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Dear Moby,

I am in the 6th grade and was hoping maybe you would use this a small town soap box. Altough i can't say that i truly understand what is going on with the government right now, i think have the jist of it. What we need is someone who can stand up to the democrats and make them listen. Our government consists of teamwork and right now it sems like that doesn't exist. We need a hero. Someone who is willing to fight the whole way. We need someone who can make Mr.Obama listen.A hero. Not someone like Mr.Obama who says he will make a difference. A true hero. I hope that Mr.Obama and the people who voted for him realize that he hasn't follwed through with his promises yet. In fact i think that he as done the opposite! He has raised taxes so that we can help support people who are to lazy to work,he won't leave he economy alone, and he is talking with countries that we probably shouldn't be talking to. To me, Mr.Obama is nothing but the opposite of a hero. So if you think that you are a hero, you just might be one. You could be the one who will make people listen, and possibly, make a difference. I hope you like it and please!!!!!!! use it as a soap box. That is really all i want. Thank you,

Sincerely,
Cassie Bright
Alpharetta, Ga

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Moby,
Thank you for your respect of our veterans. My husband is a veteran of the war in Iraq and was injured. Due to his injuries, he was medically discharged. We are dealing with the VA right now. I want you to know that the care he gets at the VA is very good. IT may be slow, but it is good. I have sent something that I think you will like.

Thank you,
Amanda James

Peter Heck - Guest Columnist - 4/14/2009 7:50:00 AM
As I was sitting in church waiting for the start of the service, my grandpa came walking towards me pointing his finger. No matter how old I get, and no matter how long he's been out of the U.S. Navy, that's still an intimidating sight. As he approached me, his voice quivered as he said, "We saved that continent twice...how dare my president apologize for this country's arrogance."
My grandpa is right. Americans need not apologize to the world for their arrogance; rather, Americans should apologize to their forefathers for the arrogance of their president.
Barack Obama's first foreign trip as President of the United States has confirmed the naiveté so many of us feared during the election cycle. But worse than that, it has also demonstrated that our president suffers from either a complete misunderstanding of our heritage and history, or an utter contempt for it. Neither is excusable.
Garnering cheers from the French of all people, President Obama declared, "In America , there is a failure to appreciate Europe 's leading role in the world. Instead of celebrating your dynamic union and seeking to partner with you to meet common challenges, there have been times where America has shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive." Consider that Obama spoke these words just 500 miles from the beaches of Normandy , where the sand is still stained with 65-year-old blood of "arrogant Americans."
Indeed, columnist Mark Whittington observes, "One should remind Mr. Obama and the Europeans how America has 'shown arrogance' by saving Europe from itself innumerable times in the 20th Century. World War I, World War II, the Cold War, and the wars in the Balkans were largely resolved by American
blood, treasure, and leadership." But all that appears lost on the president's seemingly insatiable quest to mend fences he imagines have been tarnished by the bullish George W. Bush.
If Obama wishes to continue trampling the presidential tradition of showing class to former office holders and publicly trash Bush for his own personal gain, so be it. But all Americans should make clear that no man – even if he is the president – will tarnish the legacy of those Americans who have gone before us. Ours is not a history of arrogance. It is a history of courage, self-sacrifice, and honor.
When abusive monarchs repressed the masses, Americans resisted and overthrew them. When misguided policies led to the unjust oppression of fellow citizens, Americans rebelled and overturned them. When millions of impoverished and destitute wretches sought a new beginning, Americans threw open the door
and welcomed them. When imperial dictators were on the march, Americans surrendered their lives to stop them. When communist thugs threatened world peace, Americans bled to defeat them. When an entire continent was overwhelmed with famine and hunger, Americans gave of themselves to sustain it. When terrorist madmen killed the innocent and subjugated millions, Americans led the fight to topple them.
This is the legacy that generations of Americans have left. If President Obama seeks stronger relations with the world community, perhaps he should begin by reminding them of these very truths, rather than condemning his own countrymen on foreign shores.
This "obsessive need to put down his own country," has caused blogger James Lewis to call President Obama a "stunningly ignorant man" who has evidently never spoken to a concentration camp survivor, a Cuban refugee, a boat person from Vietnam, a Soviet dissident, or a survivor of Mao's purges.
Unfortunately, I can no longer bring myself to give Mr. Obama that benefit of the doubt. Not after looking at the pain in my grandpa's eyes...a man who still carries shrapnel in his body from his service to this country.
As a student and teacher of history, I recognize that America has made mistakes...plenty of them, in fact. But one of the great things about our people has been their courage and humility in admitting and correcting those mistakes. God willing, they will prove that willingness again in four years and correct the mistake that is the presidency of Barack Obama.

