Posted on 05/31/2007 5:58:25 AM PDT by GeorgiaDawg32
In my seventy years I can't remember a time when America was more divided along political, social, religious and ideological lines and to tell the truth I believe that the situation will get worse before it gets better.
Take this next Presidential election for instance, although the left wing of the Democrat party has not solidly lined up behind a candidate as yet. But of course they'll choose what they consider to be the lesser of two evils and support the Democrat no matter who it is.
They want the troops brought home at all costs, no matter the ramifications and I'll bet you a silver dollar to an apple core that if a Democrat is elected, unless it happens to be somebody as naive as John Edwards or Dennis Kucinich, which is about as likely as the moon orbiting backwards, the Democrats will not immediately pull the troops out of Iraq which will infuriate their far left supporters.
And if a Republican is elected it's still going to infuriate the far left wing of Democrats so political peace is not in the offing in the near future as far as I can see.
What this country needs is a unifier, a man or woman who is capable of communicating with the people, maybe an independent who could take the best points from both camps and explain his or her position and why they feel that way in plain English.
Perhaps someone who, instead of depending on the media to get their opinions out, would invite randomly chosen American citizens from every walk of life to sit in the press room and ask questions they wanted answered, not the stilted enquiries the agenda driven reporters ask but questions dealing with the every day problems of the rank and file citizenry.
It's time for someone to start playing to the people, not the press. To be concerned with the price of gas, not how they come off on a sound bite. To deal with the people, not the polls.
What we need is a person who will take their case to the people who make this country great, who will go directly to the public without their words being filtered through the media hacks who twist and mold it to mean whatever fits their purposes.
Why should our candidates have to sit in front of TV personalities at debates and answer questions they come up with? Why shouldn't they have to sit in front of a crowd of regular American citizens and answer to their satisfaction? After all we are the ones who put them in office.
It's already been proven how out of touch the Congress and Senate are. Some of them were actually shocked that the American public didn't swallow their immigration bill, hook, line and sinker.
Well unless I miss my guess they have some more rude awakenings coming when election time rolls around. I know the people in my part of the country are really mad at our Senator who voted in favor of pursuing this ridiculous piece of legislation.
And that's as it should be. Make the politicians who want our vote come before the public and make their case unimpeded by the media people who stand between us.
At least that's how I feel about it.
Pray for our troops
What do you think?
God Bless America
Charlie Daniels May 29, 2007
Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." -Manuel II Paleologus
Charlie always nails it.
I'd support Charlie for President if he decided to run.
That's called a moderate. We don't need anymore of those.
What has 100 legs, four teeth, and an IQ of 27?
The front row at a Willie Nelson concert.
that is a COLLECTIVE IQ of 27, right?
Thompson/Daniels ‘08!
LOL
Actually, I like Willie, despite his politics.
Plenty of folks in this world with more teeth than brains...
Wishful thinking Charlie. The far-left MOONBATS are firmly entrenched in our schools, courts and media. ANd they will NEVER give up until America is brought to ruin. THAT is their quest, to bring this great country down. Sadly Charlie it is only going to get WORSE from here on out!
> that is a COLLECTIVE IQ of 27, right?
More or less, yes.
:)
Oh, man... I am get'n old. Where's my Ensure?
Charlie should think about backing Fred Thompson.
I think Fred is the right man for the job.
Willie Nelson is a great song writer,but all those drugs have burned out his brain. happens to a lot of liberals.
I dont know whether its being liberal that leads to drugs,or using drugs that lead to being a liberal,but the two have a definite tie in.
“What has 100 legs, four teeth, and an IQ of 27?”
LOL!
My little sister went to one of Willie’s concerts years ago thinking it would be “cool”.
The next day I asked how was it? She said it was so bad, she chose to sleep through it after the first 20 minutes.
Although I agree with Charlie that these pols ought to have to answer to us instead of the talking heads, I don’t see many of “us” willing to change our minds.
The division is deep and sadly people have dug into their convictions. You cannot shed light on a closed mind. Most liberals simply do not want to see.
I don’t agree on Willie’s politics, but I loved his video with Toby Keith called Beer for My Horses.
Willie’s brain is a little fried so genetically he’s wired to be a liberal.
the folks that talk about a candidate that will “unify” America are stuck in the past when America was still Anglo-European-Judeo-Christian....the future is civil war....and it’s coming faster than you think.
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