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Post by DrShot on Dec 16, 2007 5:32:22 GMT -5
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Post by thegreatsatan on Dec 16, 2007 14:22:59 GMT -5
if i was a real pic, i wouldn't be suprised. universal education, universal healthcare, universal communism, same thing
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Post by DrShot on Dec 16, 2007 17:37:46 GMT -5
Here is some food for thought for all of those holier than thou that degrade people for their poor spelling, even though there is a swell spell checker provided. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rgh it pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! If you can read this you surely can read tgs's posts.
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Post by DrShot on Dec 16, 2007 17:52:57 GMT -5
The Ghost From Valley Forge
I had a dream the other night I didn't understand, A figure walking through the mist, with flintlock in his hand.
His clothes were torn and dirty, as he stood there by my bed, He took off his three-cornered hat, and speaking low he said:
We fought a revolution to secure our liberty, We wrote the Constitution, as a shield from tyranny.
For future generations, this legacy we gave, In this, the land of the free and home of the brave.
The freedom we secured for you, we hoped you'd always keep, But tyrants labored endlessly while your parents were asleep.
Your freedom gone - your courage lost - you're no more than a slave, In this, the land of the free and the home of the brave.
You buy permits to travel, and permits to own a gun, Permits to start a business, or to build a place for one.
On land that you believe you own, you pay a yearly rent, Although you have no voice in choosing how the money's spent.
Your children must attend a school that doesn't educate, Your moral values can't be taught, according to the state.
You read about the current "news" in a very biased press, You pay a tax you do not owe, to please the IRS.
Your money is no longer made of silver or of gold, You trade your wealth for paper, so life can be controlled.
You pay for crimes that make our Nation turn from God to shame, You've taken Satin's number, as you've traded in your name.
You've given government control to those who do you harm, So they can padlock churches, and steal the family farm.
And keep our country deep in debt, put men of God in jail, Harass your fellow countryman while corrupted courts prevail.
Your public servants don't uphold the solemn oath they're sworn, Your daughters visit doctors so children won't be born.
Your leaders ship artillery and guns to foreign shores, And send your sons to slaughter, fighting other people's wars.
Can you regain your Freedom for which we fought and died? Or don't you have the courage, or the faith to stand with pride?
Are there no more values for which you'll fight to save? Or do you wish your children live in fear and be a slave?
Sons of the Republic, arise and take a stand! Defend the Constitution, the Supreme Law of the Land!
Preserve our Republic, and each God-given right! And pray to God to keep the torch of freedom burning bright!
As I awoke he vanished, in the mist from whence he came, His words were true, we are not free, and we have ourselves to blame.
For even now as tyrants trample each God-given right, We only watch and tremble -- too afraid to stand and fight.
If he stood by your bedside in a dream while you're asleep, And wonders what remains of your rights he fought to keep.
What would be your answer if he called out from the grave? Is this still the land of the free and home of the brave? (Thelan Paulk)
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Post by DrShot on Dec 16, 2007 18:51:19 GMT -5
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.
What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated, but they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy, He sold his home and properties to pay his debts and died in rags. Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttedge, and Middleton. At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson,Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquaters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife and she died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in the forest and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished.
Some of us take these acts of sacrifice, courage and bravery for granted, but we shouldn't... So, take a few minutes while enjoying the freedom and prosperity and liberties we have and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid And just remember this all happen on American soil a mere 200 and sum years ago.
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Post by thegreatsatan on Dec 16, 2007 19:15:04 GMT -5
bravo doc bravo indeed
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capitalistpig
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Post by capitalistpig on Dec 17, 2007 2:22:44 GMT -5
Brings a tear to my eye.......
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