Hello Moby,

I live in Switzerland and i am a Swiss citizen
I listen everyday by internet here in Switzerland to moby in the morning
I travel almost every year to the USA, I arrived yesterday back here in Switzerland from my trip, and I am so glad that I can listen, that takes me my heartache, because I hate it to leave the USA.
I would like to say to you, be proud to be American, be proud to live in the South. America is the only country, which is absolutely free, but your freedom is in danger, Mr Obama is scary me, he is dangerous for America
Most people here in Europe like him, because he is a socialist.
What kind of strange world, Swiss government is talking and shaking hands with the president from Iran, this guy is a terrorist, Obama is talking and shaking hands with the terrorist from Venezuela
How can a government in the west talk with an enemy against USA and Israel? I hate my country and my government and many from the Swiss citizen.

My heart is beating in red, white and blue, I have the American flag in my living room, I drive a F 150 and a Mustang, I love American cars and trucks, they are then best looking and most reliable vehicles on the planet, I would die for the US

Please fight for your freedom, dont give it away.
Mr Obama Is wrong

Sincerely

Ruedi Schoch
Winterthur,
Switzerland

Dear Reverned Sharpton:

I have read about you with much interest since learning of the protest you plan to lead against me in Maricopa County in June as a way to force my resignation or removal from office.

Your public proclamation leads me to the conclusion: not only do you not understand Arizona; you also do not understand democracy. As the elected Sheriff who, so far has been elected to five consecutive four-year terms, I answer to the four million residents of Maricopa County. I do not answer to the whims of the media, or locally and nationally elected officials who want to open borders and who have their own agendas. Nor do I answer to a publicity hound outside interloper who has demonstrated no interest in looking for the truth before making loud uninformed noises.

While your public outcries are colorful, there are several instances where you have inserted yourself into other people's affairs without knowing any of the facts. Poor judgement has caused you plenty of trouble in the past and promises to do so again. Most earnest people want to learn from their mistakes. You seem to glory in repeating them.

I would like to help you avoid further embarrassment by assisting in your understanding of the illegal immigration problem here in my county. When and if you do make the trip here, I invite you to call me to talk about these false allegations.

We can discuss how my deputies are extensively trained by the federal government to properly combat illegal immigration and how the laws of this state allow this Sheriff's Office to question and investigate the immigration status of those people deputies detain in the course of our everyday law enforcement duties.

Don't make the same mistake made by the four Democratic Congressmen calling for a U.S. Department of Justice investigation of this office. They and other politicians relied solely on media reports and ainti-law enforcement handouts that are replete with inaccuracies. They have brainwashed a handful of local residents to believe these lies. Rest assured that the men and women of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office do not racially profile anyone.

However, we do enforce the state and federal illegal immigration laws. And we ill continue to do so as long asthese laws are on the books. You can parachute into town, stomp your feet up and down and more press conferences against me- that is a hallmark of democracy too- but you will not stop me, nor slow me down for one second, from doing what is right.

Before you bring your circus to town and take to our streets by marching against this Sheriff, let's get you fully informed for a change. Congressman John Conyers did not have the courtesy to respond to my invitation to visit with me personally. I hope you will consider my invitation. Surely, and man like yourself-a reverend- who famously preaches from the church pulpit understands the infinte wisdom of these words: You shall know the truth and the truth will set you free. Let's talk about the truth, Reverend. I await your response.

Sincerly,
Joe Arpaio
Sheriff, Maricopa County

Having spoken to some SEAL pals and asking why this thing dragged out for 4 days, I got the following:
1. BHO (Barack Hussein Obama) wouldn't authorize the SEAL teams to the scene for 36 hours going against the OSC (on scene commander) recommendation.

2. Once they arrived, BHO imposed restrictions on their ROE (Rules Of Engagement) that they couldn't do anything unless the hostage's life was in "imminent" danger

3. The first time the hostage jumped, the SEALS had the enemy all sighted in, but could not fire due to the ROE restriction

4. When the navy RIB came under fire as it approached with supplies, no fire was returned due to ROE restrictions. As the enemy were shooting at the RIB, they were exposed and the SEALS had them all dialed in.

