Let There Be No Doubt....As For Me and My House...

I remember going to parades and placing my hand over my heart as the flag passed . I remember saying the pledge of allegiance and feeling pride that I lived in the greatest land on earth. We said the pledge of allegiance every morning in school. Every sporting event we played the Star Spangled Banner, we still do that in some sporting events.

I think every American felt patriotism during 9/11, but it was so fleeting. How come that same sense of unity doesn't last? There has always been two ways to look at the same situation, question or problem....the positive way and the negative way. The press is responsible for leading and misleading the public. How ever they decide a story should go, is how it is slanted (positive or negative). So, when we read a paper or listen to the tv news, we are listening to someone's opinion....and reading it as fact. It's important to understand that because I believe that the media is mostly responsible for changing our patriotism....one story after the other. It used to be fashionable to promote patriotism, now, not so much. Although, we do have the occassional story that lifts our hearts and swells us with pride and when we have those, we are all the better for having heard it. Who didn't love the patriotism of the men and women that tried to take over the plane (flight 93) that was destined to be crashed into a prominent building and thus saved the lives of those that would have been killed. That's true patriotism....giving your life to save others. That is every soldier killed in the protection of our country. When our fathers, husbands, brothers and sons fought in our countries wars....I don't think they were hiding in fox holes and thinking about dying for a country that accepts lies, half truths, illegal operations and throwing God out of our country. I think they were relying on God to bring them through their ordeals and praying for such. Now, we let fellow citizens tell us that it violates their rights that we pray to God and we include God on our money and in our lives. When do we stand for right? What did our forefathers base this country on? Religious freedom that we could worship God by the dictates of our own hearts and minds. I've added an address for youtube that will help remind us of long ago when patriotism and honor lived in this country. It is a talk by President Ronald Reagan....a man with a lot of charisma....and good sense. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnLa1BvtaxM ....I hope you enjoy this video. It reminded me of days long gone when we were proud of our country. Sometimes, opportunities will present themselves and we can drop small but loving messages to our grandchildren to encourage love of country. Most of us can't leave much to our families but if we leave nothing but patriotism and love of God and country, at least, we will have done that, and that may just be the help our country needs.