Worth a read, regardless. I already voted, via absentee ballot since I'll be in Missouri on election day.
> Subject: Lee Iacocca Speaks About America > > > The two party system???? > > Remember Lee Iacocca, the VP at Ford credited with the birth of the Mustang, > the man who rescued Chrysler, Corporation from their death throes, and the > owner of the famous quote 'Lead, follow, or get out of the way'? Well, he's > back! He has a new book, and here are some excerpts. > > Lee Iacocca writes: > > 'Am I the only guy in this country who's fed up with what's happening? > Where the hell is our outrage? We should be screaming bloody murder. We've > got a gang of clueless bozos steering our ship of state right over a cliff, > we've got corporate gangsters stealing us blind, and we can't even clean up > after a hurricane much less build a hybrid car. But instead of getting mad, > everyone sits around and nods their heads when the politicians say, 'Stay > the course' > > Stay the course? You've got to be kidding. This is America , not the damned > 'Titanic' I'll give you a sound bite: 'Throw all the bums out!' > > You might think I'm getting senile, that I've gone off my rocker, and maybe > I have. But someone has to speak up. I hardly recognize this country > anymore. > > The most famous business leaders are not the innovators but the guys in > handcuffs. While we're fiddling in Iraq , the Middle East is burning and > nobody seems to know what to do. And the press is waving 'pom-poms' instead > of asking hard questions. That's not the promise of the ' America ' my > parents and yours traveled across the ocean for. I've had enough. How about > you? > > I'll go a step further. You can't call yourself a patriot if you're not > outraged. This is a fight I'm ready and willing to have. > > The Biggest 'C' is Crisis ! > > Leaders are made, not born. Leadership is forged in times of crisis. It's > easy to sit there with your feet up on the desk and talk theory. Or send > someone else's kids off to war when you've never seen a battlefield > yourself. It's another thing to lead when your world comes tumbling down. > George Bush, Dick Chaney and who it this Bozo > coming up next? One of the most Liberal Idiots in the U. S. Senate and he > is talking about disarming America . I can't believe the American people > are seeing what he is about to do to this country. May God have mercy on us > all. > > On September 11, 2001, we needed a strong leader more than any other time in > our history. We needed a steady hand to guide us out of the ashes. A Hell of > a Mess. So here's where we stand. We're immersed in a bloody war with no > plan for winning and no plan for leaving. We're running the biggest deficit > in the history of the country. We're losing the manufacturing edge to Asia , > while our once-great Companies are all moving offshore. We're getting > slaughtered by health care costs. Gas prices are skyrocketing, and nobody in > power has a coherent energy policy. Our schools are the worst in the world. > Our borders are like sieves. The middle class is being squeezed every which > way. These are times that cry out for leadership and we are getting ready to > put the most Liberal Senator in the U. S. Senate in as our next President > because we want to be fair and elect someone just because of his race. We > don't have time to be fair, we need a strong leader. > > But when you look around, you've got to ask: 'Where have all the leaders > gone?' Where are the curious, creative communicators? Where are the people > of character, courage, conviction, omnipotence, and common sense? I may be a > sucker for alliteration, but I hope you get the point. > > Name me a leader who has a better idea for homeland security than making us > take off our shoes in airports and throw away our shampoo? We've spent > billions of dollars building a huge new bureaucracy, and all we know how to > do is react to things that have already happened. > > Name me one leader who emerged from the crisis of Hurricane Katrina. > Congress has yet to spend a single day evaluating the response to the > hurricane, or demanding accountability for the decisions that were made in > the crucial hours after the storm. Everyone's hunkering down, fingers > crossed, hoping it doesn't happen again. Well guess what people? We are > having more floods right now. What are we doing to help these people out. > Now, that's just crazy. Storms happen. Deal with it. Make a plan. Figure out > what you're going to do the next time. Why are we allowing people to build > in flood plains anyway? If you build in a flood area, expect to be flooded > and deal with it. Don't expect the Government to bail you out. > > Name me an industry leader who is thinking creatively about how we can > restore our competitive edge in manufacturing. All they seem to be thinking > now-days is getting themselves bigger salaries and bonuses. Who would have > believed that there could ever be a time when 'The Big Three' referred to > Japanese car companies? How did this happen, and more important, what are we > going to do about it? likely nothing! > > Name me a government leader who can articulate a plan for paying down the > debt, or solving the energy crisis, or managing the health care problem. The > silence is deafening. But these are the crises that are eating away at our > country and milking the middle class dry. > > I have news for the gang in Congress and the Senate. We didn't elect you to > sit on your asses and do nothing and remain silent while our democracy is > being hijacked and our greatness is being replaced with mediocrity. What is > everybody so afraid of? That some bonehead on Fox News will call them a > name? Give me a break. Why don't you guys show some spine for a change? I > honestly don't think any of you have one! > > Had Enough? > > Hey, I'm not trying to be the voice of gloom and doom here. I'm trying to > light a fire. I'm speaking out because I have hope; I believe in America > .... In my lifetime I've had the privilege of living through some of > America's greatest moments I've also experienced some of our worst crises: > the 'Great Depression', 'World War II', the 'Korean War', the 'Vietnam War', > the 1970s oil crisis, and the struggles of recent years culminating with > 9/11. If I've learned one thing, it's this: > > 'You don't get anywhere by standing on the sidelines waiting for somebody > else to take action. Whether it's building a better car or building a better > future for our children, we all have a role to play. That's the challenge > I'm raising in this book. It's a call to 'Action' for people who, like me, > believe in America . It's not too late, but it's getting pretty close. So > let's shake off the crap and go to work. Let's tell 'em all we've had > 'enough.' > > Make a 'real contribution' by sending this to everyone you know and care > about......our future is at stake! > -- "There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self." ~ Aldous Huxley --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. 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