5. BHO specifically denied two rescue plans developed by the Bainbridge CPN and SEAL teams. Bainbridge CPN and SEAL team CDR finally decide they have the OpArea and OSC authority to solely determine risk to hostage. 4 hours later, 3 dead enemy

7. BHO immediately claims credit for his "daring and decisive" behavior. As usual with him, it's B.S.
Here’s the accurate account.
Philip's first leap into the warm, dark water of the Indian Ocean hadn't worked out well. With the Bainbridge in range and a rescue by his country's Navy possible, Philips threw himself off of his lifeboat prison, enabling Navy shooters onboard the destroyer a clear shot at his captors, and none was taken.

The guidance from Barack Obama had been clear: a peaceful solution was the only acceptable outcome to this standoff unless the hostage's life was in clear, extreme danger.

The next day, a small Navy boat approaching the floating raft was fired on by the Somali pirates and again no fire was returned and no pirates killed. This was again due to the cautious stance assumed by Navy personnel thanks to the combination of a lack of clear guidance from Washington and a mandate from the commander in chief's staff not to act until Obama, a man with no background of dealing with such issues and no track record of decisiveness, decided that no outcome other than a peaceful solution would be acceptable.

After taking fire from the Somali kidnappers again Saturday night, the on scene commander decided he'd had enough. Having heard nothing from Washington since yet another request to mount a rescue operation had been denied the day before, the Navy officer, unnamed in all media reports to date, decided the AK47 one captor had leveled at Philips' back was a threat to the hostage's life and ordered the SEAL team to take their shots.

Three rounds downrange later, all three became enemy KIA and Philips was safe.
Almost immediately following word of the rescue, the Obama administration and its supporters claimed victory against pirates in the Indian Ocean and declared that the dramatic end to the standoff put to rest questions of the inexperienced president's toughness and decisiveness.
Despite the Obama administration’s attempt to spin the success as a result of bold, decisive leadership by the inexperienced president, the reality is nothing of the sort. What should have been a standoff lasting only as long as it took the USS Bainbridge and its team of NSWC operators to steam to the location, became an embarrassing four day and counting standoff between a ragtag handful of criminals with rifles and a U.S. Navy warship.

Dear Moby:

While I was listening to your show this morning on my usual drive into work, I was sitting still at the traffic light during the time that the Small Town Soapbox was aired. I looked around at the many cars that were next to, in front of, and behind me. I began to wonder. Are these people Republicans or Democrats? I could not really tell. Sure one person did have an Obama bumper sticker on her car. I would assume that she as a Democrat. How would I really know? This could be her mother’s car or just a friend’s car that she was borrowing.

My conclusion was that these people were just “people”. Not with a label on them. They all were probably God fearing hard working Americans on their way to their job just as myself. Are they just as concerned about this nation’s economy as I? Do they work hard every day and take care of their homes and families as I do? Does it really matter what color what color their skin is or whether or not they are conservative or liberal. Not really in the whole scheme of things.

We as Americans need to band together to better this nation. Stop blaming one party or the other for things. Sure we need to fix some other problems that we have at hand, but attacking each other because of the opinion that they hold is not the way. It really made me sad. Then, I looked up directly above me and saw one of those changing billboards. The following appeared:

“if my people who are called by my Name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14

Then it occurred to me. We have been shown a way. Let’s get off our high horses and humble ourselves to lead our nation to the great nation that it is. God Bless America and the people we are. Yeah Baby Jennifer Sibley

Dear Jennifer,
I’ve frequently said that if everyone cared for the needy near them, there would be no needy among us. An individual’s ethic, drive, passion, and commitment to succeed create who we are. It’s our individual choice, and our right. It’s what freedom is.

We are responsible for ourselves and our family. Beyond that is charity, and we should give as we feel led to support with the fruits of our labor. Taking from those that understand that concept and behave accordingly, to give to those that do not, is not what brought us here.

God bless the Christian based, independent nation of free citizens that America has always been, and the devil with those that seem to not understand the ideal of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and would change that America.

