tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post6359350476690002952..comments2023-10-12T03:35:18.014-04:00Comments on Lincoln Belongs To The Ages: Glenn Beck Dishonor At The Lincoln MemorialGeoff Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07861071117040254491noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-36693647954326724102010-08-29T23:56:44.368-04:002010-08-29T23:56:44.368-04:00Firstly, I am not familiar with all the ins/outs o...Firstly, I am not familiar with all the ins/outs of the Tea Party Movement - while I am a Republican, I lay blame on both parties and the years of unbridled spending. I think it just came to a head at the end of the Bush administration, and I think President Obama was ill prepared for such a huge issue at the beginning of his term. <br /><br />Time will only tell about the wars in the middle east. Was it worth the lives, expense? I really have mixed feelings about this - it seems like the middle east has always been in conflict and I question whether our influence there will be lasting. <br /><br />When I think of the lives lost in Iraq and then I think of those lost in the Civil War. The comparsions - on many levels is very different, but just by casualty numbers alone -<br />how Mr. Lincoln kept the war going until there was finally success is mind bogging.<br /><br />Patriotism - is a deep love for your country. You fly your flag on holidays, you work for the common good of the nation as a whole which starts at home by taking care of yourself, your family and then the community.<br /><br />By taking care of your family first you relieve the burden of the community. You obey the laws of the land and encourage others to do so. I think every generation wants to leave things better for their children.<br /><br />Patriotism is like love for your family - just on a larger scale!<br /><br />...its also like you can talk ill of your family members, but NO ONE else can talk ill of them! We can complain about the many faults of our nation, but we don't want to hear it from other nations!Greg and Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05193443500152699554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-67157884134887962762010-08-29T20:09:11.139-04:002010-08-29T20:09:11.139-04:00Greg and Julie,
Thank you for your sincere comme...Greg and Julie, <br /><br />Thank you for your sincere comments. And I thank you for taking time to read my op-ed piece.<br /><br />Without a doubt, Abraham Lincoln would have defended Beck's rally yesterday, because we do have freedom of speech in this country as one of our founding principles. I defend Beck's right to have had it as well.<br /><br />I'm curious. Do you think this country has lost privilege, respect, etc. only since Obama took office? If so, do you think we also lost respect as a nation when we invaded Iraq simply based on rumors of WMD in that country? <br /><br />How would you define patriotism? Is it when we wear flag lapel pins and put flag magnets on our cars? Or is it when we volunteer to serve our country, not just in the military, but by helping those less fortunate than we are?<br /><br />I agree that our voice is no longer heard in Washington. But it's not just the Democrats who don't hear us. The Republicans are just as guilty. That party wants unfettered capitalism, permitting banks and corporate America to take advantage of us, while millions of our jobs disappear.<br /><br />I'm very suspect of Beck and the entire Tea Party movement. If the Tea Party movement was truly about protesting big government, then it would have solidified when "W" was president, protesting his dramatic expansion of Medicare, and his beginning two wars. The drug benefit in Medicare and these two wars have busted our budget and run up trillions in debt.<br /><br />Yet the Tea Party movement came to being only when Obama took office. <br /><br />I personally believe that this movement is so active simply because they don't like this president, whether it's because of the color of his skin, his middle name, or because he's a Democrat. <br /><br />We'll see how these protests continue or not once a Republican takes office in the White House, whenever that might be.Geoff Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07861071117040254491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-66370213375370593102010-08-29T18:27:28.343-04:002010-08-29T18:27:28.343-04:00Wow, I just started visiting your blog a short whi...Wow, I just started visiting your blog a short while ago after finishing another book on Lincoln. <br /><br />I think your piece was just a bit harsh on Mr. Beck. Funny one charactistic they both have (Beck/Lincoln)in common is that they were both self taught. As I believe Mr. Beck has no degrees but is an avid reader of History - and that is something I have admired about Mr. Lincoln - his thirst for knowledge.<br /><br />I think Mr. Lincoln would have applauded the freedom of speech - even when we don't agree with everything that is said. <br /><br />Has this nation lost any of it's honor? Some words to describe honor are reputation, respect, good name, privilege, integrity, etc. Have we as a nation lost any of these traits? I think we have. <br /><br />There are many in this country who feel that their voice is no longer heard in Washington.