A new year. A new decade. For us, the 37th issue kicking off our fourth year in publication. We at New American Truth Thank You! If it weren’t for our readership, obviously we’d have nothing at all. A publication is only as good as its service to the readers and we’re thankful that we’ve managed to stay on track in our service to you.
That said, I am reminded once again of the time, several months before we published our first issue, when some people questioned whether we’d last three or six months. The small child in me takes great delight in the thought that those nay-sayers have certainly eaten their words and continue to do so. Not make six? We’re on 37 and growing!
This issue also sees the start of the new year and the new decade. I was working the street at the turn of the millennium and so much has changed. When I look back across the ten years I’m struck by just how different our country is today. Certainly, things are different in law enforcement, for our military, and although they may not realize it as much, for every American.
In April of 1999 the Columbine High School attack occurred and the public outcry from it forced a change to law enforcement response tactics that had been in place for more than three decades. A revolution of sorts occurred and is still in the works as we return the word “warrior” to the major part of the image we perceive in law enforcement.
Our political leadership changed as we voted in 2000 and then our country was attacked on September 11th, 2001. I still clearly remember that day; exactly how I heard the news; where I was, what I was doing. I remember driving home, getting my children out of school and preparing for what the next few days might bring. I remember hearing the news about the Pentagon attack and the crash of Flight 93 in a Pennsylvania field. Some mourn the lives lost, as we should, but others celebrate the courage and strength of the brave people on that plane that refused to allow themselves and the plane to be used as a guided missile against fellow Americans. Instead, they fought back. They came within seconds of retaking control of the plane. One thing is for sure and certain: THEY DID SOMETHING.
A month later we went to war in Afghanistan; a war we still fight although I’m not sure we still have the same clarity of purpose and clear goals we once had. The war in Iraq followed not too long after and we’re still there as well. Part of me fears that the solution to Iran’s nuclear endeavors may also involve military action, but if the politicians would just let our military do what it knows best how to do, we’d not still be at war in the Middle East. We would have thoroughly whipped butt, set the guidelines for them to rebuild and brought our troops home. The problem we face in Iraq and Afghanistan is a lack of political will to commit WAR. I don’t see our current president ever growing a big enough set of… well, I don’t see him ever having the courage to stand in front of cameras and, on international television say, “Enough. We’re through playing games. These are our conditions. This is our time line. Meet it or feel our wrath.” He is too busy kissing up to all world leaders – even those who hate America. I’ll come back to that.
The 2004 elections were historic in that our President was chosen by a court decision. The popular vote was so close that a number of court challenges were presented regarding how the election was run, who voted and when; how the votes were counted, etc. In the end, the Republican President got a second term. Some said the Republican party “stole” the election. Hmm… I think it bothers me more than a couple of judges decided the fate of our country’s leadership more than it does that one of the “big two” political parties was crying in their spilled milk.
Even as historic as the 2004 elections were, they didn’t compare to the presidential campaigns that stirred our country up in 2008. In the Democrat party the primary competition was between a female candidate and a “black” candidate. In my mind it was a lose-lose situation. I wouldn’t have elected either one of them president because I didn’t believe either of them was capable, experienced or trust-worthy enough to do the job. Hillary Clinton’s claim to fame was her short time as the Junior Senator from New York and her experience being the First Lady. Ooh… Ahh… isn’t that like having surgical experience because you were married to a surgeon? For Barrack Obama’s part, a junior senator from Illinois, when he first took office in the Senate he was asked about an eventual run for President and he made the most honest statement I’ve ever heard him speak. He said that he was too new to government and insufficiently qualified to run for president. Yet, with less than six months in office as a senator, he began his presidential campaign. For the record, I still feel that Barrack Obama’s race should be listed as Caucasian. His heredity is 1/8 Kenyan, 3/8 Arabic and 1/2 Caucasian. He’s more white than anything else but he chose an ethnic identity that did him the most good in political circles.
His wife – circling back to my comment about world leaders who hate America… his wife has made a number of statements indicating how ashamed she is to be American. She apparently wasn’t proud to be American until after her husband was elected President. You know, I’m pretty sure that the Queen of England might be proud to be American if Prince Harry got elected President here, but that wouldn’t make her love this country anymore than Obama being President makes Michelle love it. My first thought upon hearing her comments was this: if you don’t like it here, pack your bags and move the F_ _ _ out! THIS is a free country where you can leave anytime you want. Go to one of those other countries you apparently feel are so great and see how you like it. But be sure of your decision because we will NOT welcome you back.
So, after the historical primary race between a woman and a “black” man, Obama was the Democrats’ choice. He was running against McCain who selected a relative unknown politician, Sarah Palin. Again, we had a historic presidential campaign. Our country has never had a female vice-president anymore than we had, at that time, had a black president. No matter who won, history was going to be made. I wish… I just so fervently wish… that Colin Powell had run for President with Condoleezza Rice as his Vice-Presidential running mate – or even the other way around. Either way they’d have gotten my vote and our country would have made history three fold: a black president; a black vice-president; and a female vice-president (or president depending on how they ran).
But that didn’t happen and Obama won. Alongside that, the Democrats captured a filibuster proof majority of the Senate. For the record, I think we should repeal the 17th Amendment so that Senators are no longer elected by popular vote. Two from each state should be selected – AND RECALLED AS NECESSARY - by the state’s legislature. That would give the STATES back some power in our completely out of balance legislative system.
So, here we find ourselves. One year into this new administration and having suffered more terrorist attacks in 11 months than we did in the previous four years. Our elected officials are bickering about how best to pass Healthcare Reform – a bill that all polls show the large majority of Americans don’t want passed AT ALL. The President’s promises of transparency have proven to be complete BS as these people who consider themselves members of the ruling class lock out television cameras; ignore public opinion; forego any thought of bipartisanship, and meet behind closed doors to make their own secretive agreements and compromises to force Healthcare Reform down America’s collective throat.
There IS a golden ray of hope in the midst of all this: the American people, seeing the writing on the wall that indicated Democrats would seize power (and many of us don’t think they’ll ever willingly relinquish it) went out to purchase guns and ammunition at never-before-seen rates. That industry is stronger than ever. So the golden ray of hope is that if the government truly does “go over to the dark side” and attempt to become even more tyrannical, we citizens certainly have the tools to fight back – as our founding fathers intended when the wrote the 2nd Amendment into our beloved Constitution.
The other ray of hope we have is that midterm elections are coming and the fact that our elected representatives are ignoring our will is apparently going to bite them in the ass – and they see it coming. They KNOW we Americans are pissed about being ignored and taken advantage of. They KNOW we’re fed up with their empty promises and poor management. They KNOW we won’t put up with this crap for much longer – and they’re hoping beyond hope that “much longer” is enough to secure their power grasp. Unfortunately for them, they seem completely unaware that virtually every tidbit of THEIR perceived power flows from WE THE PEOPLE. And we’re just not ever going to let them abuse US when we have the power to remove them – by vote or force if it becomes necessary to preserve AMERICA.
So, welcome to 2010. Thanks for reading through my rant. Hopefully the year will offer a brighter future than one I currently foresee, but only time will tell. We will continue to provide this publication and we appreciate you continuing to read it. Please, do us a favor: if you find this magazine to be of value, share it with your friends. Help us spread the word farther and wider.
Stay safe. Have a happy, healthy, safe and prosperous New Year!!!
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