From: carolyn clemons
[mailto:crc5440@columbus.rr.com]
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 4:27 PM
To: carolyn clemons
Subject: YOU & I ARE MEMBERS,--for old geezers!
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 4:27 PM
To: carolyn clemons
Subject: YOU & I ARE MEMBERS,--for old geezers!
Wow - Can't say it
much better or clearer!
Maybe
some of you don't qualify as "old geezer" but think you'll appreciate this
anyway.
They like to refer to us as
senior citizens, old fogies, geezers, and in some cases dinosaurs. Some of us
are "Baby Boomers" getting ready to retire. Others have been retired for some
time. We walk a little slower these days and our eyes and hearing are not what
they once were. We have worked hard, raised our children, worshiped our God and
grown old together. Yes, we are the ones some refer to as being over the hill,
and that is probably true. But before writing us off completely, there are a few
things that need to be taken into consideration.
In school we studied
English, history, math, and science which enabled us to lead America into the
technological age. Most of us remember what outhouses were, many of us with
firsthand experience. We remember the days of telephone party-lines, 25 cent
gasoline, and milk and ice being delivered to our homes. For those of you who
don't know what an icebox is, today they are electric and referred to as
refrigerators. A few even remember when cars were started with a crank. Yes, we
lived those days.
We are probably considered
old fashioned and out-dated by many. But there are a few things you need to
remember before completely writing us off. We won World War II, fought in Korea
and Viet Nam . We can quote The Pledge of Allegiance, and know where to
place our hand while doing so. We wore the uniform of our country with pride
and lost many friends on the battlefield. We didn't fight for the Socialist
States of America; we fought for the "Land of the Free and the Home of the
Brave." We wore different uniforms but carried the same flag. We know the words
to the Star Spangled Banner, America, and America the Beautiful by heart,
and you may even see some tears running down our cheeks as we sing. We have
lived what many of you have only read in history books and we feel no obligation
to apologize to anyone for America .
Yes, we are old and slow
these days but rest assured, we have at least one good fight left in us. We have
loved this country, fought for it, and died for it, and now we are going to
save it. It is our country and nobody is going to take it away from us. We took
oaths to defend America against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and that is
an oath we plan to keep. There are those who want to destroy this land we love
but, like our founders, there is no way we are going to remain silent.
It was mostly the young
people of this nation who elected Obama and the Democratic Congress. You fell
for the "Hope and Change" which in reality was nothing but "Hype and Lies."
You have tasted socialism
and seen evil face to face, and have found you don't like it after all. You
make a lot of noise, but most are all too interested in their careers or
"Climbing the Social Ladder" to be involved in such mundane things as patriotism
and voting. Many of those who fell for the "Great Lie" in 2008 are now having
buyer's remorse. With all the education we gave you, you didn't have sense
enough to see through the lies and instead drank the 'Kool-Aid.' Now you're
paying the price and complaining about it. No jobs, lost mortgages, higher
taxes, and less freedom.
This is what you voted for
and this is what you got. We entrusted you with the Torch of Liberty and you
traded it for a paycheck and a fancy house.
Well, don't worry
youngsters, the Grey-Haired Brigade is here, and in 2012 we are going to take
back our nation. We may drive a little slower than you would like but we get
where we're going, and in 2012 we're going to the polls by the millions.
This land does not belong to
the man in the White House nor to the likes of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. It
belongs to "We the People" and "We the People" plan to reclaim our land and our
freedom. We hope this time you will do a better job of preserving it and passing
it along to our grandchildren. So the next time you have the chance to say the
Pledge of Allegiance, Stand up, put your hand over your heart, honor our
country, and thank God for the old geezers of the "Grey-Haired Brigade."
Footnote:
This is spot on. I am
another Geezer signing on. I will circulate this to other Geezers all over this
once great county.
Can you feel the ground
shaking??? It's not an earthquake, it is a STAMPEDE.
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