Moe -- You couldn't carry their denture case. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Moe" <[email protected]> To: "PoliticalForum" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 12:53:11 PM Subject: Re: The Grey-Haired Brigade
Shouldn´t there be some one playing a violin while one reads this piece of self-pity? On 12 Okt., 18:28, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > The Grey-Haired Brigade > > They like to refer to us as senior citizens, old fogies, geezers, and in > some cases dinosaurs. Some of us are "baby boomer" 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, worshipped 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, ten 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 and 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 home of the brave." We wore different uniforms > but carried the same flag. We know the words to the Star Spangle > 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 about 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 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 > and "climbing the social ladder" to be involved in such mundane things > as patriotism and voting. It appears that we care more about our > grandchildren than some care about their children. 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 next month 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 > November we're going to the polls by the millions. This land does not > belong to the Muslim in the White House or to 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. > > *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* > *“The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the > filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of > animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine > Corps!”-Eleanor Roosevelt* > > * * -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
