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:: 11.03.2003 ::
I was reading through my email this morning and found a link to a book excerpt that had been forwarded to me by vote.com. The book is Red, White & Liberal:
How Left is Right & Right is Wrong, by Alan Colmes, cohost of Fox New Channel's Hannity & Colmes. Now, I am not overly impressed by what I've read so far, except for the following paragraph: I unabashedly love my country and my family. As for God, my view of Her is none of your business, but I love Him, too. Don’t you dare tell me that you are more patriotic than I, a better parent than I, a truer husband, a more loyal son, brother, friend, or any other category you wish to invoke with your smug anti-American comments. Yes, you are being anti-American if you think you are superior because of political party affiliation, because of religious affiliation, or because you think your views trump mine in any way. This is America, the land of the free and the home of the brave. We are one nation, and it is you who want to divide us by attacking anyone who doesn’t share your narrow view of America. I have no obligation to worship your God, any more than you have to share my religious views. I am not obliged to blindly agree with a man just because he happens to be the president of the United States and the commander in chief of our armed forces. It is my right to speak as forcefully and as passionately about what I believe as you do. I am especially blessed to have a forum in both the print and broadcast media to do it, and I don’t for a second take that for granted. Wars have been fought and Americans have died so I can write this and you can read it, unworried by a knock at the door that would delete these words from my computer as I write them or rip this page from your hands as you read them. The brave men and women who made sacrifices didn’t do so to promote a political party or agenda. Some of them actually had Democrat registration cards in their wallets. And I don’t need to have served in the military to voice any opinion about war, peace, the government, or any other issue. You are not better than I because you are a conservative; you are not smarter than I because you speak louder; you are not specially placed in God’s firmament because you’re more pious. If you truly want to live up to the ideals our forefathers had in mind, if you sincerely care to embody the spirit of Jesus, Buddha, or Mohammed, stop hating and start loving. Love even when you don’t really feel it, even when you think you’re faking it. Soon, you won’t be faking it anymore, and you’ll be a better parent, a better friend, a better American, a better person. This passage was addressed to " some on the right (and the left) who have no tolerance for the other side." Hear, hear!
:: Deb 10:03 AM :: permalink ::
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