This is us, by Dick
Anderson. 10/17/19.
The typical U.S.
household headed by a person age 65 or older has a net worth 47 times greater
than a household headed by someone under 35, according to an analysis of census
data released Monday.
They like to refer to us
as senior citizens, old fogies, geezers, and in some cases dinosaurs. Some of
us are "Baby Boomers" getting ready to retire. Others have been retired
for some time. We walk a little slower these days and our eyes and hearing are
not what they once were. We worked hard, raised our children, worshiped our God
and have grown old together.
In school we studied
English, history, math, and science, which enabled us to lead America into the
technological age. Most of us remember what outhouses were, many of us with
first-hand experience. We remember the days of telephone party-lines, 25 cent
gasoline, and milk and ice being delivered to our homes. We are probably
considered old fashioned and outdated by many. But there are a few things you
need to remember before completely writing us off:
We won World War II,
fought in Korea and Vietnam. We can quote The Pledge of Allegiance, and know
where to place our hand while doing so. We wore the uniform of our country with
pride, and lost many friends on the battlefield.
We didn't fight for the
Socialist States of America; we fought for the "Land of the Free and the
Home of the Brave." We wore different uniforms but carried the same flag.
We know the words to the
“Star Spangled Banner, ”“America,” and “America the Beautiful” by heart, and
you may even see some tears running down our cheeks as we sing. We have lived
what many of you should have read in history books and we feel no obligation to
apologize to anyone for America.
Yes, we are old and slow
these days but rest assured, we have at least one good fight left in us. We have
loved this country, fought for it, and died for it, and now we are going to
save it. It is our country and nobody is going to take it away from us. We took
oaths to defend America against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and that is
an oath we plan to keep.
There are those who want
to destroy this land we love but, like our founders, there is no way we are
going to remain silent. It was mostly the young people of this nation who
elected Obama and the Democratic Congress. You fell for the "Hope and
Change" which in reality was nothing but "Hype and Lies” from your
college professors.
You youngsters need to
taste socialism and see evil face to face to understand you don't like it after
all. You make a lot of noise, most are all too interested in their careers or
"Climbing the Social Ladder" to be involved in such mundane things as
patriotism and voting. Many of those who fell for the "Great Lie" in
2008 are now having buyer's remorse. With all the education we gave you, you
didn't have sense enough to see through the lies and instead drank the
'Kool-Aid.'
Well, don't worry
youngsters, the Grey-Haired Brigade is here and in 2016 we took back our
nation. We may drive a little slower than you would like, but we get where
we're going, and in 2020 we're driving to the polls again by the millions.
So the next time you
have the chance to say the Pledge of Allegiance, stand up, put your hand over
your heart, honor your country, and thank God for the old geezers of the
"Gray-Haired Brigade." Can you feel the ground shaking??? It's
not an earthquake, it is a*STAMPEDE*.
Source:
Dick Anderson
Norb
Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader
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