Do You Remember.......

It is so easy for America to find one person to place the blame for events or happenings within our country, such as our President, and not only our present leader but those in the past as well have suffered this same fate. We fail to look at the entire spectrum before us, or should we say "behind and before us".

This was brought to my attention and I thought you might be interested in this forgotten bit of information..........

Recently, at a lecture, playing an old news video of Lt.Col. Oliver North testifying at the Iran-Contra hearings during the Reagan Administration, the year 1987.

There was Ollie in front of God and country getting the third degree, but what he said was stunning!

He was being drilled by a senator; "Did you not recently spend close to $60,000 for a home security system?"

Ollie replied, "Yes, I did, Sir."

The senator continued, trying to get a laugh out of the audience, "Isn't that just a little excessive?"

"No, sir," continued Ollie.

"No? And why not?" the senator asked.

"Because the lives of my family and I were threatened, sir."

"Threatened? By whom?" the senator questioned.

"By a terrorist, sir" Ollie answered.

"Terrorist? What terrorist could possibly scare you that much?"

"His name is Osama bin Laden, sir" Ollie replied.

At this point the senator tried to repeat the name, but couldn't pronounce it, which most people back then probably couldn't. A couple of people laughed at the attempt. Then the senator continued. Why are you so afraid of this man?" the senator asked.

"Because, sir, he is the most evil person alive that I know of", Ollie answered.

"And what do you recommend we do about him?" asked the senator.

"Well, sir, if it was up to me, I would recommend that an assassin team be formed to eliminate him and his men from the face of the earth."

The senator disagreed with this approach, and that was all that was shown of the clip.

By the way, that senator was Al Gore!

Also:

Terrorist pilot Mohammad Atta blew up a bus in Israel in 1986. The Israelis captured, tried and imprisoned him. As part of the Oslo agreement with the Palestinians in 1993, Israel had to agree to release so-called "political prisoners."

However, the Israelis would not release any with blood on their hands, The American President at the time, Bill Clinton, and his Secretary of State, Warren Christopher, "insisted" that all prisoners be released.

Thus Mohammad Atta was freed and eventually thanked the US by flying an airplane into Tower One of the World Trade Center. This was reported by many of the American TV networks at the time that the terrorists were first identified.

It was censored in the US from all later reports.

The curiousity within me questions: How many will continue to refuse reality? How many will fight against the realization because they need that one person to blame, that one person in which to distribute all their fear and anger? When will they accept that there are many more to blame, many more shoulders to carry the burden?

"Run Like A Plantation" and "New Orleans Will Be Chocolate"

Am I hearing this right? Is America listening to this? What would you call the comment, and I quote, "The House "has been run like a plantation, and you know what I'm talking about," from the nationally televised mouth of Sen. Hillary Clinton. Also, comments by New Orleans Mayor, Ray Nagin, "This city will be a majority African-American city. It's the way God wants it to be. …. This city will be chocolate at the end of the day." And not only nationally televised, but throughout the world.

Everyone knows what Sen. Clinton is talking about! She is inferring Democratic "Slaves" to the Republican as "Master Plantation Owners", I am trying to be civil in the annotation with refrain from the more blatantly ugly inference realized. Are these the ideas that go through her mind? Does she have a deep-seeded racially bias negativity that allows for these ugly formations? The context may not seem to many as racially derrogative but in fact, it is. Many of us fight against the use of the term she is inferring and yet many of you do not realize that is exactly what she is saying, yet not with the vulgar terminology. Not only that but she turned a day of honor for a great American, Martin Luther King, Jr., into her own Political spotlight. Odd how she selected this day to present her speech to the world. Is this the type of President we want for our Nation?

Mayor Nagin is also doing his share of dividing the people of his city as well as America. He is a city leader, his job is to help heal division among the people, not ignite it. How is this honoring a man that gave his life to bring all of America together as one?

When Political leaders begin forging wedges of discrimination with derrogatory remarks of this magnitude, it begins to break open conflicts in the healing process. Although the intent was political for Sen. Clinton, it bleds through to our American family creating division.

Many in America have fought hard against the racial conflicts within our own country. Martin Luther King, Jr., give him the respect he deserves for the life he gave. Give him what he fought for, let him rest in peace knowing he made a difference. Underneath our skin we are all the same, there is no race or color.

My lack of Attendance

Hi Everyone,

I just want to let you all know that I am alive and well. I have been extremely busy and have not taken the time I should to care for my blog. I am working on a piece that I think many will recognize, although I am adding my opinion. Between everything I am trying to accomplish, this is taking a little time. Though few, I appreciate the comments I have received, a couple are from people I admire and enjoy reading their from their blogs as well. Have some catching up on that also.

I added a few additional links to the site, hope you will check them out!

Catch up soon. Leave me a message and I will definitely get back with YOU!

Cheryl