A “thank you” to my brother for google chatting with me this morning and sending me this… He knows me so well.
He knows that I’m not a fan of President Obama.
It feels so strange to call him that. My president.
Remember that old song Creep by Radiohead? Truth be told, if I had to pick my top five all time favorite songs “Creep” would be in the bunch… it’s haunting, desperate, sad and just goes to a very dark, feeling place in my soul when I hear it.
It makes me cry.
I cried again when I heard it this morning.
I cried for myself, my hard working husband, my children’s financial futures and this country.
The truth is that I’m afraid. With someone like Obama in power, what chance do any of us have?
Us, who are just trying to get by.
Us, who do what we can. Who try and work as hard as we can every day.
Us, like my family. And your family. And our families working together.
I know God is on the throne, but that doesn’t mean that all this doesn’t hurt like hell.
Enjoy and be moved.
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Excellent!
P.S I can see November from my house…
I do agree with you that God is in control…all actions have consequences..some are good and some are bad.
How sad as a nation have we become.
Yes, November is next month and we could vote in REAL change but I don’t see the consequences to the Obama Administrations actions going away anytime soon.
Here in California leading in the polls are the former liberal governor Jerry Brown (for another run at screwing things up!)and the liberal incumbent “I worked hard to get this title” Senator Boxer…you would think people were smarter…ah..what is the saying?
“As goes California, so goes the nation”?
Heaven help us all.
Maranatha….Come quickly, Lord Jesus. He is our only hope.
And…it hurts like hell.
Our only hope is in Him and this is becoming more and more clearer. I’m remaining in the wounded side of Christ, He alone is my refuge. For I believe it may only get worst.
The video puts it all in perspective, doesn’t it? I pray for the future of our children, and for those who are wondering where their next meal will come from today.
I’m completely with you, my friend! November is around the corner, and 2012 can’t come soon enough!
In God is our salvation…Not our government.
xoxo
Donna
I couldn’t agree more…I feel like I am on a deathwatch…a very sad state of affairs, and I know that God knows all…but I want to FIGHT this and I think we have no choice but to do so. EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD VOTE, it’s a sacred honor. A right handed to us through hard-fought battles in the Revolutionary War…so we wouldn’t have to pick up guns to control what our government does….
Will America be resuscitated??
Keep telling the truth!
XOXO
Joni
~*~*You are so right!! And I have goosebumps now from watching that video~~Lets just say I DID NOT vote for Obama!!! Makes me wonder if Hillary Clinton could have done better??hmm…too bad John McCain didnt work out! Thanks for speaking your mind and the truth girl!!! Hugs, Rachel ;)~*~*
Even though I have lost almost all respect for our government, I will always VOTE because of the men and the women who have fought and the ones who gave the ultimate sacrifice.
Though sometimes it seems like a big waste of my time 🙁
Sue
love love LOVE this post! What a gutsy & correct thing for you to post. Such a great perspective and to go with that song…makes my heart heavy!
Thank God for His provision and for His saving grace – can you imagine how much MORE depressing it would be to be an atheist/agnostic and watching that video!?
sigh…..So glad He is on The Righteous Throne!
Over here across the border we were all wondering what the hell Americans were thinking voting him in?
My husband being in the trading business has to be constantly informed of American economy and so forth. The day this man was elected he predicted this to happen. He said to me that Obama will not see another term! Shame on this man and who voted for him!!
We blame Oprah for helping in his victory.
It’s unfathomable really, what this country is becoming. But I do think it’s destined to happen in light of what the Bible says about the last days. You can almost hear the footsteps of the Messiah – the real one!
Nice to see all the good christians lifting this President up in prayer. I can see that the way you speak shows the truth of your hearts. Go read your bible and ask yourselves What would Jesus Do? Give health care to those that don’t have it or do like the Republicans want and let them die? I pray that you “Christians” will see the log in your own eyes and maybe try reading your bible instead of watching Fox News.
