Is the American Dream Really a Nightmare?

Where is the American Dream? A close friend just sent this to me and I feel compelled to share ... please read and consider your options ...

Dear Citizens,

Due to the current financial situation caused by the slowdown in the economy, I, President Obama have decided to implement a scheme to put workers of 50 years of age and above on early retirement.

This scheme will be known as RAPE (Retire Aged People Early). Persons selected to be RAPED can apply to Congress to be considered for the SHAFT scheme (Special Help After Forced Termination). Persons who have been RAPED and SHAFTED will be reviewed under the SCREW program (Scheme Covering Retired-Early Workers).

A person may be RAPED once, SHAFTED twice and SCREWED as many times as I, President Obama deem appropriate. Persons who have been RAPED could get AIDS (Additional Income for Dependants & Spouse) or HERPES (Half Earnings for Retired Personnel Early Severance).

Obviously persons who have AIDS or HERPES will not be SHAFTED or SCREWED any further by me, President Obama.

Persons who are not RAPED and are staying on will receive as much SHIT (Special High Intensity Training) as possible. I, President Obama have always prided myself on the amount of SHIT I give our citizens.

Should you feel that you do not receive enough SHIT, please bring this to the attention of your Congressman, who has been trained to give you all the SHIT you can handle.

Sincerely,
President Obama

P.S.
Due to recent budget cuts and the rising cost of electricity, gas and oil, as well as current market conditions, the Light at the End of the Tunnel has been turned off.

Has the American dream turned into the American nightmare?

Where is the American Dream - Send in the Clowns!

Where is the American Dream ... do we need change? Do we like the change we got?

Send in the clowns ... turn up your speakers and sing along!

Where is the American Dream - Listen to Gerald Celente

Is it possible that the American Dream has turned into a nightmare? Gerald Celente of the Trends Research Institute looks into the future. Listen to this video and see what you think ... it certainly has my attention.

America, we need to pay attention now ... what are you going to do?

Just where is the American dream? Do YOU have a plan "B" ...

Where is the American Dream - Is this YOU?

The American Dream ... is this YOU?


Wake up America!

Where is the American Dream - Speak UP!

Our founding fathers are rolling over in their grave ... speak up and listen up ...the American Dream is floundering in a sea of debt ... more and more hard working people are facing bankruptcy because we need to bail out the "big" guys .... who cares about them?

Patsy and Peter just want to put food on their table and keep the electricity and telephone on ... is that too much to ask of our elected officials?

American Dream ... James Truslow Adams 1931

Historian and writer James Truslow Adams coined the phrase "American Dream" in his 1931 book Epic of America:

“ The American Dream is that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. It is a difficult dream for the European upper classes to interpret adequately, and too many of us ourselves have grown weary and mistrustful of it. It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position ”


“ The American Dream, that has lured tens of millions of all nations to our shores in the past century has not been a dream of material plenty, though that has doubtlessly counted heavily. It has been a dream of being able to grow to fullest development as a man and woman, unhampered by the barriers which had slowly been erected in the older civilizations, unrepressed by social orders which had developed for the benefit of classes rather than for the simple human being of any and every class."





What happened ... it seems that the Americans that worked hard, built a successful business and rose to the top are being punished by a very vocal minority that are demanding to be "equal". As far as I know, we are all equal, it is a matter of applying yourself to succeed.

This is Democracy, folks

It looks like socialism is in our future ... scares the pants off me ... do YOU care???

The American Dream - Let Freedom Ring!

I grew up believing in the American Dream. If you work hard, start your own business, are nice to you Mother and go to church on Sundays you will be able to live the American Dream. This possibility was open to all Americans ... you just had to work for it ... that made "US", the proud Americans different from the rest of the world.

My friend Patsy, grew up that way, too. Patsy and I have been close since we were youngsters. We shared a lot of the same hopes and aspirations. We even watched "Leave it to Beaver" together ... LOL!

Over the recent years she and her husband, Peter have thrived. Business was good, they invested in real estate ... after all land is a great investment and invested in the stock market .... they weren't extravagant, didn't take expensive vacations ... weren't ones that had to buy the newest car or the have the latest electronics. Peter followed the advice of mentors and had enough money and credit cards saved away to last 18 months if "all hell broke loose"! Sounds like an idyllic life, huh?

Wake up AMERICA!