tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post9174689211187827063..comments2023-09-17T15:44:55.446-04:00Comments on My Wandering Mind: PATRIOTISMJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18285427147723972295noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-2679184297953665792013-01-31T18:02:00.360-05:002013-01-31T18:02:00.360-05:00Tayla....autocorrect thinks your name should be Ya...Tayla....autocorrect thinks your name should be Yayla! Sorry, but that is funny! lolJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285427147723972295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-50975550817970649622013-01-31T18:00:31.489-05:002013-01-31T18:00:31.489-05:00Thank YOU, Yayla. Respect does not require fondn...Thank YOU, Yayla. Respect does not require fondness. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285427147723972295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-58977048572319982802013-01-31T17:28:36.753-05:002013-01-31T17:28:36.753-05:00Thank you for this post. I too respect the office ...Thank you for this post. I too respect the office of the presidency regardless who gets elected or if I will EVER like him.Grace Grits and Gardeninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960487975588091603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-76648242694144663822012-11-09T22:07:16.173-05:002012-11-09T22:07:16.173-05:00Since there are no quotes, I assume this is a mess...Since there are no quotes, I assume this is a message from heaven. Thank you Mr. President. I hope I am not guilty of that.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285427147723972295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-43023126983969591752012-11-09T13:21:38.190-05:002012-11-09T13:21:38.190-05:00May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal ...May we never confuse honest dissent with disloyal subversion. <br />Dwight D. Eisenhower <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-77602600308598008442012-11-05T17:24:20.142-05:002012-11-05T17:24:20.142-05:00Yes, Kathy I think that's right. And I think ...Yes, Kathy I think that's right. And I think it's time to start working toward that end. Just because its always been that way, doesn't mean it should alwAys be that way. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285427147723972295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-86862741448225193702012-11-05T10:08:05.782-05:002012-11-05T10:08:05.782-05:00Very well said. I think if they actually elected ...Very well said. I think if they actually elected people by who the people actually voted for, more people would vote.<br /><br />Kathy<br />http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11564863484894692249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-72052042104502609442012-11-04T10:50:35.617-05:002012-11-04T10:50:35.617-05:00Thank you, Mike. The flag shouldn't fly at ni...Thank you, Mike. The flag shouldn't fly at night without a light. Glad to educate! Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285427147723972295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-36029567265368377642012-11-04T09:23:02.130-05:002012-11-04T09:23:02.130-05:00Very good article Jo, with great points well made!...Very good article Jo, with great points well made! This country has overcome so much (slavery, civil war, limited suffrage, civil rights) that I am sure it will someday overcome the outmoded electoral college system.<br /><br />I have to go now, and put a light on my flag.Millerwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00362226574347191886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-77778026814134127522012-11-03T20:38:30.946-04:002012-11-03T20:38:30.946-04:00I do enjoy my flag. I love seeing them when I'...I do enjoy my flag. I love seeing them when I'm driving, too. I always thik, oh, look another flag! It's kinda like a game, I guess. For a while after 9/11 they were every where...getting to be fewer now.<br /><br />Veteran's Day is coming and that will bring some more out!<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by Amy. :)<br />Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285427147723972295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-54063021311838940362012-11-03T20:31:53.680-04:002012-11-03T20:31:53.680-04:00I read the letter. Loved it. Thank you for reading...I read the letter. Loved it. Thank you for reading and supporting. We think a lot alike. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285427147723972295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-16887157305410354522012-11-03T17:28:47.187-04:002012-11-03T17:28:47.187-04:00Jo - We too fly our flag (I glance at mine out the...Jo - We too fly our flag (I glance at mine out the front living room window though - neighbors probably often think I am spying on them instead of admiring our red, white and blue!)and I feel the same way. Completely agree with you on the Electoral college. Thanks for sharing your thoughts - I really enjoyed them.Amy Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10613446967051981724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-26020076470833055372012-11-03T15:13:56.647-04:002012-11-03T15:13:56.647-04:00Two Words:
"Great Post!"
