A Heartbreaking Unspoken Consequence of Obama

4063926362?profile=originalDecades of socialist/progressive indoctrination in our schools, media and culture, plus six years of Obama, has yielded a devastating unspoken consequence. It is the loss of who we use to be as Americans.

In his 1961 Inaugural Address, President John F. Kennedy said, “My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.” Democrats have perverted Kennedy's inspiring challenge. Their dispiriting goal is to have as many Americans as possible controlled by and dependent on government, even for life itself, which is at the root of Obamacare.

I mourn the loss of the independent self-reliant mindset which made our parents great; and the pride and dignity it generated within them. Welfare (government assistance) was a last resort and for the truly needy.

Today, far too many Americans see no shame in living on government assistance or scamming the system. The Left's campaign led by the Obama Administration to instill an entitlement mindset in many has proven successful. The Administration even campaigned targeting minorities, discouraging their instinct to be self-reliant. Even worse, the Administration portrays getting on welfare as the honorable thing to do. Dear Lord, what kind of nation are we becoming?

An unprecedented 47 million Americans are on food stamps which is riddled with fraud. The Obama Administration has added over 10,000 new oppressive job-killing regulations. Consequently, 90 million are unemployed and on unemployment which is also riddled with fraud. Here's another first for America, over 11 million are receiving disability benefits; riddled with fraud.  Clearly, many believe working is for suckers when the government is handing out freebies.

In his War on Achievers, Obama used his bully pulpit to deflate business owners by saying, “If you've got a business, you didn't build that.”  Obama and his operatives use compassionate sounding terms such as “social justice” and “income inequality” to justify the government confiscating the earnings of achievers and redistributing it to non-achievers to win their votes. Despicable.

My heart aches for my America when character, excellence and hard work were rewarded, celebrated and respected.

At 9 or 10 years old, I worked part-time for my neighbor Mr Buddy Roy. I pulled the copper out of old motors for him to sell. I still remember the pride I felt making my own money.

In the early 1950s, blacks were allowed to take the entrance test for the Baltimore City Fire Dept. My dad applied and mom helped. My parents sought opportunity not handouts. Talk about a strong black woman, though compassionate and loving, mom could be a tough no nonsense person.

I remember my parents sitting at the kitchen table, a glass turned upside down between them with mom tapping on the glass with a spoon. She was simulating the different bell sounds which alerted the firefighters to various situations. She would yell at my dad, “No, that's wrong, stupid! Listen and get it right!” Thanks to my drill sergeant mom, dad was among a hand full of blacks who became Baltimore City's first black firefighters.

Being a pioneer is never easy. Dad endured humiliating work conditions and blatant racism. Still, dad relished the opportunity. Thanks to his Christian faith, dad won admiration and respect by fighting racism and hate with excellence. He won “Firefighter of the Year” two times.

That mindset of putting ones best foot forward and striving for loftier standards is what I fear we are rapidly losing as Americans. Apparently, character is no longer expected in our leaders. President Obama is caught repeatedly lying to the American people and the response is ho-hum, let's move on.

The trend is to celebrate deadbeats, entitlement junkies, haters of achievers and assorted low life. For example. The Democrats and mainstream media loved the Occupy Wall Street mobs. People were assaulted and even raped at their angry mob gatherings. Severely infected with an entitlement mindset, Occupiers dumped feces in a public building demanding the government redistribute wealth to them. 

Meanwhile, the Left continues their shameful relentless demonizing and slandering the Tea Party with unfounded allegations of racism. The Obama Administration has plotted to criminalize free speech (the Tea Party). Folks, we are talking decent hard-working Americans who are simply pushing back against Obama's shock and awe assault on our freedoms, liberty and culture.

Tax cheat Democrat Rep. Charlie Rangel compared the Tea Party to Hamas terrorists. Either Mr Rangel is a loudmouth clueless idiot or a despicable evil human being. Leftists like Rangel who throw unfounded irresponsible“hate” grenades at millions of Americans should be called on it. Inciting racial division is extremely serious.

Amidst the unbelievably long list of scandals, crimes and misdemeanors of the Obama regime, the damage that this evil man and his minions have done to the internal make-up of many Americans is extremely disturbing and heartbreaking.

Please view me performing my song, “We Are Americans” which I wrote to remind us of who we use to be and I believe a majority still are as Americans. I have faith that the liberal's, socialist's and progressive's toxic disease of entitlement thinking has not reached critical mass.

My fellow Americans, we are exceptional, a chosen people. We are Americans!

