Hey Y'all,
Sorry for the lack of posting lately. I've been going through some serious issues which I will not bore you with here. Suffice to say, however, that I thought it high time I did a little updating. So, without further adieu (as they say), I ran across this old screed which became rather viral back in 2013. It was erroneously attributed to Jeff Foxworthy when it first surfaced due to it's similarity to the whole "You might be a Redneck" style in which it is written.
Although I would assume Mr. Foxworthy probably agrees with most everything this piece states, he is, in fact, NOT the author of it. Apparently the original posting was done by a man named Fritz Edmunds, and it first appeared on his own blog "Politcally True". According to Mr. Edmunds, some of the content of the piece is actually his own, and the rest was reprinted from sources who were either anonymous or did not provide any copyright notice. Regardless. none of the following was created by me, so don't sue the messenger OK? Anyway, check this out and see if it doesn't hold true even today!
A Country Founded by Geniuses but Run by Idiots Attributed to Jeff Foxworthy: If you can get arrested for hunting or fishing without a license, but not for entering and remaining in the country illegally — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If you have to get your parents’ permission to go on a field trip or to take an aspirin in school, but not to get an abortion — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If you MUST show your identification to board an airplane, cash a check, buy liquor, or check out a library book and rent a video, but not to vote for who runs the government — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If the government wants to prevent stable, law-abiding citizens from owning gun magazines that hold more than ten rounds, but gives twenty F-16 fighter jets to the crazy new leaders in Egypt — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If, in the nation’s largest city, you can buy two 16-ounce sodas, but not one 24-ounce soda, because 24-ounces of a sugary drink might make you fat — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If an 80-year-old woman or a three-year-old girl who is confined to a wheelchair can be strip-searched by the TSA at the airport, but a woman in a burka or a hijab is only subject to having her neck and head searched — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If your government believes that the best way to eradicate trillions of dollars of debt is to spend trillions more — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If a seven-year-old boy can be thrown out of school for saying his teacher is "cute," but hosting a sexual exploration or diversity class in grade school is perfectly acceptable — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If hard work and success are met with higher taxes and more government regulation and intrusion, while not working is rewarded with Food Stamps, WIC checks, Medicaid benefits, subsidized housing, and free cell phones — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If the government’s plan for getting people back to work is to provide incentives for not working, by granting 99 weeks of unemployment checks, without any requirement to prove that gainful employment was diligently sought, but couldn’t be found — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If you pay your mortgage faithfully, denying yourself the newest big-screen TV, while your neighbor buys iPhones, time shares, a wall-sized do-it-all plasma screen TV and new cars, and the government forgives his debt when he defaults on his mortgage — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. If being stripped of your Constitutional right to defend yourself makes you more "safe" according to the government — you might live in a nation that was founded by geniuses but is run by idiots. What a country! How about we give God a reason to continue blessing America!
So there it is! Now I might be alone in thinking the above is all true, but I doubt it. In fact, I'm quite sure The Founding Fathers would be absolutely appalled at how their little "experiment" has turned out thus far. Oh well, if there is one thing we can all agree on, it's that the current state of affairs in our Nation is Absurdity. And, of course, that's the reason you stopped by ain't it? Oh well, thanks again and I'll see ya next time!
