Dear Folks,
Nation of Change is a powerful liberal group, now led by Chris Hedges. Here is my response to their view of the election and the inauguration. John G
Dear Folks,
I have respect for all liberal criticism. I have criticized Obama a thousand times. However, I also have a perspective none of you have, even Chris Hedges, whose acute mind is beyond mine. I am now 9l years old. I watched as FDR transformed our Italian community with his WPA and CCC, sending our young and old back to work and a regained dignity and hope. I am certain we could have torn the hell out of FDR, since he ---like you and I---are not perfect.
I am saddened as to what I read below (reference coming soon). We have another great president in the body and psyche of an imperfect man. However, none of you see any potential in this guy, seemingly. This election will stand as one of the greatest in our American history, not only because of what Obama represents but also how he and his team mobilized the American people and the people responded so nobly and courageously to vote both against tons of money and attempts to prevent their vote. I am with all of your criticisms, but I am saddened by your cynicism, including you, Chris. Your book on war and Evangelicals are great. As a convert as it were to liberalism, might not you be effected -- as Wm James once suggested of converts who come out of rigid upbringings -- with some of that rigidity as you demand perfection out of Obama?.
"Be you perfect as your heavenly father is perfect" in Mathews -- translates now per Garey Wills, into "Be you inclusive as your Heavenly Father is inclusive." I change "Father" into "Mother." Are you capable of being inclusive, Chris, even as you acutely criticize?
- John Giannini
Nation of Change is a powerful liberal group, now led by Chris Hedges. Here is my response to their view of the election and the inauguration. John G
Dear Folks,
I have respect for all liberal criticism. I have criticized Obama a thousand times. However, I also have a perspective none of you have, even Chris Hedges, whose acute mind is beyond mine. I am now 9l years old. I watched as FDR transformed our Italian community with his WPA and CCC, sending our young and old back to work and a regained dignity and hope. I am certain we could have torn the hell out of FDR, since he ---like you and I---are not perfect.
I am saddened as to what I read below (reference coming soon). We have another great president in the body and psyche of an imperfect man. However, none of you see any potential in this guy, seemingly. This election will stand as one of the greatest in our American history, not only because of what Obama represents but also how he and his team mobilized the American people and the people responded so nobly and courageously to vote both against tons of money and attempts to prevent their vote. I am with all of your criticisms, but I am saddened by your cynicism, including you, Chris. Your book on war and Evangelicals are great. As a convert as it were to liberalism, might not you be effected -- as Wm James once suggested of converts who come out of rigid upbringings -- with some of that rigidity as you demand perfection out of Obama?.
"Be you perfect as your heavenly father is perfect" in Mathews -- translates now per Garey Wills, into "Be you inclusive as your Heavenly Father is inclusive." I change "Father" into "Mother." Are you capable of being inclusive, Chris, even as you acutely criticize?
- John Giannini
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