The End Of A Decade

[conservativecanadian]

for you, what have been some of the most memorable things from the past 10 years

[conservativecanadian]

thought id bump this, im curious to see what people have to say

[GERALD]

CC, The most memorable things about the last decade? Starting at the beginning.

Y2K didn't happen. Bush was elected, and i was happy to see Clinton go.
Then of course 9/11 was a shock.

Real estate prices started rising and my real estate business picked up.
My tax business continued to grow steadily thoughout the decade.
Both of my sons went into business for themself and are doing very well.

Second and third grandsons born.
Great grand step-dgt born to grand step-dgt, dgt of my step-dgt.

Six years ago I bought my country home which I have talked about on this forum.
Two months ago my mom died, which i haven't talked about.

Strange to think back ten years. I am always living in the present, or planning the future.
Almost never take time to remember the past.

What is memorable about your decade, CC?

[Topiary Lady]

Umm ... sitting down one fine evening in front of the computer and typing in those three famous words: I hate liberals, and finding this great little place?

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I'll add more things later on. Too many last minute errands this morning.

Let's see some other TAR members reply to CC's thread!

[conservativecanadian]

The most memorable things of the decade for me, in no particular order

learning to drive, finding this website, 9-11, afghanistan, iraq, watching the exponential growth and advancement of technology in these past 10 years, seeing all of my siblings graduate, seeing all the superhero films i imagined as a kid finally get made, getting my first job, the death of a grandparent, watching my first 3 presidential elections, making my youtube channel, meeting my best friend, and playing on xbox live for the first time.

[RightisRightLeftisWrong]

Umm ... sitting down one fine evening in front of the computer and typing in those three famous words: I hate liberals, and finding this great little place?

I did the exact thing when typing that into Google.

I would say the most memorable thing would for me is seeing how stupid and easily deceived the American people can be electing a in-experienced socialist for president. That out of all thoes 8 years shocked me but I guess I have many other surpising years ahead of me.

And the last 5 spending it with many of you here is almost like a online family.

[IHL]

Wow - end of a decade. How the time does fly. Most memorable. Hard to say. But I have to agree with RRLW - I must say I am amazed how things have changed in a decade. From 2000 when we had a president the loved this country and then fast forward to day where we have a president who despises everything that made this country what it is and he legion of misfits who are trying to destroy it. The scariest part is the people so naive or apathetic that they didn't even see it in front of their face.

On a lighter note - having the site still be here after over 5 years. Certainly the attacks of 9/11 would have to rate up there as most memorable.

[FKLBRLS]

Wow, this is something I'll think about for days... I'll start with a few things but may add to them...

-Referring to the year 2000 as though it just occurred, even though that was 10 years ago (example, thinking of a year-2000 car as being relatively "new")
-Growing up in so many ways... for better or worse
-Awful family issues, the most notable of which was watching our financial status go from middle-class to dirt-poor through unconventional, messed-up methods.
-Finding out what I truly believe, politically or otherwise (still ongoing)
-Becoming a pessimist (and possibly a fatalist)
-My first job, and learning how awful foodservice is
-The friends I've made and kept
-Learning to drive
-Learning to FLY
-My first solo flight
-Moving to Southern California, and having to start life over again (in a sense)
-9/11.
-Learning about computers: how they work and how to build them.
-Watching technology advance. (I remember when it was cool to have a CD player...)
-Modifying and playing Microsoft Flight Simulator
-Graduating high school
-Going to church on my own initiative, sometimes more than my family
-Growing my writing ability
-Moving away to college in Arizona, and my experiences there
-Flying to Denver on the 777, spending 4 hours in the airport, and flying back... just to say I could
-Flying a simulator at a major airline's training center
-Transferring to another college, and moving back to where I used to live
-facebook

In short, it was a decade of growing, learning, and observing. It was the worst and best of times. It was a massive journey, both wonderful and awful.

[Topiary Lady]

Certainly 9/11 comes to mind. It was probably the most shocking thing any of us have ever experienced. I remember what it felt like watching that plane flying into that building. Then, watching those buildings crumble knowing that people were inside.

I felt ashamed of many of our citizens when they caved and could not endure the war. It was pathetic, in my mind.