It is so sad to see my country taken over by such a despicable regime. When I was in Jr. High and the likes of Khrushchev and Barry Goldwater were both promising and warning about these people who would take over our country from within. Most people scoffed and said they were crazy. Now, who’s laughing? Not me. I’m crying – for our country, for our families.
Can we stop it? I don’t know, I only know I’m doing what I can, by supporting conservative candidates for every office on the ballot.
…and I can see November from my house, too.
Wow! As I sit here in tears.
I live in Nevada. I hope my fellow statesmen give this country the change they need by voting for Sharon Angle. Hopefully, we Nevadans won’t let you down!
It is unbelievable what this country has come to. My hope is that he will be the best thing that ever happened to this nation – because this administration has brought out people with strong values, morals, and principles. We are all fighting so hard to win our country back! We are standing together. We cannot let this happen ever again! I wish we had been this strong in November 2008. I pray that we continue to strengthen. Let something good come out of this Obamanation!
I agree with you Angela, 100% and I thank you for always speaking your mind! It is very sad to see what is happening in our country.
I hope you don’t mind but I also wanted to kindly respond to Debbie. To answer your question Debbie, republicans would never just “let them die” as you put it. Yes, Jesus calls US to help the poor. NOT for the government to control everything. When the government forces the taxpayers the give to what the government determines is a worthy cause, it takes away our free will to give as WE want to give because now our money is in the hands of the government. They might use it to fund abortions, to hand out birth control to our children in schools (without parental knowledge of course) etc, etc…Do you think Jesus likes abortions?
Back to healthcare. Did you realize that under Obamacare, there is the potential for people like my son, who have Down Syndrome, to be turned away for major healthcare issues because the government can say, “well, he doesn’t really contribute to society or anything so it’s really not worth it for us to pay for him to have this life saving surgery.” “We’ll just deny this claim.” Same goes for the eldery or any other handicapped person. We’re dealing with a government who is perfectly willing to allow the killing of babies and yes, they ARE babies – do you really think they’re going to care about the elderly or handicapped? Even without Obamacare or any other insurance at all, you can still walk into any emergeny room and be treated. No one is going to allow anyone to die. There is already financial assistance available to anyone who can’t afford to pay. We as taxpayers already pay for this. So yes, even without government run healthcare, we’re not all going to die and FOX News is the only television network out there who will be truthful about that.
I assure you, I am not trying to be rude or argumentative. I’m a peaceful, loving person. I simply felt that it was very important for you to know that republicans do read their bibles. That is where our conservative values come from. I do lift up our president in prayer. I pray that God will guide him in making the decisions he makes every day.
Thank you Angela for speaking the truth!(if anyone links back to my blog through this comment, I’ll probably lose a ton of followers – haha)
Have a great weekend!
~Kathleen
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In response to Kathleen,
I also do not want to be rude but you are wrong. Anyone who needs assistance with medical finances does not get it. Yes, you can go to the emergency room if you have an emergency but not every hospital has to take you. Many people die in the emergency room waiting for care or are sent home without proper care. The real need is for well care for the poor to prevent emergency rooms being used as the last resort for the poor. The emergency room visits are paid for by your tax dollars and are much more costly than a doctors office visit.
Fox news has made such a scare tactic with the whole socialism thing. We have many socialist programs such as police, fire departments, and many other programs that have been around for a long time and work just fine. Also here are many people that have government health including our members of the House and Senate, and I don’t see any of the Republican members giving up their healthcare because it is SOCIALIST. (Ditto for the Senior citizens)
Sorry to say that you are all being duped by the super rich in this country. They get people all riled up with lies so that you will all vote in a manner that will allow them to continue to rape this country for every dime they can get. We will all lose out while the rich get richer and the poor and middle class poorer. As for you dear son I am sure that the only reason that your insurance covers him is because he was covered since birth and they couldn’t deny him. Trust me if they could deny you anything they would! The health care bill that passed was supposed to not allow insurance companies to deny anyone for any pre-existing condition and not have any limits on the coverage for an illness. That would protect your son if you had to change health insurance. Nobody wants to decide who is worth saving or giving life saving care to, but that is what is happening right now to many, many people with health insurance.
