A bit old but still relevant is yet another open letter to President Barak Obama from a prominent figure in business in America. This time Lou Pritchett, former Vice President of Proctor & Gamble, shares why President Barak Obama scares him and I think his thoughts are shared by many.

There seems to be an unending supply of people from with in the business world that are coming out to share their concerns with how the current administration is handling things.

Just last week I featured an open letter from Ronald S. Lauder, the President of the World Jewish Congress. It can be found here. In it, Lauder expresses his deep concerns on the Administration’s about face turn on policy concerning Israel and President Obama’s lack of action with an impending entrance of Iran into the nuclear club.

This from Snopes.com concerning the authenticity of the Pritchett letter.

Lou Pritchett is a former Vice President of Proctor & Gamble whose career at that company spanned 36 years before his retirement in 1989, and he is the author of the 1995 business book, Stop Paddling & Start Rocking the Boat.

Mr. Pritchett confirmed to us that he was indeed the author of the much-circulated “open letter”…

“I did write the ‘you scare me’ letter. I sent it to the NY Times but they never acknowledged or published it. However, it hit the internet and according to the ‘experts’ has had over 500,000 hits.”

And the letter authored by Mr. Pritchett:

AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA

Dear President Obama:

You are the thirteenth President under whom I have lived and unlike any of
the others, you truly scare me.

You scare me because after months of exposure, I know nothing about you.

You scare me because I do not know how you paid for your expensive Ivy
League education and your upscale lifestyle and housing with no visible
signs of support.

You scare me because you did not spend the formative years of youth growing
up in America and culturally you are not an American.

You scare me because you have never run a company or met a payroll.

You scare me because you have never had military experience, thus don’t
understand it at its core.

You scare me because you lack humility and ‘class’, always blaming others.

You scare me because for over half your life you have aligned yourself with
radical extremists who hate America and you refuse to publicly denounce
these radicals who wish to see America fail.

You scare me because you are a cheerleader for the ‘blame America’ crowd and
deliver this message abroad.

You scare me because you want to change America to a European style country
where the government sector dominates instead of the private sector.

You scare me because you want to replace our health care system with a
government controlled one.

You scare me because you prefer ‘wind mills’ to responsibly capitalizing on
our own vast oil, coal and shale reserves.

You scare me because you want to kill the American capitalist goose that
lays the golden egg which provides the highest standard of living in the
world.

You scare me because you have begun to use ‘extortion’ tactics against
certain banks and corporations.

You scare me because your own political party shrinks from challenging you
on your wild and irresponsible spending proposals.

You scare me because you will not openly listen to or even consider opposing
points of view from intelligent people.

You scare me because you falsely believe that you are both omnipotent and
omniscient.

You scare me because the media gives you a free pass on everything you do.

You scare me because you demonize and want to silence the Limbaugh’s,
Hannitys, O’Reillys and Becks who offer opposing, conservative points of
view.

You scare me because you prefer controlling over governing.

Finally, you scare me because if you serve a second term I will probably not
feel safe in writing a similar letter in 8 years.

Lou Pritchett

I couldn’t have said it better, Mr. Pritchett

On April 7th, the Obama Administration announced it will be striping terms like “Islamic Extremism” from the central document defining the United States’ stances on national security. Evidentially, the Administration is afraid of alienating Islamic nations. Members of the Administration said that defining the war on terror as a war against Islamic extremism would be viewing Muslim nations through a lens of terror. I am of the opinion that doing so may not entirely be a bad idea. It wasn’t the IRA who killed almost 3000 Americans on September 11, 2001.

More and more these days, Islamic leaders are seeing a climate of tolerance in the western world. This climate of tolerance is creating an environment where they are no longer afraid to come out and publicly share their views on subjects like Jihad and the killing of non-Muslims. Below is a video of British Mullah Anjum Chaudri describing how he believes the killing of “non-believers” is justified. This is not an isolated thing as video after video of major players in the Muslim world have come out in support of the “convert or die” mentality.

Calling for Global Jihad…

Espousing the killing of the Jews.

These are but a few examples of what we are dealing with. These people believe that their religion gives them the right to subjugate and or kill you for not believing in their God. This fanaticism has driven thousands to strap bombs to their chests and blow themselves up taking as many as possible with them. This “Religion of Peace” convinced men that blowing up the World Trade Center and killing 2800+ Americans was justified because they didn’t believe in Muhammad. It convinced Nidal Hassan in Texas to massacre 13 Soldiers and wound another 30 while screaming “Allah Akbar” in the name of his religion.