Yeah baby,
Moby

The newly elected, and duly inaugurated “leader of the free world”, the 44th President of the United States, has gone to Europe, and told the citizens of France, witnessed by all with the technology to hear it, that the nation he was elected to lead, the Commander in Chief of whose military he pledged to be, whose Constitution he pledged to protect and defend from all aggressors, foreign or domestic, and swore these words with the traditional “So Help Me God” believes our country, these United States of America to be arrogant.

To the citizens of France I ask do we appear arrogant when we visit the graves, on French soil, of the heroic American soldiers that came ashore & lost their lives as these United States delivered to you from unspeakable oppression on June 6th, 1944. Are we arrogant then, Mr President?
When our veterans from the liberation of Iraq, and the continuing war against terror come home to friends & families with wounds that will never heal, and we insist our tax dollars go to care for them tenderly, physically and emotionally as the heroes they are, is that arrogant or devoutly patriotic t0 those that have displayed devoted patriotism?

Our properly elected and duly inaugurated leader, the President of the United States, on the trip he recently returned from, bowed to Saudi King Abdulla. I believe that as Americans, we have earned a right to stand straight and tall, and bow to no one. Perhaps, it’s that opinion that makes me appear arrogant. I believe those like me in our Christian based nation believe there is a throne before which we’ll all ultimately bow, but on that throne will reside the King of all Creation, and not a mortal man. Does it make me appear arrogant to believe that is true?

I believe that free men and women have the right to retain the fruits of their labor, gathered by the sweat of their brow, and either save those fruits to be distributed where obligated, to enjoy the luxuries they desire, with the remaining profits willed to their heirs, or as our individual conscience dictates, donated to those that have not been so fortunate.

I believe the American Dream is NOT a right but an opportunity every American has been presented the freedom and independence to pursue by the blood and selfless sacrifice of those dedicated American patriots that came before us.

Does THAT make me appear arrogant?

I believe those that have contributed little or nothing to our American frontier, but have depended on welfare from my government to survive, whose parents and grandparents have depended on welfare, and whose children and grandchildren without some mass awakening and redirection will depend on welfare and government assistance for the very bread on their table, do not have a right to an equal share of American bounty. No moral American would see them starve, because we are a kind and loving, Christian based nation, but redistribution, and the government imposed portion that our President, our congress, and our senate being propose to be taken away from hard-working, visionary patriotic Americans, simply isn’t fair, and removes incentive from working Americans striving to better the future for themselves and their family.

Am I arrogant because I believe that?

I believe that charity is a moral obligation that can not be legislated and that my Christian soul will guide me & my family to give what we personally feel is a charitable and Christian portion of our personal, legally gathered holdings, because I believe we will some day we’ll be individually evaluated by the supreme & impartial judge of us all.

Certainly taxes to support the security, defense and infrastructure of these United States needs to be an obligation we all share because we love America, we love our families, and we insist on planning for the future of our children, and their children’s children, and leaving in our wake and America at least as strong and self-sufficient as the America we inherited. I believe that this has been, still is, and will die to insure it always remains the greatest of all nations on the face of the Earth.
Does that make me appear arrogant?

If does, then so be it, an arrogant American, I am and will always be.
God Bless us all.

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Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
Knowing when to come in out of the rain; Why the early bird gets the worm; Life isn't always fair; and maybe it was my fault.

Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge).  His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but  overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.

Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.

It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an Aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.

Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.

Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.

Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot. She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death, by his parents, Truth and Trust, by his wife, Discretion, by his daughter, Responsibility, and by his son, Reason.

He is survived by his 4 stepbrothers;
I Know My Rights
I Want It Now
Someone Else Is To Blame
I'm A Victim

Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone.

A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked, ' Who would like this $20 bill? ' Hands started going up. He said, ' I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this. He proceeded to crumple up the $20 dollar bill. He then asked, ' Who still wants it? Still the hands were up in the air. Well, he replied, ' What if I do this? 'And he dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now, who still wants it? '

Still the hands went into the air. My friends, we have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20..

Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless. But no matter what has happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value. Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who DO LOVE you. The worth of our lives comes not in what we do or who we know, but by WHO WE ARE and WHOSE WE ARE. You are special -Don ' t EVER forget it ' Count your blessings, not your problems. And remember: amateurs built the ark .professionals built the Titanic.

If God brings you to it - He will bring you through it.

