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

Abraham Lincoln

But I’ll bet he’s wish he had –

The follow quotes were published in 1942 by William J. H. Boetcker, a Presbyterian minister in a pamphlet entitled

They were:

1. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.

2. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong

3. You cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich.

4. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.

5. You cannot build character and courage by taking away man’s initiative and independence.

6. You cannot help small men by tearing down big men.

7. You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.

8. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income.

9. You cannot establish security on borrowed money.

10 You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they will not do for themselves.

Wheat added: When you are at the Polls this November, REMEMBER these words and choose carefully,

Do you want leaders who lift us – increasing OUR POWER or leaders who hold us down to increasing THIER power over us

Wheat

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