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A Must Read... Happy Turkey Day.....

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Real Estate Agent with Seven Gables Real Estate

I don't want to get political but someone sent this to me and I thought I would share it.  May I just say Happy Thanks giving to everyone and God Bless  our troops and country for all they have done......

THIS IS WORTH THE READ! 


When in England at  a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the
Archbishop of  Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of
'empire building' by  George Bush. He answered by saying, "Over the years, the
United States has sent  many of its fine young men and women into great peril to
fight for freedom  beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever
asked for in return is  enough to bury those that did not return."

It became very quiet in the  room.
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Then there was a conference in France where a number of  international
engineers were taking part, including French and American. During  a break one of
the French engineers came back into the room saying "Have you  heard the latest
dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to  Indonesia to
help the tsunami victims. What does he intend to do, bomb them?" 

A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: "Our carriers have three 
hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear 
powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have 
three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they
can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day,
and  they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and
injured  to and from their flight deck.. We have eleven such ships; how many
does France  have?"

Once again, dead silence. 
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A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals
from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail
reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that 
included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in 
English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained 
that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.'
He  then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these
conferences  rather than speaking French?'

Without hesitating, the American Admiral  replied 'Maybe it's because the
Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged  it so you wouldn't have to
speak German.

You could have heard a pin  drop 

 

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Charlie Ragonesi
AllMountainRealty.com - Big Canoe, GA
Homes - Big Canoe, Jasper, North Georgia Pros
I like the third one the best. There unfortunately is a disconnect between the good intentions and deeds we do with thwe arrogance of power we display. I think it is because as a new nation we assume what we are doing that is good is so obvious we don't have to be "political" about it. I agree with your blog
Nov 20, 2007 12:54 AM
Jeff Kessler
Austin Homes, Realtors www.OwnAustin.com - Austin, TX
Broker,CLHMS,GRI

People forget a lot of the past.  It is quite a shame.  As Charlie stated I like the third one as well.

J.

Nov 20, 2007 01:00 AM
Jeanean Gendron
The Address Realty - Redding, CA
Specializing in Selling Unique Properties
Todd, provocative post. Thanks for taking us on a journey of connection and thought.
Nov 20, 2007 01:09 AM
Danny Thornton
R & D Art - Knoxville, TN
WordPress Guru
Todd, the third is my favorite. But, like you, I tend to stay out of the political side, so I will leave my comments there.
Nov 20, 2007 01:41 AM
Chris Pollinger
Berman & Pollinger, LLC. - San Diego, CA
Consulting for Luxury Teams and Brokerages
Wow - what an amazing series of commentaries.  Thank you for sharing them, I look forward to sending them off to my SOI.
Nov 20, 2007 07:52 AM
Micki OToole
PropertyADVANTAGE - Carlsbad, CA
General Manager

Todd, bery thought provoking post. I will not state my political position as to keep the boards free of politics, but I like both the 1st and 2nd one (it was hard to choose!)

Thank you for helping people remember that we have more to be thankful for than we sometimes acknowledge.

 Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Nov 20, 2007 04:05 PM
Nancy Moeller
Seven Gables Real Estate - Anaheim Hills, CA

Great post Todd. I know how strongly you feel about these issues and I admire your knowledge of history and love of our country.

Nov 21, 2007 01:51 AM