Thanks Jo, I r...Two Words:<br />"Great Post!"<br /><br />Thanks Jo, I really appreciate your thoughts. You asked at one point in your post, "what if anyone really could grow up to be President?" This made me think of a letter I sent to the news paper four years ago. I thought you might appreciate it:<br /><a href="http://reasonable-thought.blogspot.com/2008/11/new-sense-of-self-new-possibility.html" rel="nofollow">A New Sense of Self, A New Sense of Possibility - http://reasonable-thought.blogspot.com/2008/11/new-sense-of-self-new-possibility.html</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03825070270628748455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-79632377469503363192012-11-03T11:39:43.855-04:002012-11-03T11:39:43.855-04:00Thanks Karen...It's a scary time for all Ameri...Thanks Karen...It's a scary time for all Americans because our future is not assured. Financially we are beginning to climb up and as a nation we will find our way back to power, but how many years that will take might well depend on who is driving the bus. In our past the Republlicans have not been able to repair financial disasters simply because their plans always involve feeding the top and waiting for the drippings to fall on the underlings. The top feeders will always be overeaters and the bottom will always be hungry.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285427147723972295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-63925129810199811402012-11-03T08:38:57.384-04:002012-11-03T08:38:57.384-04:00I couldn't agree more Jo! I'm a little ner...I couldn't agree more Jo! I'm a little nervous about the upcoming election and even more nervous about where this election may take our country. In any event, I like you, will always support my president and respect the office of presidency, even if I don't particularly care for whoever may be sitting in that office. (Please, please, please let it be Obama..)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-52711753954215521352012-11-02T18:34:54.077-04:002012-11-02T18:34:54.077-04:00Thank you so much Rae...i appreciate both the comp...Thank you so much Rae...i appreciate both the compliment and the award! ♥Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285427147723972295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-18638078944548273772012-11-02T18:34:18.001-04:002012-11-02T18:34:18.001-04:00thanks Beth....it's also pure fantasy...but I&...thanks Beth....it's also pure fantasy...but I'll keep saying it for as long as there is one person out there who hasn't thought that it could work!<br /><br />Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285427147723972295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-30488460661710744822012-11-02T16:46:30.909-04:002012-11-02T16:46:30.909-04:00WOW amen sister!!!
This is a wonderful post!!
I w...WOW amen sister!!! <br />This is a wonderful post!!<br />I would like to offer you this award as well. <br />http://www.caffeinateddiva.com/2012/11/liebster-award-3-or-4.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-24644389651112263342012-11-02T15:12:02.945-04:002012-11-02T15:12:02.945-04:00This:
"The party system could be done away ...This: <br /><br /><i>"The party system could be done away with and no one would mind except the millionaires who get richer by running and organizing and pandering during every election. What if anyone really could be President? What if money wasn’t the biggest requirement? What if you could run on an equal basis with anyone else? What if x number of TV hours were given to each candidate at no charge? And what if instead of pointing out all the negative attributes of their opponent, they were only permitted to talk about themselves, their own history and their own plans?"</i><br /><br />is pure awesomeness. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-50056135667699773642012-11-02T12:25:34.581-04:002012-11-02T12:25:34.581-04:00How cool that you're a firecracker! Love that...How cool that you're a firecracker! Love that! The whole country celebrates your birthday!!!<br /><br /><br />Thank you so much for the supportive comments and I know there are many of us who feel pretty like this <br />It's a shame none of us can afford to run for office. And many of us have those skeletons of youth that would preclude even considering such a thing!Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285427147723972295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-76970062862676529702012-11-02T06:21:45.603-04:002012-11-02T06:21:45.603-04:00Awesome article! I'm a firm believer in showin...Awesome article! I'm a firm believer in showing my patriotism! I, too, feel that deep down swell of pride when I see our flag flying proudly. The national anthem still makes me cry at times as does the anthem playing with fireworks going off overhead. There is no doubt I love this country! Of course, I sometimes wonder if that may have something to do with every birthday cake I had growing up showed either the flag or fireworks since I was born on the 4th of July. lol Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15267132166135613137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-22757759264572507632012-11-01T23:43:26.671-04:002012-11-01T23:43:26.671-04:00Go
Team
Fight!
It's way harder to stay quie...Go <br />Team <br />Fight!<br /><br />It's way harder to stay quiet and hidden than it is to be out there speaking my mind. I feel I have to DO something and writing and speaking is what I DO!<br /><br />Hope you don't have to fight for me...ever.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285427147723972295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-13315830220248132642012-11-01T23:04:39.758-04:002012-11-01T23:04:39.758-04:00Rah, rah, rah, oops, wrong story. All kidding as...Rah, rah, rah, oops, wrong story. All kidding aside, I couldn't agree with you more on all counts. I love this country too, but, I'm afraid many of our leaders in congress have forgotten what patriotism is all about. Thanks for speaking out. I will defend till death your right to speak your mind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-78486506060955058762012-11-01T22:18:54.877-04:002012-11-01T22:18:54.877-04:00Oh, and I'm glad you bother to read! That'...Oh, and I'm glad you bother to read! That's a freedom, too. Thanks Anna...♥Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285427147723972295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8032376069218624542.post-54178309201960941002012-11-01T22:18:21.749-04:002012-11-01T22:18:21.749-04:00I don't trust the voting process either and I ...I don't trust the voting process either and I do believe it's time for a change, a big change. A candidate's son should not be owning any voting machines. Pfft! WTH?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18285427147723972295noreply@blogger.com