In the month of March, 2010, there were 165 attacks abroad perpetrated by extremists in 15 different nations. These attacks killed 1300+ innocents and critically wounded another 2000+. They call it the “Religion of Peace” but as a friend of mine, Angelo of ConservativeRule.com, likes to put it, Islam is the “Religion of Pieces”. We know where these people came from and we know their motivations.

Islamo-fascism is sprouting up all over the globe. Most people understand that countries like Yemen and Pakistan are hotbeds for terrorism, providing cover for jihadist training camps and affording known figures in the terrorist world aid. What most people are not aware of is that this fanaticism is spreading everywhere like wildfire. Along with the Middle East and Northern Africa, groups like al-Qaeda now have a strong presence in Asian nations like Japan and the Philippines and there are known Islamic terrorist organisations in Chile, Honduras and Columbia as well.

Countries like Russia know the threat well. On March 29th, 2 “Black Widow” female Chechnyans with bombs strapped to their bodies bombed 2 Russian train stations killing 38 people and wounding another 64. An Islamic group from the Northern Caucasus region claimed responsibility for the acts. Russia is a country that has been hit especially hard over the last 10 years. Back in September, 2004, Islamic terrorists took 1,100 hostages at The Beslan School in in the North Causasus. The resulting bloodbath left 334 hostages dead, 186 were school children, and hundreds injured and many reported missing.

What happened in Russia was horrible and inexcusable but no one was hit harder in one single terrorist action than the United States. It’s amazing to me how quickly some forget that day. I remember it well; I watched it live on the television unfolding before my astonished eyes.

Our current government is so quick to denounce these facts that they weaken us. We are no longer to call an act of terrorism for what it is but instead, a “man made disaster”.

Nations like Yemen, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia claim to be against violence in the name of Islam but time and again have been proven to harbour, finance and spread terrorism. Whether it be through direct support or a lack of action, nations that allow terrorism to propagate should be held accountable. If a terrorist act was perpetrated by individuals from Yemen, trained in Yemen and allowed to live in Yemen then Yemen has some responsibility in the situation.

If we don’t hold these nations accountable for their complicity then the war on terror will never be won. Mr. Obama’s willingness to be soft on terror with his warm and fuzzy policies, entertaining civilian trials for those that conspire to kill us and his refusal to confront nations like Iran and their nuclear ambitions will only serve to weaken our ability to protect our homeland.

Iran is an example of how disastrous Obama’s policies could be. Because he drug his feet on the issue of Iran becoming a nuclear state, the material and technology they are developing could very well end up in the hands of a terrorist group bent on detonating a nuclear or dirty bomb on US soil. The resulting loss of life would be staggering and possibly reach well into the hundreds of thousands. Because of his lack of support for Israel, our only ally in the Middle East, nations like Russia and China have now come out saying that an Israeli attack on Iran would result in a “world war”. With the support of the United States, Russia and China would not have been so willing to attempt to tie up Israel’s ability to protect itself from the threat of a nation who’s leader openly calls for the total annihilation of their country.

The Obama Administration’s stance on terror is weakening us and could very well result in another 9/11 style attack on US soil. I pray everyday that it never happens but it seems inevitable.

We need hard lined policies designed to combat this threat to our security and to freedom and liberty world wide. Now is not the time to join hands and sing Kumbayah. Now is the time to take the fight to those who would hurt us. Now is the time to tell these terrorist harbouring nations that we will not allow them to stand by as Islamic terrorist organisations train and prepare on their soil. I can’t remember ever reading about any non-Islamic group detonating anything on US soil unless you include Bill Ayers or the Black Panthers. I don’t need to point out the connections there.

Now is the time to do what ever is necessary to ensure the security of America and free people everywhere. I don’t know about you, but if I knew someone wanted to kill me and I saw them rushing at me with a knife, I’d put em down first and worry about everything else later. This is life or death, not foreign diplomacy.

All I ever needed to know about Politics…I learned as a Boy Scout. You may think that this is a naive attitude, and not on par with the 21^st Century; but I beg to differ. I say that if our Politicians and the American People knew and kept the core principles of Scouting, our country and the world would be a much better place.

Let’s break it down with definitions; because some these words are not in some peoples vocabulary anymore . The Scout Law says the following.

A Scout is Trustworthy,

Trustworthy- adjective

1. Worthy of trust or belief .
2. Taking responsibility for ones conduct, and obligations.

Trust , belief and  responsibility are interesting words to be sure, but what do they mean? We put our trust in our elected officials and it is our belief that they will do what is right. That third word, responsibility, is not a popular word in our day and age. Whose responsibility is it to care for our families well being? Is it the Governments? I say NO! America was founded on principles of self-reliance, hard work and stick-to-it-iv-ness. We have a sacred trust given to us by the Almighty to care for and love our families. It is not the Governments job!

