I’m one of them…

Grey-Haired Brigade

They like to refer to us as senior citizens, old fogies, geezers, and in some cases dinosaurs. Some of us are “Baby Boomers” getting ready to retire. Others have been retired for some time. We walk a little slower these days and our eyes and hearing are not what they once were.

We have worked hard, raised our children, worshipped our God and grown old together. Yes, we are the ones some refer to as being over the hill, and that is probably true. But before writing us off completely, there are a few things that need to be taken into consideration.

In school we studied English, history, math, and science which enabled us to lead America into the technological age. Most of us remember what outhouses were, many of us with firsthand experience. We remember the days of telephone party-lines, 25 cent gasoline, and milk and ice being delivered to our homes. For those of you who don’t know what an icebox is, today they are electric and referred to as refrigerators. A few even remember when cars were started with a crank. Yes, we lived those days.

We are probably considered old fashioned and out-dated by many. But there are a few things you need to remember before completely writing us off. We won World War II, fought in Korea and Viet Nam . We can quote The Pledge of Allegiance, and know where to place our hand while doing so. We wore the uniform of our country with pride and lost many friends on the battlefield. We didn’t fight for the Socialist States of America , we fought for the “Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.” We wore different uniforms but carried the same flag. We know the words to the Star Spangled Banner, America , and America the Beautiful by heart, and you may even see some tears running down our cheeks as we sing. We have lived what many of you have only read about in history books and we feel no obligation to apologize to anyone for America .

Yes, we are old and slow these days but rest assured, we have at least one good fight left in us. We have loved this country, fought for it, and died for it, and now we are going to save it. It is our country and nobody is going to take it away from us. We took oaths to defend America against all enemies, foreign and domestic, and that is an oath we plan to keep. There are those who want to destroy this land we love but, like our founders, there is no way we are going to remain silent.                      

It was the young people of this nation who elected Obama and the Democratic Congress.

You fell for the “Hope and Change” which in reality was nothing but “Hype and Lies.”  You have tasted socialism and seen evil face to face, and have found you don’t like it after all.  You make a lot of noise, but most are all too interested in their careers or “Climbing the Social Ladder” to be involved in such mundane things as patriotism and voting.  Many of those who fell for the “Great Lie” in 2008 are now having buyer’s remorse.  With all the education we gave you, you didn’t have sense enough to see through the lies and instead drank the ‘Cool-Aid.’ Now you’re paying the price and complaining about it.  No jobs, lost mortgages, higher taxes, and less freedom.  This is what you voted for and this is what you got.  We entrusted you with the Torch of Liberty and you traded it for a paycheck and a fancy house. 

Well, don’t worry youngsters, the Grey Haired Brigade is here, and in 2012 we are going to take back our nation. We may drive a little slower than you would like but we get where we’re going, and in 2012 we’re going to the polls by the millions. This land does not belong to the man in the White House nor to the likes of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid. It belongs to “We the People” and “We the People” plan to reclaim our land and our freedom. We hope this time you will do a better job of preserving it and passing it along to our grandchildren.  So the next time you have the chance to say the Pledge of Allegiance, Stand up, put your hand over your heart, honor our country,  and thank God for the old geezers of the “Grey-Haired Brigade.”

~Author, Anon. Grey-Haired Brigade Member  

Comments

I’m one of them… — 26 Comments

  1. I seem to recall the AARP and the vast majority of retired people all being firmly in the Obama camp in 2008.

  2. This old lady didn’t vote for him, and I will be at the polls, and so will the old geezer I live with…my hubby. We are from the age of dating, courting, marrying, having kids, and growing old together. We will be among the millions!

    I am reposting this!

  3. I respect all old people! Right up until they crap them self!!

    Even I don’t remember crank start cars and WWII. I am the proud son of WW2 Navy Veteran.

  4. Very True

    Some of us younger people were raised by that generation and we carried the torch, but many of the ones that are our age and younger got indoctrinated by the 60’s hippies that got jobs at the institute of higher learning and brained washed a new generation of Americans to drink the kool-aid and vote for hope and change. We warned our fellow generation and the younger ones that he was a trojan horse or the manchurian candidate.

  5. Pissed- Yeah…

    Alan- I think the wool has been removed from the AARP types eyes…

    DT- Yep

    PH- I did 🙂

    Linda- Feel free!

    Keads- Thanks

    Danny- Good point

    Tim- I’m losing mine…

    MrG- You are correct, and that is an EXCELLENT point!

  6. Heck, I’m not in the brigade… but I’m getting slower day by day. And you can probably guess which way I’m voting in 2012.

  7. Amen, Navy.
    At my blog now and then I point out one of the biggest differences betwixt us Baby Boomers and generations that followed:
    Most of us shared the dinner table with heroes that saw first-hand the dangers of Socialism.

    Now it’s the Socialists at that dinner table.
    We are SO screwed.

  8. I’m not exactly young enough to be in the young crowd anymore, but I’m not quite grey-haired brigade either. I tell ya though, I’ve ALWAYS preferred the thinking of the grey-haired folks, even when I was a teen.

    I have no respect for today’s young as a whole. Here & there a few surprise me, but most just flat out annoy the snot out of me.

    Can I be an honorary grey-hair, please?

  9. I tend to always be more comfortable with the “Grey-haired Brigade” Not many people my age can understand my values and loves. Heck a good chunk give me crap because i have a good marriage if that even makes sense. I think you are wonderful. One of my favorite people in the blogosphere and one I like to think of as friend. I did not vote for him and will not.

  10. A very good many old folks did in fact fight for socialism in the US, FDR would have served at least 4 terms if he hadn’t died during the war. I love old folks, but let’s not bullshit ourselves.

  11. It is my hope that I will always be as dangerous and as motivated as Samuel Whitemore of Menotomy, Massachusetts. Any one who counts out the Grey Haired Brigade does so at their peril. We care, we vote, we share our values with our children, and best of all we shoot!

  12. Cateach/WSF/YOF- Concur

    Andy- I can Sir! 🙂

    GB- Good point Sir

    Snigs- Of course, you ARE one of us 🙂

    MC/SS- You’re welcome

    Lila- Thanks!

    Earl/Mark- thanks

    Gudis- You do have a point Sir

    45- I had to look him up, but I agree 🙂

  13. While I only have one or two greys so far, and agree with the thing pretty wholeheartedly, I’ve got just one question.

    We’re voting our way out of this with which better alternative, exactly?