways to fight Lib'ral SCUM...
Remember...Left is all Red!!
One's the FRee Way...Reject Socialism!!
Right is fightin' 'til Big Guv'ment's DEAD!!
'Cuz Tyranny takes hold when Patriots ain't bold!!
Guv'ment's BAD when it warps yer head!!

Kerry is a Lib'ral and Big Guv'ment's his aim...
Just y'all wait 'til he "feels yer pain!!"
Massachusetts, Camelot's DreamWorld is stained...
Jack wails, "Kerry, why must you defame my name?!"

We're the RightWing, we FReep 'gainst Tyranny!!
'Gainst the Lib'rals, who loathe what's FRee!!
Have our plans fer Worlds where FReedom rings...
Join our Band...Fer Justice Sing!!
MoveOn-dot-org's THE Enemy...DemonRAT-Underground!!
Soros' Commies are Leftist SCUM!!
Retake the Cities from the kA.N.S.W.E.R.ous Powers!!
Reborn humans shall never cower!!

You see...
I seen me a Lib'ral and "Lurch" is his name...
He's no good...don't you vote fer his stain!!
Before Congress, Hanoi John slandered his FRiends...
Called them Rapists, Vile Killers...Have RATS No Shame?!!

FReegards...MUD

278 posted on 06/27/2004 3:26:05 PM PDT by Mudboy Slim (RE-IMPEACH Osama bil Clinton!!)
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To: Mudboy Slim; First_Salute; FBD
Thank the internet, mi hermana, it is increasingly difficult to plead IGNORANCE as to the present goings'on. The Lord woreks thru each of US and there is no reason to call fer Pestilence or Plague, we can educate the Masses!! We have the Power to expose our brethren to the Truth!! However, to be successful, we need to believe in the worthiness of Our Cause, and cvan NEVER doubt its ultimate success!

You talk as if this nation is made up of people like you and I. Do you realize the ever-shrinking minority in which we sit?

I am not ‘calling for pestilence and plague’. I love this republic as much as anyone. But I also recognize that the majority of the people who comprise her no longer comprehend, or value sufficiently, what she stands (or once stood) for. The list of assets is long and historically unparalleled, but eroding beyond recognition.

Ask a random man on the street to tell you five amendments to the Constitution. Or to name three justices of the Supreme Court. Or four Civil War generals. Or to name his congressional representative. Or to explain the causes, and the long-term results, of World War II. Or to interpret even a small part of the intent of the Mayflower Compact. Or to cite any kind of national sovereignty or security weakness that resulted from the Clinton years. Or to give you his opinion on judicial activism. I guarantee you that, eight times out of ten, on any of these questions you will be greeted with a blank stare.

How does one reach such ‘brethren’?

Politicians are buying votes by stealing the fruits of your labors from you, and unconstitutionally giving them to special interest groups (who just happen to vote). They are refusing to do what is necessary to stem illegal immigration because illegal immigration eventually profits and benefits leftists. They are systematically degrading all of the underpinnings that brought this country to its heights (Godly influence in law and justice, the preservation of our national sovereignty, the importance of individual freedom, the necessity of limited government, the need for individual responsibility, and the sanctity of human life). How many of those six concepts are alive and well in this nation today? Better question: Provided they have two cars in their garage, cable television, and internet access, what percentage of Americans give a damn whether those six concepts are under relentless attack and surviving on life support?

You talk of ‘power to expose people to the truth’. I have spent a good deal of time over this past year both talking with people at public meetings and pounding the pavement for various candidates and causes – the most strenuous of which was the candidacy of Pat Toomey against Arlen Specter. Believe me, I learned a valuable lesson over the last twelve months – which was a strong suspicion, now made real and tangible:

The average American is too lazy to ferret out the truth. He is more than willing to listen to it when it stands in his doorway, or sits in his livingroom. But once the bearer of that truth leaves his home, he reverts to placing the genuine welfare of his country on the back burner. Can’t be bothered reading more than superficial political analyses, and swallows soundbite news hype as if it were so much cotton candy.

You and I can’t shout from the rooftops day in and day out. We, too, have jobs and families. But we spend a significant amount of our leisure time reading (sources that are not leftist-tainted) and listening (to sources that are reliable). The average American does little or none of that, and spends a shockingly small amount of time thinking about the state of his country’s health at all. So how do you suggest we disseminate the truth to a populace that generally balks at any critical thinking or analysis that doesn’t go down like pablum?

I know I sound to some like a whiner and a chronic pessimist. That is not my intention. I have simply experienced a very rude awakening, and I am reminded of it anew every day in conversations I have with ‘normal Americans’ in the course of my daily work.

If we are to revive this nation, its citizens need to become well-informed, involved in their local, state and national government decision-making, and aware that the mainstream political and media outlets are not adequate sources of reliable information. Its citizens show little inclination to expend the time and effort to do any of the above.

No, that does not mean that the rest of us (the perhaps fifteen to twenty percent who treasure what America used to be, and work to reclaim that national character and greatness) should throw in the towel. By no means. Doing so would amount to betraying this republic every bit as much as the political and media leftists are. But neither does it mean that we must ‘never doubt the ultimate success’ of our efforts. A marathon runner, five miles from the finish, and two miles behind the leader, knows full well that he isn’t going to win. But that doesn’t mean that he leaves the road and sits sulking in the grass. He still runs his personal best, so that he can be proud of his final time.

In this particular ‘marathon’ much more is at stake than personal glory or individual pride. The future of the most glorious nation in the history of mankind is on the line. So we must keep running. We must also cling to hope. The Lord works in miracles, when He determines they are necessary and desirable … and their recipients are worthy. We need to strive to be worthy, and pray that others will do so as well.

Realism (no matter how ugly a picture it paints), accompanied by hope, is never a dangerous or unrighteous path to follow. Realistically, I see ominous black clouds on the horizon. Blacker than I’ve ever seen before. And I see a populace afraid to look skyward. But I know Who is in control, and I pray that He will continue to deem us worthy of safety, security and prosperity. If I were playing God, I know I wouldn’t. Lucky for us I’m only a simple human whose miracle decision-making abilities are sorely lacking.

~ joanie

279 posted on 06/27/2004 7:56:28 PM PDT by joanie-f (The only way to ensure America's liberty and sovereignty is to cling to Reagan's vision ...)
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To: Cyber-Band
"Redskins to Start Training Camp on 30 July!!"

"The team will travel to Canton on Aug. 8, and will open the NFL preseason schedule the following night in a game televised nationally on ABC."

Football Season Cometh...MUD

280 posted on 06/28/2004 5:50:18 AM PDT by Mudboy Slim (RE-IMPEACH Osama bil Clinton!!)
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