WELL SAID AND NEEDS TO BE SAID

A MESSAGE OF COURAGE BY A MAN WHO GETS IT RIGHT.

This is great!!

A $104,655.60 Ad in the Washington Post


Here is someone with the money to fund a rebuttal to what
Howard Dean, Democratic National Committee Chairman, said recently that
many Republicans have never done an honest day's work in their life. The
following full-page ad was placed in the Washington Post by a businessman
named George J. Esseff, Sr. He paid $104,655.60 to run the ad and only did
it because he is sick and tired of the way that 'the rich' are portrayed by
liberals these days. It is a great read.

FOR THE HEAD OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY TO RAISE NON WORKING AS AN ISSUE IS ALMOST FUNNY THE INTITLEMENT PARTY WHO WANTS TO EQUALIZE INCOMES BY TAXING THOSE WHO MAKE MORE AND GIVE IT TO THOSE WHO DO NOT WORK IS A BIT IRONIC... MR ESSEFF... I APPLAUD YOU AND STAND WITH YOU ON YOUR VIEWS...
HJJ
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Maybe you're a Republican?
In today's America ask a growing number of high school and
college students, their teachers and professors, the self-anointed media
elite and/or hard working men and women of all ethnicities, the question,
'What is a Republican?' and you'll be told '... a rich, greedy, egotistical
individual, motivated only by money and the desire to accumulate more and
more of it, at the expense of the environment, the working poor....and all
whom they exploit...'

I am a Republican - And I am none of those things....and I
don't know any Republicans who are!

WHAT I AM first and foremost, is a loving husband of some
52 plus years, the father of four and an American who's proud of his
country...and his country's heritage.

WHAT I AM is the grandson of immigrants who risked
every-thing, including their lives and those of their children, to escape
tyranny in search of freedom.

WHAT I AM is a man who grew up during the Depression and
witnessed first hand the effects of the Stock Market
crash and the soup lines that followed. I watched as
both my parents and grand parents, who had very little themselves, share
what food they had with a half dozen other families, who had even less.

WHAT I AM is someone who worked his way through college by
holding down three and four jobs at a time and then used that education to
build a better life.
WHAT I AM is a husband who at age 24 started his own business
for the 'privilege' of working 60, 70 and 80 hours a week, risking
everything I had including my health, in search of a better life for myself
and my loved ones.

WHAT I AM is a businessman whose blood, sweat and
tears....and plenty of them..., made it possible for me to provide a secure
living not only for my family and myself, but also for literally hundreds of
my employees throughout the years. Employees who in turn were able to buy
their own homes, raise their own families and give back to their communities
and their country.

WHAT I AM is a man who believes in God; a God who has
blessed this country... and all for which it stands.

WHAT I AM is someone who knows, if you doubt miracles exist
in today's world, you need only to look into the face of those who received
them....and the eyes of those who give them.

WHAT I AM is an American who's proud that his President
embraces a belief in God; proud of a President who understands, as
'politically incorrect' as it may be, there is evil in this world and for
the security and safety of all freedom loving people everywhere, it must be
confronted...and it must be defeated.

WHAT I AM is an American who takes comfort in the knowledge
that our President refuses to allow decisions concerning the very safety and
security of this nation, to be governed by the political whims of foreign
governments.

WHAT I AM is tired of hearing from leading Democrats who
see only negativity in America; racism in her people; class warfare in her
society and 'political incorrectness' in her character.

WHAT I AM is a former democrat who now understands that it
is the soldier and not the reporter that guarantees us our freedoms of
press, speech and dissent.

WHAT I AM is a man who believes in the sanctity of life.
A man who is repulsed by the pandering of the political left for votes, at
the expense of the unborn.

WHAT I AM is a husband and father who believes in the
sanctity of marriage and the preservation of the family unit.

WHAT I AM is a ex-movie goer who is repulsed by those
insecure, socially inept, elementary thinking, ego-inflated 'entertainers'
who have appointed themselves 'experts' in the fields of national security
and geo-politics and then use their forum to attack this nation, its leaders
and its actions....much to the delight and encouragement of our enemies.

