Posted on 10/31/2016 7:20:24 AM PDT by Kaslin
As America makes another fateful decision on November 8, 2016, American citizen-voters would be well served to recall the wisdom, principles, and dire warnings of our 34th president, who brought vast experience, competence, credibility, trust, and sound judgment to the position of U.S. commander-in-chief. From our vantage point over a half-century later, Dwight D. Eisenhower's leadership, wisdom, and timeless principles remind us of those qualities we must demand of our chief executive if we are to survive as a strong, vibrant, and free nation into the future.
General Eisenhower's January 1961 Farewell Address ranks as one of the finest speeches ever given by a departing U.S. president for its content and far-reaching message to current and future generations of Americans, made in a similar spirit to the one given in 1796 by one of his lifelong heroes, General George Washington. Every American citizen should view this landmark address to witness what a strong and highly credible, confident, yet humble U.S. president actually looked like.
Even more painfully acute and sorely needed today are the observations General Eisenhower once noted as six "Key Qualities," or gauges of greatness for any leader: vision, integrity, understanding, courage, depth of character, and ability to communicate. With the passage of time, we are reminded that Eisenhower was an American for the ages, a citizen-soldier, who fulfilled each of those key qualities and left us a heritage of honor, integrity, and civility.
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YES!
Indeed. I’d gladly pick a West Point grad over any ivy league grad for any position in government. Although none of our service academies can guarantee morality or leadership, they stand a far greater chance of producing those qualities than do our “diversity is really neat, no matter how low we place our standards” crowd.
Always remember, Yale allowed the Clintons in. Harvard allowed the Kennedys in.
‘Nuff said.
Read later.
Ike founded the modern civil rights movement that was highjacked by JFK, RFK, LBJ and the following RAT hoard.
‘I like Ike’
In his Farewell Address, Eisenhower gave us the concept of the military - industrial complex, warning that “we must guard against its acquisition of unwarranted influence.” What we have now is the acquisition of unwarranted influence by the Party - Media Complex.
Quoting Eisenhower’s Farewell Address, but substituting the words Democratic Party and Media in place of Military and Industrial:
“This conjunction of an immense Democratic Party establishment and a large media industry is new in the American experience. The total influence — economic, political, even spiritual — is felt in every city, every statehouse, every office of the federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society. In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the Democratic Party – media complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists, and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge Media and Party machinery with our peaceful methods and goals so that security and liberty may prosper together.”
For later.
Very true indeed.
I told my wife, if I thought it would mater, I’d write Ike in the blank other. I went with Trump, it was worth the gamble considering who was running against him. I have Ike’s picture in my man cave. IKE was lucky, he managed to be president when we needed him, and he left the greatest era we ever had. Some will doubt that, but I lived it, it was far better than anything that followed. After Ike it was all down hill.
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