Returning to Our Roots

Happy Friday!  I am Lance Pisowicz and this is “What’s Wrong With Washington”.  I hope you had a great week and are looking forward to an even better weekend.  Tonight I will be discussing one key topic that I think holds very true for all Americans.  I have just a couple of reminders before we begin.  Please do check out my website, Lance Pisowicz Online (www.wix.com/lancejp/online).  Also become a subscriber of my Youtube Channel (www.youtube.com/user/lancejponline), like my Facebook (www.facebook.com/lancepisowicz), or follow me on Twitter (www.twitter.com/lancejponline).  You can also subscribe to my blogs on blogger (www.wrongwithwashington.blogspot.com and www.lancesweeklywalk.blogspot.com).  It would be a pleasure for me and everyone else involved with Lance Pisowicz Online if you would join us there sometime.

Tonight I am going to focus on the topic of patriotism and national pride which I think offers a solution to many of the trials our nation faces today.  Most of you already know this, but just for the record:  I will not be holding any weekly polls while the Ultimate Patriot Competition and Sweepstakes in the months of June and July.  For those of you who do not know what the Ultimate Patriot event is, be sure to pay extra attention at the end of the program for details regarding it all.

A have been asked by several people why I am even holding an Ultimate Patriot event this summer.  I mean, why is it so significant to have such a competition?

Although it is fun to hold a competition and giving away a prize to someone is always enjoyable, neither reason was the deciding factor for me when I chose to host this event.

Some of the hardest times in our nation’s history have followed periods in which patriotism became distilled and being an American wasn’t held in the position of honor it should have been.

Just like in the years before the Civil War, or the “Roaring Twenties”, or the Jimmy Carter era we forgot who we were.

The same occurred in the years before our recent recession in which we became so obsessed with money, social status, and our own personal desires that we abandoned what truly brought us all together.

We began to focus on social issues that divided us and began to disrespect one another as a result.  I believe it takes a person of character who can not only discuss and attempt to resolve such controversial issues, but also treat both sides with the respect they deserve.

We need to remember that these individuals are human beings whether they agree with us or not.  They are not demons, or evil spirits who seek only to destroy us.  They support their cause because they genuinely believe in it.

So if we want to support innocent life from the moment of conception by passing an abortion ban or support the sanctity of marriage between one man and one woman through defining marriage as it should be, we need to be the first to reach with an outstretched hand willing to cooperate with those who think differently than us, without compromising our core values.

As I said in the beginning, a lot of our issues today could be solved if Americans were more united behind issues that affect us all.  Nearly all of us can agree that the economy is struggling, but we are divided over how we should go about fixing it.

So why don’t we all look at our nation’s blueprint, the Constitution.  America was meant to be a Capitalist nation not a nation in which the government can regulate business and the lives of individual people.

In a war situation, we must unite behind our men and women in the armed forces, regardless of whether we agree with the reasons behind the war or not.  One way we could be more united in supporting a war effort would be to only get involved in wars that will have a profound effect on America’s interests.  We then could offer a World War II effort in select wars as compared to offering a Vietnam effort in many wars.

To paraphrase Ronald Reagan, let’s remember that we are one nation under God and not a nation gone under.  Whether we choose to follow the Christian faith or not, we must all recognize that its principles were present in the founding of our nation and that those same principles offer solutions to current issues.

Above all, as I have restated several times this evening, we must remember to respect one another and our differences.  The diversity in our nation is what makes us so great.  The United States of America may have been founded by Christians but it was not founded by theocrats.

When you have the opportunity to show patriotism, show it.  Whether it is reciting the pledge of allegiance, removing your cap during the nation anthem, flying your flag on Independence Day, or simply loving your countrymen, take pride in the United States and all it stands for.

Before we conclude tonight I would like to share a message I received from one of our readers and viewers:

“If my great grandfather were still alive, he wouldn't recognize this country. He came here from Italy to start his own business, and now my father can't do business because of regulations that tells him what he can and can't do on his own private land. Ridiculous.”

- Stephen Calandrino 

Middletown, New Jersey

That will be it for us tonight.  For those of you wondering about the Ultimate Patriot competition and sweepstakes, I encourage you to visit the official website of the event at:  www.wix.com/lancejp/patriot for more information.  There you will find documents, links, a promo video, and a whole lot more.  By the way, the entire event is free and you have the opportunity to win a $25 Restaurants.com E-Gift Certificate if you participate.  I hope you’ll join us with that.  Also, If you would like to have the opportunity to share your thoughts with me and all the viewers/readers of Lance Pisowicz Online, you can leave me a message/reply that might even be shared on the show, be sure to head over to:  http://lponline.wufoo.com/forms/z7x3k7/ to take part in that.

I hope you have enjoyed our broadcast tonight, as much as I have.  Thanks again, and God bless you all.  See you Sunday!