Have you ever noticed that the initials of the Unites States spell us? Funny, isn’t it, that a country founded by religious outcasts and freedom seeking souls (mostly from Europe, a place not known throughout most of its history for its unity and harmony among nations) would found a nation where all of them from over there would evolve into all of us over here …the U.S.
But I won’t stop there … most of the nations of Africa and Asia have been warring people and have been brutalizing each other for centuries. Even the nations of the new world in South and Central America are not as friendly to one another as they could be they are not united.
I refrain from calling myself an American … I try to describe myself as much as possible as a citizen of the United States or the U.S. (and a Texan). In my writings, I try to avoid referring to the our country as America … I do my best to use United States. It is significant to me that we always remember that we are one nation composed of states held together by documents meant to unite a common people with a common cause, while at the same time allowing the states to remain free and independent enough to govern themselves in a way that will suit the will of the people of each state best.
I like that the initials spell out a word that best describes who we are. Us is a simple word that can be easily be swapped with the word we (as in we the people), another simple, yet descriptive, word. We mostly use us and we when identifying with each other positively such as with family and friends, as a team, and as a nation. We often use them or they typically as a negative way to identify others. I don’t know who first said it, but I like this saying, “if we stand together united, no one can defeat us” … it sounds like something a coach would say doesn’t it? … I’ll bet it is from the Bible.
We are at a point in our country’s young history when it is important to remember why the United States was founded. We are a nation that was born in a time when individual rights, liberties, and concerns came second to those of a king and of oppressive, imperialistic nations. Had the colonies been territories of France, Spain, or Italy, the revolutionary war would still have had to been fought. The founders knew that a powerful central government limits the rights given to us from God … that is why limiting government is the foremost function of our Constitution … not the over-reaching control of We the people ...us: you and me.
We are now in a time when we must recognize that there are factions at work among us that desire we be at odds with each other. They (Republicans and Democrats, immigrants, both legal and illegal alike ) believe that they can do better than our founding fathers and that they can keep our nation together by eliminating our union. However, there are people (like me) that look to our constitution as the corner stone of our union. Our desire is to keep our union safe from harm by putting away our differences … just as the framers of the Constitution did in order to create these United States … in order to create US.
There you have it
Pass it on if you like or let me know if I don’t have a clue
Eddie Perez / U.S. American
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
Dirty Harry Reid and The Lap Dog News Media
Does anyone really expect that the Democrats in Congress will punish Harry Reid for his blatant racist remarks that have been uncovered in a new tell all book? Of course not! He wasn’t punished by them or the news media (their lap dogs) when he said that the war in Iraq was lost, or when he called President Bush a loser and a liar, or while he’s pushed bills through the Senate. No … they won’t punish him.
Trent Lott lost his leadership role for simply saying something nice to the old Senator Strom Thurmond on his hundredth birthday (what was he supposed to say, “you’re a mean old man and I hope you die”!). Strom Thurmond has been accused of being a racist segregationist … never mind that the old guy was a Democrat and he ran for President as a “Dixiecrat” … years later he switched parties. No, Dirty Harry won’t lose his position … the Democrats won’t do that, and the news media will not keep up any pressure on them. What Mr. Lott said to Strom Thurmond was said in jest, Dirty Harry Reid’s words have been said in all seriousness. Radio talk show host are held to a higher standard by the news media … yet the hosts are not elected, they cannot introduce law or make policy, he or she is just a commentator. But if any one of them said some of the things that Mr. Reid has, the coverage would be nonstop, just as the coverage of Mr. Lott’s verbal mishap was constantly reported. When Senator Read said the “war is lost” the news media did not hold him to task and the Democrats supported him. When Rush Limbaugh said he hoped President Obama “failed”, we did not hear the end of it. Who is more consequential: the Senate Majority Leader or a radio host?…you be the judge. Lott apologized for what he said and his apology was graciously not accepted … he was replaced as the Senate Majority Leader. Dirty Harry should’ve been gone already.
When actions like this take place, it only reinforces why I (and people like me) will no longer support the Democrats. It is also why the news media is now looked upon with little admiration. The news media can no longer be counted on to keep us informed … we have to do that for ourselves. It is clear to millions of Americans that the news media is now in league with the Democrats…either by choice or by chance. If it is the latter, that’s all the more reason for them to have lost their esteem. Some in the news paper business wonder where all of their readers have gone. They haven’t gone anywhere ... you left them.
