tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post5523110894998978960..comments2023-10-03T07:01:41.144-05:00Comments on Always On Watch: Semper Vigilans: Independence Day Weekend 2015Always On Watchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-28572393559291376092015-07-06T19:12:00.554-05:002015-07-06T19:12:00.554-05:00FT,
I understand what Hamilton meant by The Vulgar...FT,<br />I understand what Hamilton meant by <i>The Vulgar Populace</i>.<br /><br />Today, however, certain members of <i>The Vulgar Populace</i> are the ones who have a much better idea of our Founding principles. Indeed, most members of the non-vulgar populace are actively working to undermine our Founding principles: journalists, academia, clergy, etc.<br /><br />Furthermore, Mother Country England considered all the colonists to be <i>The Rabble</i>.<br /><br />You are absolutely correct with your statement: <i>We are NOT –– and never were INTENDED to be –– a DEMOCRACY</i>. Getting rid of the U.S. Senate as a body appointed by the states' legislative bodies was a huge, huge mistake, IMO.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-46682431581556068162015-07-06T17:42:32.084-05:002015-07-06T17:42:32.084-05:00Sure, but I referred ONLY to our Founders. If they...Sure, but I referred ONLY to our Founders. If they'd consulted The Rabble or what Alexander Hamilton called "The Vulgar Populace," nothing worthwhile would EVER have been accomplished.<br /><br />The greatest mistake we made historically was to cater to the whims of populists and sorely misguided egalitarians. We are NOT –– and never were INTENDED to be –– a DEMOCRACY.FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-61878487316529003902015-07-06T07:46:34.589-05:002015-07-06T07:46:34.589-05:00FT,
The vigorous, POSITIVE, brilliantly CONSTRUCTI...FT,<br />The <i>vigorous, POSITIVE, brilliantly CONSTRUCTIVE, INSPIRING ideas and high IDEALS</i> certainly came along. But first there was indeed a lot of <i>wringing their hands and bellyaching</i> -- much of the time in taverns.<br /><br />Of course, not <b>all</b> of the colonists were aboard even one the ideas and ideals came to the fore. Quite a few Loyalists all along the way even after warfare arrived.<br /><br />PS: If the colonists had had the Internet, I doubt that the United States of America would ever have been formed.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-7189126300649903412015-07-06T07:37:35.335-05:002015-07-06T07:37:35.335-05:00I would NEVER classify any of the Founders as &quo...I would NEVER classify any of the Founders as "negators." NEVER!<br /><br />They didn't just sit around wringing their hands and bellyaching. They were filled with vigorous, POSITIVE, brilliantly CONSTRUCTIVE, INSPIRING ideas and high IDEALS. <br /><br />I doubt they ever worked to discourage, depress and enervate one another by constantly telling each other how dreadful, how fearful, how disgusting, how hopeless, useless and utterly futile everything appeared.<br /><br />Not at all. Their examination and subsequent discussion of exciting new ideas gave them courage and stirred them to ACTION. FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-76779806970319723042015-07-05T06:40:06.393-05:002015-07-05T06:40:06.393-05:00Speaking of negativity...From Vox: On Second Thoug...Speaking of negativity...From <a href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2015/07/04/vox-on-second-thought-the-american-revolution-was-a-mistake-n2020908?" rel="nofollow">Vox: On Second Thought, The American Revolution Was A Mistake</a>:<br /><br /><i>Dylan Matthews of Vox appears to be lamenting our independence since we would have abolished slavery sooner, the Native Americans would have experienced a slightly less horrific genocide, and we would have adopted the UK’s system of government, which is totally better than America’s (coding to liberals) because it allows the governing party to bulldoze over its opponents to push through their agenda (unless it’s a question about the EU).... </i><br /><br />Read the rest <a href="http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2015/07/04/vox-on-second-thought-the-american-revolution-was-a-mistake-n2020908?" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-38960317838354321932015-07-04T18:28:14.015-05:002015-07-04T18:28:14.015-05:00Happy 4th AOW! I miss the fireworks in Washington,...Happy 4th AOW! I miss the fireworks in Washington, DC. Nothing like that around here.Mike's Americahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01262938295909490454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-68939669215310924442015-07-04T16:28:10.222-05:002015-07-04T16:28:10.222-05:00Thanks, Imp.
