A QUOTE FROM ROBERT A. HALL

I COULD NOT IMPROVE ON THIS SO HERE IT GOES

Robert A. Hall is the actor who plays the coroner on CSI if you watch > that show.> > "I'm 63 and I'm Tired"> by Robert A. Hall> > > > I'm 63. Except for one semester in college when jobs were scarce and a > six-month period when I was between jobs, but job-hunting every day, > I've worked, hard, since I was 18. Despite some health challenges, I > still put in 50-hour weeks, and haven't called in sick in seven or > eight years. I make a good salary, but I didn't inherit my job or my > income, and I worked to get where I am. Given the economy, there's no > retirement in sight, and I'm tired. Very tired.> > >

I'm tired of being told that I have to "spread the wealth" to people > who don't have my work ethic. I'm tired of being told the government > will take the money I earned, by force if necessary, and give it to > people too lazy to earn it.> > >

I'm tired of being told that I have to pay more taxes to "keep people > in their homes." Sure, if they lost their jobs or got sick, I'm willing > to help. But if they bought McMansions at three times the price of our > paid-off, $250,000 condo, on one-third of my salary, then let the > left-wing Congress-critters who passed Fannie and Freddie and the > Community Reinvestment Act that created the bubble help them with their > own money.> > >

I'm tired of being told how bad America is by left-wing millionaires > like Michael Moore, George Soros and Hollywood Entertainers who live in > luxury because of the opportunities America offers. In thirty years, if > they get their way, the United States will have the economy of Zimbabwe > , the freedom of the press of China , the crime and violence of Mexico > , the tolerance for Christian people of Iran , and the freedom of > speech of Venezuela ...> > >

I'm tired of being told that Islam is a "Religion of Peace," when every > day I can read dozens of stories of Muslim men killing their sisters, > wives and daughters for their family "honor"; of Muslims rioting over > some slight offense; of Muslims murdering Christian and Jews because > they aren't "believers"; of Muslims burning schools for girls; of > Muslims stoning teenage rape victims to death for "adultery"; of > Muslims mutilating the genitals of little girls; all in the name of > Allah, because the Qur'an and Shari'a law tells them to.> > >

I'm tired of being told that "race doesn't matter" in the post-racial > world of Obama, when it's all that matters in affirmative action jobs, > lower college admission and graduation standards for minorities > (harming them the most), government contract set-asides, tolerance for > the ghetto culture of violence and fatherless children that hurts > minorities more than anyone, and in the appointment of U.S. Senators > from Illinois.> > > I think it's very cool that we have a black president and that a black > child is doing her homework at the desk where Lincoln wrote the > Emancipation Proclamation. I just wish the black president was Condi > Rice, or someone who believes more in freedom and the individual and > less arrogantly of an all-knowing government.> > >

I'm tired of a news media that thinks Bush's fundraising and inaugural > expenses were obscene, but that think Obama's, at triple the cost, were > wonderful; that thinks Bush exercising daily was a waste of > presidential time, but Obama exercising is a great example for the > public to control weight and stress; that picked over every line of > Bush's military records, but never demanded that Kerry release his; > that slammed Palin, with two years as governor, for being too > inexperienced for VP, but touted Obama with three years as senator as > potentially the best president ever. Wonder why people are dropping > their subscriptions or switching to Fox News? Get a clue. I didn't vote > for Bush in 2000, but the media and Kerry drove me to his camp in 2004.> > >

I'm tired of being told that out of "tolerance for other cultures" we > must let Saudi Arabia use our oil money to fund mosques and mandrassa > Islamic schools to preach hate in America , while no American group is > allowed to fund a church, synagogue or religious school in Saudi Arabia > to teach love and tolerance.> > >

I'm tired of being told I must lower my living standard to fight global > warming, which no one is allowed to debate. My wife and I live in a > two-bedroom apartment and carpool together five miles to our jobs. We > also own a three-bedroom condo where our daughter and granddaughter > live. Our carbon footprint is about 5% of Al Gore's, and if you're > greener than Gore, you're green enough.> > >

I'm tired of being told that drug addicts have a disease, and I must > help support and treat them, and pay for the damage they do. Did a > giant germ rush out of a dark alley, grab them, and stuff white powder > up their noses while they tried to fight it off? I don't think Gay > people choose to be Gay, but I damn sure think druggies chose to take > drugs. And I'm tired of harassment from cool people treating me like a > freak when I tell them I never tried marijuana.> > >

I'm tired of illegal aliens being called "undocumented workers," > especially the ones who aren't working, but are living on welfare or > crime. What's next? Calling drug dealers, "Undocumented Pharmacists"? > And, no, I'm not against Hispanics. Most of them are Catholic, and it's > been a few hundred years since Catholics wanted to kill me for my > religion. I'm willing to fast track for citizenship any Hispanic > person, who can speak English, doesn't have a criminal record and who > is self-supporting without family on welfare, or who serves honorably > for three years in our military.... Those are the citizens we need.> > >

I'm tired of latte liberals and journalists, who would never wear the > uniform of the Republic themselves, or let their > entitlement-handicapped kids near a recruiting station, trashing our > military. They and their kids can sit at home, never having to make > split-second decisions under life and death circumstances, and bad > mouth better people than themselves. Do bad things happen in war? You > bet. Do our troops sometimes misbehave? Sure. Does this compare with > the atrocities that were the policy of our enemies for the last fifty > years and still are? Not even close. So here's the deal. I'll let > myself be subjected to all the humiliation and abuse that was heaped on > terrorists at Abu Ghraib or Gitmo, and the critics can let themselves > be subject to captivity by the Muslims, who tortured and beheaded > Daniel Pearl in Pakistan, or the Muslims who tortured and murdered > Marine Lt. Col. William Higgins in Lebanon, or the Muslims who ran the > blood-spattered Al Qaeda torture rooms our troops found in Iraq, or the > Muslims who cut off the heads of schoolgirls in Indonesia, because the > girls were Christian. Then we'll compare notes. British and American > soldiers are the only troops in history that civilians came to for help > and handouts, instead of hiding from in fear.> > >

I'm tired of people telling me that their party has a corner on virtue > and the other party has a corner on corruption. Read the papers; bums > are bipartisan. And I'm tired of people telling me we need > bipartisanship. I live in Illinois , where the "Illinois Combine" of > Democrats has worked to loot the public for years. Not to mention the > tax cheats in Obama's cabinet.> > >

I'm tired of hearing wealthy athletes, entertainers and politicians of > both parties talking about innocent mistakes, stupid mistakes or > youthful mistakes, when we all know they think their only mistake was > getting caught.

I'm tired of people with a sense of entitlement, rich > or poor.> > > Speaking of poor, I'm tired of hearing people with air-conditioned > homes, color TVs and two cars called poor. The majority of Americans > didn't have that in 1970, but we didn't know we were "poor." The > poverty pimps have to keep changing the definition of poor to keep the > dollars flowing.> > >

I'm real tired of people who don't take responsibility for their lives > and actions. I'm tired of hearing them blame the government, or > discrimination or big-whatever for their problems.> > >

Yes, I'm damn tired. But I'm also glad to be 63. Because, mostly, I'm > not going to have to see the world these people are making. I'm just > sorry for my granddaughter.> > >

Robert A. Hall is a Marine Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the > Massachusetts State Senate.> >

There is no way this will be widely publicized, unless each of us sends > it on! This is your chance to make a difference.>
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GOD BLESS THE USA