Have we lost our courage and conviction to form our own educated thoughts and stand by them? Why do we allow TMZ, 24 hour cable news, politicians, athletes, and entertainers dictate who and what we are? Are we the cattle that they herd from one mindless thing to the next?<\/p>\n
We are allowing our government to run this country, and us, into the ground because we\u2019re too busy eating Taco Bell and trying to figure out who\u2019s going to win on American Idol. \u00a0We are more concerned with Tiger Woods and Sandra Bullock than we are with fixing education or our economy.<\/p>\n
My point is this; we have this one life; do something bigger than yourself. Help, get involved, write letters, stand up to unjust things. What is your legacy?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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