The 912 Project

[rv7pilot]

9 Principles

1. America Is Good.

2. I believe in God and He is the Center of my Life.
God “The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the external rules of order and right which Heaven itself has ordained.” from George Washington’s first Inaugural address.

3. I must always try to be a more honest person than I was yesterday.
Honesty “I hope that I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider to be the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.” George Washington

4. The family is sacred. My spouse and I are the ultimate authority, not the government.
Marriage/Family “It is in the love of one’s family only that heartfelt happiness is know. By a law of our nature, we cannot be happy without the endearing connections of a family.” Thomas Jefferson

5. If you break the law you pay the penalty. Justice is blind and no one is above it.
Justice “I deem one of the essential principles of our government… equal and exact justice to all men of whatever state or persuasion, religious or political.” Thomas Jefferson

6. I have a right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, but there is no guarantee of equal results. Life, Liberty, & The Pursuit of Happiness “Everyone has a natural right to choose that vocation in life which he thinks most likely to give him comfortable subsistence.” Thomas Jefferson

7. I work hard for what I have and I will share it with who I want to. Government cannot force me to be charitable.
Charity “It is not everyone who asketh that deserveth charity; all however, are worth of the inquiry or the deserving may suffer.” George Washington

8. It is not un-American for me to disagree with authority or to share my personal opinion.
On your right to disagree “In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude; every man will speak as he thinks, or more properly without thinking.” George Washington

9. The government works for me. I do not answer to them, they answer to me.
Who works for whom? “I consider the people who constitute a society or a nation as the source of all authority in that nation.” Thomas Jefferson


12 Values

Honesty
Reverence
Hope
Thrift
Humility
Charity
Sincerity
Moderation
Hard Work
Courage
Personal Responsibility
Gratitude


http://www.the912project.com/

[Furyataurus]

made it a sticky!!!

[M1P90]

Glen Beck!!!! Watch him every day!!!

[ick]

I am going to have to get a DVR since I never get home before this is over. Of course they run all that other junk over, and over, and over, and over..... and a GB re-run doesn't come on till 2:30 AM or something.

A show I would love to watch, but it just isn't timely.

[B52U]

Sounds sort of like another list of values from a certain organization:
Trustworthy
Loyal
Helpful
Friendly
Courteous
Kind
Obedient
Cheerful
Thrifty
Brave
Clean
Reverent

[fltsrgn]

I got some minor problems with the 9/12 project.

First, I am not that religious, and God is not at the center of my life. What is more central to my life is being a moral person. Where do my sense of morals come from.... yeah, Commandments 1 - 10. Go figure. (And its thou shall not MURDER, rather than thou shall not KILL!

Second, the government over-rules some aspects of family life. What would you say to a family that is part of the 9/12 project who believe in honor killings?? You cant tell me a jihadist feels that god is not at the center of their life and that the koran over-rules civil government so that if their sister dates an infidel, the is no stopping an honor killing based on the 9/12 .........

The rest is all good.

The government should stay out of things as much as possible, but the limit is somewhere vague and honor killings (or killing for not believing in Allah, being gay, etc) is well beyond the limit.

Ahh, maybe I'm just having a pissy Monday....

[fltsrgn]

A nice family that lives in Brooklyn, NY .... I think they may have slightly different values than most Americans....

[DanFla]

I got some minor problems with the 9/12 project.

First, I am not that religious, and God is not at the center of my life. What is more central to my life is being a moral person. Where do my sense of morals come from.... yeah, Commandments 1 - 10. Go figure. (And its thou shall not MURDER, rather than thou shall not KILL!

Second, the government over-rules some aspects of family life. What would you say to a family that is part of the 9/12 project who believe in honor killings?? You cant tell me a jihadist feels that god is not at the center of their life and that the koran over-rules civil government so that if their sister dates an infidel, the is no stopping an honor killing based on the 9/12 .........

The rest is all good.

The government should stay out of things as much as possible, but the limit is somewhere vague and honor killings (or killing for not believing in Allah, being gay, etc) is well beyond the limit.

Ahh, maybe I'm just having a pissy Monday....

Glenn talked about believing in 7 of the 10, so you get a couple of free passes. there is no intention to discriminate.

[fltsrgn]

7/9 = Pass

Woo Hoo!!

[M1P90]

8 1/2 out of 9. I believe in God but I don't go to church that often.
These are great principles to try and follow though!