I am a 29yr old, lower-middle-class homeowner, husband, and father of two boys. I have laboriously worked since I was 13yrs old, (not including the 15 different paper routes my three brothers and I had, and starting as early as 7yrs old for me), just to provide the basic necessities for my family and I, who grew up impoverished in Port Elizabeth, NJ. Despite my ambitions being clouded by basic survival instincts, I've managed to obtain every goal I've set for myself. My mother is a white American of Italian descent and my father is a dark skinned native of the Dominican Republic whose been in the country for over thirty years and still barely speaks the English (American) language, (but that doesn't stop him from trying). If asked my nationality I will shout American!!
I proudly waive an American flag for a country (and State) that pretends to care about me, (The Little Guy). I stand as a testament. A flawed, and suspicious Welfare program, where as a child, my family and I would go nights not eating or just eating bread with gravy; enduring cold showers and no electricity, in a 4rm apartment ran by a slum lord; while abusers of the system go un-penalized living high on the hog. A sub-par public education system designed to "just get us by" while other countries surpass us in technological advancements. I still stand proud hand over chest.
I sit back disgusted, yet sheepishly proud, as I await my little brother's return from his second tour in Iraq. Only to not understand any benefit to having gone into the region in the first place. While the military is stretch to its limits, economy plummets, the prices of goods skyrocket, and the homeland security is laughable with colors, smoke screens, and scandals. I still love my country!
At a time where we're being invaded, ( That's right invaded!), What else would you call an influx of persons not of this country, flying their own flag on our soil, while demanding we change our American way of life to accommodate them, without paying homage to the United States in any way shape or form. In the definition of invade you will see the word "infringe - to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another". In this case I am embarrassed yet PROUDLY stand as an American!
At a time where Christianity (the foundation of America) is ostracized as our nation meets head on a moral decay. Children run rabid as we defend their rights that they haven't earned or shown any regards for. Prisoners eat and live better than honest hard-working Americans. Homeowners are sued for defending everything they've worked hard for, and state government steal your American dream in the guise of Eminent Domain. While politicians legally, (used loosely), embezzle our tax dollars then tell you there's no money to support basic government functions, then stick their hands out to do it again and again. I will still stand as an American and unfortunately a New Jersey-ian.
So you ask why I stand for Obama! Because he represents me closer than any other candidate I have ever heard about, and I'm PRAYING he understands me...
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