So the election of B. Hussein Obama did not shock me. Nor have I been shocked by any of the things that he has done or will do. Am I surprised that there are so many people who still do not see what he is doing? Nope. It's completly predictable. Things will become far worse before they get any better, too. Has anyone seen this: http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2009/12/wither-sovereignty/

Good things for this decade:

Having my husband by my side.

Finding my dad and building such a beautiful relationship with him. If you told me that I'd have that 10 years ago, I wouldn't have believed it. I just love my dad to pieces though.

And I love all of my TAR Pals. All of you are very special to me. What an amazing thing to think about - meeting people on a political site and never even seeing any of them face to face - but loving them anyway. Now that's pretty awesome!

I wonder what the next ten years has in store. I'm going to hit the 1/2 century mark in April! That just seems wild to me.

Life is going to get a whole lot more interesting.

[conservativecanadian]

"I'm going to hit the 1/2 century mark in April! That just seems wild to me"

youre not getting older, just more distinguished with time

[GERALD]

So the election of B. Hussein Obama did not shock me. Nor have I been shocked by any of the things that he has done or will do. Am I surprised that there are so many people who still do not see what he is doing? Nope. It's completly predictable. Things will become far worse before they get any better, too. Has anyone seen this: http://threatswatch.org/analysis/2009/12/wither-sovereignty/


TL, Your URL referenced above is serious and should be discussed:
Here is a quote from the conclusion:

"... disturbing wrinkle, INTERPOL's central operations office in the United States is within our own Justice Department offices. They are American law enforcement officers working under the aegis of INTERPOL within our own Justice Department. That they now operate with full diplomatic immunity and with "inviolable archives" from within our own buildings should send red flags soaring into the clouds.

This is the disturbing context for President Obama's quiet release of an amended Executive Order 12425. American sovereignty hangs in the balance if these actions are not prevented through public outcry and political pressure. Some Americans are paying attention, as can be seen from some of the earliest recognitions of this troubling development here, here and here. But the discussion must extend well beyond the Internet and social media.

Ultimately, a detailed verbal explanation is due the American public from the President of the United States detailing why an international law enforcement arm assisting a court we are not a signatory to has been elevated above our Constitution upon our soil.

CONSIDER STARTING A NEW THREAD FOR THIS.

[FKLBRLS]

Certainly 9/11 comes to mind. It was probably the most shocking thing any of us have ever experienced. I remember what it felt like watching that plane flying into that building. Then, watching those buildings crumble knowing that people were inside.
9/11 is a day that has been forever burned into my mind. Last month, I was at the Sacramento Auto Show at Cal Expo in Sacramento, where the State Fair is held. At Cal Expo, they have a 9/11 memorial, complete with two large beams from the WTC itself. It was a haunting site to see such a horrible fragment of history up close. My sister, who was only 1 when 9/11 happened, asked "what happened on September 11th?" I was taken aback at how long it has been since that fateful day. There are children coming of age now who either don't remember 9/11, or were born after it. It's weird because for the first time, I realized how long it has really been. I personally will never forget.

ALSO, what I have remembered, possibly more than 9/11 itself, is the effect that 9/11 had on the airline industry. I remember the days when airport security was a little less than a minor inconvenience, in that you had to take your keys (or toy cars, in my case) out of your pockets. I remember when United was a major airline, flown by real pilots who were compensated reasonably. After 9/11, airport security became a nightmare, so bad, in fact, that one questions whether the added "security" is worth the torment and hell you face. The great airlines of old: United, Delta, and American; all downsized heavily until they were a shadow of their former selves. Their pilots saw their paychecks shrink by 60%. You want to see the REAL tragedy of that day? Just go out to the Mojave desert, to see the hundreds of planes that were sent there to rust after 9/11. Talk to the pilot who once lived in a decent house; who is now living in an apartment.

[FKLBRLS]

And I love all of my TAR Pals. All of you are very special to me. What an amazing thing to think about - meeting people on a political site and never even seeing any of them face to face - but loving them anyway. Now that's pretty awesome!
This is something we should all note: the REVOLUTION in communication over the last 10 years. Cell phones have become more than mainstream. Text-messaging is now almost as popular- if not more popular- than communicating by voice. Email is more common than traditional mail, and instant-messaging is as common as a phone call. Social networking sites have formed a place for people to connect and to re-connect. Most of all, the revolution in "online" communication has defined how we communicate in the past decade.

