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From Commenter Concerned Windham Resident comes that question embedded in a rather long comment. In fact, it is, as he points out, the ONLY comment on an extremely short post (“A most sobering thought”) – an image (the meme: “Appreciate everything you have.
Someone, somewhere, is fighting for you to have it“) and one line from me:
“If you want to thank a soldier, be the kind of American worth fighting for.”
A two-year-old post come May. And no comment at all left on it since then. It happens – a lot – to bloggers, as we sometimes NEVER know what captures someone’s attention and fancy. That is, until two hours ago. In the email notifications I get from DISQUS, it was the first line of the comment was one of the lines that caught me up going “oof”:
I never thought someone would bookmark any of the posts that I have written for future review. Especially this one as I really wrote nothing – the line is a quote from Instapundit. Sure, it hit me hard – having had two sons in our military that were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, when I read that line, was I a DAD that was worth fighting for? Had I been a good role-model, someone who walked the talk, tried to inculcate the values that I had been taught and had seen were keys to success? Had I concentrated on the RIGHT things to pass on and to warn against the bad?
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They’re Trying to Shut Us Down
Over the last several months, I’ve lost count of how many times the powers-that-be have tried to shut us down. They’ve sent hackers at us, forcing us to take extreme measures on web security. They sent attorneys after us, but thankfully we’re not easily intimidated by baseless accusations or threats. They’ve even gone so far as to make physical threats. Those can actually be a bit worrisome but Remington has me covered.
For us to continue to deliver the truth that Americans need to read and hear, we ask you, our amazing audience, for financial assistance. We have a Giving Fuel page to help us pay the bills. It’s brand new so don’t be discouraged by the lack of donations there. It’s a funny reality that the fewer the donations that have been made, the less likely people are willing to donate to it. One would think this is counterintuitive, but sometimes people are skeptical because they think that perhaps there’s a reason others haven’t been donating. In our situation, we’re just getting started so please don’t be shy if you have the means to help.
Thank you and God bless!
JD Rucker