Citizens from Coast to Coast are organizing to protest being taxed without constitutional consideration or representation at TEA Party rallies on April 15. If you don’t have plans to attend one, hear me now. These TEA Parties are part of a national movement to protest our government’s outrageous spending of trillions of dollars which is creating a debt that neither we nor our great-grandchildren can pay.

We the people are united against European-style bigger government, private-industry takeovers and irresponsible spending. As friends, neighbors, and patriotic Americans, we unite in one voice in opposition to these attacks on our freedoms, our way of life and our Constitution. Citizens from all over the United States of America are already planning to attend a Tea Party Neighborhoods are organizing as groups. Families from our largest cities and our quietest villages are car-pooling to these Tea Parties, to shout at the top of our patriotic lungs that what’s rapidly happening in our country is NOT what the founders of our nation conceived for the generations in the wake of the price that’s been paid for the country we all love. Join your friends and neighbors, and rally to voice your opposition to out-of-control spending, the abandonment of our Constitution, and the remaking of our Republic. Take your signs! Take your American flags! Take to the streets. Let the passion in your hearts be clearly heard. We will not let America and our children’s future be ridden roughshod over by those that feel impenetrable in the ivory towers of Washington.

Let’s make our voices heard!

Submitted by Beth Brady:

America the beautiful, or so you used to be. Land of the Pilgrims’ pride; I’m glad they’ll never see. Babies piled in dumpsters, abortion on demand, Oh, sweet land of liberty; your house is on the sand. Our children wander aimlessly poisoned by cocaine; choosing to indulge their lusts, when God has said abstain. From sea to shining sea, our nation turns away From the teaching of God’s love and a need to always pray. We’ve kept God in our temples, how callous we have grown. When earth is but His footstool, and Heaven is His throne. We’ve voted in a government that’s rotting at the core, Appointing Godless Judges; who throw reason out the door. Too soft to place a killer in a well-deserved tomb, But brave enough to kill a baby before he leaves the womb. You think that God’s not angry, that our land’s a moral slum? How much longer will He wait before His judgment comes? How are we to face our God, from whom we cannot hide? What then is left for us to do, but stem this evil tide? If we who are His children, will humbly turn and pray; Seek His holy face and mend our evil way: Then God will hear from Heaven; and forgive us of our sins, He’ll heal our sickly land and those who live within. But, America the Beautiful, If you don’t - then you will see, A sad but Holy God withdraw His hand from Thee..

~~Judge Roy Moore~~

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Dear Moby:

I have two sons currently serving in the US Military. 10 years and 12 years respectively. I'm so proud of them. I can't tell you how many times, friends have come up to me and said "You really need to tell your boys to get out of the Military". I guess people don't understand that, first of all - I lost control of their lives when they took their oaths to defend the constitution, and also, that because my sons are doing what they do - their sons and daughters have the right to do what they are doing. If everyone in the Military - cut & ran, well, I just wouldn't want to think about what our lives would be like.

Life as a military parent is hard enough without so called well-wishers injecting their opinions. My sons enjoy what they do, and have advanced quickly. When the time comes to re-enlist, they don't hesitate. They know they could be working in "the real world" and making double what they make in the military, but they know where their duty is.

When friends say "I'd just curl up and die if my child enlisted", I don't know what to say to them. Every night since my sons enlisted, when I go to bed - I curl up and pray, not only for my sons but all the sons and daughters, husbands and wives that proudly serve our country. Thank you for expressing your opinions. I listen to your show every morning on the way to work and agree with you completely. After all, hopefully we only have 3 1/2 more years and things will change. --

Sincerely,
Kathy Sears
Webster Springs, WV

Moby,
I have mailed you once or twice before about relatively mundane things, a hymn request or the like, nothing of importance.
Tonight something struck me and I felt compelled to share it with you:
I called my wife as I was driving home from my office this evening, the regular chat, what would you like for dinner, anything interesting happen with our son at school today and then I'll see you in 30 minutes while I watch the red lights snake up Hwy. 400.

I arrived safely in the house to the smell of southern fried pork chops, and a hug and kiss from my wife, son and daughter. My 5 year old son proudly says grace for us, making sure to remind our Heavenly Father to watch over sissy (who is still learning to walk), Uncle Earnest (who is battling prostate cancer), Ethan (his little buddy from Pre-K who is winning his battle with Leukemia) and "everybody else who is sick or sad".

