Letter To The President – Floating Online

I’m sure many of you have received the following letter to President Obama in their e-mail as well. For those who haven’t – I thought I’d post it…to see what you think.

By the way – the teacher is real – but is not the writer of this letter…you can check it out on Snopes.

April 17, 2009
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington , DC 20500

Mr. Obama:

I have had it with you and your administration, sir. Your conduct on your
recent trip overseas has convinced me that you are not an adequate
representative of the United States of America collectively or of me
personally. You are so obsessed with appeasing the Europeans and the Muslim
world that you have abdicated the responsibilities of the President of the
United States of America . You are responsible to the citizens of the United
States .. You are not responsible to the peoples of any other country on
earth. I personally resent that you go around the world apologizing for the
United States telling Europeans that we are arrogant and do not care about
their status in the world. Sir, what do you think the First World War and
the
Second World War were all about if not the consideration of the peoples of
Europe ? Are you brain dead? What do you think the Marshall Plan was all
about? Do you not understand or know the history of the 20th century?

Where do you get off telling a Muslim country that the United States does
not consider itself a Christian country? Have you not read the Declaration
of Independence or the Constitution of the United States ? This country was
founded on Judeo-Christian ethics and the principles governing this country,
at least until you came along, come directly from this heritage. Do you not
understand this? Your bowing to the k ing of Saudi Arabia is an affront to
all Americans. Our President does not bow down to anyone, let alone the king
of Saudi Arabia . You don’t show Great Britain , our best and one of our
oldest allies, the respect they deserve yet you bow down to the king of
Saudi Arabia . How dare you, sir! How dare you!

You can’t find the time to visit the graves of our greatest generation
because you don’t want to offend the Germans but make time to visit a mosque
in Turkey . You offended our dead and every veteran when you give the
Germans more respect than the people who saved the German people from
themselves. What s the matter with you? I am convinced that you and the
members of your administration have the historical and intellectual depth of
a mud puddle and should be ashamed of yourselves, all of you.

You are so self-righteously offended by the big bankers and the American
automobile manufacturers yet do nothing about the real thieves in this
situation, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Frank, Franklin Raines, Jamie Gorelic, the Fannie
Mae bonuses, and the Freddie Mac bonuses. What do you intend to do about
them? Anything? I seriously doubt it. What about the U.S. House members
passing out $9.1 million in bonuses to their staff members  on top of the
$2.5 million in20automatic pay raises that lawmakers gave themselves? I
understand the average House aide got a 17% bonus. I took a 5% cut in my pay
to save jobs with my employer. You haven’t said anything about that.. Who
authorized that? I surely didn’t! Executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
will be receiving $210 million in bonuses over an eighteen-month period,
that’s $45 million more than the AIG bonuses. In fact, Fannie and Freddie
executives have already been awarded $51 million  not a bad take. Who
authorized that and why haven’t you expressed your outrage at this group who
are largely responsible for the economic mess we have right now.

I resent that you take me and my fellow citizens as brain-dead and not
caring about what you idiots do. We are watching what you are doing and we
are getting increasingly fed up with all of you. I also want you to know
that I personally find just about everything you do and say to be offensive
to every one of my sensibilities. I promise you that I will work tirelessly
to see that you do not get a chance to spend two terms destroying my
beautiful country.. Sincerely,

Every real American P.S. I rarely ask that emails be ‘passed
around’….PLEASE SEND THIS TO YOUR EMAIL LIST…it’s past time for all
Americans to wake up!

Ms Kathleen Lyday Fourth Grade Teacher Grandview Elementary School
11470 Hwy. C Hillsboro , MO 63050

So….what’s YOUR opinion on this???

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American Soldier tribute – A photo tribute to the American Soldier – at the Phil Long Expo Center, from Saturday through September 13th. For more info call 867-6635.

Outdoors activities more “your thing”? Check out White Water Rafting Trips. Call 526-5366 for more info. Trips are $40 per person and include transportation, gear and guides.

