Oh, boy. Once again, Donald Wildmon doesn't get it.
This is Gen-X conservatism, folks. We're the hard-nosed crowd who are sick of mamby-pamby liberals and their BS "nuanced" view of the world.
We're the ones who resisted our indoctrination by "enlightened liberals" in the schools during the 70's and 80's, and are now calling them out on it. We are no "Silent Majority" - we're the ones who get off our butts and go toe-to-toe against those who want America to become a limp-wristed vassal state of a global UN empire.
Our generation is the one kicking ass in the Middle East, while our drug-addled hippy elders try to hold us back from doing what has to be done to secure the future for OUR children.
And if the so-called "progressives" get what they seem to be after (a second civil war), WE are the ones who will be fighting to keep and expand our liberties.
We care more about preserving our God-given liberties than we do about preserving a Victorian ideal that never really existed in the first place. We love our 1st Amendment rights, and will exercise our 2nd Amendment rights to keep them.
We work hard, we play hard. As long as no one gets hurt and no property gets violated, we're fine with it.
So now, not only do we have the leftists cursing us, we now have self-righteous jerks like Wildmon telling us how rotten and depraved we are. (His organization must be running low on funds and needs to raise a stink to get Granny to send in part of her Social Security check to help stamp out sinnin' an' cussin'.)
Well, the Reverend Donald Wildmon and his pack of busybody, wanna-be censors can try to interfere, but they'd better be ready for a fight with the gloves off.
Oh, and as far as Kid Rock goes, I love the guy. Ever seen his live show? I didn't think so. The boy's got more American flags on and behind his stage than Ted Nugent, and he performs everything from hardcore rap, to rock and metal, and even good old tears-in-my-beer country.
We definitely don't want someone who wrote such a song to show up at the Inaug. Ball ;):
"Up and down that lonely road of faith
I have been there
Unprepared for the storms and the tides that rise
I've realized one thing, how much I love you
And it hurts to see, see you cryin'
I believe we can make it through the winds of change
God is great indeed
If you believe, in the everlife
Yeah we gotta
Make some sense of the piece that's not defined
And if you just hold on, I wont let ya fall
We can make it through the storms and the winds of change
Though I walk through the valley of darkness
I am not afraid
Cause I know I'm not alone
And if the wind blows east, would you follow me
And if the wind blows north, would ya stay your course
And if the wind blows west, would ya second guess
And if it blows to the south, would you count me out
And if the sun don't shine, would you still be mine
And if the sky turns grey, would you walk away
Would you say I do, if I say I'll be
And walk this road through life with me
You know I love youuuuuu
On this lonely road of faith
On this lonely road of faith"
KID ROCK - Lonely Road of Faith
Well said! Bravo! Your generation is going to be hugely challenged, but y'all rock, you'll do it, just like the supposed 'greatest' generation did.
You rock! Go get'em and more power to you! I'm probably old enough to be your Mom and I have no problem with anything you said in your post! I'd be proud to call you Son!
From one Gen X-er to another....
YOU ROCK, man!!!
Most of the people I work with and lead are Gen-Xers, and all you say is true. NONE of them likes to be pounded with this moralizing claptrap, when it's THEM that has to do the heavy lifting now.
Those who would turn every Republican event into a revival meeting do more harm than good to our side, as I'm sure they know. They actively seek to divide the party and conservatism, and to force out all they deem "impure".
If they got what they wanted, we'd never win another election. You don't get far by banning exhuberance and excitement.
Amen and may God Bless you!