tomveil
02-02-2008, 02:01 AM
This is something I sent to my closest friends and family today. If you like it, I encourage you to write your own or pass this one along.
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Hello everybody,
The first people who get this will know me. But for those of you who get it later, my name is Mike. I’m 30 years old, own my own small business, and am doing my best to live the American Dream. I’ve been thinking about writing this for quite a while, but I’ve never known exactly what to say. However, tonight I feel I don’t have any more time to waste. All I can say is, what follows comes from the bottom of my heart.
If you’re getting this message from me, it’s because I care about you. I care about your future. No doubt, each of you receiving this has a different relationship to me. We’ve shared different things and made different memories together. But the main thing that you all have in common is that I care about you. And because I hope that you care about me too, I hope that you’ll listen to what I have to say.
For the last couple years I’ve had an interest in politics. But it always felt like choosing between the lesser of two evils. Until this presidential election, when I found Ron Paul. A lot of you may not recognize the name. He doesn’t get a lot of attention in the media, and doesn’t get a lot of time in the debates. But when he does, these are the kinds of things you hear:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP07YNDpDFM
Astonishing, isn’t it? A politician talking frankly about problems we face in this country. But you’ll never see that clip on the news. They don’t talk about Ron Paul much at all. When they do, they often describe him with a number of non-flattering adjectives. Those same adjectives are sometimes used to describe those of us who believe that what Ron Paul has to say should be heard by everybody.
It’s because of that belief that I’m writing now. I know that some of you aren’t political. Some of you may already have your candidate chosen. Some of you aren’t even US citizens. But this election is a very important one for our country. And I believe that when we make the decision about the direction we want our country to go, we should be aware of all possibilities. So please, watch this 45 minute video to hear what Ron Paul has to say.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8351865602354164048
If you disagree with him, I understand and respect that decision.
However, if you DO agree with him, please send this along to the people in your life that YOU care about. Personalize it. Add your story before you forward it if you’d like to. Explain why it matters to you, and why you think it should matter to the people in your life. At the end of the day, all the joy in our lives is because of the people that we care about and those that care about us. And we’re all in this thing together.
Presidential elections should be about more than sound bites and nice hair.
Thank you very much for your time.
Mike
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” -- Margaret Mead
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Hello everybody,
The first people who get this will know me. But for those of you who get it later, my name is Mike. I’m 30 years old, own my own small business, and am doing my best to live the American Dream. I’ve been thinking about writing this for quite a while, but I’ve never known exactly what to say. However, tonight I feel I don’t have any more time to waste. All I can say is, what follows comes from the bottom of my heart.
If you’re getting this message from me, it’s because I care about you. I care about your future. No doubt, each of you receiving this has a different relationship to me. We’ve shared different things and made different memories together. But the main thing that you all have in common is that I care about you. And because I hope that you care about me too, I hope that you’ll listen to what I have to say.
For the last couple years I’ve had an interest in politics. But it always felt like choosing between the lesser of two evils. Until this presidential election, when I found Ron Paul. A lot of you may not recognize the name. He doesn’t get a lot of attention in the media, and doesn’t get a lot of time in the debates. But when he does, these are the kinds of things you hear:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP07YNDpDFM
Astonishing, isn’t it? A politician talking frankly about problems we face in this country. But you’ll never see that clip on the news. They don’t talk about Ron Paul much at all. When they do, they often describe him with a number of non-flattering adjectives. Those same adjectives are sometimes used to describe those of us who believe that what Ron Paul has to say should be heard by everybody.
It’s because of that belief that I’m writing now. I know that some of you aren’t political. Some of you may already have your candidate chosen. Some of you aren’t even US citizens. But this election is a very important one for our country. And I believe that when we make the decision about the direction we want our country to go, we should be aware of all possibilities. So please, watch this 45 minute video to hear what Ron Paul has to say.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8351865602354164048
If you disagree with him, I understand and respect that decision.
However, if you DO agree with him, please send this along to the people in your life that YOU care about. Personalize it. Add your story before you forward it if you’d like to. Explain why it matters to you, and why you think it should matter to the people in your life. At the end of the day, all the joy in our lives is because of the people that we care about and those that care about us. And we’re all in this thing together.
Presidential elections should be about more than sound bites and nice hair.
Thank you very much for your time.
Mike
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” -- Margaret Mead
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