Politics

 

  

 

 

     It’s hard to believe that there are people that still think our president is Muslim. I just watched a video on at http://gothamist.com/2011/10/03/video_hank_williams_jr_compares_oba.php.  This is the video of Hank Williams JR. comparing Obama and Boehner playing golf together to Hitler playing golf with Netanyahu. At the time I thought that too much was made of his comment, though I did find his comment to the female host a little creepy. When Natalie Maine’s of the Dixie Chic’s said that she was ashamed the president Bush was also from Texas, many people were in an uproar.  This is still America where we are supposed to have freedom of speech. There was a marine that spoke up at the time that truly impressed me. I don’t remember his name, but I will always remember what he said. “While I may not agree with what Miss Maines said, I will die for her right to say it.”  That touched a patriotic spot in me.

     Just recently Mr. Williams said, “"We've got a Muslim for a president who hates cowboys, hates cowgirls, hates fishing, hates farming, loves gays, and we hate him!". According to one of the articles I read that the crowd gave a cheer when he said this, though far from a unanimous one. I still have to respect his right to say any crazy old thing he wants too, but none of us have to agree, and I do not agree.

    Does anyone truly believe that President Obama is a Muslim? He is not but so what if he was? As long as he doesn’t base his actions as president on his own religious beliefs I wouldn’t care what religion he followed or if he followed one at all. There is supposed to be a separation of church and state. Any church. And yet every candidate has been asked if they believe in Jesus.
 
  “Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his God, that he owes account to none other for his faith or his worship, that the legislative powers of government reach actions only, and not opinions, I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," thus building a wall of separation between church and State.” Thomas Jefferson in a letter to a Committee of the Danbury Baptist Association, Connecticut, January 1, 1802

   As far as Mr. Williams view on the gay community, I think maybe he protests too much. What reason could anyone have for having such hate for a group of people that cannot and don’t want to harm you? Fear perhaps? Ignorance? Both?

    I am obviously not a republican, I am not a democrat. I am an American who is seriously concerned at the direction the country is heading. It seems that the main concern for each party is to beat the other party, while the country and the common people suffer.

    While I don’t agree with everything President Obama has done as president, I am even less pleased with the movement to block anything he tries to do just so he will fail, whether or not it is what is best for the country.

    I have lost much faith in the government, but stubbornly still believe in the USA. Thomas Jefferson said, “We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.” So let’s participate. If you can’t vote for a candidate then vote against what you do not agree with.