I pray that people will check these things out from other resources any other source than Fox News. There are many independent sources on the internet that have no political affiliation that check out claims made by both sides. Please goggle the question or issue and check the claims that people make..
Thank you for caring about this country that we all love and our fellow countrymen, women and children. God bless you all.
debbie, i couldn’t have said it better myself.
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I have more I want to say but I don’t have much time ’til maybe this evening. But I do find it interesting that this video was about job loss, the loss of our rights to handle our own health care, the fact that our country is spending money we simply DO NOT HAVE, the EVER growing government messing with the “free” market, etc…
But I, and other Christian conservatives are, with a typical knee-jerk reaction accused of not reading their Bibles, not praying for our President and of watching too much Fox News. Things that the accusers (and I wish there was another word that was not as “accusing” as accusers) assume practically EVERY time.
So let me said it again as kindly as possible:
1. I don’t have cable, I DO NOT watch TV AT ALL. (The Amazing Race on CBS.com does not count – right?!:)
2. I do pray for the President. Yes I confess, not with a joyful heart but out of obedience. I don’t like the man. I have no problem saying that. I wish him NO ill will, I respect the OFFICE of the Presidency (IE: I would NEVER wear flip flops to the White House a la the Women’s Soccer team a few years ago) but I don’t have to like him, I don’t have to approve of his policies to be a Christian. Being a Christian does not mean running around with rose colored glasses, never mentioning a negative thing or disagreement. Being a Christian means being a follower of Christ and if you will take a moment each day and read the accounts of Christ’s life on earth you will read that he was an all loving but terribly controversial rebel who walked the countryside calling people to the carpet on their sins all the time. It finally pissed so many people off that they killed him for it!
3. I do read my Bible and like Kathleen it does shape my world view and how I interpret the political scene.
There are so many other responses however let me just mention a few more-
I am not a republican but I know MANY and I have never, EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER heard them mention “wanting anyone to die”. For the most part they don’t even have a problem with the public aid health care that is available currently to those who need it.
The ONLY people that want anyone to die is those that vote pro-choice and who write and approve pro-choice legislation…
So let’s not talk about pulling logs out of anyones eyes until we, as a country can agree that from the cradle to the grave ALL life is sacred.
It’s very clear that this administration does not believe that.
This administration has taken us farther from our Constitution than we have ever been! I pray that our country can be saved. I am looking forward to November! Especially November 2012.
Blessings,
Lorilee
Debbie: you, sadly, have been sold the line of bull that CONgress wanted you to believe so that they could FOIST this socialist programme they call health care upon us: you’re wrong about the emergency rooms, because BY LAW we are required to treat. THAT’S IT.
The health care and insurance problems could have been solved with some legislation to fix what was wrong, INSTEAD they formed a HUMONGOUS flock of federal agencies with a flow chart that looks like a nightmare–and all with a bill that was thousands and thousands of pages that NO ONE READ (which includes laws that have NOTHING to do with health care) and they had to “VOTE on it…to see what was in it”.
ALL of which was totally AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION, and NO one needs to watch FOX NEWS to see that.
And even if I do watch FOX NEWS–so what? I get more truth there than I can get on any of the other networks.
Also… the corporations you like to rail about (“the rich”) own the other networks and they have lots of water to carry for their beloved socialist president because they are behind him and are willing lap dogs and accomplices to what he is doing to us. WHY would I watch THEM?
I can be a Christian and disagree with a President, and since Ronald Reagan, I have HEARTILY disagreed with all of them, and I VEHEMENTLY disagree with this one.
And, according to the Constitution, that is still my right.
Debbie, I just want you to know that someone else agrees with you. I thought you might like to know you aren’t alone. 😉
Thanks for sharing this… I’m passing it on – in my blog!
BTW- I just happened to see your blog and I love it!