For My Country~Where I Stand ღ KKD ღ

For My Country Where I Stand U S A ... Once stood as the strongest three letters in the world but each day I see them crumble piece by piece Im probably going to offend some with this I usually do with my patriotic writes but before you blast me examine your reasons why and if what I have said applies dont blast me, blast you for sitting back and doing nothing to try to make a difference. You dont have to agree with me, but you do need to speak your beliefs and make a difference.   Our Precious Protectors   I humbly fall before you with thanks for your daily sacrifices and that of your friends and family awaiting your safe return home. For those who have gone before you and their families I thank you for the freedoms I know today It pains me so when those who have never walked in your boots sit back and voice support of our troops but not the job you do. I just dont understand how they can support you and not what you risk everyday... volunteered for ... and in some cases, too many cases, yes even die for. War is tragic... War is expensive... but has been necessary since the beginning of time. FREEDOM IS NOT FREE... Our Leaders Past and Present The Unity of this country is your responsibility How can you expect the citizens of this county to show unity when you can not become united yourselves I will say right up front I did not vote for our current President Let me make one thing perfectly clear right now MY DECISION WAS NOT BASED ON RACE It was based on I knew NOTHING about this man prior to his entering the Presidential Race. Those of you that can not say your decision was not based on race, regardless if it be for or against I say SHAME ON YOU !!!! To place such an important decision on the color of a persons skin shows me just how regressed this country really is that it has not been able to rise above the actions of hundreds of years ago All candidate's promises are just words of what they think you want to hear. Now past track record is what you can depend upon. And with all due respect Mr. Obama you did not have one. I feel, regardless of our personal preferences, we all MUST stand behind our President and here it is almost a year later and I still daily struggle to do just that. My Country In spite of all of our short comings right now, I do still believe this is the greatest country in the world We just need to become united To give a helping had to every brother and sister regardless of race, religious belief or sexual orientation. To realize, wheather or not you believe, WE ARE ONE NATION UNDER GOD. That it is time we invited Him back. I love my country, but I fear it is becoming a county of people who came here illegally. That what was once my right and privilege as a citizen is being stripped and given away. I have no objection to people from other countries coming to my beautiful America, but they must come with the notion that it is my country. That here we pay taxes We respect our flag and laws We respect the religious beliefs of others WE SPEAK ENGLISH I dont know of any other non English speaking country that would make the provisions for those who choose to go there as we have for those who have come here and the most important must be remembered MY HOUSE... MY RULES Our Heritage   Please Understand I fly the above NOT out of HATE but of HERITAGE To abolish would be to try to re write history History is fact. History is what made us what< we are today. If you want to abolish something Abolish the hate that is still in hearts of many today We had many fight and die under this flag as well, right or wrong, for what they believed in. Let this stand as crossed flags of unity ... not opposition Let it serve as a learning of mistakes so that they are NEVER repeated. Let us bury the hate   Judge me on fly'n this flag then you are the one with the problem In closing I offer this prayer My Heavenly Father I come to You today on bended knee asking that You lay Your loving hand upon the hearts of this county in an effort to heal and unite it's citizens and non-citizens. To guide us along the path that You would have us walk To aid our leaders in their decisions and to take the first step in unity in our precious America Keep safe our precious protectors, guide them and our leaders in their mission and bring them home soon with job completed Comfort those families that have made the ultimate sacrifice for this country and will have that oh so painful empty chair at their Thanks Giving table. In Your Precious Name I Pray Amen Original by Donna DeLong Matthews Because I Love Her So October 2009 ღ KKD ღ The Right Brothers For My Country © 2009 Donna DeLong Matthews  (All rights reserved)                   For My Country~Where I Stand  ღ KKD ღ

Reviews

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

I will say I voted for your current president and am proud to have... no you are tight it should never be bout race or gender, it should be about who we feel will do the best for our interests... we are still in turmoil but it does take a while to get our of something that has been coming for years of neglect... our government worries more bout other countries then our own or focus on things not need... I mean some congressman are wanting to intervene to fix the BCS system in college football... Really??? With all the problems we have and they want to get involved in something so trivial, just a small example of why we are in trouble.

[Ray Hamilton]

As always you say it like it is, that's one of the things I like about you my friend
Great write, I enjoyed
The Buzzard

[JC]

".....will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
Martin Luther King's "I have a dream."

Although I believe MLK's dream of some day there being a president of color sitting in the White House, his own words would indicate that getting their by the color of their skin was not the way he envisioned it. We all have a responsibility of investigating and voting for who we think is the BEST possible person to lead this great nation. It is no different if one were to vote party line without looking at who was representing the party.
If someone did vote simply because they saw what they wanted to see, without looking at the content or what they were bringing to the table, then they have done a disservice to themselves and Mr. King.

Where we stand today as a country is a testment to where we have been. No one was complaining when the stock market was sky high and people were making hand over fist in selling their homes. We all turned a blind eye while the champange was pouring and the party went on, but then the clock turned to midnight and like Cinderella, we were left with pumpkins and not much else. If we were are to place blame to what has happened, let us all start with the person in the mirror.

I could have done without the graphics, they do not add to the piece, and I wasn't crazy about the font either, but that is just preference. There is one technical error that I spotted, but nothing that detracts from the material.

Over all, a great piece and I especially liked the part about our military. We can not praise them enough.


JC