WHAT I AM is an American who understands the difference
between 'censorship' and 'choice.' Evidently, these individuals do not,
because when these same 'celebrities'
receive public ridicule for their offensive actions, the first thing they
yell is 'censorship.' What they seem incapable of understanding is...the
right of free speech and dissent is shared equally by those offended...as
well as those who offend. I support and will continue to support those films
and performers whom I choose to and refuse to support those I don't. It is
my right as an American a right I will continue to enthusiastically
exercise.

WHAT I AM is a voter, tired of politicians who every time
their voting records are subjected to public scrutiny, try to divert
attention from their political and legislative failures by accusing their
opponents of 'attack ads' and 'negative campaigning'....and the news media
who allow them to get away with it.

WHAT I AM is a Catholic who loves his God and his
Faith....and who's been taught to respect all religions whose teachings are
based in love, peace and charity. As such, I am embarrassed and ashamed of
those individuals in both private and public life whose decisions and
actions are devoid of any sense of character or morals; individuals who are
only driven by what's best for them....rather than what's right... often
times at the expense of many....including our national security.

WHAT I AM is a realist who understands that the terrorist
attack that murdered hundreds of innocent Russian children could have
occurred here, in our heartland.
That's why I sincerely believe America needs now, more than ever, a
President who sees with a clear and focused vision and who speaks with a
voice when heard by both friend and foe alike is understood, respected and
believed.

WHAT I AM is eternally grateful to Ronald Reagan for having
the bravery to speak out against Communism and the courage of his
convictions in leading the fight to defeat it; and George W. Bush for the
vision, courage, conviction and leadership he has shown in America's war on
terrorism amidst both the constant and vicious, personal and political
attacks both he and his family are made to endure.

WHAT I AM is a human being, full of numerous faults and
failures, but a man nonetheless who though not always successful has
continually strived to do 'what's right'
instead of 'what's easy.' A man who is challenging the religious leaders of
all faiths, to not only preach to their congregations the fundamentals of
'what's right'
and 'what's wrong,' but to also then hold them accountable for their actions
in both the public and private sectors.

WHAT I AM is disgusted with the Courts who on one hand call
the murder of a pregnant woman a 'double homicide,'
but then refer to the abortion of her baby as 'pro-choice'.

WHAT I AM is someone deeply troubled by a political party
which embraces a candidate whose primary 'leadership'
qualities center around his protesting of the Vietnam war and his labeling
the honorable men and women who fought in it, (50,000 of whom gave their
lives in that action), as rapists, and war criminals (John Kerry). That same
political party then stepped forward this year to block the appearance of a
true Vietnam war hero, retired Admiral and former United States Senator,
Jeremiah Denton, (a man who spent seven years and seven torturous months in
a North Vietnam prison), from speaking before an open session of the
California legislature as part of that state's 4th of July celebration. The
reason Democrats gave for refusing to allow this American hero to speak
before their state legislature was because of the 'conservative' nature of
his views. As an American, that troubles me deeply....as well it sho uld
you. (Are you listening Mr. D?)

WHAT I AM is a man who feels the need to spend, ONE HUNDRED
& FOUR THOUSAND, SIX HUNDRED & FIFTY FIVE DOLLARS ($104, 655.60, tax paid)
of his own money, to purchase this advertisement, in order to set the story
straight.
Some may say this money would have been better spent feeding the world's
poor. At the risk of sounding self-serving, as an American and as a
Republican, for the last six decades of my life, I have done exactly
that...and more. Following the examples of my parents and grandparents, I
have used my earnings to feed the poor, shelter the homeless, provide
housing for the elderly and medical care for the sick.....and continue to do
so...and I'm not alone in that work.

WHAT I AM is someone who is paying for this announcement at
my sole expense in hopes of opening the eyes of those led blindly by
ill-informed elements of our great nation, who, through either ignorance, or
malicious intent, repeatedly attack and belittle those of us who belong to a
political party that holds true to the belief, 'The rights of the governed,
exceed the power of the government.' For those interested, I am speaking
only as a tax-paying individual who is in no way associated with the
Republican National Committee, nor with any of its directors, or delegates.

WHAT I AM is a man who understands, 'the American way of life' is a message of self-empowerment for all.

WHAT I AM is an American who is grateful that our nation gives each of us the opportunity of self-determination and the right to benefit from the fruits of self achievement.

WHAT I AM is an American who wants to preserve that way of life for all who seek it.

WHAT I AM is blessed to be an American.... and proud to be a Republican