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.
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 is probably true. But before writing us off completely, there
are 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. For those of you who don't know what an icebox is, today they are electric and referred to as refrigerators. A few even remember when cars were started with a crank. 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 and slow these days but rest assured, we have at least one good fight left in us. We have loved this country, fought for it, and died for it, and now we are going to save it. It is 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 is 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 Grey 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 nor 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
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5 comments:
Actually, old gray hair, the young had no more influence on the election than the old. It was the black vote that swept Obama into office. Check your demographics. 51% of oldsters voted for McCain, just barely more than half. Where do you think the other half voted? This is just more of the "us against them" mentality that is taking us all down. Not productive. By the way, I had one granddaughter who voted for Obama and one who voted for McCain. Go figure.
Most everyone under the age of 35 has no clue what "drinking the Kool-Aid" means.
It was nearly 33 years ago when Jim Jones and the People's Temple cult were confronted by authorities concerning keeping cult members in Jonestown, Guyana against their will.
After that confrontation, Jones ordered cyanide laced Kool-aid to be administered to all the occupants of the encampment.
That mass murder/suicide was the single largest loss of American civilian life in a non-natural disaster at the time.
Unfortunately, some of the gray haired group also voted the Bozo.
I sincerely hope, and pray, that we can take our country back. A one-way ticket to Kenya should also be provided for Bozo, his family, and cohorts.
LOL, "tasted socialism". Like all that social security and medicare/medicade you soak up that's eating a hole through each of my paychecks and the nation's finances now.
6:39 PM:
All that social security & medicare has been paid for by those getting it! NOT your paycheck. You're paying for your own & by the time you begin to collect, you'll find you have paid far MORE than you'll ever collect! As for medicaid, it goes to those who don't or can't (for whatever reason)work...the poor & destitute...a freebie, if you will.
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