Ronald Regan said he did not leave the Democrats … they left him. That holds true today for millions of Americans, but it isn’t just the Democrats that left us the majority of the news media has too. The people are not blind, we are not stupid, and we do pay attention. We will not be taken for granted anymore and we will no longer give them our unguarded trust. However, the Democrats and the news media have been slow to catch on … they think we are the same sheeple they’ve come to know … well, here’s some news… we are not sheep. We have found new ways to communicate with each other and find out information without them. We’re smarter, better informed, and better organized than ever before and unless they come back to serving us, the common ordinary people of the United States, they will find out what it is like to become marginalized and ignored.
There you have it
Pass it on if you like or let me know it I don’t have a clue.
Eddie
Trent Lott lost his leadership role for simply saying something nice to the old Senator Strom Thurmond on his hundredth birthday (what was he supposed to say, “you’re a mean old man and I hope you die”!). Strom Thurmond has been accused of being a racist segregationist … never mind that the old guy was a Democrat and he ran for President as a “Dixiecrat” … years later he switched parties. No, Dirty Harry won’t lose his position … the Democrats won’t do that, and the news media will not keep up any pressure on them. What Mr. Lott said to Strom Thurmond was said in jest, Dirty Harry Reid’s words have been said in all seriousness. Radio talk show host are held to a higher standard by the news media … yet the hosts are not elected, they cannot introduce law or make policy, he or she is just a commentator. But if any one of them said some of the things that Mr. Reid has, the coverage would be nonstop, just as the coverage of Mr. Lott’s verbal mishap was constantly reported. When Senator Read said the “war is lost” the news media did not hold him to task and the Democrats supported him. When Rush Limbaugh said he hoped President Obama “failed”, we did not hear the end of it. Who is more consequential: the Senate Majority Leader or a radio host?…you be the judge. Lott apologized for what he said and his apology was graciously not accepted … he was replaced as the Senate Majority Leader. Dirty Harry should’ve been gone already.
When actions like this take place, it only reinforces why I (and people like me) will no longer support the Democrats. It is also why the news media is now looked upon with little admiration. The news media can no longer be counted on to keep us informed … we have to do that for ourselves. It is clear to millions of Americans that the news media is now in league with the Democrats…either by choice or by chance. If it is the latter, that’s all the more reason for them to have lost their esteem. Some in the news paper business wonder where all of their readers have gone. They haven’t gone anywhere ... you left them.
Ronald Regan said he did not leave the Democrats … they left him. That holds true today for millions of Americans, but it isn’t just the Democrats that left us the majority of the news media has too. The people are not blind, we are not stupid, and we do pay attention. We will not be taken for granted anymore and we will no longer give them our unguarded trust. However, the Democrats and the news media have been slow to catch on … they think we are the same sheeple they’ve come to know … well, here’s some news… we are not sheep. We have found new ways to communicate with each other and find out information without them. We’re smarter, better informed, and better organized than ever before and unless they come back to serving us, the common ordinary people of the United States, they will find out what it is like to become marginalized and ignored.
There you have it
Pass it on if you like or let me know it I don’t have a clue.
Eddie
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Why’d I Start This
I started writing this blog in order to reach you. I know that a lot of you are not news junkies like I am, and you don’t have as much interest in politics like I do. You don’t always keep up with what is happening at city hall, the county court house, the state capitol, or in Washington D.C. … not because your don’t care, it just hadn’t seemed to be necessary and you’re busy.
I have also been guilty of not paying attention to local and state politics .... my interest has been in Washington. I think local government is more focused on the nuts and bolts of running the counties, cities, and towns … state government has that same function, only at the state level. However, federal government is where power and control over all of us stems from. I’m also aware that in writing this blog, I provide some of you with information or of new stories you haven’t heard about. I know this because you’ve told me.
In talking and visiting with you I’ve discovered that a lot of us think what is happening in Washington is just politics as usual … but we are not in a time of politics as usual, it is a time of radical change and I have taken it as a responsibility to you and my country to spread the word.
I’m concerned now more than ever before about national politics and the direction Washington D.C. is taking us. I’m doing things I’ve never done before … this blog is one of them, doing volunteer work for Will Hurd’s campaign is another, and we have even given our first ever campaign contribution. That was a big deal because I’d told myself that I would never do that … I would show support with my vote. Making campaign contributions is something I thought rich people did. I thought it was a waste of money, and did not guarantee that a politician or political party would do what they promised. I also thought that if a politician wanted it bad enough, they should put up their own money. Meeting and getting to know Will Hurd has caused me to change my way of thinking. I have found that if we want good people to run and serve us, in most cases, they will need our help.
