peaceangle
10-31-2008, 09:51 AM
I received this as a forwarded e-mail, it really makes a lot of sense!
It's long, but very important to read and is true!
THIS LETTER MAKES MORE SENSE THAN ANYTHING I
HAVE SEEN, HEARD, OR READ, CONCERNING THE UPCOMING
ELECTION...
IT'S A LETTER FROM
A U.S. CITIZEN... WHO LIVES IN ILLINOIS... AND
OBVIOUSLY IS A "SELF-THINKER"... NOT JUST A
"FOLLOWER"!!!
IF YOU ONLY READ ONE THING, REGARDING
THIS ELECTION... LET THIS BE THE ONE THING!! AFTER
READING IT, YOU WILL
PROBABLY WANT TO FORWARD IT TO OTHER AMERICANS WHO
ARE "SELF THINKERS"!!
An impassioned letter from a "nobody". But he
gives his telephone number at the end.
Subject: FW: A letter from Illinois
Dear Friends:
My name is Joe Porter. I live in Champaign, Illinois. I'm 46 years old, a born-again Christian, a husband, a father, a small business owner, a veteran, and a homeowner. I don't consider myself to
be either conservative or liberal, and I vote for the person, not
Republican or Democrat. I don't believe there are "two Americas " but that
every person in this country can be whomever and whatever they
want to be if they'll just
work to get there and nowhere else on earth can they find such
opportunities. I believe our government should help those who are
legitimately downtrodden,
and should always put the interests of America first.
The purpose of this
message is that I'm concerned about the future of this great
nation. I'm worried that the silent majority of honest,
hard-working, tax- paying people in
this country have been passive for too long. Most
folks I know choose not to
involve themselves in politics. They go about their
daily lives, paying their
bills, raising their kids, and doing what they can to maintain the
good life. They vote and consider doing so to be a
sacred trust. They shake their heads at the political pundits and so-called
"news", thinking that what they
hear is always spun by whomever is reporting it.
They can't understand how
elected officials can regularly violate the public
trust with pork barrel spending. They don't want government handouts.
They want the government
to protect them, not raise their taxes for more government programs.
We are in the unique position in = this country of
electing our leaders. It's a privilege to do so. I've never found a
candidate in any election with whom I agreed on everything. I'll wager that most of us don't even agree with our
families or spouses 100% of the time. So when I step into that
voting booth, I always try to look at the big picture and cast my
vote for the man or woman who is best qualified for the job. I've hired a
lot of people in my lifetime, and essentially that's what an election is - a hiring process. Who has the
credentials? Whom do I want working for me? Whom
can I trust to do the job right?
I'm concerned that a growing number of voters in this country
simply don't get it. They are caught up in a fervor they can't explain, and
calling it "change".
"Change what?", I ask.
"Well, we're going to change America", they say.
"In what way?", I query.
"We want someone new and fresh in the White House", they exclaim.
"So, someone who's not a politician?", I say.
"Uh, well, no, we just want a lot of stuff changed, so we're voting for Obama", they state.
"So the current system, the system of freedom and democracy that
has enabled a man to grow up
in this great country, get a fine education, raise incredible amounts of money
and dominate the news, and win his party's nomination for the White
House that system's all wrong?"
"No, no, that part of the system's okay we just need a lot of change."
And so it goes. "Change we can believe in."
Quite frankly, I don't believe that vague proclamations of
change hold any promise for me. In recent months, I've been asking virtually
everyone I encounter how they're voting. I live in Illinois, so most folks tell me
they're voting for Barack Obama. But no one can really tell me why only that
he's going to change a lot of stuff "Change, change, change." I have
yet to find one single person who can tell me distinctly and convincingly why this man is qualified to be
President and Commander-in-Chief of the most powerful nation on earth
other than the fact that he claims he's going to implement a lot of change. We've all seen the emails about Obama's genealogy, his upbringing, his Muslim background, and his church affiliations. Let's ignore this for a moment. Put it all aside. Then ask yourself, "What qualifies this man to be my president? That he's a brilliant orator and talks about change?"
CHANGE WHAT?
Friends, I'll be forthright with you I believe the
American voters who are supporting Barack Obama don't have a clue
what they're doing, as evidenced by the fact that not one of them - NOT ONE of them I've spoken to can spell out his qualifications. Not even the most
liberal media can explain why he should be elected. Political experience?
Negligible. Foreign relations? Non-existent. Achievements? Name one. Someone who wants to unite the country? If you haven't read his wife's
thesis from Princeton, look it up on the web. This is who's lining up to be
our next First Lady? The only thing I can glean from Obama's constant harping about change is that we're in for a lot of new taxes.
For me, the choice is clear. I've looked carefully at the two leading
applicants for the job, and I've made my choice.
Here's a question - "Where were you five and a half years ago? Around Christmas, 2002. You've had five or six birthdays in that time. My son has grown from a sixth grade child to a high school graduate. Five and a half years is a good chunk of time. About 2,000 days. 2,000 nights of sleep. 6,000 meals, give or take."
