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An interesting email about Dubya
Email says:
Whether you actually like George W. or not, this has some interesting
thoughts on the man and on his presidency ...
First, an observation ...
Have you noticed a difference in the salute given by our military men and
women as President Bush walks by? Most folks would not notice anything,
but those who have served in the military see it right away.
Next time, watch:
When President Bush leaves his helicopter or Air Force One, the honor
guards salute and face him as he disembarks, then turn their faces
towards him as he passes by. They continue to salute his back as he
walks away.
This kind of salute was not seen in the previous administration, though
it is customary courtesy to the Commander-in-Chief. You see, soldiers
aren't required to turn and face the President as they salute. They are
not required to salute his back. They are only required to salute. They
can remain face-forward the entire time. And that is what they did
during the previous administration. Our soldiers were forced to obey his
orders, but they were not forced to respect him. From their salutes, we
can surmise that they did not.
Why is such respect afforded to President Bush? He doesn't even know how
to bite his lower lip and not get teary-eyed whenever he speaks! The
following incident from Major General Van Antwerp may give us an insight.
Gen. Antwerp is president of the Officers' Christian Fellowship. He lost
nearly all his staff when the Pentagon was attacked Sept. 11. His
executive officer LTC Brian Birdwell was badly burned and in the hospital
when President Bush visited him. Our President spent time and prayed
with Brian. As he was getting ready to leave, he went to the foot of
Brian's bed and saluted. He held his salute until Brian was able to
raise his burned and bandaged arm, ever so slowly, in return. The
Commander-in-Chief almost never initiates a salute, except in the case of
a Congressional Medal of Honor winner. The injured soldier did not have
to return the salute. But he did, out of respect to his President ... a
Soldiers' President.
Congressman JC Watts (R. Oklahoma) said, "Character is doing the right
thing when nobody is looking." (My favorite quote of all time.) The
nation and world learned some of what our last President did when nobody
was looking. That President has been disbarred -- the worst disgrace
(other than imprisonment) to a lawyer. CNN will have a difficult time
shining his or his wife's tarnished images. In this time of war and
danger, I am so grateful to have a President whom the soldiers salute --
fully.
On Special Report with Brit Hume, at the close of the show when they
normally have some funny video clip, they showed President Bush and the
First Lady on their way to Maine to leave for Camp David for the weekend.
As the video starts, the First Lady is leading the way into the
helicopter with the spaniel dog on the leash, and the president is right
behind her with the Scotty on the leash. As the First Lady entered the
chopper, the Marine at the gangway saluted and held his salute. The
Scottie, as the president was walking, decided it wanted to sit right
when he got to the steps. The president pulled on its leash, but the
stubborn Scottie persisted in sitting. The president bent down and
scooped up the pooch and entered Marine One. After he entered, the
Marine cut his salute and returned to the position of attention. Moments
later the President reemerged from the helicopter and out onto the steps.
The Marine was standing at attention, head and eyes straight ahead. The
President leaned over and tapped him on the left arm. The startled
Marine turned his body toward the President and received his returned
salute!
I was so impressed by this true act of respect for our military people by
our President! He really does get it. Most any other person of his
stature would have just continued his journey, disregarding the neglected
return salute. Not George W. Bush. He is earning the respect of the
military community, not expecting it -- as most have and would.
President George W. Bush - the man who admitted to having a drinking
problem in younger years, and whose happy-go-lucky lifestyle led him to
mediocre grades in college and an ill-fated oil venture, who's mangled
syntax and whose speaking missteps became known as "Bushisms." He came
within a hair's breadth of losing the election in November. Bush named
Jesus Christ as Lord of his life on public TV. Not an Oblique reference
to being "born-again" or having a "life change." He actually said the
name, "Jesus Christ!"
On September 11, he was thrust into a position only known by the likes of
Roosevelt, Churchill, Lincoln, and Washington. The weight of the world
was on his shoulders, and the responsibility of a generation was on his
soul. So President George W. Bush walked to his seat at the front of the
National Cathedral just three days after two of the most impressive
symbols of American capitalism and prosperity virtually evaporated. When
the history of this time is written, it will be acknowledged by friend
and foe alike that President George W. Bush came of age in that cathedral
and lifted a nation off its knees. In what was one of the most
impressive exhibitions of self-control in presidential history, President
George W. Bush was able to deliver his remarks without losing his
resolve, focus, or confidence. God's hand, which guided him through that
sliver-thin election, now rested fully on him. As he walked back to his
seat, the camera angle was appropriate. He was virtually alone in the
scene, alone in that massive place with God, just him and the Lord ...
Back at his seat, George H. Bush reached over and took his son's hand.
In that gesture his father seemed to say, "I wish I could do this for
you, son, but I can't. You have to do this on your own." President
George W. Bush squeezed back and gave him a look of peace that said, "I
don't have to do it alone, Dad. I've got Help."
What a blessing to have a professing Christian as President.
Please take a moment after you read this to "pray for him." He truly does
have the weight of the world on his shoulders. Pray that God will sustain
him and give him wisdom and discernment in his decisions. Pray for his
protection and that of his family.
And after you have prayed, send this to everyone on your e-mail list. Our
President needs Christians, Democrats and Republicans alike, to be
praying for him. As this makes the e-mail rounds, eventually there could
literally be millions of people praying for him, and for our Great
Country....