Our country is at a crossroads in history, and a big reason for that is due to Congress. We must take the Congress back from Democrat control in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. I am supporting Will Hurd because we have to remove Cero Rodriguez from office … not because he is a bad man, but because he does not represent us well. Rodriguez does not reflect our core values or our political concerns effectively. Congress can only be changed one seat at a time and his seat is one that I can help with. There are others but they don’t have as much of an impact on my family and friends here in Helotes, San Antonio, or in the state.
There are times when I have become discouraged and think that I should just accept the fact that the country will be forever changed … but then I meet others that are getting involved in ways as never before (just as I am doing). I met a man this weekend who is a small business owner … he and I talked about how we have been awakened into action. He is also doing things he’s never done before and sees the importance of taking back Congress. He has also decided to support Will Hurd and is focused on helping make things better for small business owners like himself.
We both understand the false assumption that we should not support Republicans because we are not white … and we both find it offensive that others would tell us that because of skin color or surname, we are expected to support a party that does not reflect who we are as men, individuals, or ethnic group. I find this closed-minded attitude offensive whenever others expect me to vote Democrat just because of my last name … and even more so that the Democrats take it for granted that Blacks and Hispanics will always vote for them. Blacks and Hispanics are partly to blame for giving Democrats that assumption and false confidence. I and others are working to use that false confidence against them to take our country back. Once we do that and get back on course, we will be able to return to life as usual … but not to politics as usual.
There you have it.
Pass it on if you like or let me know if I don’t have a clue.
Eddie Perez
I have also been guilty of not paying attention to local and state politics .... my interest has been in Washington. I think local government is more focused on the nuts and bolts of running the counties, cities, and towns … state government has that same function, only at the state level. However, federal government is where power and control over all of us stems from. I’m also aware that in writing this blog, I provide some of you with information or of new stories you haven’t heard about. I know this because you’ve told me.
In talking and visiting with you I’ve discovered that a lot of us think what is happening in Washington is just politics as usual … but we are not in a time of politics as usual, it is a time of radical change and I have taken it as a responsibility to you and my country to spread the word.
I’m concerned now more than ever before about national politics and the direction Washington D.C. is taking us. I’m doing things I’ve never done before … this blog is one of them, doing volunteer work for Will Hurd’s campaign is another, and we have even given our first ever campaign contribution. That was a big deal because I’d told myself that I would never do that … I would show support with my vote. Making campaign contributions is something I thought rich people did. I thought it was a waste of money, and did not guarantee that a politician or political party would do what they promised. I also thought that if a politician wanted it bad enough, they should put up their own money. Meeting and getting to know Will Hurd has caused me to change my way of thinking. I have found that if we want good people to run and serve us, in most cases, they will need our help.
Our country is at a crossroads in history, and a big reason for that is due to Congress. We must take the Congress back from Democrat control in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. I am supporting Will Hurd because we have to remove Cero Rodriguez from office … not because he is a bad man, but because he does not represent us well. Rodriguez does not reflect our core values or our political concerns effectively. Congress can only be changed one seat at a time and his seat is one that I can help with. There are others but they don’t have as much of an impact on my family and friends here in Helotes, San Antonio, or in the state.
There are times when I have become discouraged and think that I should just accept the fact that the country will be forever changed … but then I meet others that are getting involved in ways as never before (just as I am doing). I met a man this weekend who is a small business owner … he and I talked about how we have been awakened into action. He is also doing things he’s never done before and sees the importance of taking back Congress. He has also decided to support Will Hurd and is focused on helping make things better for small business owners like himself.
We both understand the false assumption that we should not support Republicans because we are not white … and we both find it offensive that others would tell us that because of skin color or surname, we are expected to support a party that does not reflect who we are as men, individuals, or ethnic group. I find this closed-minded attitude offensive whenever others expect me to vote Democrat just because of my last name … and even more so that the Democrats take it for granted that Blacks and Hispanics will always vote for them. Blacks and Hispanics are partly to blame for giving Democrats that assumption and false confidence. I and others are working to use that false confidence against them to take our country back. Once we do that and get back on course, we will be able to return to life as usual … but not to politics as usual.
There you have it.
Pass it on if you like or let me know if I don’t have a clue.
Eddie Perez
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