John McCain spent that amount of time, from 1967 to 1973, in a
North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp.
When offered early release, he refused it. He considered this offer to be a public relations stunt by his captors, and insisted that those held longer than he should be released first. Did you get that part? He was offered his freedom, and he turned it down. A regimen of beatings and torture began.
Do you possess such strength of character? Locked in a filthy cell in a
foreign country, would you turn down your own freedom in favor of your fellow man? I submit that's a quality of character that is rarely found, and for me, this singular act defines John McCain.
Unlike several presidential candidates in recent years whose military service is questionable or non-existent, you will not find
anyone to denigrate the integrity and moral courage of this man. A
graduate of Annapolis, during his Naval service he received the
Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. His own
son is now serving in the Marine Corps in Iraq . Barack Obama is fond of
saying "We honor John McCain's service...BUT...", which to me is condescending and offensive - because what I hear is, "Let's forget this man's
sacrifice for his country, and his proven leadership abilities, and talk some more about change."
I don't agree with John McCain on everything - but I am
utterly convinced that he is qualified to be our next President, and I trust him
to do what's right. I know in my heart that he has the best interests
of our country in mind. He doesn't simply want to be President -
he wants to lead America, and there's a huge difference. Factually,
there is simply no comparison between the two candidates. A man of questionable background and motives who prattles on about change, can't hold a candle to a man who has devoted his life in public service to this nation, retiring from the Navy in 1981 and elected to the Senate in 1982.
Perhaps Obama's supporters are taking a
stance between old andnew. Maybe they don't care about McCain's
service or his strength of character, or his unblemished qualifications to be
President. Maybe "like ability" is a higher priority for them than "trust". Being a prisoner of war is not what qualifies John McCain to be
President of the United States of America - but his demonstrated
leadership certainly DOES.
Dear friends, it is time for us to stand. It is time for thinking
Americans to say, "Enough." It is time for people of all parties to stop following the party line. It is time for anyone who wants to keep America first, who wants the right man leading their nation, to start a dialogue with all
their friends and neighbors and ask who they're voting for, and why.
There's a lot of evil in this world. That should be readily apparent to all of us
by now. And when faced with that evil as we are now, I want a man
who knows the cost of war on his troops and on his citizens. I want a man who puts my family's interests before any foreign country.
I want a President who's qualified to lead.
I want my country back, and I'm
voting for John McCain.
Phone: 760.434.1395
E-mail: [email protected]
It's long, but very important to read and is true!
THIS LETTER MAKES MORE SENSE THAN ANYTHING I
HAVE SEEN, HEARD, OR READ, CONCERNING THE UPCOMING
ELECTION...
IT'S A LETTER FROM
A U.S. CITIZEN... WHO LIVES IN ILLINOIS... AND
OBVIOUSLY IS A "SELF-THINKER"... NOT JUST A
"FOLLOWER"!!!
IF YOU ONLY READ ONE THING, REGARDING
THIS ELECTION... LET THIS BE THE ONE THING!! AFTER
READING IT, YOU WILL
PROBABLY WANT TO FORWARD IT TO OTHER AMERICANS WHO
ARE "SELF THINKERS"!!
An impassioned letter from a "nobody". But he
gives his telephone number at the end.
Subject: FW: A letter from Illinois
Dear Friends:
My name is Joe Porter. I live in Champaign, Illinois. I'm 46 years old, a born-again Christian, a husband, a father, a small business owner, a veteran, and a homeowner. I don't consider myself to
be either conservative or liberal, and I vote for the person, not
Republican or Democrat. I don't believe there are "two Americas " but that
every person in this country can be whomever and whatever they
want to be if they'll just
work to get there and nowhere else on earth can they find such
opportunities. I believe our government should help those who are
legitimately downtrodden,
and should always put the interests of America first.
The purpose of this
message is that I'm concerned about the future of this great
nation. I'm worried that the silent majority of honest,
hard-working, tax- paying people in
this country have been passive for too long. Most
folks I know choose not to
involve themselves in politics. They go about their
daily lives, paying their
bills, raising their kids, and doing what they can to maintain the
good life. They vote and consider doing so to be a
sacred trust. They shake their heads at the political pundits and so-called
"news", thinking that what they
hear is always spun by whomever is reporting it.
They can't understand how
elected officials can regularly violate the public
trust with pork barrel spending. They don't want government handouts.
They want the government
to protect them, not raise their taxes for more government programs.
We are in the unique position in = this country of
electing our leaders. It's a privilege to do so. I've never found a
candidate in any election with whom I agreed on everything. I'll wager that most of us don't even agree with our
families or spouses 100% of the time. So when I step into that
voting booth, I always try to look at the big picture and cast my
vote for the man or woman who is best qualified for the job. I've hired a
lot of people in my lifetime, and essentially that's what an election is - a hiring process. Who has the
credentials? Whom do I want working for me? Whom
can I trust to do the job right?
