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Paul Harvey----This may Suprise you
Date:
Tue, 4 Jul 2000 09:38:02 -0400
Happy 4th of July.
Each day in this country, our GOD GIVEN rights are being
converted
to GOVERNMENT GRANTED privileges.
There is a movie that I wanted to recommend to you. It is
called THE PATRIOT and stars Mel Gibson. It is already being
panned by the liberal media. (This was my first clue that the
movie must be good!)
The movie is set in the Revolutionary War and could not be more
appropriate for the celebration of Independence Day. Yes, it is
a
little violent. But so was Saving Private Ryan and Brave Heart.
War is violent and THE PATRIOT certainly doesn't glorify either.
(Warning: take extra Kleenex!) You will take a away with a deep
sense of
gratitude for the price our forefathers paid to purchase our
polictical and
economic freedom. We were also very much aware that we are
living
in similar times to the Colonialists. How?
First, we are living under even greater tyranny than our
forefathers. Yes, we have greater prosperity but *far less*
freedom. If you think this is an overstatement, read "A Modern
Declaration of Liberty" here:
http://www.petitiononline.com/usdeclar/petition.html
Second, "we the people" have exchanged -- and continue to
exchange -- our freedoms for the promise of continued
prosperity.
We have, in essence, sold our birthright for a mess of pottage.
The value of the movie is that it provides the original vision
our forefathers had for liberty, the terrible price they paid to
secure it, and how we have so easily squandered it.
As you might expect, various liberal groups are trying to
downplay if not completely ban the movie. From their vantage
point, the movie is not "politically correct." Once you see it,
you will understand why.
Please do yourself and your loved ones a favor and go see this
movie today. Encourage everyone you know to see it. Liberty must
first be re-born in our hearts before we can expect our nation
to
return to its founding principles.
The following message was sent to me, this day by MEDAL OF HONOR
recipient
Raymond "Mike" Clausen. I would like to share it with all of
you.
Dave
-------------Forwarded Message-----------------
From: "Raymond \"Mike\" Clausen, Jr._MOH",
INTERNET:mohbstrmc@i-55.com
To:
Date: 7/4/00 12:35 AM
RE: Paul Harvey----This may Suprise you
The Man Who Had No Face Here is a true story by Paul Harvey.
Years ago a hardworking man took his family from New York State
to
Australia to take advantage of a work opportunity there. Part
of this
man's family was a handsome young son who had aspirations of
joining the
circus as a trapeze artist or an actor.
This young fellow, biding his time until a circus job or even
one as a
stagehand came along, worked at the local shipyards which
bordered on the
worse section of town.
Walking home from work one evening this young man was attacked
by five
thugs who wanted to rob him. Instead of just giving up his
money the young
fellow resisted.
However they bested him easily and proceeded to beat him to a
pulp.
They mashed his face with their boots, and kicked and beat his
body
brutally with clubs, leaving him for dead.
When the police happened to find him lying in the road they
assumed he was
dead and called for the Morgue Wagon. On the way to the morgue a
policeman
heard him gasp for air, and they immediately took him to the
emergency unit
at the hospital.
When he was placed on a gurney a nurse remarked to her horror,
that this
young man no longer had a face. Each eye socket was smashed, his
skull,
legs, and arms fractured, his nose literally hanging from his
face, all is
teeth were gone, and his jaw was almost completely torn from his
skull.
Although his life was spared, he spent over a year in the
hospital. When
he finally left, his body may have healed but his face was
disgusting to
look at. He was no longer the handsome youth that everyone
admired.
When the young man started to look for work again he was turned
down by
everyone just on account of the way he looked. One potential
employer
suggested to him that he join the freak show at the circus as
The Man Who
Had No Face. And he did this for a while.
He was still rejected by everyone and no one wanted to be seen
in his
company. He had thoughts of suicide. This went on for five
years.
One day he passed a church and sought some solace there.
Entering the
church he encountered a priest who had saw him sobbing while
kneeling in a
pew. The priest took pity on him and took him to the rectory
where they
talked at length.
The priest was impressed with him to such a degree that he said
that he
would do everything possible for him that could be done to
restore his
dignity and life, if the young man would promise to be the best
Catholic
he could be, and trust in God's mercy to free him from his
torturous life.
The young man went to Mass and communion every day, and
after thanking God for saving his life, asked God to only give
him peace
of mind and the grace to be the best man he could ever be in His
eyes.
The priest, through his personal contacts was able to secure the
services
of the best plastic surgeon in Australia. There would be no
cost to the
young man, as the doctor was the priest's best friend.
The doctor too was so impressed by the young man. Whose outlook
now on
life, even though he had experienced the worst, was filled with
good humor
and love.
The surgery was a miraculous success. All the best dental work
was also
done for him. The young man became everything he promised God
he would be.
He was also blessed with a wonderful, beautiful wife, many
children, and
success in an industry which would have been the furthest thing
from his
mind as a career, if not for the goodness of God and the love of
the people
who cared for him. This he acknowledges publicly.
The young man?
Mel Gibson.
His life was the inspiration for his production of the movie
"The Man Without A Face." He is to be admired by all of us as a
God
fearing man, a political conservative, and an example to all as
a true man
of courage.
