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LETTER TO A FRIEND - Reflections
Letter to a Friend | 20 SEPT 2001 | Dixie Sass

Posted on 09/28/2001 2:21 PM EDT by dixie sass

This letter was written to a friend on Paltalk, who is also a Freeper. It was written after the joint-session of Congress and has been read several time in the various paltalk rooms. This is what I wrote:

Dear Jean,

Oh how I wish I could have been there with y'all tonight to hear President Bush. I would be willing to wager that there was absolute silence.

So proud, Jean, that this man is President. He has the "Intestinal Fortitude" that is needed in this horrific time. I think that this man, and his wife, have been tried by fire twice. Each time he has stood up to the challenge and brought Americans through. I, as an American, am so proud of him.

There are so many things that stick in my mind, mental pictures of the horror, but the one thing above all else that I will carry with me always is this:

When President and Mrs. Bush walked into the Cathedral, you could see the anger and pain on their faces - his particularly. It was such a gray rainy day befitting the somberness of the occasion. I watched the President gradually relax, the tension seemed to just melt away. I watched his wife, mother and father looking at him with pride and love as they listened to the service and then watched him speak. I watched the sky behind the Cathedral change from a gray day to one filled with bright sunlight and blue skies as the service progressed.

Someone on Fox, earlier in the week, had said they needed to watch for symbollism in how people responded. It wasn't the people they should have watched.

I believe that the Lord, our Father in heaven gave all of us a sign last Friday. How each person interperts it is up to them, but for me, I saw it as a blessing. I hope the terrorists saw it. I hope that they saw it as a blessing on America. That this is truly one NATION UNDER GOD and that Americans love their country and no matter what our petty differences are on a day-to-day basis, we are One Nation Under God, now and forever...

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Letters, for the most part are a personal thing between the sender and the receiver. Thanks to Rancher Jean, she has allowed it to be shared both on Paltalk and here on Free Republic. I have never made a copy of a letter to a friend before, but because I wanted the memory to stay fresh and crisp in my mind, I did this time. GOD BLESS AMERICA.

1 posted on 09/28/2001 2:21 PM EDT by dixie sass
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To: rancher jean

Rancher Jean, thank you.

2 posted on 09/28/2001 2:25 PM EDT by dixie sass
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To: dixie sass

Lovely letter - :-)
It makes me so proud of our president and first Lady.

3 posted on 09/28/2001 2:27 PM EDT by areafiftyone
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To: areafiftyone

I understand from the Michael Graham show (local talk show after Rush), that there will be a protest in Washington tomorrow by the peaceniks. Will we counter protest? Thank you for the compliment.

4 posted on 09/28/2001 5:36 PM EDT by dixie sass
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To: dixie sass

I wasn't in the Paltalk room when you read this letter, so I'm especially glad you posted it.

You asked about anti-war protests in Washington D.C. tomorrow. This link is to an incredibly informative post by Hugh Akston. This is to the first of three threads. I think reply #33 is an excellent addition. It's long but, IMO, a "must" read.

September 29

5 posted on 09/28/2001 6:21 PM EDT by Eagle9
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To: Eagle9

Thank you, Eagle. Now I am off to read the link.

6 posted on 09/28/2001 6:43 PM EDT by dixie sass
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