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President Obama,   Mr. Hall is far more eloquent than many of us.  In case you didn’t have an opportunity to read his comments on your Blackberry, perhaps this “hard copy” will provide you the opportunity.  He has expressed well the thoughts of many.      Snopes.com confirms that the following message, currently circulating on the internet, is properly attributed to Mr. Hall.   Robert A. Hall is the actor who plays the coroner on CSI if you watch that show.  This should be required reading for every man, woman and child in the United States of America.   Robert A. Hall is the actor who plays the coroner on CSI if you watch that show.  This should be required reading for every man, woman and child in the United States of America.   "I'm 63 and Im Tired"by Robert A. Hall  I'm 63.  Except for one semester in college when jobs were scarce and a six-month period when I was between jobs, but job-hunting every day, I've worked, hard, since I was 18. Despite some health challenges, I still put in 50-hour weeks, and haven't called in sick in seven or eight years. I make a good salary, but I didn't inherit my job or my income, and I worked to get where I am. Given the economy, there's no retirement in sight, and I'm tired. Very tired.     I'm tired of being told that I have to "spread the wealth" to people who don't have my work ethic. I'm tired of being told the government will take the money I earned, by force if necessary, and give it to people too lazy to earn it.     I'm tired of being told that I have to pay more taxes to "keep people in their homes."  Sure, if they lost their jobs or got sick, I'm willing to help. But if they bought McMansions at three times the price of our paid-off, $250,000 condo, on one-third of my salary, then let the left-wing Congress-critters who passed Fannie and Freddie and the Community Reinvestment Act that created the bubble help them with their own money.     I'm tired of being told how bad America is by left-wing millionaires like Michael Moore, George Soros and Hollywood Entertainers who live in luxury because of the opportunities America offers. In thirty years, if they get their way, the United States will have the economy of Zimbabwe, the freedom of the press of China, the crime and violence of Mexico, the tolerance for Christian people of  Iran , and the freedom of speech of  Venezuela .   I'm tired of being told that Islam is a "Religion of Peace," when every day I can read dozens of stories of Muslim men killing their sisters, wives and daughters for their family "honor"; of Muslims rioting over some slight offense; of Muslims murdering Christian and Jews because they aren't "believers"; of Muslims burning schools for girls; of Muslims stoning teenage rape victims to death for "adultery"; of Muslims mutilating the genitals of little girls; all in the name of Allah, because the Qur'an and Shari'a law tells them to.     I'm tired of being told that "race doesn't matter" in the post-racial world of Obama, when it's all that matters in affirmative action jobs, lower college admission and graduation standards for minorities (harming them the most), government contract set-asides, tolerance for the ghetto culture of violence and fatherless children that hurts minorities more than anyone, and in the appointment of U.S. Senators from Illinois.     I think it's very cool that we have a black president and that a black child is doing her homework at the desk where Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation. I just wish the black president was Condi Rice, or someone who believes more in freedom and the individual and less arrogantly of an all-knowing government.     I'm tired of a news media that thinks Bush's fundraising and inaugural expenses were obscene, but that think Obama's, at triple the cost, were wonderful; that thinks Bush exercising daily was a waste of presidential time, but Obama exercising is a great example for the public to control weight and stress; that picked over every line of Bush's military records, but never demanded that Kerry release his; that slammed Palin, with two years as governor, for being too inexperienced for VP, but touted Obama with three years as senator as potentially the best president ever. Wonder why people are dropping their subscriptions or switching to Fox News?  Get a clue. I didn't vote for Bush in 2000, but the media and Kerry drove me to his camp in 2004.     I'm tired of being told that out of "tolerance for other cultures" we must let Saudi Arabia use our oil money to fund mosques and mandrassa Islamic schools to preach hate in America, while no American group is allowed to fund a church, synagogue or religious school in  Saudi Arabia  to teach love and tolerance.     