Restoration

While Glenn Beck seeks to lead America in a restoration of honor, there are many in our country who may need to focus on restoring sanity first.



The “Restoring Honor” rally on August 28 came off just as billed, for those who were paying attention, not attempting to distort the event before it even happened. It was without politics. It was heavy on religion, appreciation and celebration. Yet, reality and truth have never gotten in the way of a liberal on a mission. As hurdlers in full sprint, facts, hearing and excellent eyesight are merely to be overcome, dismissed in pursuit of agenda.

Sanity, along with truth, was sacrificed on the altar of liberalism long ago.

Religious or not, who could take issue with such an event?

Of course, the answer is easy: Leftists. Under this broad umbrella we’ll find all of the usual suspects . . . statists, socialists, Marxists, feminists, anyone who eagerly sent in their paperwork for consideration for a lifetime of victimhood.



Parents will sometimes use reverse psychology on their children to get them to do what it is they want them to do. Children, you see, will often do the exact opposite. It might be useful to consider this approach when dealing with the Left. If it is something truly positive, truly good for the country, these people will be dead set against it. Leftists will intensely dislike something or someone in direct opposite proportion to its benefit or desirability to patriotic Americans. If those Americans are Christian, the rule applies that much more.

So while Al Sharpton lambasts Beck for an event scheduled easily six months ahead of his own event, points go to Sharpton for perpetual victimhood. When anyone on MSNBC attacks attendees as “racists” or “tea baggers”, Leftists are of course suppose to score points because “racism” has always been a sure thing. For “tea baggers”, remember the child psychology techniques again; and, well, what is a Leftist but a fully grown child? When Leftists come up with a name they think is both cute and insulting, it’s t-shirt bound, shall be repeated at any and every opportunity. Washing a child’s mouth out with soap might be a good option, and sounds good here, but not recommended, as it would only establish new victims. We don’t need those.

While it may be at times frustrating to witness the insanity of the Left, best for patriotic Americans to keep their focus, our mission to return America to greatness once again. The more success in that vein, the more obvious their insanity will become to any who have not already recognized it for what it is. In that way, they may strangely be our best weapon, their own greatest enemy. Yeah, that child psychology thing again.

Our Reality TV President

In 1992 MTV launched a new kind of show. A strategically picked group of young people – the nerd, the good-looking guy, the girl next door, etc. – all selected to live together in “The Real World”. There wasn’t much real about it, of course. It was contrived, manufactured for desired confrontations and interactions, social commentary, potential attractions and repulsions. Over the years, as they rolled out yet one more group of young people after another they gave them jobs, businesses, things for them to do to make it more real.

“Reality TV” was born. America’s been a little different ever since.

We now have shows in which marriage proposals are foregone conclusions in the final episode, after contestants (stars?) selected for the show compete for attention and, supposedly, love, declaring it as each is ceremoniously removed, hopefully in tears. It is about ratings, after all. We can also be treated to “real housewives” who do not do housework, but proclaim gleefully of their intense materialism, one I remember saying she always knew she was destined for greatness – which, in her case, meant marrying an NBA athlete. These days, many of these women, so obsessed with all their money, are finding themselves in foreclosure, homes and all that stuff they were so obsessed with on the auction block. Reality can, after all, get ugly.

Over the past few decades we’ve learned that apparently everyone wants to be on television. Many will do almost anything to make it happen. Young women used to care about their reputations. Now, some will lift their shirts to expose themselves to be included on a “Girls Gone Wild” video. Sex sells. So, naturally, a staple of the reality show is the “hook up”. It’s a reality show mainstay, right behind backstabbing. Some are even specifically about the hook up.

With such show’s ever increasing popularity, it should come as no surprise that America was so anxious to put all common sense aside and elect its first reality TV President in 2008. He was, many thought, perfectly cast, a good orator with a multicultural background, an inspiring story, two cute kids, he talked about hope and change and when he did, some seemed to faint. That’s good TV. We were told how perfect he is again and again and again. No surprise so many decided to believe. This reality TV President loves to be on television. At times, it seems he gets his wish 24/7. It’s like Ed TV, but different. He’s as detached from reality as a “real housewife”, trumpeting his accomplishments on the economy as his “Recovery Summer” looks more and more like Fear Factor.



