Be Gentle (3 of 8)
Series: The ''Be'' Attitudes
Tony Thomas
Matthew 5:5
President Bush 41 passed away on November 30, and his State Funeral reminded me of things I had forgotten. Like Dana Carvey. Carvey made a career out of impersonating Bush on Saturday Night Live.
I also forgot his pledge he made at the convention: ''Read my lips; No. New. Taxes!'' That one sunk him four years later. And finally, I forgot in his inauguration speech, he pleaded for us to become a, ''... kinder, gentler nation.''
Now, why did he make that pledge? The short answer is that the 1992 campaign was brutal! (Compared to 2016 it was mild, but at the time it was brutal.) Because Bush 41 was so well liked, he was almost too kind, and the press referred to him as a, ''Wimp!'' So, his handlers encouraged him to mix it up. Shortly thereafter, he and Dan Rather had a heated exchange on live television, and then he and Governor Dukakis hurled insults at each other on a daily basis throughout the fall election.
When the election was over, President Bush tried to atone for his outbursts, but the damage had been done. Today, our nation is anything but kinder and gentler! Professional wrestling is tamer than the world of politics, and Road Rage is an every-day-occurrence!
I was talking with the baseball coach at Crawfordsville High School recently and he told me about a fist fight that erupted during lunch. Later, when the principal saw the footage, he noticed that when the first punch was thrown no one tried to break the fight up. Instead, about 50 kids reached for their phones to record the fight so they could post it on YouTube!
We're in a new series called the Be Attitudes. It's based on the introduction of Jesus in his Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:1-12. The first Be Attitude is, ''Blessed are the poor in spirt, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.'' The phrase, ''poor in Spirit,'' means to crouch, and God promises that the person who humbles himself will eventually be ...
Series: The ''Be'' Attitudes
Tony Thomas
Matthew 5:5
President Bush 41 passed away on November 30, and his State Funeral reminded me of things I had forgotten. Like Dana Carvey. Carvey made a career out of impersonating Bush on Saturday Night Live.
I also forgot his pledge he made at the convention: ''Read my lips; No. New. Taxes!'' That one sunk him four years later. And finally, I forgot in his inauguration speech, he pleaded for us to become a, ''... kinder, gentler nation.''
Now, why did he make that pledge? The short answer is that the 1992 campaign was brutal! (Compared to 2016 it was mild, but at the time it was brutal.) Because Bush 41 was so well liked, he was almost too kind, and the press referred to him as a, ''Wimp!'' So, his handlers encouraged him to mix it up. Shortly thereafter, he and Dan Rather had a heated exchange on live television, and then he and Governor Dukakis hurled insults at each other on a daily basis throughout the fall election.
When the election was over, President Bush tried to atone for his outbursts, but the damage had been done. Today, our nation is anything but kinder and gentler! Professional wrestling is tamer than the world of politics, and Road Rage is an every-day-occurrence!
I was talking with the baseball coach at Crawfordsville High School recently and he told me about a fist fight that erupted during lunch. Later, when the principal saw the footage, he noticed that when the first punch was thrown no one tried to break the fight up. Instead, about 50 kids reached for their phones to record the fight so they could post it on YouTube!
We're in a new series called the Be Attitudes. It's based on the introduction of Jesus in his Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:1-12. The first Be Attitude is, ''Blessed are the poor in spirt, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.'' The phrase, ''poor in Spirit,'' means to crouch, and God promises that the person who humbles himself will eventually be ...
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