That said I work in a diverse atmosphere where I see people as people and not what race they are before I see anything else. Yet in some lines of thought I am a racist and I believe in that for I am proud to be a member of my race and proud of the history of my race's accomplishments just like I am proud to be a Virginian and an American too.

      I don't believe in the lying liberal mantra of diversity and you shouldn't either. Cohesiveness and togetherness makes a stronger bond. Dividing people by any means makes the whole weaker, and the outcome lesser than what it should be. If that be based on color or race, religion or thought, age or sex, or even sexual orientation it does nothing to strengthen the unity of people living together in this world, our world, and your world wherever you might be. Diversity is nothing to celebrate.

      The idea of Barack Obama and the swirling force around him really bothers me. Tomorrow he will be sworn in as president of our country. The first “black” man to become our President.

      Barack Obama is not a black man. Barack Obama's father was a black man from Africa and his mother was a white woman from our country and he was raised in the culture of white grandparents. Yet all you hear about is that Barack Obama is our first black President. He is as much WHITE as he is black. And he is truly African-American and one of the few who can use this divisive term truthfully and with authority. Barack Obama is a man, our next President, a liberal democrat, and whatever else, but he is NOT BLACK. To see him as such is racist.

      When I looked at him during the election I didn't see a black man—I saw a man running for President. I also saw black people voting for him because he was “black”. I saw black leaders getting behind him based on color. I witnessed the liberal news media promoting one color above this man's views. They still do. They all do. As I write this I see the all black Harlem Choir on ABC singing about the “battle” still going on. The liberal love fest of promoting division. This is racism. Promoting one based on color is racism. To identify what a person is, by color, is racist.

      Diversity does not make us stronger. Promoting Barack Obama by color does not bring us together. To use Dr. Martin Luther King's words in his famous speech: “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character” is the grand ideal that we should all strive for. For a man of color to be elected our President is a milestone that we should all be proud of and I for one am. We live in the greatest country on earth. For a man to be elected our president because he is a man of color is something we should hold in shame. I fully believe in a nation of colorblindness for that is the lofty goal that will bring all our people together—that all men are equal and held under the same rule of law. That we can all be treated fairly and without prejudiced. I am just not sure Barack Obama is the one will do this.

      Already he is dividing us by color. He is wanting to divide us by rights and economic stature. By those that rule and those that are subject to an oppressive government growing larger and more intrusive into our lives. His plans seem to be based on one group paying the way for the other. More division. A lot of promises and a lot of hope. The liberal agenda, another unjust dream fulfilled.

      Barack Obama is not black. Or white. He is a man—one man—who holds the hope of so many. I say to you, it is not up to him to fix this country, but up to each of us doing our best to do our part, to come together, and work together in order to solve this nation's problems. To become a strong moral nation. United not divided. That is where I stand.

Thur. 9/11/08:

Hello,

Today as I type, the date is September 11, 2008. The anniversary of 9/11. Please take a moment to reflect on what this means to you and others. Remember those fighting to keep us free.

Okay, the reason for my post today. The last previous update on this page was in September of 2006. I am making this entry to say I am essentially ending further updates to this page. However, I will maintain the FORUM with no plans of shutting that down. Those dropping in are welcome to post their thoughts there. It's free and easy to sign up. No big deal.

You are welcome to browse the archives to see what this site was about. For me it was a blog before the popularity of blogs. Starting in 2003, I worked on it for years browsing news articles from around the world and highlighting or commenting on those that I felt had relevance to the Conservative movement. I had several format changes over time and added features like a live chat room, plus forms where you could comment on what you saw here thus sending your thoughts to me with a simple click.

To be able to put this site here I had to learn a lot. I had to learn a lot about HTML code, how to manipulate graphics, various Chatroom techniques, and how to create and manage a message board. This was a good thing. To learn something new and how to do it—at least for me—is the spice of life.

My links (which are some of the best I've found) are still good and I will keep checking on them so those dropping in can use them.

The future of this site is still up in the air. If I thought a blog, using blog software would do something I might give it a try, but I doubt if it would make a difference in anything. Most people don't tend to change their viewpoints and there are a lot of stupid people in this world. I leave you now with this one last challenge. Don't be one of them.

Thanks for visiting and feel free to look around.

“Conservative”