Lloyd Marcus, Unhyphenated American

Chairman, Conservative Campaign Committee

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  • I think this article hits the nail on the head. This breaking up of America and losing what it means has been the objective for decades of the left. Now, with Common Core and universal health care they will seek to finish us off. Over load the system and just when I think there is nothing else Obama can do he facilitates hundreds of thousands more of illegals to add to the 11 to 20 million that are here now. During WWII the US only had 16 million soldiers and fought  the war all over the world. Now, we have more invaders than that on the US soil and some citizens working hard  to erase  our borders and the American way 100%.

  • Nice piece - but I think the commie-muslim-progressive bo regime intended to pervert the mindset of Americans. Now to say "Dear Lord, what kind of nation are we becoming?" would be censored by the self-proclaimed elitists in DC. "  We need our Dear Lord now more than ever.

  • The Declaration speaks of PERSUIT of happiness.  Not a hand-out to make you happy!  

    If you will not actively PERSUE it, you have no right to it, and certainly NOT at the expense of the rest of us!  Persuit is NOT standing in line waiting for 'your' wellfare check.  

    Government providing for the 'General Welfare' is not a handout, either.  It is providing a 'level playing field'.  

    These concepts seem lost on the current administration.  

  • I disagree with your use of the words " Socialist/Progresives", that is polite, wink, wink, term for what and who they are. No more PC, call them what they are, COMMUNISTS.
  • Beautiful article, conservatives should use the line:

    "'OPPORTUNITIES .... NOT HANDOUTS"

    America gave them to my family.

  • Amen but the one statement not made here today is back in the 50's GOD & country in that order!God is the back bone of America it was established with judaho christian morals and values.Todays are communists evil loving, rape ,murder. robbery.. drugs .prostatution & lack of education and spelling as you can see.lol even google can't correct my bad spelling,sorry.COMMUNISOM BE DAMED GOD IS GREAT GOD IS GOOD EVERY AMERICAN GET ON YOUR KNEE'S AND ASK GOD TO COME BACK TO AMERICA AND HELP US TO DEFEAT THE EVIL ONE!ITS NOT OBAMA BUT IT IS THE EVIL ONE WHO WE NEED TO DEFEAT !I PRAY JESUS PLEASE COME IN TO MY LIFE BE MY PERSONNEL LORD AND SAVIOR PLEASE GRANT ME YOUR STRENGTH AND YOUR KNOWLEDGE TO DEFEAT THE EVIL ONE AND PUT YOU BACK ON YOUR THROWN OVER THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WHERE YOU BELONG !BECAUSE YOU ARE THE ONE AND ONLY TRUE KING !& I WORSHIP AND PRAISE YOUR GLORY!IN JESUS GLORIOUS NAME AMEN & AMEN!& GOD SAID SO SHALL IT BE!

  • <---------  Born (1945)/Raised IN Detroit - until forced to Escape it.  Each of us could have written this piece, but few of us as articulately as Our Lloyd Marcus.

  • Born in 1932 and been employed since 1940 and still am. I still have a strong work ethic. I have to say we have allowed our congress to retire on the job and have such a "fat  cat"way of life, they will promise us anything to continue to remain there.  50 years and they will still cheat to  remain there! Look at the results ? We stand up and demand our rights and we are bad people? Don't tell them we oppose them as they will figure a way to destroy your very soul. Join the t-party and silently get the job done!! This scares them because the don't know who to attack. This makes them sweat!! We are making it happen and they don't know who WE are. Stay the course ,we will prevail. 

  • Back in the 50's and early 60's when I was a kid any one who was getting govt. assistance was ashamed of it and kept it hidden. It was a topic that was only whispered about. I guess they saw it as a sign of failure. Now the recipients of govt. aid flaunt it openly and don't care a bit. That's how far we have regressed. Back in the 50's as I recall, the ones who got help were poor people who either couldn't  get jobs or low wage earners, or old sick poor people. Now that I think of it they weren't failures, their govt. was. Just as our govt. now is the failure. A failed govt. shows in the plight of the citizenry. It encourages laziness in the able bodied because it condones idleness. And the ones who do care wouldn't be in their predicament if there were enough jobs. But our so-called president doesn't believe in jobs.

  • And to think that from 1980 thru 1988, Ronald Reagan instilled pride in America, and lifted this nation economically and socially...he focused on exceptional-ism and self-reliance instead of government-dependance and laziness. Amazing what a few years and a few people can do to trash a nation.

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