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richfed
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 Posted - August 16 2009 : 09:58:22 AM
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This is one powerful letter. I have very, very similar feelings. You know, there have been some presidents in our day - and before - of whom I might be able to say some of these things ... but, ALL????
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Lou Pritchett is one of corporate America's true living legends- an acclaimed author, dynamic teacher and one of the world's highest rated speakers. Successful corporate executives everywhere recognize him as the foremost leader in change management. Lou changed the way America does business by creating an audacious concept that came to be known as "partnering." Pritchett rose from soap salesman to Vice-President, Sales and Customer Development for Procter and Gamble and over the course of 36 years, made corporate history.
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An OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA
Dear President Obama:
You are the thirteenth President under whom I have lived and unlike any of the others, you truly scare me.
- You scare me because after months of exposure, I know nothing about you.
- You scare me because I do not know how you paid for your expensive Ivy League education and your upscale lifestyle and housing with no visible signs of support.
- You scare me because you did not spend the formative years of youth
growing up in America and culturally you are not an American.
- You scare me because you have never run a company or met a payroll.
- You scare me because you have never had military experience, thus don't
understand it at its core.
- You scare me because you lack humility and 'class', always blaming others.
- You scare me because for over half your life you have aligned yourself
with radical extremists who hate America and you refuse to publicly
denounce these radicals who wish to see America fail.
- You scare me because you are a cheerleader for the 'blame America ' crowd and deliver this message abroad.
- You scare me because you want to change America to a European style country where the government sector dominates instead of the private
sector.
- You scare me because you want to replace our health care system with a government controlled one.
- You scare me because you prefer 'wind mills' to responsibly capitalizing
on our own vast oil, coal and shale reserves.
- You scare me because you want to kill the American capitalist goose that
lays the golden egg which provides the highest standard of living in the
world.
- You scare me because you have begun to use 'extortion' tactics against
certain banks and corporations.
- You scare me because your own political party shrinks from challenging
you on your wild and irresponsible spending proposals.
- You scare me because you will not openly listen to or even consider
opposing points of view from intelligent people.
- You scare me because you falsely believe that you are both omnipotent and
omniscient.
- You scare me because the media gives you a free pass on everything you do.
- You scare me because you demonize and want to silence the - Limbaughs,
Hannitys, O'Relllys and Becks who offer opposing, conservative points of
view.
- You scare me because you prefer controlling over governing.
- Finally, you scare me because if you serve a second term I will probably
not feel safe in writing a similar letter in 8 years.
--- Lou Pritchett
If you don't like this letter, you probably don't like me!! 
Yesterday, I saw a clip on the news where a person at a town hall meeting asked President Obama where the money is going to come from. Obama's response was so Obama -- [paraphrasing] You know, you're right. You're right. I cannot cover 47 million people for free.
I'm convinced he is a narcissist.
Oh well, it's Sunday. Time to spend some time with the family ...
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Monadnock Guide
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Posted - August 16 2009 : 3:01:20 PM
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| Yeah Rich, - I saw that a few weeks ago somewhere, - and the guy really did write it and send it to the White House. |
you can keep "The Change" |
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Christina
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Posted - August 16 2009 : 3:33:46 PM
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The person in this letter brings up a lot of the personality traits of Obama that bothered me from the beginning. I don't care that he lived outside the country for all those years....but i've always been profoundly bothered by the fact that he thinks it's his way or the highway, and everybody who disagrees with him is somehow wrong and doesn't deserve to be listened to. It's that kind of attitude that made a lot of people mad at the Republicans in recent years, and it's that kind of attitude that makes me as equally mad at the Democrats these days.
I think narcissist is putting it VERY mildly.
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See this face? This is the face of a woman on the edge.
Whoopi Goldberg, "Jumping Jack Flash"
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richfed
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Posted - August 16 2009 : 6:35:37 PM
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Oh, yes, it is definitely a legitimate letter, MG. If I am not mistaken, he sent it to the New York Times, but they never published it.
PS - Thanks, Christina, I did ... a baby shower, of all things! Grandbaby, before you go nuts!  |
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Theresa
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Posted - August 17 2009 : 07:24:31 AM
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There were two issues that concerned me about him before he was elected: the abortion issue and his claim to be Christian. Now, I realzie we have to be very careful when questioning one's beliefs but when he stated, when asked, that he believed there were many ways to enter Heaven, that right there told me he was not a follower of Christ who said the only way to the Father was through Him.
He's a smooth talker...then and still is now.
Rich...WHEW! Congrats on the Grandbaby. |
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SgtMunro
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Posted - August 17 2009 : 5:12:39 PM
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richfed noted: I'm convinced he is a narcissist.
