Before we kick off our first, let’s call it, “Dave Talk” for our Fall Series entitled “Pencil-Neck Politicians, Positions and Policies” in preparation for the critical midterm elections, I thought it might be helpful to give you some background about myself. Where to begin? Well kids, once upon a time, a long, long, time ago, I was born in the hills of Tennessee in the mid 1900’s, and at the age of 13, my aspiring middle class family moved to the Midwest, flyover country for those in Washington DC. As a kid we played kickball, dodgeball, Red Rover Red Rover “send the chunky kid over” and Kick the Can just after dinner when the street lights came on. It was a wholesome upbringing, safe, full of adventure and 100% Do It Yourself offline entertainment, character building and social skills development. Imagination was the driver. If you could imagine it…you could build it. Dads went to work, kids rode the bus to school or walked, moms stayed home with the young’ins and we all gathered again around the dinner table for supper, before being dismissed to play outside under the street lights. That was my America growing up. I was blessed to have two active and engaged parents in my life living under the same roof and one elder brother I had to learn to share with. On Sundays, after Sunday nite church if my parents had saved enough change, we would stop my Pals Ice Cream shop on the way home for a single scoop ice cream cone or a chocolate shake. Summers in America where I grew up were magical. If you had parents, or if not, maybe an Uncle or an Aunt, a caring teacher or neighbor they would ask you “what do you want to be when you grow up?” You see in America, you were allowed, encouraged actually, to dream big and swing for the fence. You could be a fireman, a policeman, a doctor, a teacher, or the President of the United States. Folks went out of their way to encourage you to pursue your dreams…”go to college” they would say, “get a job and work real hard…you can be whatever you want." If you couldn’t afford college there were trade schools you could pursue or you could become an apprentice to a carpenter, electrician, welder, mechanic, you name it. But what you couldn’t say is “I want to be a freeloader, a hippie, a cheater and a theft, a no good scoundrel, a criminal, a gangster, a rapist, a serial killer, a community organizer, a radical protester, a commie, a race baiter or a transgender he/she and convince my future pupils that there are 16 different genders and the Lord God Almighty is non-binary.. That kind of ambition got you no where in my America. Growing up in my America meant everyone was all in to helping each other find their way to contributing positively to the development of the community, the citizenry, and the greater republic. Victimhood was not an acceptable career path. America has always been a land of opportunity. In her earlier days, if you wanted to be a farmer you bought a pig and some chickens. If you wanted to be a settler you sold your inherited possessions, maybe your grandpas pocket watch and bought a wagon, horses, supplies, pack up the family and headed west. Adventure and the unknown possibilities of a better tomorrow were the drivers. Anything was possible if you were willing to risk everything. Hope in a brighter future was the dream and Faith in a loving and ever present God was the pathway forward. That was our forefathers America. After having children I became more interested in politics as current policies at the time were effecting my earning power and opportunities so I needed to learn more about the players so I could vote more wisely and vote folks into office that aligned with my values. Leaders that would enacted policies that inspired and rewarded hard work, encouraged visionaries, entrepreneurs and supported the development of the nuclear family and their need for excellent k-12 education…a curriculum that did not introduce our kids to drag queen story hour, cross dressing, twerking dance moves by bearded men wearing lipstick, wigs, eye makeup and ladies lingerie. How did they think any of this would build a better, stronger more exceptional America? I started paying more attention to the news in advance of the dot.com bubble bursting in October of 2002 after it lost 78% of its value and started “watching” news nearly everyday since 9/11/2001. The fall of the twin towers was the first major attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941. I just knew that things would be different from that day forward. It was clear to me, that if I wanted to protect my vision of America and leave her healthy enough for my kids and grandkids someday to experience the opportunities provided by America, I would have to become an active contributor and not just a passing through benefactor. But what about your America? If you are listening and under the age of 30, your experience and view of America may be quite different than mine. In fact, I know it was. You would have been around 6 years old when 911 occurred. At age 6 that terrorist attack might not have affected your life at all unless you lost a parent or loved one from it. But let’s fast forward to 2019. If you had been in any school, any grade in any city on the planet, your life changed the minute Dr. Fauci advised the world of the Pandemic. His advice? Close schools. Distance yourself from loved ones. Shut down the economy. Kids of all ages lost years of social interaction with friends, distant relatives and down the street grandparents. Identities and personalities were hidden behind mask for years. High school sports, proms, dances all cancelled. Tens of thousands of restaurants closed and never reopened. Footsteps and circles were painted on sidewalks six feet apart telling you where you could stand and not stand. They told us it was for safety precautions. Keep your distance. It took six years but now we know things that they didn’t tell us then. If the Pandemic was so deadly, why did the Biden administration continue to allow tens of millions to enter our country at such a critical time? I truly weep for you guys if this defines your youthful years of America. You got ripped off. But you’re not the only ones. Many young men and women in our early days and not too distant past, marched off to fight the American Revolution, the Civil War, WW1, WW2, Vietnam, Korean War, Afghanistan, I could go on and on…but here’s my point. They did so because they believed in the virtues of America even if they wouldn’t survive the fight to come home and experience them! All the youth hear about today from social media is that America is to blame…for everything. The truth is…America…her core values, her founding charter, her virtues worthy of pursuit never changed. But if you listen to the democrat Socialist of “America” they will tell you that America is racist, white supremeist is to blame, the elite wealthy are to blame, ICE is the problem, law and order is the problem, everything should be free…THAT IS A LIE and a DISTRACTION from the PIT OF HELL. They are taking advantage of your frustration over the plight of your youthful American experience and fueling hatred towards America that is misguided. The failure isn’t Americas but the generation before you that took their eye off the ball and let the clowns run the circus, unchecked and unsupervised. To be painfully blunt and honest, our parents were too comfortable and too silent and they let things get out of hand. And if we don’t wake up our kids and grandkids will accuse us of the same. This midterm is not a battle between democrats or republicans…it’s a battle to save our western civilization. Why? Because this is YOUR AMERICA not just mine. And there are those that want to take her, your freedoms and opportunities away from you. What defines America and what makes her so desirable by millions around the world, that they are willing to sacrifice everything to get here? If America really is as bad as the left leaning media say it is or that the radical protestors in the streets say she is…why are they NOT WARNING their countrymen from Somalia, Uganda, and beyond to STAY AWAY…DON’T COME…IT’S A TRAP!! Why aren’t they storming the borders to get out of America? What held pilgrims, immigrants, settlers, adventurers, and the like together in the early days of American history was a founding document that established our shared values and disciplines under one God. It defined who we were and captured the virtues of who we wanted to be and guided us in times of difficult struggles. America doesn’t need a new movement or a new party. It needs a rebirth. A renewed commitment to her founding virtue, mission, purpose and calling. It needs her citizenry to unity once again and rally to the cause of freedom, God and country…common sense…and to find the courage to rise above the Covid fog of fear, stand up, find our voice and cast our vote for virtues worthy of emulating. Join us next week as we examine and address two key corner stones of contention… What is American Exceptionalism? Is it an arrogant thing or a humble thing?Why America is desirable and sought after by every third world country and yet despised by the far left in America?Featured Closing Music entitled Unapologetically American Black Rifle Coffee Company YouTube Send us Fan Mail
