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I am a 74 year old heterosexual male.  I dislike exercise, therefore, I only do it when necessary
or when engaged in an activity I enjoy.  I detest health foods and refuse to eat or drink anything with the words, “diet“,
“low-fat” or “low-carb” on the label.  I have, for the past fifty years or so, developed the habit of eating only one meal a
day, mostly red meat---I love steaks and fried pork chops.  I enjoy junk food snacks such as pastries, candy bars, ice
cream, pop, etc.  Occasionally I may even enjoy a cocktail.  I do not like beer.  My favorite hobby is loafing and my
favorite pastime is napping in front of the TV.  My favorite entertainment TV shows are “24” and “Nashville Star“.  I hate
“American Idol”.  I like football but seldom watch sports on TV or read the sports pages.  In other words, I am a typical,
proud  American, who can do five miles on a hiking trail without tiring and have no desire to change my life style.  I realize
that many of my readers will not approve, but that's one of the advantages of being American.  By the way, I have been a
smoker for over sixty years and have no intention of quitting at this late date.

I am proud of my Southern heritage and have been know to display a 3’ X 5’ Confederate Battle Flag on my office wall.  
On the other hand, I love my country, salute the flag and always stand, with my hand over my heart, for the National
Anthem.  I respect all cultures, creeds and races, but I am proud of the traditional American culture and attempt to defend
it when I can.  I have detested the concept of “political correctness” ever since it was imported from communist China forty
years ago, and have been known to express politically incorrect thoughts, sometimes several times a day and often in a
single conversation.  

My academic training is in theology and business management.  During my working life I spent a number of years in the
ministry, worked as a truck driver, entrepreneur, business owner, management consultant, corporate trainer, and at
several levels of management for various companies.

I have adult education certificates in rap group leadership, counseling, hazardous materials management, applied
Psychology, defensive driving (certified as instructor by NSC), infection control, OSHA compliance, and a host of other
miscellaneous subjects. (My interests are somewhat diversified)

Politically, I am an American first, constitutional conservative second, and Republican third.  The most important political
issues, to me, are the preservation of our Constitution and defense of the traditional American culture.
  
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The Enemy Within

“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy
at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst
those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of
government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he
wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men.
He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city,
he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear. The traitor is the
plague.”

Marcus Tullius Cicero (Ancient Roman Lawyer, Writer, Scholar, Orator and Statesman)
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