You are partially correct Sachem Rich; for like most of the modern Democratic Party, Obama behaves like a Narcissitic-Adolescent, who also has the belief system of a Cultural-Marxist.
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Theresa said: There were two issues that concerned me about him before he was elected: the abortion issue and his claim to be Christian.
There are some who consider Black Liberation Theology as a branch of Christianity, I do not.
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Christina said: I don't care that he lived outside the country for all those years....
I am more concerned as to why visited Pakistan in 1981, when it was against a State Department advisory for a U.S. citizen to do so after 1979 (due to anti-American violence).
...And before some brown-shirted Obamaton says, "See, see, The Sarge is one of those crazy 'birthers'." Let me add that I am not so interested in seeing the birth certificate of 'The One', as I am in seeing his Selective Service Registration record.
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Christinia followed with: ...but i've always been profoundly bothered by the fact that he thinks it's his way or the highway, and everybody who disagrees with him is somehow wrong and doesn't deserve to be listened to. It's that kind of attitude that made a lot of people mad at the Republicans in recent years...
Speaking as a Conservative, IMHO it was the moderates of the Republican Party trying to 'out-Democrat' the Democrats that allowed most of their support to wane. History has proven again and again, that when a Republican runs as a conservative, then he/she will garner a higher percentage of the vote than a RINO (Republican In Name Only) will.
YMH&OS,
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Serjeant-Major Duncan Munro
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(The Black Sheep of the Black Watch)
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winglo
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Posted - August 17 2009 : 8:37:16 PM
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| Don't forget, Sarge, that it is those RINOs who often get more of what they want than anyone else. Both the far left and the far right usually end up having to compromise some in order for any vote to pass--witness the wall that is being put up by conservatives in front of Obama's health plan. AND those same RINOs make it possible for the GOP to have as many seats in Congress as they do. If the GOP were totally made up of conservative Republicans they would be lucky to make up 10% of the legislature. As my poli-sci major sister told me once, "Politics is the art of compromise. No one gets everything they want." And those RINO's are usually closer to what shakes out in the end. I'll choose to be grateful that we have them in the party. |
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SgtMunro
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Posted - August 18 2009 : 5:18:05 PM
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winglo said: AND those same RINOs make it possible for the GOP to have as many seats in Congress as they do.
Winglo, I can appreciate what you might think, but history has proven me right, over and over again. The seats lost by the GOP in the years from 2004 to 2008 were all either RINO Republicans or Republicans that 'moved' toward the political Left (mostly through excessive spending on social programs). And if you look at the GOP congressional gains in the years of 1994 to 2004, you will find that all the GOP victors were of Conservative beliefs (fiscally & socially).
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winglo also noted: Don't forget, Sarge, that it is those RINOs who often get more of what they want than anyone else.
That is not entirely correct, for all RINO's ever manage to do is to water-down or weaken, what is otherwise a good stand/legislation, with their age-old and hackneyed threat to vote with the 'mouth-breathers' on the Democrat side of the aisle. They claim to be 'fiscally conservative', and then they threaten to vote against tax breaks (like McCain did) unless there is some sort of 'sunset' provision. In a nutshell, I find them both a small minority of the party, and pretty much worthless when it comes to taking a firm stand in a debate.
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winglo followed with: If the GOP were totally made up of conservative Republicans they would be lucky to make up 10% of the legislature.
According to history, the actual percentage would be 35% staunch Conservative GOP, with another 15-20% of the GOP being more Moderate, and another 10% Conservative from the 'Blue Dog' Democrats. The actual number of RINO GOP Senators are now two (2), with the 'defection' of Arlen Spector.
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winglo added: As my poli-sci major sister told me once, "Politics is the art of compromise. No one gets everything they want."
I can appreciate what your 'poli-sci' sister may think, but once again history proves her wrong. The Contract With America, Welfare Reform, and other Conservative legislation was able to pass in the late 1990's with very little compromise.
Besides, I always thought that diplomacy was the 'art of compromise'.
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winglo finished with: And those RINO's are usually closer to what shakes out in the end. I'll choose to be grateful that we have them in the party.
1) No they are not.
2) You may be, however I am not.
YMH&OS,
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Serjeant-Major Duncan Munro
Capt. Thos. Graham's Coy.
42nd Royal Highland Regiment of Foote
(The Black Sheep of the Black Watch)
"Nemo Me Impune Lacessit"
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shadawick
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Posted - August 31 2009 : 9:42:43 PM
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Rich that is a great post! I copied your post and posted it on our local 912 organization. For those of Mohican land that agree with the ideas represented by this post, feel free to check out our groups website at:http://murphync912.ning.com
We have only had 5 meetings counting this past saturday night and we have grown in attendance from 124 last Saturday to 350 this meeting. I guess Ms. Pelosi can call us 350 pieces of "astroturf!" |
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