It was Americans

The year is 2012, 1.5 million people have converged upon Washington DC to hear Crispus Atticus XIV speak to the crowd gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial. The crowd stretched from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, along side the reflecting pool, past the WWII memorial, the Washington Monument, and ending at Grants Statue and the very steps of the Capital Building. It is an impressive sight to be sure.
The air is full of energy…the crowd hopeful for a message to bring clarity to all that America has seen in the last decade.
Since the attack on 9/11 America has been driven further and further apart by political correctness, anti-war activist, and an economical divide that seems to widened with each minute that passes by.
Crispus Atticus XIV, a direct descendant of Crispus Atticus, one of the first to fall during the revolutionary war, has become a focal point of many Americans who are trying to understand their place in the world and in this new millennium. Crispus Atticus XIV, now 96 years of age has prepared a statement that he, himself, will read. While 1.5 million Americans are here in person to witness this historical event, approximately 60 million viewers are also tuning in to hear what he has to say.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Crispus Atticus XIV.

It was Americans

Uncle Sam Wants You.
Uncle Sam Wants who?

It wudn’t the gov’ment
that fought for the right to govern themselves,
it was Americans.

It wudn’t the gov’ment
that fought to free all of its people, black or white, and
fight to keep the country united,
it was Americans.

Uncle Sam Wants You.
Uncle Sam Wants who?

It wudn’t the gov’ment
who created the cotton gin, or took flight at Kitty Hawk,
it was Americans.

It wudn’t the gov’ment
who built the Model-T, discovered electricity,
or put lights in our homes and on our streets,
it was Americans.

It wudn’t the gov’ment
who connected a continent with tracks of steel
and telegraph wire,
it was Americans.

Uncle Sam Wants You.
Uncle Sam Wants who?

It wudn’t the gov’ment
who was pivotal in winning two world wars,
connecting two oceans, and putting 12 men on the moon,
it was Americans.

It wudn’t the government
who demanded civil rights, designed the micro processor,
and established the largest economy in the world,
it was Americans.

Uncle Sam Wants You.
Uncle Sam needs you.

We are what makes America great and who keeps America strong.
Our government is a system, OF, BY, and FOR the PEOPLE.
When we separate our government from ourselves we create a
hierarchy that our Constitution does not support and our Founding Father’s
would NEVER condone.

In America, there’s no us and them…only WE THE PEOPLE.
While many devote time and energy laying our failures and past sins
before us to be a yoke to burden our pride, our resolve, and our hopes
for a better tomorrow, they conveniently forget what America has already contributed
to the world.

Not me! I will NEVER forget.
And because I will never forget, then I will always know:

We are one Nation.
We are a free people.

Just as Francis Scott Key, the author of our National Anthem, witnessed the onslaught against our country at Fort McHenry, and just as he heard the bombs fall around him…
I too have witnessed such attacks…
and just as Mr. Key was filled with hope and pride at the sight of our flag; Old Glory;
the symbol of our Nation.
I too am filled with hope and pride each and every time I see our flag waving over
our homes, on our vehicles, and over businesses.
I know as they do, that we are still Americans. We are indivisible…

And if I were asked to give an answer to Mr. Key when he asked:

O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

I will answer;
Yes! Yes it does still wave!

Uncle Sam is you, my friends.
Uncle Sam is you...

Take our country into the future as only you can;
United as one nation. This is my prayer for us all.