I'm tired of being told I must lower my living standard to fight global warming, which no one is allowed to debate. My wife and I live in a two-bedroom apartment and carpool together five miles to our jobs. We also own a three-bedroom condo where our daughter and granddaughter live. Our carbon footprint is about 5% of Al Gore's, and if you're greener than Gore, you're green enough.     I'm tired of being told that drug addicts have a disease, and I must help support and treat them, and pay for the damage they do. Did a giant germ rush out of a dark alley, grab them, and stuff white powder up their noses while they tried to fight it off? I don't think Gay people choose to be Gay, but I damn sure think druggies chose to take drugs. And I'm tired of harassment from cool people treating me like a freak when I tell them I never tried marijuana.     I'm tired of illegal aliens being called "undocumented workers," especially the ones who aren't working, but are living on welfare or crime. What's next?  Calling drug dealers, "Undocumented Pharmacists"?  And, no, I'm not against Hispanics. Most of them are Catholic, and it's been a few hundred years since Catholics wanted to kill me for my religion.  I'm willing to fast track for citizenship any Hispanic person, who can speak English, doesn't have a criminal record and who is self-supporting without family on welfare, or who serves honorably for three years in our military.... Those are the citizens we need.     I'm tired of latte liberals and journalists, who would never wear the uniform of the Republic themselves, or let their entitlement-handicapped kids near a recruiting station, trashing our military. They and their kids can sit at home, never having to make split-second decisions under life and death circumstances, and bad mouth better people than themselves. Do bad things happen in war?  You bet. Do our troops sometimes misbehave?  Sure. Does this compare with the atrocities that were the policy of our enemies for the last fifty years and still are?  Not even close.  So here's the deal. I'll let myself be subjected to all the humiliation and abuse that was heaped on terrorists at Abu Ghraib or Gitmo, and the critics can let themselves be subject to captivity by the Muslims, who tortured and beheaded Daniel Pearl in Pakistan, or the Muslims who tortured and murdered Marine Lt. Col. William Higgins in Lebanon, or the Muslims who ran the blood-spattered Al Qaeda torture rooms our troops found in Iraq, or the Muslims who cut off the heads of schoolgirls in Indonesia, because the girls were Christian. Then we'll compare notes. British and American soldiers are the only troops in history that civilians came to for help and handouts, instead of hiding from in fear.     I'm tired of people telling me that their party has a corner on virtue and the other party has a corner on corruption. Read the papers; bums are bipartisan. And I'm tired of people telling me we need bipartisanship. I live in Illinois, where the "Illinois Combine" of Democrats has worked to loot the public for years. Not to mention the tax cheats in Obama's cabinet.     I'm tired of hearing wealthy athletes, entertainers and politicians of both parties talking about innocent mistakes, stupid mistakes or youthful mistakes, when we all know they think their only mistake was getting caught. I'm tired of people with a sense of entitlement, rich or poor.     Speaking of poor, I'm tired of hearing people with air-conditioned homes, color TVs and two cars called poor. The majority of Americans didn't have that in 1970, but we didn't know we were "poor." The poverty pimps have to keep changing the definition of poor to keep the dollars flowing.     I'm real tired of people who don't take responsibility for their lives and actions. I'm tired of hearing them blame the government, or discrimination or big-whatever for their problems.     Yes, I'm damn tired. But I'm also glad to be 63. Because, mostly, I'm not going to have to see the world these people are making. I'm just sorry for my granddaughter.    Sincerely,   C C Crittenden 5123 Wedgefield Rd Granbury, TX 76049-4038        Robert  A. Hall is a Marine  Vietnam veteran who served five terms in the  Massachusetts  State  Senate. There is no way this will be widely publicized, unless each of us sends it on!  This is your chance to make a difference Read more about I'm Tired