<br /><br />To encourage a feeling of patriotism and action to make positive changes is what this country is all about! <br /><br />I wish I was there.<br /><br />I look forward to reading your blog more often. I am glad to learn I am not the only one excited to see the Lincoln experience return to Disneyland!!<br /><br />GregGreg and Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05193443500152699554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-44115380513573780842010-08-28T17:27:33.827-04:002010-08-28T17:27:33.827-04:00As Geoff said, if the tea party was really about f...As Geoff said, if the tea party was really about fighting out of control spending then why weren't you rallying when Bush was spending BILLIONS of dollars to start the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?<br /><br />You can say that the protests are about out of control spending, but your actions do not back up your words. <br /><br />You should have been protesting back in 2003 where our money and our soldiers were sent to the middle east. <br /><br />I live in an area with a lot of tea party members. Every day at work I listen to them rant about Obama. Maybe you yourself are not racist, but as a whole the tea party is racist. I hear it every day.<br /><br />Our founding fathers and Lincoln himself are spinning in their graves today. I myself am very, very sad that I live in a country full of such intolerant and hateful people.<br /><br />The tea party folks keep talking about their patriotism. I think they're trying to convince everyone else (and perhaps themselves) that it's true. The truth is they are some of the most un-American people in this country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-70383795763558385012010-08-28T12:48:16.622-04:002010-08-28T12:48:16.622-04:00Jim, Carol, and Marie - I thank you for your thoug...Jim, Carol, and Marie - I thank you for your thoughts and praise.<br /><br />Ronnie - I posted your comments as well because your own opinion, while different than mine, is important as well! Where I most disagree with you is that the Tea Party is all about fighting out of control spending. <br /><br />That is a noble goal, to be sure. But, the Tea Party protests were nowhere to be found while former president George W. Bush exploded the deficit by attacking Iraq, and especially by instituting the Medicare druge coverage. And please do not forget that the initial government bailouts were done under his administration, too.<br /><br />As I wrote, I thank each of you for your comments.Geoff Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07861071117040254491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-52805342448176801932010-08-28T11:08:59.311-04:002010-08-28T11:08:59.311-04:00Perfectly said. Thank you.Perfectly said. Thank you.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242217751671041834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-88368853369699400062010-08-28T11:08:18.789-04:002010-08-28T11:08:18.789-04:00Perfectly said. Thank you.Perfectly said. Thank you.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242217751671041834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-83403167500075143372010-08-28T10:29:04.944-04:002010-08-28T10:29:04.944-04:00Racism of the Tea Party
If the Tea Party is racis...Racism of the Tea Party <br />If the Tea Party is racism and there probably is a very small fraction that is, well it is less racist, in my opinion, than the NAACP or Black's in general.<br /><br />There is a double standard in this country. If we (whites) wore T-shirts with David Duke on them that's racism, and it would be, but if they would wear T-shirts with Malcolm X on them then that is Black Pride. If whites would attempt to have a White History month.... you see where I'm going.<br /><br />I am sick of beating down whitey for slavery, over 140 years in the past. In my opinion they have not only reach equality but have gone past and are actually supplanting us (reverse discrimination). The race card has been played so much that I can see daylight through them for their much use.<br /><br />Some may be offended at what I write here this morning, but the Tea Party is about fighting out of control spending, against departing from our founding documents and values, and fighting against Socialism (entitlements).<br /><br />No, I reject that article as nonsense.Ronnie Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04564256623513929744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-73582479495365844222010-08-28T04:51:03.674-04:002010-08-28T04:51:03.674-04:00Another well-written, thoughtful commentary. It de...Another well-written, thoughtful commentary. It deserves to be published in a major newspaper.Carol Tiffin Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14882948989819202988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-42416036610526957292010-08-27T20:29:55.334-04:002010-08-27T20:29:55.334-04:00You'll find this funny but I have a wackadoodl...You'll find this funny but I have a wackadoodle uncle going!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831255577594231117.post-30718302293983816962010-08-27T19:39:13.502-04:002010-08-27T19:39:13.502-04:00I completely agree. Very well said!I completely agree. Very well said!Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079229161120470128noreply@blogger.com