Unfortunately for America, this IS reality. It sometimes seems like “Biggest Loser” and other times “MTV Cribs”, but, we never get to say “You’re Fired” like in “The Apprentice”, or vote him off like they do on “Survivor”.

A good cast is always important, but perhaps this show might best be called “Reality Sucks”.

Are Americans Ready For What’s Ahead?

I hope so. I want to think so. Jury’s still out.

Okay, before I go on, confession . . . . I am a weak American. I’m so addicted to modern conveniences, our 2010 way of life, when the electricity goes out I can’t function. It’s pitiful. Astoundingly so.

I’ve always said that if I’d been alive during the American pioneer times, they would have decided my best use was bait for wolves or grizzlies, an effort to save others while having one take it for the team. Largely still think so. Of course, if I was in pioneer times surrounded by a large sampling of other Americans transported there along with me from 2010, I’d be a hell of a lot safer, looking pretty good in comparison, I think.

What’s happened to this country? To us?

The election of 2008 wasn’t the beginning. It was just an example so blatant, so pathetic – “hope” and “change” . . . my diaper – it’s woken many from a comfortable slumber. Gets worse from here I’m pretty certain, so prepare.



Is America ready for it? Are Americans ready to support real leaders who will tell you the truth and be prepared to make the hard choices, to DO the hard things, to FIGHT and articulate what must be done; and, yes, inspire others so that they will want to take part, willingly take part. Again, I’m not sure.

Florida had its primary election yesterday. Among the seven Republican hopefuls seeking to take on the unstable embarrassment that is Alan Grayson were two tea party types who said things I personally liked a lot. They talked about the deficit and out of control government spending, our loss of freedom, this old piece of paper called The Constitution. One came in second, the other dead last. The candidate who won is a long-time politician who said in each of his ads that he “wants to save America”. GREAT that he wants to save America, but say it like you mean it, with conviction, STRENGTH. Each time I heard him timidly utter the words I envisioned him hiding beneath his mother’s skirt, on the verge of tears. Surely it’s all tear worthy, but not very inspirational. Overall, his ads sounded like so many I’ve heard before, during less crucial times. Maybe he’ll surprise me, others. I’m skeptical.

Yet, I’d vote for that guy a thousand times before I’d ever vote again for the slimy, yet-oh-so-tanned governor who now lies as strategically as possible, hoping to appease previous supporters while taking enough Democrats to win himself a senate seat in November. Charlie Crist is to Florida politics what sexual predators are to the internet. He cares only about himself, his personal gratification and betterment, to hell with Florida. And yet, in some polls he leads in the three-way race. He swore he would only run as a Republican. Then, when it was obvious he would lose, he bolted. This guy should disgust Floridians, not have their support.

Outside of Florida, Arizonans just re-elected John McCain as he spent $21 million to defeat former congressman J.D. Hayworth, who spent $2.6 million. Maybe Arizona voters can be bought. Or, maybe it was the impassioned spot about building “the dang fence”. Silly me, I still think back to his support of the amnesty bill in 2007. Short term memories perhaps brought on by the heat. Whatever the case, there’s something to be said for a “throw the bums out” mentality. It keeps them on their toes, keeps them honest, makes them feel vulnerable. McCain, despite the respect owed for his past, is no longer honest. That’s the McCain Arizona voters will likely see for five or so years after his re-election.



All in all, what I’ve seen so far seems America’s desire and preparedness for real change, for facing the hard times ahead is inconclusive. Many have talked a good game, gotten angry and said they're on board for action, sounded certain. The truth is out there, ahead of us.

Not yet sure America is ready for what must be done. Maybe I'm not entirely either, but in this case, I still feel like a real pioneer.