Now some people talk down on communicating with people online. They say it "isn't safe," or that you "don't really know those people." Well I say, communicating online is nothing more than having a kind of pen-pal relationship, except that your communication is quicker. 20 years ago, if you had someone whom you regularly wrote letters to- but never actually saw in person- most people would say "oh that's cool, you guys are pen-pals." But take that same letter, and speed up the process so that it is sent instantly, and all of a sudden it's a bad thing? Please!

We know that communicating online is, of course, no substitute for seeing someone in person. But it has enabled us to stay more connected with friends whom we otherwise may not see very often.

[conservativecanadian]

well said fk

[scarymary]

I hit that mark today................a half century..........how about that? If I'd known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.

[RightisRightLeftisWrong]

I did forget to add 9/11 though it kind of goes without saying I will never forget that day. That would be obviously the most memorable in this decade and beyond for me.

[Topiary Lady]

Gerald, I started a new thread about that over in the Messiah Watch forum.

FK, I couldn't agree more about the advancements in communications. It really amazes me how many wonderful things we have now.

Of note is what is going on here right at the end of 2010. We had an attempted terror attack on Christmas Day. Thank God it failed, but of note is the failure in letting that guy on the airline in the first place. The news indicates that three were a lot of signs that he was a radical and potential threat. Is it political correctness? Were the little old white haired ladies searched while a young Islamist who purchased a one way ticket and paid cash was waived on through? If this does not worry you, then it should. That was almost 300 lives that could have been lost. And the president has little to say because he's on vacation.

Also of note is something that Krauthammer points out in this article: http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=N2Y3OWJmZDA0NzdhYjYzMGE2OTY3MDkxMjIzMTJmZjE= . The people of Iran rise up against a tyrannical government and our POTUS has little to say. Gee, sort of reminds us of Obama's spokeshole's claim that Obama didn'd know anything about the Tea Party events.

Are we heading into this next decade with a government that chooses to ignore the cry for freedom? Unfortunatly, we are. We see it with the healthcare bill as well.

All I can say is that it's now up to us - your average American's, to rise to the occasion and make 2010 the year where we take our country back from the despots who now believe that they are in power to rule over us. Begin the new decade knowing that the preservation of freedom is our obligation. Many who came before us fulfilled their responsibility, promising their lives and their fortunes. Now it is our turn. Let's take this next decade and make it one that we can look back upon and be proud of.

[GERALD]

A decade ago we were told to worry about Y2K.

Now we are told to worry about CO2. H1N1. The real worry is BHO.

[Topiary Lady]

So, what's everybody doing for New Years? Got any resolutions, plan's, predictions?

Here's to another great year on TAR. 2009 was a tough one for many of us. But we stuck it out and we're trying to keep our chins up and remain strong. So I am going to be positive and say that although I see 2010 as probably being a bumpy road, it will turn out okay in the end. We can endure.

And I have a challenge for each of our members. Let's all try and promote our great little site a bit more and bring in some new members. As we have seen and learned in the Tea Party movement, there is a real hunger among many Americans to connect with the political scene. But a lot of people are still unaware that places like TAR are even out there. Let's all try and invite a few more people in here to join us. Conservatives, liberals and everyone in between. It's always interesting to see who might show up next.

Happy New Year to all of the TAR Pals!

[Topiary Lady]

Wait ... nobody is telling us what they are doing for New Years. PARTY POOPERS!!!!!

TL wants to play and nobody is in a fun mood. Anyone want to hear my toast to 2009?

[Topiary Lady]

Stinkers! Leaving 'ol TL here like this.

Mr T and I do not go out for New Years. Hell, we're probably not even going to be awake, unless we take naps now (Mr. T is asleep...hee hee...poor guy works so hard).

Okay, my toast to 2009:

Good riddance 2009. YOU SUCKED!



That is all.
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[collegegirl]

the death of my favorite singer aaliyah, 9-11, graduating middle school, going to high school, graduating high school, going to college, i voted for the first time, obama becomes president, went to the casino for the first time

[Topiary Lady]

Welcome, collegegirl. Thankyou for joining us here at TheAmericanRight.

We do have Newbies forum if you'd like to introduce yourself and let us know a little more about you.

In any case though, welcome to TAR.

~TL