Loyal- adjective-

1. Steadfast in allegiance or duty.
2. Inspired by love for your country.
3. Unwavering in devotion to friend, vow, or cause.

Loyalty is a strange thing. It must be earned. It cannot be bought, bartered or traded. If a man or woman cannot be loyal to their spouse how can they be loyal to anyone? They must love our country, even with it’s imperfections, and be devoted to it. Has America made mistakes? Yes we have, that is inevitable. But we still do more for this world than any other county on the face of the Earth. We have leaders that I swear hate this county and they apologize for us at every opportunity. To quote the great John Wayne, “Never apologize, it’s a sign of weakness!” That does not mean that we should not try to correct our mistakes. We need to be steadfast and unwavering in our devotion to America.

Helpful- Adjective

1. Providing assistance or serving a useful function.
2. Of service or assistance.
3. Showing a willingness to cooperate.

Serving a useful function…Hmm? Is tearing apart the family by making America a  welfare state a useful function? Is this doing good for our Country? Is putting restrictions on business’s that thwart progress and kill jobs helpful? Is putting burdensome tax’s on families so that they cannot support themselves helpful.

Friendly – Adjective

1. Characteristic of or befitting a friend.
2. Favorably disposed; not antagonistic or hostile.
3. Of or belonging to your own countries forces, or an ally.

Would some of the actions of our Politicians be what you would do to a friend? Are their actions favorably disposed to the people or are they hostile to their constituents. Are they truly our allies, or are they are enemies.

Brave- Adjective

1. Possessing or displaying courage, able to deal with danger or fear without flinching.
2. Invulnerable to fear or intimidation.

Being brave isn’t always about charging the enemies guns or facing man-eating beasts. It is about having conviction to your values and beliefs. It is about not be intimidated into doing things that you do not believe to be right and true…damn the consequences.

Clean- adjective

1. Free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits.
2. Free of restrictions or qualifications..
3. Free from impurities.
4. Without difficulties or problems.
5. (Religion) ritually clean or pure.
6. Not spreading pollution or contamination..
7. (Of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements.
8. Free from sepsis or infection, or corruption.
9. Morally pure.
10. (Of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections.
11. marked by or calling for sportsmanship or fair play.
12. Thorough and without qualification.
13. (Of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense.
14. Free of drugs; “after a long dependency on heroin she has been clean for 4 years”.

I really didn’t expect there to be so many definitions for clean. It must be more important than even I realized. Our politicians need to be beyond reproach. Being clean doesn’t always apply to your personal hygiene, even though that is very important. It is a state of being. They are human and make mistakes. That is what repentance is for. They need to be men who’s conscience is clean.

Reverent- adjective

1. Feeling or showing profound respect or veneration.
2. Showing great reverence for god.

Reverence is showing respect for solemnity, and office. Respect is another good word for reverent. Not all of our Founding Fathers could have been considered religious men; but they had a belief in a Supreme Being and showed respect to him. They respected the office that they held and tried to do it justice.

The Scout Oath states:

On my honor, I will do my best, to do my duty, to God, and my Country. To help other people at all times, to keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.

I can’t think of a better oath for any person. I was taught to keep my oaths. I have taken several Oaths throughout my life. I do not make any oath that I don”t intend to keep. An Oath is a sacred thing. My marriage vows are an oath, and a covenant between myself, my wife and God. I took another Oath when I pinned on a badge as a Law Enforcement Officer. This is an oath that is given to anyone holding public office; whether they be a Police Officer, a Soldier in the United States Military or an Elected Official. It differs according to the job. This is the Oath of Enlistment for the U.S. Army. I think that you will get the gist of it.

I, (NAME), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.

I, along with many others, have taken an Oath to Support and Defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

I keep my Oaths…I hope you do as well.

Recently came across these lyrics and realized that I don’t think I ever heard verses 3 and 4. All the verses are terrific expressions of love for our nations. Makes me feel patriotic just reading them.

1. My country,’ tis of thee,
sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing;
land where my fathers died,
land of the pilgrims’ pride,
from every mountainside let freedom ring!

2. My native country, thee,
land of the noble free, thy name I love;
I love thy rocks and rills,
thy woods and templed hills;
my heart with rapture thrills, like that above.

3. Let music swell the breeze,
and ring from all the trees sweet freedom’s song;
let mortal tongues awake;
let all that breathe partake;
let rocks their silence break, the sound prolong.

4. Our fathers’ God, to thee,
author of liberty, to thee we sing;
long may our land be bright
with freedom’s holy light;
protect us by thy might, great God, our King.

Oh, my! Do the ACLU, Americans United for Separation of Church and State,
or the Freedom From Religion Foundation know about verse 4?!!