“We must all hang together,
or assuredly we shall all hang separately.”
~ Benjamin Franklin – at the signing of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 ~
It’s 237 years since Franklin made that memorable observation and his words once again ring true. In 2013, conservatives – the champions of ordered liberty and our Constitutional Republic – have no time for egotism ~
• Our government is out of control.
• The First Amendment is under assault on numerous fronts.
• Both political parties are increasingly ignoring not just the will of the people but the very rule of law.
• The Middle East is on fire – and any criticism of Muslim radicals is Islamaphobia.
• Our culture is nearly as sick as pre-fall Rome.
• Rather than report the truth about the various scandals of the Obama administration, the mainstream media is focused like a laser on a harmless rodeo clown in Missouri.
… And radio host Michael Savage is droning on and on about how he’s the heir-apparent to Sean Hannity.
Savage, with all due respect, please – get over yourself. Yes, you can be very interesting, entertaining – even crack-up funny at times – but that humungous chip on your shoulder is extremely unbecoming.
Celebrating what you see as Hannity’s slide in popularity with Connie Francis’ 50’s hit “Who’s Sorry Now?” is just not very classy. In fact it’s downright childish.
Savage blows his own horn regularly, and usually it’s just mildly annoying. But it’s particularly jarring on the heels of Mark Levin’s show tonight. On this evening’s broadcast, Levin shared a letter that Glenn Beck had written to him. The gist of it was that professional differences and egos aside, now was a vitally important time to focus on common goals and on what’s best for America at this critical junction in her history.
Levin was impressed at the gesture I think – and certainly agreed.
Awesome. And so crucial right now. To (lamely) paraphrase Franklin; if we don’t stand together now, there won’t be anything left to stand for.
Recall that group of exceptional men – many of them frankly, geniuses – gathered together more than two centuries ago; first, to declare their independence from England, and then to create a brand new country.
Many of them were singularly impressive (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin…) and individually, would have stood out as remarkable statesmen in any era. But they knew they had to compromise on some points, forget about petty differences and unite together for a much greater common cause.
This is NOT the time to fight for top billing in the conservative talk show market. We can’t afford to fracture our efforts – or lose any of our voices in (print-screen-radio) media. Everyone needs to check their egos at the door and focus.
If the founding fathers could put aside their personal variances and work for the good of the cause and for posterity, surely those of us who stand in their shadows can do the same.
Savage you should be bigger than this immature egotism. You admit that “we have a very big task at hand.” So get with the program. Get yourself a chip-ectomy and…
The first political cartoon appeared in Ben Franklin’s newspaper “The Pennsylvania Gazette” on May 9, 1754. It appeared as part of an editorial by Franklin commenting on ‘the present disunited state of the British Colonies.’
The woodcut drawing entitled ‘Join or Die’ pictures a divided snake in eight pieces representing as many colonial governments. The drawing was based on the popular superstition that a snake that had been cut in two would come to life if the pieces were joined before sunset. The drawing immediately caught the public’s fancy and was reproduced in other newspapers.
