Thursday, July 4, 2013

Happy Independence Day!

Ah, the Reagan era. Great times.



(Check out more from Jason Heuser's Presidential Hero series at BuzzFeed)

Update: Bob Belvedere has the text from Patrick Henry's famous speech.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Anonymous 1 said:

Happy 4th, Paco.

RebeccaH said...

Happy Fourth of July!

JeffS said...

Have a great July 4th!

missred said...

Happy 4th, Paco, to your family and to all our friends here.

rinardman said...

Happy Fourth to all.

Am I the only one who thinks those Presidential Heroes thingies are somewhat bizarre?

Altho, Clinton with his fly open and a nubile young woman clinging to his leg was easily the most realistic.

Paco said...

R-man: I think the bizarreness is intentional.

Anonymous said...

Deborah ...Happy Independence Day to everyone!

Patrick Henry's sentiments are awe inspiring and timeless. It seems possible to hear him. It evoked in me the same emotions as reading the Declaration of Independence!

God bless America! May we always have the character, bravery, resolve, and God's support to keep our freedom, for to not do so, we would betray them.

rinardman said...

Just a slight change:
And judging by the past, I wish to know what there has been in the conduct of the Obama Administration for the last four years to justify those hopes with which gentlemen have been pleased to solace themselves and the House. Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received?

Trust it not, sir; it will prove a snare to your feet.

Robert of Ottawa said...

Thanks, Paco, for introducing me the Patrick Henry speech. As a Brit, I wasn't aware of it ... boy, as an (amateur) student of rhetoric, I can attest that this is a humdinger.

Sir, we are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power.

Robert of Ottawa said...

Wow, just, like, Wow! (To employ contemporary teenage vernacular). That speech was, like, total in its awesomeness.

Seriously, I rate it with Pericles funeral speech http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pericles'_Funeral_Oration

Anonymous said...

I hope you and your family have a great day! May our countires remain friends forever.

Penguinator Sydney

bruce said...

Very Happy 4th!

Bob Belvedere said...

I hope the Fourth went well for you and Saint Mrs. Paco.

Thank you for the link.