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Gratitude

bblackwell — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 04:08:39 +0000

I thought I would take a moment to share how grateful and blessed I am to live in this wonderful country. I find it wonderful that we have the ability to share our opinions openly here in the USA with fellow americans. I am grateful that we do not all have the same opinions on every aspect, think how boring this great nation would be if we all thought the same way? As history has proven, it is the collection of differencing opinions that at times have done the most good. Our Constitution was not created by a group of men who had the same opinions, in fact it took four months, more or less, for them to finally pass the final draft that would then be sent to the people to adopt. These men were great men who had different opinions on a common belief (important to remember) and shared them and compromised to create one of the greatest documents ever.

How wonderful that they were able to overcome their difference of opinions and how grateful I am that they did. We now have the greatest document ever written for a government that is run by imperfect humans. As the majority of us have a common belief (returning to the days where we had less government involvement) I pose the question, “What could we learn from our Founding Fathers?”

What could we learn from them? Two men that I have enjoyed reading about are George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. There are a few common traits that I have found in both of these men and it relates to their presence and demeanor at the Philadelphia Convention. They were both well respected and people sought after their opinions, but the part that I find most interesting is their respect to others’ views even when they disagreed completely. As I never knew these men, but have only read about them from books, it seems to me that they understood that the best way to influence people was not to demean them by calling them names or trying to soil their name, but that the best way was to listen to them and build a relationship off a common belief or opinion.

As humans we all seek to be understood and to be respected. Because these great men showed respect to all, even when they did not agree, they were in return respected and held in great esteem. I like that during this time it was not the physical attributes or traits that made men, but it was the character of the man that mattered most. Both of these men, as well as countless others, had true character. They were known to be honest and full of integrity which can be seen in how they acted.

I challenge each of us to be more like them. We need difference of opinions because it helps us to see out of our own paradigm, but we do not need to be demeaning to others or decide to leave because others are imperfect at times. We are all humans and will all err. Lets focus on facts that pertain to what truly matters. As we do so we will see true and great changes take place in this nation that we all call home.

Obama Shows Respect to Foreigners, But Not to America

bblackwell — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:56:32 +0000

I am seeing a pattern with our president. Can anyone tell me what it is? It appears to me that Obama has more respect for other cultures than he has for our own country, which can be seen in these pictures.

Our first and greatest president, George Washington, would not bow to royalty as we have read in Paul Johnson’s George Washington: The Founding Father. Our founding fathers understood that as a sovereign nation and people, believing that all men have inalienable rights, that no man should bow before another man, then why has our current president forgotten this as well as some past presidents?

My question to all is why? Why have we changed our way of thinking? Why do we feel that one man is better than another? Why do we bow to people if we believe that all men our created equal? Why do we accept this way of thinking? Is it the tendency of mankind to desire a ruling class? Why, that is my question?

Please leave your comments on why you feel that we have digressed as a nation?

As of 10/08/09, Obama’s kids h…

Head Sheep — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:13:22 +0000

As of 10/08/09, Obama’s kids have not had the H1N1 vaccine. All I can say is … “You first!”. #H1N1 #Obama #swineflu

If Politicians Couldn’t Lie

bgrayless — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:23:30 +0000

What would it sound like if a politician couldn’t lie. SNL, in a surprisingly digging sketch, depicts what Obama might say if he were being forward and honest.

What does it say about a president when those that voted for him have lost all hope for the man that preached “Hope”?