Comments on: Thanksgiving, the real story http://www.digitalhooligans.com/blog/2006/11/22/thanksgiving-the-real-story/ (written lovingly with pixels) Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:10:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Ric http://www.digitalhooligans.com/blog/2006/11/22/thanksgiving-the-real-story/#comment-22 Ric Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:21:17 +0000 http://www.digitalhooligans.com/blog/2006/11/22/thanksgiving-the-real-story/#comment-22 That is very true. I was talking to a friend from work who is very liberal sometime just after Kerry made that remark about how if you don't study you could end up in Iraq and he asked who was the biggest moron on the scene. He then went off on Bush and Rush. When asked if he had ever actually listened to or read what Rush had to say he said of course not, he doesn't listen to drug addict, hate mongers and so on. Too bad, he could have learned something instead of allowing others to think for him. That is very true. I was talking to a friend from work who is very liberal sometime just after Kerry made that remark about how if you don’t study you could end up in Iraq and he asked who was the biggest moron on the scene. He then went off on Bush and Rush. When asked if he had ever actually listened to or read what Rush had to say he said of course not, he doesn’t listen to drug addict, hate mongers and so on.

Too bad, he could have learned something instead of allowing others to think for him.

]]> By: J. Curtis http://www.digitalhooligans.com/blog/2006/11/22/thanksgiving-the-real-story/#comment-21 J. Curtis Fri, 24 Nov 2006 15:10:57 +0000 http://www.digitalhooligans.com/blog/2006/11/22/thanksgiving-the-real-story/#comment-21 <p>It doesn't spoil it. I knew it to be Rush...but sometimes putting his name to it often ruins the overall effect (for myself and others). </p> It doesn’t spoil it. I knew it to be Rush…but sometimes putting his name to it often ruins the overall effect (for myself and others).

]]> By: Ric http://www.digitalhooligans.com/blog/2006/11/22/thanksgiving-the-real-story/#comment-20 Ric Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:48:26 +0000 http://www.digitalhooligans.com/blog/2006/11/22/thanksgiving-the-real-story/#comment-20 Did you know where the Thanksgiving story you quoted above came from? Rush Limbaugh's book "See, I Told You So!" Chapter Six "Dead White Guys or What Your History Books Never Told You," page 70. I hope that doesn't spoil it for you. Did you know where the Thanksgiving story you quoted above came from? Rush Limbaugh’s book “See, I Told You So!” Chapter Six “Dead White Guys or What Your History Books Never Told You,” page 70.

I hope that doesn’t spoil it for you.

]]> By: Ric http://www.digitalhooligans.com/blog/2006/11/22/thanksgiving-the-real-story/#comment-19 Ric Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:14:22 +0000 http://www.digitalhooligans.com/blog/2006/11/22/thanksgiving-the-real-story/#comment-19 Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor -- and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me "to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness." Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be -- That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks -- for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation -- for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the tranquility [sic], union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed -- for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted -- for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us. And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions -- to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually -- to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed -- to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn [sic] kindness onto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord -- To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the encrease [sic] of science among them and us -- and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best. Given under my hand at the City of New York the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789. George Washington Doesn't sound like the government we grew up with, huh? What happened to all the concern for the separation of church and state? Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor — and whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me “to recommend to the People of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many signal favors of Almighty God especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness.”

Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be — That we may then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks — for his kind care and protection of the People of this Country previous to their becoming a Nation — for the signal and manifold mercies, and the favorable interpositions of his Providence which we experienced in the tranquility [sic], union, and plenty, which we have since enjoyed — for the peaceable and rational manner, in which we have been enabled to establish constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national One now lately instituted — for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed; and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge; and in general for all the great and various favors which he hath been pleased to confer upon us.

And also that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech him to pardon our national and other transgressions — to enable us all, whether in public or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually — to render our national government a blessing to all the people, by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed — to protect and guide all Sovereigns and Nations (especially such as have shewn [sic] kindness onto us) and to bless them with good government, peace, and concord — To promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the encrease [sic] of science among them and us — and generally to grant unto all Mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best.

Given under my hand at the City of New York
the third day of October in the year of our Lord 1789.

George Washington

Doesn’t sound like the government we grew up with, huh? What happened to all the concern for the separation of church and state?

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