You know, a friend and I were discussing whether one person could make a difference. If I get a response to this, I will be able to tell her that there really is hope after all. I am a true patriot, not a politician. I was raised to honor my country as a young lady. And pride held swiftly along side the honor my parents instilled, by thier own actions being example. I have never written a letter to our nations leader in my entire life. I do so for the first time this evening, out of great pride. If my words offend, I apologize. I do not intend them to. On occasion we type to find that the phrase wasn't in proper context. If you feel that, I say in advance that I am sorry. I write this with pride and total respect to you. YOU ARE MY HOPE for the CHANGE we have needed a LONG time now. Bless your heart for collecting the crap left from others before, to turn it into something GOOD! And you will.... I have prayed for you and your family. Don't worry, I will continue.... hehe, you will need it.... I have some concerns to bring up. I know you hear MANY. I do promise not to complain. I feel complaining is nothing more than a person venting frustration to keep thier own sanity. You are not a psychologist. *grins* Some even look at complaining as a hobby. I see those type as none other than "negative people gone mad!" Just so you know, I am going to express a few concerns that I have felt the impact of personally. And I would be honored to do whatever I have to do to help FIX THE PROBLEM if needed. American's have a DUTY to offer assistance when they feel a deep hearted problem is in the midst. Otherwise I would just be complaining.... Well, that is not going to fix anything. So I offer MYSELF to assist as it is my AMERICAN DUTY. We should all do something to better our country every day, so here I am. I am 39 years old. I was raised so different than most American people. The area I was raised was one of poverty standards that MANY Americans my age have never known. I had no bathroom until I was 15. Lived in a 4 room house with my parents, brother and sister. No doors for privacy. I say this so you know that I am young, but raised in old fashioned ways. I am the daughter of a Vietnam Veteran, who retired as a coal miner. The man had every cancer plus many more from the agent orange. He died young and an un-named hero to the USA. But those of us who loved him, knew he gave his life like others, for the country he loved. I am NOT angry or bitter anymore over losing him. I was, but I knew that humble man would have never wanted fame for his hard work and HIS DUTY to his country when they called. He was the "old school" type. "My country needs men, I have to go!" Yep, he was so proud that I even "type lightly" the words to describe him. If I said someting in a way that stubborn man didn't really feel, he would rip me UP on side and down the other like a drill seargent. hehe, I loved that about him.... My childhood, I wouldn't change a single thing about it. Other than having more years with my father. He always worked hard, even through his sickness. The VA denied the health problems us kids had. And that is ok, we do what we have to do to get through. We never wanted a free ride. The hard times made us stronger. None of us were in the armed forces, DAD WAS! I had a really hard time watching him endure doors closing in his face when he was sick. He battled for YEARS and eventually won his case. The last several years he was 100% permanent and totally disabled. You should realize that is NO EASY FEAT. And after he died, I realized he had every illness PLUS MORE that the agent orange was proven to cause. We have this huge VA service as a benefit to our veterans. Why do they receive HORRIBLE care? My dad was battling Non-hodgkins Lymphoma. They stopped treatments on him once. He ended up with tumors everywhere. He ended up in civillian healthcare to get treatment. I ask you today, to PLEASE give our veterans real health benefits. Ones that are at the level of civillian, and overlooked and decided by REAL physicians who understand the illness at hand. I am not a doctor, and know MORE about cancer terms than those who decide at the VA whether a patient has an approved cancer. My dads non-hodgkins went in remission for a short period. We knew when it did come back it would be an aggressive cancer. It came back as Acute Lymphcitic Leukemia. Lymphocitic and Lymphoblastic are the SAME basic cancer. Chronic was approved, but Acute wasn't. The only difference between those is the rate at which the cancer is attacking. We have a new generation of soldiers coming home. They promised it would not be another Vietnam. The VA has not changed. These young men and thier families are in for the nightmare of a lifetime if things don't change. I ask you to calculate how much funds go into the VA. Please consider putting that into the civillian health care instead. Allow these soldiers to have healthcare and the dignity they deserve. There is NOTHING I have seen that was more degrading than our heros being neglected. But I would see the lazy "work the system." Our vets deserve SO MUCH BETTER! These people need real doctors, real healthcare, and the decision on thier medical needs should not be decided by someone who has no medical understanding. Civillian doctors work with the govt. All it does is adds more people pushing papers, red tape, and time that these vets have less and less of every day. I work for the federal government. If I had a dime for everytime I heard,"We can't do that!" I would be a millionaire. So what are you going to do, pass it off for someone else to change? Or are we going to fix it? Let me know if you need me!