We finish supper and my son asks me to feel his loose tooth (the one we have been playing with the last week) and my little baby son (who is now 5 and 1/2) says go ahead Dad, pull it out, I WON'T CRY. And when I pull it he doesn't (but I almost do)! We show Momma and carefully place the tooth (the third in the on going war of baby tooth attrition) in the tooth fairy bag for her anticipated late evening visit, we then engage in our usual after dinner activity: wrestling like a couple of wild hooligan's let loose after the world cup, effectively destroying Momma and Daddy room. This all of course after his bath is finished so that his hair is a mess and Momma is vexed with Daddy for getting him wound up before bed.

Then from the other room I hear my wife call to me to report the next great event of the evening: My Little Bit (my name for my 2 year old baby girl) has just done her business on the big girl potty for the first time. Cheers and applause echo throughout the bathroom and our family home as if the lottery has just been won!

As things started to settle down, I walked by my dogs water bowl and noticed it was almost empty, and as I turn to the sink to fill it, that is when it hit me: All those little things that fill my life, everyday, how very precious, how very blessed am I? I have never, ever, done one thing in my life to justify the incredible gifts God has granted me. And meanwhile, there are American Service Men and Women sitting in the mountains of Afghanistan, in the slums of Iraq, on a Destroyer in the Mediterranean, or a C130 in the clouds watching it all. They didn't get to make that call tonight driving home, they didn't get to hug and kiss there little boy after wrestling with him, they didn't have their precious Little Bit come calling DAAAAH when she was done with her bath and smelling like I imagine one of Gods own Angels would, wanting me to hug and love on her.

How Lucky Am I? Well I'll tell you. I am the luckiest man in the world, to have other men and women who would give up their life, so that I can enjoy mine. And somewhere there is a Daddy, who want's that son or daughter he once wrestled with, home again. Not to wrestle with, only to hug and tell them that he loves them. AND I WANT THAT TOO!

Right then and there I thanked God for this gift, those men and women. My prayer was a very simple one, as I am a very simple man: "God, please watch over them, all of them, and bring them home safe."

THANK YOU and GOD BLESS YOU FOR WHAT YOU CHOOSE TO DO! How can I ever repay you?
God Bless And Keep You Moby, Ron, Jill and all of the cousins.

Warm Regards,
Richard Von Scherr
Dawsonville, GA

March 10, 2009 British Editorial on Obama's Victory
The British have such a wonderful command of the English language. Whether you agree with this article or not, you have to agree that it is very cleverly written.

Obama's Victory--A British view
A victory for the hysterical Oprah Winfrey, the mad racist preacher Jeremiah Wright, the US mainstream media who abandoned any sense of objectivity long ago, Europeans who despise America largely because they depend on her, comics who claim to be dangerous and fearless but would not dare attack genuinely powerful special interest groups. A victory for Obama-worshippers everywhere. A victory for the cult of the cult. A man who has done little with his life but has written about his achievements as if he had found the cure for cancer in between winning a marathon and building a nuclear reactor with his teeth. Victory for style over substance, hyperbole over history, rabble-raising over reality.

A victory for Hollywood, the most dysfunctional community in the world. Victory for Streisand, Spielberg, Soros, Moore, and Sarandon. Victory for those who prefer welfare to will and interference to independence. For those who settle for group think and herd mentality rather than those who fight for individual initiative and the right to be out of step with meager political fashion.
Victory for a man who is no friend of freedom. He and his people have already stated that media has to be controlled so as to be balanced, without realizing the extraordinary irony within that statement. Like most liberal zealots, the Obama worshippers constantly speak of the Fox News Network and Rush Limbaugh, when the vast bulk of television stations and newspapers are drastically liberal and anti-conservative. Senior Democrat Chuck Schumer said that just as pornography should be censored, so should talk radio. In other words, one of the few free and open means of popular expression may well be cornered and beaten by bullies who even in triumph cannot tolerate any criticism and opposition..
A victory for those who believe the state is better qualified to raise children than the family, for those who prefer teachers' unions to teaching and for those who are naively convinced that if the West is sufficiently weak to wards its enemies, war and terror will dissolve as quickly as the tears on the face of a leftist celebrity.

A victory for social democracy even after most of Europe has come to the painful conclusion that social democracy leads to mediocrity, failure, unemployment, inflation, higher taxes and economic stagnation. A victory for intrusive lawyers, banal sentimentalists, social extremists and urban snobs.
Congratulations America! Your funeral will be sooner than you think!

