Posted on 03.29.2021

An Open Letter to President Obama – 2015 - Soapbox Rewind

*NOTE* Once again, people who have never followed Charlie's soapboxes or social media are accusing Charlie's son of hijacking Charlie's voice to put forth his own political views which run contrary to his father's. To better illustrate Charlie's stance on the issues, and how they stack up with CD, Jr.'s we are going to be running several of Charlie, Sr.'s Soapboxes as "Soapbox Rewinds" this week.  Hopefully, this will show how off the mark those criticisms are. - TeamCDB
 

Dear Mr. President,

This letter is not written in a spirit of hate, disrespect, nor is it motivated in any way by racial bias and is written with respect due the office and the awesome tasks that have been laid on your shoulders. 

I write this letter because I am a tax-paying American citizen who has experienced the American Dream and wants his children and grandchildren to have the same advantages and opportunities that he has had.

And no, Mr. President, I was not born into a one-percenter family, I come from a blue-collar background, never went to college, have made a living doing manual labor and went into my chosen profession at ground level, worked hard and sacrificed to achieve success.

On April 13, 1967, I arrived in Nashville, Tennessee with a wife, a two-year-old baby, a twenty-dollar bill and the clutch out of my car.

I won't go into the mountains and valleys that I've traveled since then except to say that I have been successful and somebody did help me build the business I own. Almighty God, not the government.

I employ thirty people, good citizens and family people, hard-working people, the kind of gun clinging, God-fearing folks who make America the greatest nation the world has ever known.

Mr. President, it seems to me that you have little faith in American ingenuity, American capability, American exceptionalism and even American patriotism.

You seem to think that America needs a monolithic, big brother type government to oversee and regulate every aspect of American life, that citizens are not competent to control their own affairs and make their own decisions without some oppressive bureaucracy to call the shots.

Mr. President, the answer is not government, conversely, the problem is government. A government that has doubled the national debt, increased unemployment, lowered take-home pay, increased food stamp participation and disability claims and introduced socialized medicine.

You support teacher's unions which take political activism more seriously than education.

You surround yourself with inexperienced ideologues and political yes men and take the advice of individuals who are swimming in waters way too deep for them.

Your petulance is unbecoming, Mr. President, and your criticism of anyone who disagrees with you is downright unmanly. You come off like a spoiled child who has been denied his way.

And while you blame your shortcomings on opposing political parties, you had both houses of Congress and the White House in the first two years of your term. Plus an electoral mandate to do just about anything you wanted to, so the least you can do is cowboy up and take the blame for the messes you've made.

Your apparent disregard for the maintenance and morale of our armed services is extremely unwise and dangerous.

Mr. President, the office you hold is not a place for the faint of heart and when you draw a redline you'd dang well better be willing to back it up, because when you don't every tyrant and despot in this world takes it for a sign of weakness and will take advantage, Putin and China being a prime example.

In making any kind of deal with Iran you spit in the face of Israel and plant the seeds of a nuclear arms race in the Middle East.

The last report showed that the US economy actually shrunk by .07% while the national debt and other obligations grow by the day.

No matter how many apologists come forth and no matter how much double talk you and the puppets who speak for you come up with, the greatest nation the world has ever known is losing a war with a small army of criminals and thugs that grows bigger every day simply because you don't have the guts to face the problem.

You're running out of diversions Mr. President, slight of hand political policies eventually stop working and lies finally float to the top of water.

Time is running out for you Mr. President and the horrible thing about it is that time is running out for America too.

What do you think?

Pray for our troops and the peace of Jerusalem.

God Bless America

—  Charlie Daniels

 

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Comments

rewind
We are now in the Obama presidency stage 2. Hillary was supposed to carry on the running down of America but Americans saw what was happening and thwarted the left's best laid plans .... at least temporarily. But phase 2 is back on track. Pray for America, she's needs it now more than ever. And as far as Charlie Jr's political beliefs ... the apple fell right next to the tree! Mark in Shelbyville
Posted by Mark
Chip Of The Old Block
Amen, Amen & Amen Charlie Jr, I've said it numerous times you are definitely a chip of the old block and as your Dad sang on Simple Man " What This World Needs Is A Few More Rednecks" :) Keep on keep'n on God Bless Plowboy
Posted by Plowboy