America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.

Abraham Lincoln

For those who require perfect politically correctness (or at least from the “other guy” if not themselves)

If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.
Benjamin Franklin

Recently while browsing I found out that according to some people search engine, I a male (not), 80 (not), live in NY (not anymore), but hey! 2.5 outta 3 ain’t so bad.

So when I got this in email, and in the words of the former NYC Mayor Ed Koch, if you agree with a political position, 80% or more, you own it.

So, it would seem turns out, I’m a Red Neck

You might be a redneck if…
• * it never occurred to you to be offended by the phrase “one nation, under God”… or by seeing the 10 Commandments posted in public places… or by hearing “Merry Christmas” instead of “Happy Winter Holiday”
• * you bow your head when someone prays, and you don’t feel uncomfortable or ashamed.
• * you prefer music talks about love, hard work, honesty, and fighting for your country… more than it talks about selling drugs, hitting women, and committing murder
• * you stand up straight (if able), remove your hat, and place your hand over your heart when you hear the National Anthem
• * you treat our armed forces veterans with great respect, and always have
• * you’ve never burned an American flag, never picketed a military recruiting center, and never shouted into the face of a policeman
• * you know what you believe and you aren’t afraid to say so, no matter how many leftist censors are listening
• * you raised your kids to respect their elders, say please and thank you, and own up to their own mistakes
• * you’d give your last dollar to a friend… or go immediately to help a neighbor… or deliver a veterans’ widow some dry firewood on a cold winter day… or fight a raging fire inside a stranger’s home

Sure wish I knew who really wrote this, but kinda glad I found it

Happy Almost Halloween

Wheat

As you consider the candidates, consider the words of John Adams

Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.
John Adams

As a firm believer that along with “rights” comes “responsibility”. We each have a responsibility to learn about the candidates and then to choose wisely those who seem best for the entire country, not just our own immediate gratification.

There are many things to consider as you choose your candidate. Here is one of the many quotes of Thomas Jefferson’s thoughts that have affected my thought process:

The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.