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Free Citizens or Tail-Wagging Pets?
The American Thinker ^ | March 12, 2010 | Jeremy L. Lantz

Posted on 03/12/2010 3:28:22 AM PST by Scanian

The American people are not animals. We are not content merely to be fed, walked, and taken care of. Nor do we take joy in fetching sticks and sitting, heeling, and rolling over. As freedom-loving human beings, we have needs far greater than food stamps, welfare checks, unemployment benefits, and government-run health care.

But just because government cannot provide what makes people uniquely human does not mean that government cannot take away what does. If Mr. Obama truly wanted to solve problems and help people, then he would stop viewing the citizen through the prism of the almighty dollar and his physical wants and understand that the real meaning of life runs far deeper than these. Most liberals fail to understand and acknowledge that by providing for all of one's physical wants, government destroys the deeper meaning and purpose of man's life.

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TOPICS: Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: biggovernment; liberalagenda; obama; personalfreedom

1 posted on 03/12/2010 3:28:22 AM PST by Scanian
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To: Scanian
If Mr. Obama truly wanted to solve problems and help people, then he would stop viewing the citizen through the prism of the almighty dollar and his physical wants and understand that the real meaning of life runs far deeper than these.

What Bam wants is to destroy America. It is his ONLY goal.

2 posted on 03/12/2010 4:00:53 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (Make yourselves sheep and the wolves will eat you. Ben Franklin)
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To: Scanian

Unfortunately, a large number of our citizenry and illegal moochers are quite content to sit on their tails and get paid to do so.


3 posted on 03/12/2010 4:18:02 AM PST by doodad
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