I'm concerned that a growing number of voters in this country
simply don't get it. They are caught up in a fervor they can't explain, and
calling it "change".
"Change what?", I ask.
"Well, we're going to change America", they say.
"In what way?", I query.
"We want someone new and fresh in the White House", they exclaim.
"So, someone who's not a politician?", I say.
"Uh, well, no, we just want a lot of stuff changed, so we're voting for Obama", they state.
"So the current system, the system of freedom and democracy that
has enabled a man to grow up
in this great country, get a fine education, raise incredible amounts of money
and dominate the news, and win his party's nomination for the White
House that system's all wrong?"
"No, no, that part of the system's okay we just need a lot of change."
And so it goes. "Change we can believe in."
Quite frankly, I don't believe that vague proclamations of
change hold any promise for me. In recent months, I've been asking virtually
everyone I encounter how they're voting. I live in Illinois, so most folks tell me
they're voting for Barack Obama. But no one can really tell me why only that
he's going to change a lot of stuff "Change, change, change." I have
yet to find one single person who can tell me distinctly and convincingly why this man is qualified to be
President and Commander-in-Chief of the most powerful nation on earth
other than the fact that he claims he's going to implement a lot of change. We've all seen the emails about Obama's genealogy, his upbringing, his Muslim background, and his church affiliations. Let's ignore this for a moment. Put it all aside. Then ask yourself, "What qualifies this man to be my president? That he's a brilliant orator and talks about change?"
CHANGE WHAT?
Friends, I'll be forthright with you I believe the
American voters who are supporting Barack Obama don't have a clue
what they're doing, as evidenced by the fact that not one of them - NOT ONE of them I've spoken to can spell out his qualifications. Not even the most
liberal media can explain why he should be elected. Political experience?
Negligible. Foreign relations? Non-existent. Achievements? Name one. Someone who wants to unite the country? If you haven't read his wife's
thesis from Princeton, look it up on the web. This is who's lining up to be
our next First Lady? The only thing I can glean from Obama's constant harping about change is that we're in for a lot of new taxes.
For me, the choice is clear. I've looked carefully at the two leading
applicants for the job, and I've made my choice.
Here's a question - "Where were you five and a half years ago? Around Christmas, 2002. You've had five or six birthdays in that time. My son has grown from a sixth grade child to a high school graduate. Five and a half years is a good chunk of time. About 2,000 days. 2,000 nights of sleep. 6,000 meals, give or take."
John McCain spent that amount of time, from 1967 to 1973, in a
North Vietnamese prisoner-of-war camp.
When offered early release, he refused it. He considered this offer to be a public relations stunt by his captors, and insisted that those held longer than he should be released first. Did you get that part? He was offered his freedom, and he turned it down. A regimen of beatings and torture began.
Do you possess such strength of character? Locked in a filthy cell in a
foreign country, would you turn down your own freedom in favor of your fellow man? I submit that's a quality of character that is rarely found, and for me, this singular act defines John McCain.
Unlike several presidential candidates in recent years whose military service is questionable or non-existent, you will not find
anyone to denigrate the integrity and moral courage of this man. A
graduate of Annapolis, during his Naval service he received the
Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart and Distinguished Flying Cross. His own
son is now serving in the Marine Corps in Iraq . Barack Obama is fond of
saying "We honor John McCain's service...BUT...", which to me is condescending and offensive - because what I hear is, "Let's forget this man's
sacrifice for his country, and his proven leadership abilities, and talk some more about change."
I don't agree with John McCain on everything - but I am
utterly convinced that he is qualified to be our next President, and I trust him
to do what's right. I know in my heart that he has the best interests
of our country in mind. He doesn't simply want to be President -
he wants to lead America, and there's a huge difference. Factually,
there is simply no comparison between the two candidates. A man of questionable background and motives who prattles on about change, can't hold a candle to a man who has devoted his life in public service to this nation, retiring from the Navy in 1981 and elected to the Senate in 1982.
Perhaps Obama's supporters are taking a
stance between old andnew. Maybe they don't care about McCain's
service or his strength of character, or his unblemished qualifications to be
President. Maybe "like ability" is a higher priority for them than "trust". Being a prisoner of war is not what qualifies John McCain to be
President of the United States of America - but his demonstrated
leadership certainly DOES.
Dear friends, it is time for us to stand. It is time for thinking
Americans to say, "Enough." It is time for people of all parties to stop following the party line. It is time for anyone who wants to keep America first, who wants the right man leading their nation, to start a dialogue with all
their friends and neighbors and ask who they're voting for, and why.
There's a lot of evil in this world. That should be readily apparent to all of us
by now. And when faced with that evil as we are now, I want a man
who knows the cost of war on his troops and on his citizens. I want a man who puts my family's interests before any foreign country.
I want a President who's qualified to lead.
I want my country back, and I'm
voting for John McCain.
Phone: 760.434.1395
E-mail: [email protected]