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Christmas Message 2009
Fellow Car Nuts:
A few weeks ago I was speaking to some teenagers in the neighborhood and I asked if anyone could name people who were inspired. I mentioned the Founding Fathers were inspired when they wrote the Constitution. A girl then turned to her friend and said, "Yea, but Thomas Jefferson slept with his slaves." I got the distinct feeling the Founding Fathers are purposely being denigrated. Yes, they had their faults--we all do. But I made sure those kids heard some (well, OK, a LOT) of the great things those men did too. I put together this Utah Tea Party 912 Christmas message on Washington's crossing the Delaware Christmas 1776. I then told the rarely heard story of the exemplar treatment the Founding Fathers showed the Hessian POW's--even after they offered no quarter to the Americans. My father was a Colonel in the USAF so I grew up hearing these long forgotten stories. I researched everything very carefully. I hope you all like it. May you all have a very Merry Christmas and a most prosperous New Year. David :):):) |
Merry Christmas!
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Merry Christmas and thanks for your efforts.
One comment: I think we need to start thinking about more ways than just voting; I would like to see people really start teaching the Constitution to young people (most adults have no idea what it means, how it works, how it supposed to be applied) - how it works in the context of 1776 and how it should work today; so that we all understand what is means to be a Republic, what concerns the Founding Fathers had against tyranny, and bring it in to today's context. I think if we can figure out a way to educate our kids maybe we can reverse much of the damage that has been done. |
Thank you David
Thank you David for the reminder. It warms me to see that others are not blinded by the profiteers of the media and our modern Congress.
Robert in Virginia |
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