The First American
posted at 10:33 am on February 19, 2007 by Bryan
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ARE WE MAKING THE FOUNDERS PROUD?
I wouldn’t want to stand before General Washington and do the carpet dance, answering for the shambles our electoral process.Nope.
seejanemom on February 19, 2007 at 11:38 AM
Class VENT…as ALWAYS….
Bravo.
seejanemom on February 19, 2007 at 11:41 AM
Great Vent!
I am definitely a fan of George Washington. The more I find out about him the more I am in awe of his abilities, purity of purpose, wisdom, and the results he has produced.
Much of what he has written is as true in his time as it is in ours. His written works are worth reading.
Washington is so worth studying closly to see what a great leader is made out of in an age where we vote more for those who will do the least damage than who has the greatest virtue.
omegaram on February 19, 2007 at 12:44 PM
That’s a great trailer, I’ll have to see that when it comes out.
I couldn’t have said it better myself. Bravo!
RedinBlueCounty on February 19, 2007 at 1:29 PM
Looks like an American story. It will probably pi$$ off the moonbats
Let me wish all of you a happy Mardi Gras today, since I will be to busy tomorrow enjoying it.
abinitioadinfinitum on February 19, 2007 at 7:08 PM
“great in the hearts of his countrymen”
And they in his. This man risked everything - including his life and the lives of his family - to lead an audacious rebellion against the greatest military power the world had known to that point in time. All for a belief in the American experiment. I wish today’s leaders had such passion.
thedecider on February 19, 2007 at 8:43 PM
Looks interesting . . .and we need much more like it.
Perhaps the folks at Lionheart filmworks would consider putting Ian W. Toll’s “Six Frigates”, or Giles Milton’s “White Gold, The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow and Islam’s One Million White Slaves” to film.
These two books provide spectacular reads with the time line intersecting the two. One side being told by Pellow,a Cornish cabin boy who was taken by Islamic pirates in 1716 and sold as a slave to the legendarily tyrannical Sultan Moulay Ismail. The American side intersects with the development of the US Navy as a response to demands for tribute in exchange for access to trade routes.
heroyalwhyness on February 19, 2007 at 9:26 PM
And then, to the amazement of tyrants and kings around the world, he walked away from power. This is the greatest lesson of Washington’s life.
TBinSTL on February 19, 2007 at 9:40 PM
Great Vent.
GW is THE man. People wonder what makes this country great. Here’s a clue, it’s not the country, it’s the people who live here…
Zorro on February 19, 2007 at 10:17 PM
Definitely in agreement here. True definition of a patriot, an American, a man. Oh, how we need leaders today cut from the same cloth. I believe the American people would vote overwhemingly for such a person. Of course, the problem is that the MSM would smear such a person to the point of being unrecognizable.
IrishEyes on February 19, 2007 at 10:18 PM
The day Washington was sworn in there were no other presidents who were better suited for the office, because there couldn’t have been any.
One could make the same claim today, 42 presidents later, because there haven’t been any.
fogw on February 19, 2007 at 10:33 PM
FANTASTIC VENT You sure know how to pick some winners and GW was sure one of the best. I wish history was still taught like it was back in the 50’sand earlier. I think you would have more people aware of how much our forefathers and thier familys gave it ALLto give us the country we have today. I don’t know where along the line the liberal gene pool got infected, hopefully one day we will find a cure. Pray for it, this country needs one.
bones47 on February 19, 2007 at 10:44 PM
fogw:
We have had a few really great presidents. I am also a fan of Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt. Both were superb leaders in their times and have had a huge impact on our nation today.
Many will disagree with me but I think Regan was a great president, if for no other reason he found a solution to the Cold War that was productive and resulted in destrution of arms that were never used. Regan spent his way out of a war that could have left the world looking like the movie “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome”. It was close, very close, and Regan was the driving force behind the Soviet being defeated without devastating nuclear conflict.
I have to admit however George Washington is my favorite, with Lincoln a very very close second.
omegaram on February 19, 2007 at 11:10 PM