All Posts Tagged With: "independence"
Obama, Kennedy, Lincoln, Jefferson
Great men. Men of honor, of words. Words do matter, and these four, Obama, Kennedy, Lincoln, and Jefferson demonstrate the point. We in America are blessed that men who commanded words also commanded the birth of this nation. “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” […]
20Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Obama, Kennedy, Lincoln, Jefferson | Continued
“Give’em Hell Barry”
In 1948 Harry Truman was desperate to win the White House. He had been president for over three years – but he ascended to the throne via the death of Franklin Roosevelt. Truman was not popular. The Republican Thomas Dewey led in the polls and in monetary donations. The pollsters stopped polling two weeks before […]
17Oct2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on “Give’em Hell Barry” | Continued
Declaration of Independence – 2008
Declaration of Independence 2008 (All comments in italics are direct quotes from the United States Declaration of Independence penned in 1776) “When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the […]
4Mar2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | 5 comments | Continued
Declaring Independence from Politics as Usual
Son, This is truly an exciting election. I have said Revolution, and the numbers continue to support that conclusion. Wisconsin is important. This state represents a string of victories for Barack Obama – with a two week break before the next big primaries in Texas and Ohio. But are there any other demographic changes from […]
20Feb2008 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Declaring Independence from Politics as Usual | Continued
Pride and independence
Son, The past few days have caused me to reflect on pride. My pride. My pride of being an independent person. The ‘never surrender’ attitude served me very well in sports – at other times my pride has caused some real pain. When I bought this house a few years ago I had some help […]
15Dec2007 | Ohg Rea Tone | Comments Off on Pride and independence | Continued