Today
I read of your administrations plan to re-define September 11 as a
National Service Day. Sir, it's time we had a talk.
During
your campaign, Americans watched as you made mockery of our tradition
of standing and crossing your heart when the Pledge of Allegiance
was spoken. You, out of four people on the stage,
were the only one not honoring our tradition. We
noticed.
During
one of your many speeches, Americans heard you say that you intended to
visit all 57 states. We all know that Islam, not
America , has 57 states. We
noticed.
When
President Bush leaned over at Ground Zero and gently placed a flower on
the memorial, you tossed your flower onto the pile without leaning
over. We noticed.
Every
time you apologized to other countries for America 's position on an
issue we have wondered why you don't share our pride in this great
country. When you have heard foreign leaders berate
our country and our beliefs, you have not defended
us. We noticed.
When
your pastor of 20 years damned America and said that 9/11 was "
America's chickens coming home to roost" and you denied having
heard recriminations of that nature, we wondered how that could
be. When you later disassociated yourself from that
church and pastor because it was politically expedient to do so, we
noticed.
When
you announced that you would transform America , we wondered
why. With all her faults, America is the greatest
country on earth.. Sir, if not for America and
the people who built her, you wouldn't be sitting in the White House
now. Prior to your election to the highest office in this
country, you were a senator from Illinois and from what we can glean
from the records available, not a remarkable
one. We noticed.
All
through your campaign and even now, you have surrounded yourself
with individuals who are basically unqualified for the positions you
appointed them to. Worse than that, the majority of
them are people who, like you, bear no special affection or respect for
this country and her traditions. We noticed.
You
are 6 months into your term and every morning millions of Americans
wake up to a new horror heaped on us by you. You seek to
saddle working Americans with a health care/insurance reform package
that, along with cap and trade, will bankrupt this
nation. We noticed.
We
seek, by protesting, to let our representatives know that we are not in
favor of these crippling expenditures and we are labeled "un-American",
"racist". We wonder how we are supposed to let
you know how frustrated we are. You have
attempted to make our protests seem isolated. We
noticed.
On
September 11, 2001 there were no Republicans or Democrats, only
Americans. And we all grieved together and
helped each other in whatever way we
could. The attack on 9/11 was carried out
because we are Americans. And
we noticed.
There
were many of us who prayed that as a black president you could help
unite this nation even more. In six months you have
done more to destroy this nation than anyone since 9/11.
You have failed us. We noticed.
September
11 is a day of remembrance for all Americans. You
propose to make 9/11 a "National Service
Day". While we know that you don't share our
reverence for 9/11, we pray that history will report your proposal as
what it is...a disgrace.
When
Americans come together again, it will be to remove you from
office. You have made a mockery of our Constitution and the
office that you hold. You have embarrassed and
slighted us in foreign visits and policy.
All
of these things - we
have noticed.
You will not destroy our
country. We will deal with you.
Faye Parrish – Proud American
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Bunnell, FL
32110