From an e-mail
I have heard people say we are just old people -- they seem to forget we old
people can put you in or keep you out... Our decisions are based on past and
present performance, not cute ads and sound bites... They like to refer to us as
senior citizens, old fogies, geezers, and in some cases dinosaurs. Some of us
are "Baby Boomers" 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...
But 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's
probably true... But before writing us off completely there's 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, 25 cent gasoline, and milk and ice being delivered to our homes...
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, 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
the Home of the Brave."
We wore different uniforms but carried the same flag... We know the words to the
Star Spangled 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 but rest assured, we have at least one good fight left in us... We
have loved this country, fought for it, died for it, and now we are going to
save it... It's 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's
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 or "Climbing the Social Ladder" to be involved in
such mundane things as patriotism and voting... 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 'Cool-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 Gray Haired Brigade is here, and in 2012 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 2012 we're going to the polls by the
millions...
This land does not belong to the man in the White House or to the likes of 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 "Gray-Haired Brigade."
~Author, Anon. Gray-Haired Brigade Member
Faith is the pause between
God's plan and seeing it come to pass!!!
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