All Posts Tagged With: "general"
Ignorant Voters Challenge One’s Sanity
I actually know some of these people. This conversation showed up on my facebook page. These people are angry because Obama will not let them vote a ‘split ticket’ in the August Primary Election. They throw terms around like “constitutional rights” and “denied the right to vote”. These people are Trump supports and they are […]
5Aug2016 | Ohg Rea Tone | 4 comments | Continued
John McCain is General George Armstrong Custer
History tells us of a West Point General who graduated last in his class, General George Armstrong Custer. It turns out he was a little man with a huge ego. His scouts said, Don’t go down in that valley – there are ten thousand Indians waiting to scalp you. But General Custer had his eyes […]
11Sep2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 1 comment | Continued
Religion – General or Particular
Son, We talk about faith. We talk about religion. We talk about Church. But when you and I talk we are on different plains. I usually speak of religion, even Christianity, in general terms. You have a commitment to a particular church and their doctrine. You and I represent the fundamental debate of faith – […]
16Feb2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Religion – General or Particular | Continued
An American Revolution – 2008
Son, We are in a time of flux. This is a difficult time for statisticians. The Media Pundits are dissecting the Iowa statistics, trying to make sense of demographics and results. Some say Obama is about generational issues. Clinton is about gender. Edwards about populism. Huckabee about evangelism. This is not a time when these […]
4Jan2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 3 comments | Continued
Fear Must Not Choose a President
Son, When Benizir Bhutto was assassinated the entire world reacted. When the planes struck on 9/11 our government reacted. We Americans are again afraid. The moment we heard of the assassination all of us took two steps to the political right. Decisions made out of fear are not generally good decisions. But fear cannot be […]
28Dec2007 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Fear Must Not Choose a President | Continued