Friday, April 20, 2007
Where is American Honor and Respect?
I grew up in Wichita, Kansas. I learned honor and respect at an early age at home, at school, and at church. I spent 12 years in Scouting with the Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and the Explorer Scouts. Honor and respect were first and foremost in the creed. It's still with me today.
Today, some of our U.S. Senators and Congressmen show little honor and respect for each other and especially for those with opposing opinions including those who hold a higher office. Speaking out in front of the international media against the President is dishonorable and disrespectful. It's fuel to our enemies! Whether Liberal or Conservative, we live together in this great nation and, we are the ones who have made it great. Let's keep it that way and not allow any single individual (from within or without) tear us apart.
There are many outside forces that would love to claim their part in America's fall. If good and honorable Americans continue to debate with each other and then have dinner together afterwards, our God given greatness will continue.
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Chic, I think one of the greatest advances we have been able to offer the world through the American experience has been our absolute freedom of the press. It is really the only thing that keeps things halfway in balance. We need to always uphold the ability of holding all of us, ESPECIALLY those in power, accountable. After all, we should all try to conduct our lives in such a way that if our actions were published by the press, we would be happy. Of course the media is not always accurate and we should try to hold them accountable too. But again the best hope for that is an open and unfettered press.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I hated giving the VT killer the media exposure he wanted, I even had to agree with what NBC did in publishing it. If it's news, they should publish it. It is not fair to ask them to be in the censorship business. That would require being judgemental and I don't trust the media or anybody else to be able to do that effectively.