The Ad
Maybe you're a conservative Republican?
In today's America, ask a growing number of high school and
college students, their teachers and professors, the self-anointed media elite
and/or hard working men and women of all ethnicities, the question, 'What is a
Republican?' and you'll be told '... a rich, greedy, egotistical
individual, motivated only by money and the desire to accumulate more and more
of it, at the expense of the environment, the working poor....and all whom they
exploit...'
I am a Republican - and I am none of those things....and I don't
know any Republicans who are!
WHAT I AM, first and foremost, is a loving
husband of some 52 plus years, the father of four, and an American who's proud
of his country...and his country's heritage.
WHAT I AM is the grandson of immigrants who
risked everything, including their lives and those of their children, to escape
tyranny in search of freedom.
WHAT I AM is a man who grew up during the
Depression and witnessed first hand the effects of the Stock Market crash and
the soup lines that followed. I watched as both my parents and grand
parents, who had very little themselves, shared what food they had with a half
dozen other families who had even less.
WHAT I AM is someone who worked his way
through college by holding down three and four jobs at a time and then used
that education to build a better life.
WHAT I AM is a husband who, at age 24, started
his own business for the 'privilege' of working 60, 70 and 80 hours a week,
risking everything I had, including my health, in search of a better life for
myself and my loved ones.
WHAT I AM is a businessman whose blood, sweat
and tears....and plenty of them..., made it possible for me to provide a secure
living, not only for my family and myself, but also for literally hundreds of
my employees throughout the years, employees who in turn were able to buy their
own homes, raise their own families and give back to their communities and
their country.
WHAT I AM is a man who believes in God; a God
who has blessed this country ... and all for which it stands.
WHAT I AM is someone who knows, if you doubt
miracles exist in today's world, you need only to look into the face of those
who received them ... and the eyes of those who give them.
WHAT I AM is an American who's proud that his
President embraces a belief in God; proud of a President who understands, as
'politically incorrect' as it may be, there is evil in this world, and for the
security and safety of all freedom loving people everywhere, it must be
confronted ... and it must be defeated.
WHAT I AM is an American who takes comfort in
the knowledge that our President refuses to allow decisions concerning the very
safety and security of this nation to be governed by the political whims of
foreign governments.
WHAT I AM is tired of hearing from leading
Democrats who see only negativity in America, racism in her people, class
warfare in her society and 'political incorrectness' in her character.
WHAT I AM is a former Democrat who now
understands that it is the soldier and not the reporter that guarantees us our
freedoms of the press, speech and dissent.
WHAT I AM is a man who believes in the sanctity
of life. A man who is repulsed by the pandering of the political left for
votes, at the expense of the unborn.
WHAT I AM is a husband and father who believes
in the sanctity of marriage and the preservation of the family unit.
WHAT I AM is a ex-movie goer who is repulsed by
those insecure, socially inept, elementary thinking, ego-inflated
'entertainers' who have appointed themselves 'experts' in the fields of
national security and geo-politics and then use their forum to attack this
nation, its leaders and its actions, much to the delight and encouragement of
our enemies.
WHAT I AM is an American who understands the
difference between 'censorship' and 'choice.' Evidently, these
individuals do not, because when these same 'celebrities' receive public
ridicule for their offensive actions, the first thing they yell is
'censorship.' What they seem incapable of understanding is that the right
of free speech and dissent is shared equally by those offended, as well as
those who offend. I support and will continue to support those films and
performers whom I choose to and refuse to support those I don't. It is my
right as an American, a right I will continue to enthusiastically
exercise.
WHAT I AM is a voter, tired of politicians who,
every time their voting records are subjected to public scrutiny, try to divert
attention from their political and legislative failures by accusing their
opponents of 'attack ads' and 'negative campaigning;' and the news media who
allow them to get away with it.
WHAT I AM is a Catholic who loves his God and
his Faith, and who's been taught to respect all religions whose teachings are
based in love, peace and charity. As such, I am embarrassed and ashamed
of those individuals in both private and public life whose decisions and actions
are devoid of any sense of character or morals; individuals who are only driven
by what's best for them, rather than what's right, often times at the expense
of many, including our national security.
WHAT I AM is a realist who understands that the
terrorist attack that murdered hundreds of innocent Russian children could have
occurred here, in our heartland. That's why I sincerely believe America
needs, now more than ever, a President who sees with a clear and focused vision
and who speaks with a voice, when heard by both friend and foe alike, is
understood, respected and believed.
WHAT I AM is eternally grateful to Ronald
Reagan for having the bravery to speak out against Communism and the courage of
his convictions in leading the fight to defeat it; and to George W. Bush for
the vision, courage, conviction and leadership he has shown in America's war on
terrorism amidst both the constant and vicious personal and political attacks
both he and his family are made to endure.
WHAT I AM is a human being, full of numerous
faults and failures, but a man, nonetheless, who though not always successful,
has continually strived to do 'what's right' instead of 'what's easy.' A
man who is challenging the religious leaders of all faiths to not only preach
to their congregations the fundamentals of 'what's right' and 'what's wrong,'
but to also then hold them accountable for their actions in both the public and
private sectors.
WHAT I AM is disgusted with the Courts who, on
one hand, call the murder of a pregnant woman a 'double homicide,รข? but then
refer to the abortion of her baby as 'pro-choice.'
WHAT I AM is someone deeply troubled by a
political party which embraces a candidate whose primary 'leadership' qualities
center around his protesting of the Vietnam war and his labeling the honorable
men and women who fought in it, (50,000 of whom gave their lives in that
action), as rapists and war criminals (John Kerry). That same political party
then stepped forward this year to block the appearance of a true Vietnam war
hero, retired Admiral and former United States Senator, Jeremiah Denton, (a man
who spent seven years and seven torturous months in a North Vietnamese prison),
from speaking before an open session of the California Legislature as part of
that state's 4th of July celebration. The reason Democrats gave for
refusing to allow this American hero to speak before their state legislature
was because of the 'conservative' nature of his views. As an American,
that troubles me deeply....as well it should you. (Are you listening Mr.
D?)
WHAT I AM is a man who feels the need to spend
ONE HUNDRED & FOUR THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED & FIFTY FIVE DOLLARS
($104,655.60, tax paid) of his own money, to purchase this advertisement in
order to set the story straight. Some may say this money would have been
better spent feeding the world's poor. At the risk of sounding
self-serving, as an American and as a Republican, for the last six decades of
my life, I have done exactly that ... and more. Following the examples of
my parents and grandparents, I have used my earnings to feed the poor, shelter
the homeless, provide housing for the elderly and medical care for the sick ...
and continue to do so ... and I'm not alone in that work.
WHAT I AM is someone who is paying for this
announcement at my sole expense in hopes of opening the eyes of those led
blindly by ill-informed elements of our great nation, who through either
ignorance or malicious intent, repeatedly attack and belittle those of us who
belong to a political party that holds true to the belief, 'The rights of the
governed exceed the power of the government.' For those interested, I am
speaking only as a tax-paying individual who is in no way associated with the
Republican National Committee, nor with any of its directors or
delegates.
WHAT I AM is a man who understands, 'the
American way of life' is a message of self-empowerment for all.
WHAT I AM is an American who is grateful that
our nation gives each of us the opportunity of self-determination and the right
to benefit from the fruits of self achievement.
WHAT I AM is an American who wants to preserve
that way of life for all who seek it.
WHAT I
AM is blessed to be an American .... and proud to be a conservative Republican.
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