BY RUSSELL TURNER
ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR WORD
Whether we want to admit it or not we humans are a sum of our teachings, and our parents are the greatest source of that teaching. I feel that I have been very fortunate to have parents that instilled in me the importance of integrity and telling the truth. Because of their teaching I have developed the attitude of having little use for a thief or a liar. Sadly too many of our citizens have developed the attitude that there is no such thing as the truth, and the words spoken in the oath of office are just words and have no meaning. I was taught when anyone swears an oath before God and man it is your duty to obey that oath. In other words a person is only as good as their word. Most people that are in public office are required to take an oath when they assume those positions, in essence they promise to obey the laws of our nation and to respect and serve the citizens of this country. A couple of days ago I listened to a recorded speech by one of the main architects of the obamacare health care law, I feel that all Americans should be required to listen to it and it will show the contempt our so-called public servants have for us citizens of this country.
In the speech Federal employee Jonathan Gruber made the accusation that the American people were too stupid to understand the Affordable Health Care Act, and for the good of the country it was acceptable to lie to all of us in order to pass the bill. It was strange that the mainstream media didn’t think the quote was news worthy and simply didn’t report on the story. In the old days a quote like Mr. Gruber made would have caused an outcry, but in today’s society dishonesty and lying has somehow become acceptable. This new revelation is just another example of the elitist attitude that has invaded many of our elected officials and the mainstream media. This attitude is nothing new, throughout history it seems to be the natural evolution of the people in power to control the masses because they think that they are smarter than everyone else.
The whole obamacare mess has been one lie after another, “you can keep your doctor”, “your premiums will go down”, etc. I can see the strategy by the current administration, in my opinion the goal is to have total control over everyone. While I am enraged by the total lack of respect for us taxpayers by our own government that is sworn to work for us, I am equally outraged by the citizens of this country who set back and accepts some official bragging about lying to the people. At one time the people of the world respected America because or our integrity and desire for the truth. If we don’t start demanding integrity and truth from our leaders our respect across the world will fall because other nations also believe that we are only as good as our word.
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