The Down Range Forum
Member Section => Politics & RKBA => Topic started by: Teresa Heilevang on July 13, 2008, 09:45:40 PM
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......It makes the planet sick. We also hear that we are addicted to oil and use more than our share of the world’s supply of it. It is no great wonder that only 9 percent of Americans believe the Congress that Harry Reid leads is doing a good job. That is not even to mention the brilliance and effectiveness of the Nancy Pelosi led half of it. The Speaker promised us a plan that would reduce the outrageously high $2.91 per gallon gasoline prices. We see how well that worked. Harry and Nan’s genius, I fear, is just the beginning for our country. The beginning of the end of it if we are not careful.
When is the last time you went for a drive on an American highway? Did you see all of the trucks delivering the goods that are needed and desired by you and me? One of the keys to prosperity in our country was the discovery of oil and how to refine and deliver it to industry and consumers. Another is the coal fired plants that power the electric grids and keep most of the lights on in a nation that refused and still does to build nuclear power plants. When you add to that the transportation industry and the interstate highway system you have the keys to a mobile and prosperous nation. Some appear embarrassed by our prosperity and think the rest of us should be too. We are told that we take so much from the world. I am not the arrogant American so often alluded to by American-loathing liberal politicians. I would, however, enjoy listening to a politician, for a change, telling us how proud he or she is to be an American and pointing out to the rest of the world the contributions the United States of America has made to it often at great sacrifice of our blood and national wealth. Science, technology, medicine, agriculture, freedom… Yes, most importantly freedom.
We are told instead to feel bad about the vehicles we drive, the temperatures at which we set our thermostats and what we eat. Somehow, we need the rest of the world to agree that it is okay for us to prosper as a people and we need to feel bad if we do while their failed states regress. That is quite pathetic especially coming from those who hope to lead us – unfortunately in the direction of those failed nations that would be better served to copy our model rather than despise it.
We can lead the world or we can follow it. That is the choice that is given to us. Some segments of our society, it appears, will not be happy until we turn ourselves into a third world nation. Third world status is earned when the middle class disappears. When our roofs are thatched, there are no vehicles in our driveways, we are killing the squirrels out of the back yard for food and are totally dependent on aloof, wealthy politicians for our needs then we will have reached socialist liberal utopia. It will be a great achievement for Harry, Nan and comrades as the saviors of our nation, but not so wonderful for the saved.
If I hold to my Christian faith and believe in the individual rights afforded me under the Constitution of the United States, I am described as a bitter person. One who clings to his guns and faith and shows antipathy toward those who are not like me. The snootier derisively categorize me as a member of a political group, “the evangelicals.” I can assure you, that my pastor does not stand at the pulpit and damn America or whisper to others about his desire to castrate someone.
Have you spent much of your life outside the United States? I spent 9 years in Europe and 3 in Asia. There is nothing there, anywhere, which can compare to what we have here and take for granted. I just heard the other day that when those people visit our country they all speak English and when we visit theirs the best we can offer is merci beaucoup. That is a load of stier scheise or as we call it here in bitter clinger country, bovine scatology. Actually, we should be as protective of our language as the Europeans and Asians are of theirs. We are not because it is not the politically correct thing to do here in hyphenated-America were we must strive to be all things to all people instead of offering them the chance for freedom and prosperity that their failed cultures could not. Our new national mission it seems is Balkanization, the elimination of anything that is distinctly American. The complete eradication of the dehyphenated-American dream.
I have a question for those among us who are bothered that English is the international language of choice for business among other things like air traffic control. Would they have preferred instead the language of the Third Reich, Imperial Japan or Mother Russia?
I will be in the backyard liberal proofing the bunker.
J. D. Pendry
Posted: 12 Jul 2008
jd@jdpendry.com
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To hell with the rest of the world. They've had their time in the sun and blew it. The sun never set on the British Empire, now it sets on welfare state limey's, All roads lead to Rome, until it became a ghost town because its infrastructure broke down, The Ottoman empire, source of the Muslim invasions of Europe became "the sick man of Europe and died with a whimper after WWI, As far back as the Persian empire that fell to Alexander, when Nations become more concerned with comforts than security or put others well being before their own they die. Look at Imperial Germany, an empire that spanned the globe they went to the aid of Austro Hungary and when the war was over they lost everything.
If the American voters don't smarten up it WILL happen here as well.
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Typical liberal attempt to guilt and pull at the emotional strings of the public
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Harry Reid and Pelosi... what a pair to draw to. ::)
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Coal and oil are good, it's Reid and Pelosi that make me sick.
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Coal and oil are good, it's Reid and Pelosi that make me sick.
A true statement.
I'm sick of Reid bragging about dual citizenship. I think you desire to be a U.S. citizen then all other national citizenships should be null and void. The law allowing dual citizenship is a bad one (isn't it something from the late '80's or '90's?). I heard Reid expressing his typical bovine scatology one day speaking of how his wife and children were dual citizens due to his wife acquiring an Israeli citizenship.
I call Bovine Scatology on that. Either you are, 100%, or you are not. Citizenship is probably a thread that needs to be explored after some research.....but I could not hold back.
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TR said "There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americans"
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TR said "There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americans"
Bullseye!!
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Last I heard, dual-citizenship was not allowed in the US. I guess I missed the news somehow. I'll use the hyphenated (Mexican-American) sometimes, but I am a single citizenship person, American. Nor would I want to be a citizen of another country. If I did, I would have left and gone there. I know a lot of people hate the -American but that is my right and I'll match my patriotism with anyone.
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Last I heard, dual-citizenship was not allowed in the US. I guess I missed the news somehow. I'll use the hyphenated (Mexican-American) sometimes, but I am a single citizenship person, American. Nor would I want to be a citizen of another country. If I did, I would have left and gone there. I know a lot of people hate the -American but that is my right and I'll match my patriotism with anyone.
I use the hyphen as well, Scots - Irish, but we are using that to describe heritage, not loyalty.
As to dual citizenship I know Israel extends citizenship to all Jews regardless of where they are from.
As far as US law I have no clue.
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I use the hyphen as well, Scots - Irish, but we are using that to describe heritage, not loyalty.
As to dual citizenship I know Israel extends citizenship to all Jews regardless of where they are from.
As far as US law I have no clue.
And no one should doubt that Tom and Desert Marine are anything but "always faithful". I am tipping a cold beer to my southwest and east to honor your service at this moment!
Issue that some have with hyphenating origin is that if you were naturally born in the USA from parents that are African/Irish/Chinese/Mexican/Swedish/German/Dutch … etc. you cannot “logically” claim that as “your origin” since your mother was in the USA when she “downloaded” you. If you were born in a foreign land and then obtained US citizenship … you could possibly argue that you are a whatever-American. If you were born here, claiming to be _______-American is not correct. Not a matter of semantics, matter of logic.
The way I see it (and could be wrong) is that a lot of people use the term _____-American because it simply “flows” better in the English language.
To this thread, screw Reid. I am going back to toasting the United States Marine Corps. ;D
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In my case, using Mexican-American is pride in the origin of my ancestors. Three of my grandparents were born in Mexico, one in Texas. Being born in the racially divided Southwest and being classed as second-rate citizen because of skin color, we looked to our roots for identity and at that time Mexico had a lot to be proud of. While there is still a lot of division due to skin color, we have progressed so much that it is great. It is great to be in a country where people can call themselves whatever they want and speak whatever language they want. If we restrict those rights we'll be just like all the single-minded people that cannot accept someone who has different beliefs and languages.
Love my country and Corps.