And thank you for stopping by and co...Thanks, Imp.<br /><br />And thank you for stopping by and commenting.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-4922936979681505202015-07-04T15:19:29.647-05:002015-07-04T15:19:29.647-05:00Beautiful Post today...Thank You Beautiful Post today...Thank You Impertinenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04949905441786404348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-82079222958271294132015-07-04T15:10:13.828-05:002015-07-04T15:10:13.828-05:00Here's one of the comments (most were wonderfu...Here's one of the comments (most were wonderful, of course...normal people)<br />"DementedBlitz 8 hours ago<br /> Liberating it with a drone strikes and levelling entire villages<br /> America! Fuck ye!"<br /><br />It's someone like this who's home waiting for his ISIS Tweet :-)<br />To go from THIS to leveling villages says a LOT, huh? <br />Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-6898482350629996812015-07-04T15:00:42.403-05:002015-07-04T15:00:42.403-05:00I LOVE this video. I want one of those!I LOVE this video. I want one of those!Baysiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562129788572031587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-10503776368903650162015-07-04T11:11:59.676-05:002015-07-04T11:11:59.676-05:00Baysider, is that the same guy? Didn't rememb...Baysider, is that the same guy? Didn't remember. Imagine?<br />I think if Obama'd run with a VP candidate called Adolph Hitler, he'd still have been elected.<br /><br />AOW, I HOPE those are the exceptions, but Jerry's right; they don't seem to have difficulty finding them. PLUS, Watters is always so surprised when someone gets it right that we know he's not cherry picking only the more moronic ones! Unbelievable.<br /><br />I hope parents are educating on patriotism, reminding kids this country's done more good than any other on the planet, but we have adults who still don't understand or appreciate that, don't we. <br />Heck, some hang here.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15989573357446569262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-43930642060273471512015-07-04T08:27:35.159-05:002015-07-04T08:27:35.159-05:00FT,
Thanks for adding that history lesson. It...FT, <br />Thanks for adding that history lesson. It's a good one to remember.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-56054016311022424482015-07-04T08:26:47.341-05:002015-07-04T08:26:47.341-05:00FT,
Not all negators want attention or crave appla...FT,<br />Not all negators want attention or crave applause. <br /><br />Indeed, in many ways our Founders were negators, but their motivation was clearly not nefarious. The American Project has been a wonderful and true hope overall.<br /><br />Many of the pundits -- Right and Left -- are, however.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-42774875866994782032015-07-04T08:18:28.535-05:002015-07-04T08:18:28.535-05:00Let Independence be our Boast
Ever mindful what it...<b><i>Let Independence be our Boast<br />Ever mindful what it cost<br />Ever grateful for the Prize<br />Let it's Altar reach the Skies.<br /><br />Firm, united let us be<br />Rallying 'round our Liberty<br />As a Band of Brothers joined<br />Peace and Safety we shall find.</i></b><br /><br />Joseph Hopkinson (1770-1842) - Excerpted from Hail, Columbia!<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-gt3vaae4g<br /><br />Hail, Columbia" is an American patriotic song. It was for many years considered the unofficial national anthem of the United States. The music, composed by Philip Phile in 1789 for the first inauguration of George Washington, was titled "The President's March," then arranged with lyrics by Joseph Hopkinson in 1798. <br />Hail, Columbia was used in the United States as a de facto national anthem for most of the 19th and early 20th centuries. It lost popularity during the Roaring Twenties, and at the advent of the Depression was replaced by "The Star-Spangled Banner" in 1931.<br /><br />It is now the official Vice Presidential anthem. When played in honor of the Vice President, the song is always preceded by four ruffles and flourishes. In addition, the song has been used as a slow march during military ceremonies, <br />often while the band counter-marches.<br />FreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-31826808566000943142015-07-04T07:32:57.937-05:002015-07-04T07:32:57.937-05:00______ On Independence ______
