Posted on 02/22/2008 5:07:49 PM PST by Kaslin
The Presidency: Just days after his wife declared she had never been proud of her country until now, Barack Obama says America mustn't act like "we stand above the rest of the world." A disturbing pattern is emerging.
In the 17th century, John Winthrop, the elected governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, used the vision to describe to his fellow Pilgrims the special meaning of their new land. "We must consider that we shall be as a City upon a Hill, the eyes of all people are upon us," he said.
In his farewell address, one of the three greatest presidents of the 20th century explained that what he saw "was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, wind-swept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace." That, Reagan said, "is how I saw it and see it still."
Millions of immigrants have come to America believing it to be the greatest country in the world, standing above their places of origin in the opportunities available here. They and their children and grandchildren continue to believe the U.S. stands above the rest of the world.
The French thinker Alexis de Tocqueville, who famously visited America in the early 19th century, described some of the character traits that set our country apart. "In no other country in the world is the love of property keener or more alert than in the United States," he wrote, "and nowhere else does the majority display less inclination toward doctrines which in any way threaten the way property is owned."
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I dare anyone to say that Obama is a good role model.
“Obama is a good ro- “ *cough-hack*
Sorry...
“Obama is a good- “ *gag-choke*
One more try...
“Obama is a -” *wheeze-snort-barf-gag*
I CAN’T DO IT, OKAY?
Is it me or are we seeing the most pathetic bunch of loosers running for the presidency? and an even more pathetic bunch of American voters following these morons off the cliff. Will someone please slap me I HOPE I’m dreaming. Sorry I used one of Obama’s 4 letter words that is used to inspire and cause fainting. Please give me an ice pic so I can stick it in my eyes and ears.
I think it tells you a lot about the mentality of those Obama lunatics who applaud him for blowng his nose
another leftist empty suited moron mouth platitudes to the ignorant masses...
sickens me....
I hope the herd of lemmings follow the big O off the cliff before the world hears another word of their disgusting rhetoric.
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