I wrote this twenty one years ago.................

[magic mike]

Looking for America

I’ve been looking for America, can you tell me where She’s gone?

Our parents gave Her to us, entrusting all to keep Her strong.

They worked so hard to build Her, as did all who came before.

I’m sure She’s hiding somewhere between Her glistening windswept shores.

There are those among us, who fail to see the promise of Her light,

Thinking only of themselves it seems, with no regard for what is right.

The beauty of Her natural wonders are still here for all to see,

Now a callous few with so much power try to hide Her heart from me.

America I feel your pain, please show me where you’ve gone,

Raise your voice like rolling thunder, and tell them what they’ve done is wrong.

Clear their minds and open their eyes so your promise they may see.

Life, liberty and happiness in the land of the brave and free.

Your Founders were pure of heart, bound by a common cause.

They drafted the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and our basic common laws.

There was diversity among them, yet they all found the common ground,

Where they forged a righteous nation where freedom and liberty are found.

And so, my fellow Americans, be mindful when your vote is cast,

Your choices will have consequences which are evident in our past.

Choose those with true hearts and calloused hands in which to place your trust,

For if hard work and truth have formed them, their leadership will be just.

America, I hear the cries of your fallen Patriots, who call from distant shores,

Who laid down their lives for freedom’s sake to keep tyranny from our door.

Keep them in your hearts my friends for we are forever in their debt.

Their sacred sacrifice leads us down the path our Founding Fathers set.

How fortunate are we all and how humble we all should be,

To live our lives in this glorious land where all are truly free.

I went looking for America from sea to shining sea,

And found Her deep within the hearts of Patriots like you and me.



Michael R Rowan

 

[cw308]

Never Forget
This Great Country is going sideways , bring back the draft. Been to war , makes me angry to see the path some are walking. They have no clue.
Chris

 

[jonbearman]

Let us work harder to regain control by the people. Call your elected people who want your vote and never deliver on their promise.

 

[cw308]

I live in NY need I say more.

 

[jr.hammack]

we need to stop electing of career politicians,inact term limits, mandatory military draft each generation there are more brain washed voters !!
naval aviation vc-3 det a 68-71
olin

 

[garandman]

When the gen pop lets an American president arm the Taliban with machine guns and Blackhawk helicopters and still stay in office... America has defacto forgotten Sept 11.

 

[jdh47]

I think Hillary used The Bill of Rights for toilet paper and Bill used The Declaration of Independence. Our Culture is slipping away with each "Continuing Resolution" and "Stolen Election". Where do we go to get our share of the state of the art weapons they gave away to our enemies?

Good Poem.

 

[epc308]

we need to stop electing of career politicians,inact term limits, mandatory military draft each generation there are more brain washed voters !!
naval aviation vc-3 det a 68-71
olin

I never vote for an incumbent unless he or she has done good work. People say- but voting in new people every time means a continuous learning curve. Yes, but if those elected don’t do the job, what do we have to lose?

 

[dryhumor]

I tried not to watch the old video. I caught a glimpse this morning and felt ill.

Now I’ve watched them. With a stuffy nose and tearing eyes.

We were younger once and innocent.

We are hardened now.

 

[PRR1957]

Are current new young twenty something skinny jeans ear and nose ring soy latte voters aren’t old enough to remember the day America was attacked on 09-11-2001, so in a way they are just like most Americans who weren’t old enough to remember or weren’t even born yet when Pearl Harbor was attacked with that memory and the resolve that was brought forth by America against it attackers which that same resolve was not implemented by are military to avenge against those who attacked America on 9-11. The American military went into Afghanistan with their hands tied again by politicians just like the Vietnam war. If the American military went into Afghanistan with the same resolve as back in 1941, the Taliban, and ISIS would had been eviscerating and a footnote in history. Instead are politicians allowed the most advanced military in the World become defeated by a rag tag group of Third World barbarians.

 

[1K6BRA]

Freedom has never been free, never has been and never will be. There will always be causes and people that want to take it away. Those who do not take notes and learn from history past are doomed to repeat it. Know where you stand patriots and be ready and willing to make a stand for it. Thank a vet whenever given the chance even if you feel shy about doing it,do it anyways!

 

[GotRDid]

 

[Twicepop]

Let us work harder to regain control by the people. Call your elected people who want your vote and never deliver on their promise.

You might live somewhere that your elected Representative actually cares what you think, I unfortunately do not. A pet peeve of mine is NPR and the scope of their broadcasting, it's100% Liberal. The country is split roughly 50/50 Conservative/Liberal. On four (4) different occasions I wrote to him that if NPR is going to continue to accept public dollars (yours and my money) then they should have 50% of their broadcasting be on the conservative side, I got nothing in return. I then wrote (twice) that the House of Representatives including yourself needs to address the issue of cyber security. This was about the time that huge oil company was held hostage for millions of dollars. What I got in return for this was a lengthy letter about an art contest he was sponsoring and not one thing addressing what I wrote to him about. So I'm done with this POS, even if the Democrats run the Devil himself against this guy, I WILL NOT VOTE FOR HIM AGAIN.

 

[GotRDid]

 

[D Coots]

You might live somewhere that your elected Representative actually cares what you think, I unfortunately do not. A pet peeve of mine is NPR and the scope of their broadcasting, it's100% Liberal. The country is split roughly 50/50 Conservative/Liberal. On four (4) different occasions I wrote to him that if NPR is going to continue to accept public dollars (yours and my money) then they should have 50% of their broadcasting be on the conservative side, I got nothing in return. I then wrote (twice) that the House of Representatives including yourself needs to address the issue of cyber security. This was about the time that huge oil company was held hostage for millions of dollars. What I got in return for this was a lengthy letter about an art contest he was sponsoring and not one thing addressing what I wrote to him about. So I'm done with this POS, even if the Democrats run the Devil himself against this guy, I WILL NOT VOTE FOR HIM AGAIN.

Kicking sand in my face every day they're broadcasting. Even the cartoons have a subliminal message.

 

[243Mendoza]

The Left has been persistent for the last 60years in organizing to penetrate the fabric of all our institutions while we sat and watch TV sports. We thought that someone else (e.g. Republicans or conservative politicians or civil servants) will make sure that we kept our freedom. We thought that the military will fight for our freedom in foreign lands while we at home felt safe all the while domestic enemies worked hard to steal our freedom.