Dear Moby: --

Moby,
I am so tired of hearing your dumb jokes about President Obama. Have you always been a jerk or did you just become one. Now I remember why I don't listen to country music anymore, you’re all just a bunch of single minded retards. You are judging Mr. Obama and not even giving him a chance. I think Mr. Obama should raise taxes on toilet paper so people like you, that are full of s--t, would pay more taxes.

Sincerely,

Kim West Dahlonega, GA


Thank you for the input, Kim. Also, thank you for signing your email. It's good to know who's on the other side of the patriotic pendulum that I think is taking us rapidly down a shadowy road to socialism. Believe it or not, I pray that the gentleman we've put in the White House isn't dragging my country down a path from which we'll not even recognize what America used to be. The "single-minded retards" that we call our Founding Fathers, the men that wrote the constitution we've lived under for over 2 centuries, are spinning in their collective graves. "America first" is, I assume, not a posture you subscribe to. Is it? To answer your question, I'm pretty sure you would have always considered me a jerk. I know what I believe to be true, and I'm thinking that if it's not in line with your thoughts, a jerk I must be.

So be it.

God bless and protect us all.

MOBY


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Since leaving the big city in favor of a slower Montana lifestyle, we have been overwhelmed by the great people we have made friends with and the terrific schools that our children are blessed to attend.

Unfortunately, my family is frequently ridiculed in public places by these same good people when my youngest son acts out. The most recent episode occurred at a wedding rehearsal last week. My six-year-old son didn't want to be there, so I took him outside the church where he began yelling, screaming and being disrespectful. He wiggled around on the ground and wouldn't listen to me.

One of the women bringing in flowers obviously couldn't stand to watch my child yell at me anymore and had to say something. Her remarks are something I hear all too often. She said, “I don't want to tell you how to raise your child, but I raised four boys and a good swat always made them respect me..”

My only comeback to people that pass judgment on my parenting skills is to let them in on my secret. My son Adam has Autism. It affects Adam's behavior, thought, perception and attention. He is not mentally retarded, and is actually quite intelligent. Adam has problems with social skills and communication. He can make lots of noise, be disruptive, sometimes has difficulties interacting with other people, and can display extreme distress or have temper tantrums for no reason. Autistic kids don't have control of their behavior most of the time and don't even know they are acting up. These actions are not a result of “bad parenting”, and there are ways to deal with these outbursts; however, punishment is not one of them because this behavior is mostly involuntary.

Many area residents continue to pass judgment on us when our son is out in public “acting up”. To be courteous, we often leave a movie theater 30 minutes into a show or leave restaurants halfway through a meal for the sake of the other patrons when my son becomes disruptive. Thank heaven the woman carrying the flowers at the wedding rehearsal didn't have to endure any of her kids having a debilitating disorder like autism. Had I given my son a swat as was suggested, it would have sent him into a tailspin and a huge tantrum would have ensued. Undoubtedly, it could have ruined the wedding rehearsal not only for my family, but also for the bride and groom.

Daily life with a special needs child presents many unique challenges that make life utterly different than you expect it to be. All I can ask of the casual observer is that before you pass judgment on me or my family please put yourself in our shoes. I'm sure in the coming years I will continue telling perfect strangers that my son is not a bad kid, he is autistic. The next time you see a child having a tantrum and a mom or dad is frazzled, stop and think about their situation, and that maybe they aren't bad parents, but struggling to stay calm in the storm around them.


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He was just a little boy,
On a week's first day.
Wandering home from Bible school,
And dawdling on the way.

He scuffed his shoes into the grass;
He even found a caterpillar.
He found a fluffy milkweed pod,
And blew out all the 'filler.'

A bird's nest in a tree overhead,
So wisely placed up so high.
Was just another wonder,
That caught his eager eye.

A neighbor watched his zig zag course,
And hailed him from the lawn;
Asked him where he'd been that day
And what was going on.

'I've been to Bible School ,'
He said and turned a piece of sod.
He picked up a wiggly worm replying,
'I've learned a lot about God.'

'M'm very fine way,' the neighbor said,
'for a boy to spend his time.'
'If you'll tell me where God is,
I'll give you a brand new dime.'

Quick as a flash the answer came!
Nor were his accents faint.
'I'll give you a dollar, Mister,
If you can tell me where God ain't.'


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