Officially this day...<b>______ On Independence ______<br /><br /><i>Officially this day’s for celebration<br />Not complaints or tearful lamentation.<br />It’s tempting to succumb to fretfulness.<br />Negators can’t enjoy forgetfulness ––<br />Deny their overeager plaintiveness<br />Erupting fulsomely with put on saintliness ––<br />Pouting as though martyred for a Cause, when<br />Everyone knows they only crave applause. When<br />Needing to be Noticed takes the Stage,<br />Disingenuousness will soon take over.<br />Ego run amok expresses rage ––<br />Needling challengers’ interest and inventions,<br />Creating tensions, refusing to engage,<br />Endowing Honesty with bad intentions.<br />Doubts about oneself makes fields of clover<br />A potent allergen of which mere mention<br />Yields fits of pique that might define an Age!</i></b><br /><br />~ FreeThinkeFreeThinkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682678301019952436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-48544284049881431942015-07-04T06:42:45.276-05:002015-07-04T06:42:45.276-05:00Monday comes too quickly, doesn't it AOW? Love...Monday comes too quickly, doesn't it AOW? Loved the post. No hoopla here at the spacious CT studios - just family and some hotdogs, hamburgers, chicken wings, and whatever salads arrive :) Have a Happy Fourth, as patriots celebrate the country as it was founded.DaBladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160781062081889980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-19278547713679389312015-07-04T06:38:09.241-05:002015-07-04T06:38:09.241-05:00Dice and that Watters fella never have any difficu...Dice and that Watters fella never have any difficulty finding these yahoos, do they? Wow.DaBladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160781062081889980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-88089453220908215312015-07-04T04:59:03.531-05:002015-07-04T04:59:03.531-05:00Mr. AOW and I aren't planning any hoopla for t...Mr. AOW and I aren't planning any hoopla for today. I have the weekend off from work. <br /><br />Back to the grind on Monday. Gotta pay some bills: termite treatment, eye doctor (I just ran up another big bill!), real estate taxes, etc.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-75443688145635737342015-07-04T04:55:58.523-05:002015-07-04T04:55:58.523-05:00Z,
Until I saw this video, I had no idea that Hill...Z,<br />Until I saw this video, I had no idea that Hillsdale College offered such excellent in the Fine Arts! <br /><br />M, one of my former homeschool students just graduated from Hillsdale. I don't know why I never thought of asking him about the music program there. M has a wonderful singing voice, and the next time I see him, I'll ask him if he was in the choir or the theatre program there. Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-82291678002560314592015-07-04T04:43:14.287-05:002015-07-04T04:43:14.287-05:00Beamish,
Great video! I hope that Warren has a fe...Beamish,<br />Great video! I hope that Warren has a few moments to watch it.Always On Watchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192688822955022541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-25539278422617900492015-07-03T22:43:55.715-05:002015-07-03T22:43:55.715-05:00have a plinkin' good 4th!<a href="http://youtu.be/yKmZ_XDrlXs" rel="nofollow">have a plinkin' good 4th!</a>(((Thought Criminal)))https://www.blogger.com/profile/17311656184275255223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-81677466502959029812015-07-03T20:50:59.091-05:002015-07-03T20:50:59.091-05:00I like that!I like that!Ed Bonderenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724552853113809036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-56437685940424765002015-07-03T18:54:12.265-05:002015-07-03T18:54:12.265-05:00Have a great Independence weekend AOW's.Have a great Independence weekend AOW's.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-73947795852811577232015-07-03T14:48:19.267-05:002015-07-03T14:48:19.267-05:00That seed of science Athens
And earth's proud ...That seed of science Athens<br />And earth's proud mistress Rome.<br />Where now are all their glories?<br />You scarce can find their tomb. <br />So guard your rights Americans<br />Nor stoop to lawless sway.<br />Oppose, oppose, oppose, oppose [it] in North Americay. <br /> <i>American Revolutionary War Song</i><br /><br />Have a blessed 4th, you and Mr. AOW.<br />Baysiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562129788572031587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4320479736034351430.post-20374547657569814352015-07-03T14:45:14.200-05:002015-07-03T14:45:14.200-05:00Mark Dice's videos always make your jaw drop. ...Mark Dice's videos always make your jaw drop. Honestly, he had people signing petitions for Hitler once. I don't know how he keeps a straight face. Baysiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562129788572031587noreply@blogger.com