Enjoy the Colorado State Fair- from August 28th through September 7th at the State Fair Grounds in Pueblo. For tickets, call Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 or go online at http://www.ticketmaster.com .

From July 8th through the 11th, you can enjoy the 69th annual Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo at the Norris-Penrose Events Center Arena. The Fort Carson Night is July 8th. Tickets start at $10 for Adults and $7.50 for Children. Call 576-2626, go online at http://www.ticketswest.com or go to any King Soopers Customer Service.

Free entry to National Parks: The weekend of July 18th/19th and August 15th/16th – Entrance Fees to many national parks and monuments in Colorado will be waived.

Fort Carson’s annual Independence Day Celebrationwill happen July 3rd, from 4-10:30 pm at Ironhorse Park. The event is free and the public is invited.

For an Old Fashioned Fourth of July, check out the Rock Ledge Historic Site on July 4th from 9am to 5pm. This includes speeches, carnival games, ice cream, a Civil War encampment, Buffalo Soldier bivouac etc. Solders and retired military get in for half price by showing ID. Regular admission is $2-$6.

Thanks to Nel Lampe and the Mountaineer for compiling this info!

Loosing Ft. Carson Metro Bus Service

According to an article in the March 13 Mountaineer, “Mountain Metro Transit has been forced to eliminate bus service onto Ft. Carson, beginning in April 2009.”

If you are currently using bus route No. 30, contact “Metro Rides of Colorado Springs for carpool and other rideshare options at 385-Ride, press 2, or visit http://www.springsgov.com.”

Or you can contact a Ft. Carson representative with additional questions at 524-1087.

Disney For The Military

According to a press release by Disney, 2009 is a great year for Members of the Military and their families to plan a trip to Disney.

If Disneyland is on your schedule – check out the following:

Through June 12, 2009, each active or retired member of the U.S. military can receive one complimentary three-day “Disney’s Armed Forces Salute” ticket valid for admission to both Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure parks.  During the offer period, active or retired U.S. military personnel also may make a one-time purchase of an adult or child three-day “Disney’s Armed Forces Salute Companion” ticket for up to five family members (including spouse) or friends for the price of an adult 1-Day Park Hopper ticket.

 

If Disney World is closer to your heart – see:

 

From January 4 to December 23, 2009, each active or retired member of the U.S. military may obtain one complimentary five-day “Disney’s Armed Forces Salute” ticket with Park Hopper and Water Park Fun & More options.  This ticket is valid for five days of admission into the four Walt Disney World theme parks, plus a total of five visits to a choice of a Disney water park, DisneyQuest Indoor Interactive Theme Park or certain other attractions.  During this offer period, active or retired U.S. military personnel may also make a one-time purchase of up to a maximum of five, five-Day “Disney’s Armed Forces Salute Companion” tickets for $99 per ticket, plus tax, for family members (including spouse) or friends.  Although this ticket for family members and friends does not include either the Park Hopper or Water Park Fun & More options, this ticket can be upgraded to add either such option, or both, for an additional $25, plus tax, per option.  All tickets and options are non-transferable and must be used by Dec. 23, 2009.

I have to say – this is a phenomenal deal! So if Disney is in your future – take advantage of this!

 

Salute To Heroes Inaugural Ball Without The President

So it’s been a while since the Inauguration…but I thought I’d bring this up again – because it got somehow swept under the rug…and I don’t think it should end up there.

As Commander in Chief – should it not be of greater Importance to greet a very select group of soldiers (all Medal of Honor Recipients) at the “Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball” - rather than “hob-nobbing” with Hollywood’s “Stars”? (See article: “Obama Snubs Nation’s Heroes – Becomes the First President t0 skip Ball honoring Medal of Honor Recipients in over 50 Years.)

Not only was this truly a missed opportunity – it was a tragedy. Where is the support for the troops? If the Commander in Chief can’t even be bothered to attend a ball with them?

What is your opinion? Was it OK for the President to attend 10 Balls – but to skip on this one?