Email says:
Whether you actually like George W. or not, this has some interesting
thoughts on the man and on his presidency ...
First, an observation ...
Have you noticed a difference in the salute given by our military men and
women as President Bush walks by? Most folks would not notice anything,
but those who have served in the military see it right away.
Next time, watch:
When President Bush leaves his helicopter or Air Force One, the honor
guards salute and face him as he disembarks, then turn their faces
towards him as he passes by. They continue to salute his back as he
walks away.
This kind of salute was not seen in the previous administration, though
it is customary courtesy to the Commander-in-Chief. You see, soldiers
aren't required to turn and face the President as they salute. They are
not required to salute his back. They are only required to salute. They
can remain face-forward the entire time. And that is what they did
during the previous administration. Our soldiers were forced to obey his
orders, but they were not forced to respect him. From their salutes, we
can surmise that they did not.
Why is such respect afforded to President Bush? He doesn't even know how
to bite his lower lip and not get teary-eyed whenever he speaks! The
following incident from Major General Van Antwerp may give us an insight.
Gen. Antwerp is president of the Officers' Christian Fellowship. He lost
nearly all his staff when the Pentagon was attacked Sept. 11. His
executive officer LTC Brian Birdwell was badly burned and in the hospital
when President Bush visited him. Our President spent time and prayed
with Brian. As he was getting ready to leave, he went to the foot of
Brian's bed and saluted. He held his salute until Brian was able to
raise his burned and bandaged arm, ever so slowly, in return. The
Commander-in-Chief almost never initiates a salute, except in the case of
a Congressional Medal of Honor winner. The injured soldier did not have
to return the salute. But he did, out of respect to his President ... a
Soldiers' President.
Congressman JC Watts (R. Oklahoma) said, "Character is doing the right
thing when nobody is looking." (My favorite quote of all time.) The
nation and world learned some of what our last President did when nobody
was looking. That President has been disbarred -- the worst disgrace
(other than imprisonment) to a lawyer. CNN will have a difficult time
shining his or his wife's tarnished images. In this time of war and
danger, I am so grateful to have a President whom the soldiers salute --
fully.
On Special Report with Brit Hume, at the close of the show when they
normally have some funny video clip, they showed President Bush and the
First Lady on their way to Maine to leave for Camp David for the weekend.
As the video starts, the First Lady is leading the way into the
helicopter with the spaniel dog on the leash, and the president is right
behind her with the Scotty on the leash. As the First Lady entered the
chopper, the Marine at the gangway saluted and held his salute. The
Scottie, as the president was walking, decided it wanted to sit right
when he got to the steps. The president pulled on its leash, but the
stubborn Scottie persisted in sitting. The president bent down and
scooped up the pooch and entered Marine One. After he entered, the
Marine cut his salute and returned to the position of attention. Moments
later the President reemerged from the helicopter and out onto the steps.
The Marine was standing at attention, head and eyes straight ahead. The
President leaned over and tapped him on the left arm. The startled
Marine turned his body toward the President and received his returned
salute!
I was so impressed by this true act of respect for our military people by
our President! He really does get it. Most any other person of his
stature would have just continued his journey, disregarding the neglected
return salute. Not George W. Bush. He is earning the respect of the
military community, not expecting it -- as most have and would.
President George W. Bush - the man who admitted to having a drinking
problem in younger years, and whose happy-go-lucky lifestyle led him to
mediocre grades in college and an ill-fated oil venture, who's mangled
syntax and whose speaking missteps became known as "Bushisms." He came
within a hair's breadth of losing the election in November. Bush named
Jesus Christ as Lord of his life on public TV. Not an Oblique reference
to being "born-again" or having a "life change." He actually said the
name, "Jesus Christ!"
On September 11, he was thrust into a position only known by the likes of
Roosevelt, Churchill, Lincoln, and Washington. The weight of the world
was on his shoulders, and the responsibility of a generation was on his
soul. So President George W. Bush walked to his seat at the front of the
National Cathedral just three days after two of the most impressive
symbols of American capitalism and prosperity virtually evaporated. When
the history of this time is written, it will be acknowledged by friend
and foe alike that President George W. Bush came of age in that cathedral
and lifted a nation off its knees. In what was one of the most
impressive exhibitions of self-control in presidential history, President
George W. Bush was able to deliver his remarks without losing his
resolve, focus, or confidence. God's hand, which guided him through that
sliver-thin election, now rested fully on him. As he walked back to his
seat, the camera angle was appropriate. He was virtually alone in the
scene, alone in that massive place with God, just him and the Lord ...
Back at his seat, George H. Bush reached over and took his son's hand.
In that gesture his father seemed to say, "I wish I could do this for
you, son, but I can't. You have to do this on your own." President
George W. Bush squeezed back and gave him a look of peace that said, "I
don't have to do it alone, Dad. I've got Help."
What a blessing to have a professing Christian as President.
Please take a moment after you read this to "pray for him." He truly does
have the weight of the world on his shoulders. Pray that God will sustain
him and give him wisdom and discernment in his decisions. Pray for his
protection and that of his family.
And after you have prayed, send this to everyone on your e-mail list. Our
President needs Christians, Democrats and Republicans alike, to be
praying for him. As this makes the e-mail rounds, eventually there could
literally be millions of people praying for him, and for our Great
Country....
