I'm not an angry white man, I'm a working American male not classified as a minority by the Federal Government. I'm able to think and apply common sense, in fact I'm even capable of reading, using a dictionary, and understanding the meaning and intent of written words. I don't ask for and certainly don't expect you to feed, educate, or provide shelter for me or my family now or in the future, if I can't work. I take care of myself, and feel that each of us is obliged to do the same.

I served our Country in Vietnam (at least that's what I thought at the time) endured the complications from ingesting Agent Orange and became one of the large number of Vietnam Vets raising children with birth defects. My 32 year old deaf son now works hard and supports himself. He was taught that the only thing he can't do in life is hear, rather than being introduced to a collection of government programs and handouts that would destroy his morals and productivity. I lost my business when a "trusted" employee used it to sell drugs, steal my tools and equipment, even a customer's car, then escape all legal recourse by being put in the Federal government witness/criminal protection program. I could tell you more, but I would only be whining, and my story really doesn't matter; what does matter is that almost every American I talk to has a tale of abuse or interference in their life from one government agency or another.

I used to be complacent, comfortable with the myth that elected officials were more intelligent than I, and consequently would do their best to protect my right to live in peace and Freedom. Finally, after being told over and over that the Constitution was an archaic, non-workable old document dreamed up by a handful of politically incorrect tax protestors in the late 1700's, I decided to read this boring old piece of work, along with the Declaration Of Independence. I did this with a dictionary in hand from the same era to interpret intent. Guess what? Both documents could have been written yesterday, and still retain and define the basic concepts of Freedom today.

My only conclusion could be that somebody must want this document to go away. It also appeared that the majority of our elected officials either (1) lacked the ability to apply common sense or (2) they had no concept of the struggles in day-to-day life necessary to survive, or (3) they believe I'm stupid.

It turns out to be all three. Their common sense deficiency becomes evident when you look at the Federal government balance sheet and check book. They escape reality traveling in a fleet of luxurious vehicles and aircraft, feed at the troughs of special interest groups and live under the delusion that since we pay their bills, we must be enjoying the same lifestyles. After reading much of their non-answer rhetoric in reply to my letters and phone calls, it's evident that they do believe I'm stupid.

My point to all this babble, is this; maintaining your unalienable rights and this great Republic has a price. That price must be paid by me and you. We can only know the price when we understand what our Founding Fathers tried to give us and how their intent has been manipulated in an effort to convince us that what they said isn't what they meant.

You can only begin to know what is transpiring in America by being receptive to the information put out in nationally syndicated newspapers and national television news reports (The Establishment Media) and an equal amount from publications such as the one you are reading now (Alternative Media). Make your objective be an honest evaluation of what both sides are telling you. Look for signs of common sense, and seek documents and reliable sources proving that what each side says is true. Determine what purpose the information serves; will it benefit you personally in some way to do things they advocate or will it serve some obscure agenda that you will pay for?

I began my search for alternative information in 1986. First I attended a few seminars and while what I was being told seemed unbelievable, it made sense. I started seeking more information to back up what I was learning and found availability to be the problem, so I started to catalog topics and locate sources a little at a time which eventually led to over 2,100 Freedom groups, books, newspapers, etc. What I learned was simple; there are 2 distinctly different groups of people who get up every day and go to work. One group is our elected officials living high on our tax dollars, and the other consists of Patriotic Americans barely supporting themselves. Both of these groups are telling us the same thing; ``We will uphold the Constitution of the united States and protect the rights of the American people''. One group is not telling the truth and it's your duty to find out for sure which one is lying and get rid of them. Don't use the excuse that you are too busy to get involved, because the fact is that you as an American are already involved. Every time you get a paycheck with only a portion of what you earned, you are involved.

In your quest for answers, your greatest tool is your own common sense. Do not, under any circumstances, accept anything you read or hear from anyone simply because it sounds good, and you want to believe it. Rely only on verifiable facts and documents that prove without a doubt that what you see is in fact what you get. Don't settle for opinions or interpretations from those representing themselves as authorities.

Learn what your unalienable rights are, where they came from, and where they are going if you let them. Know what classification of citizen you are, and the benefits and/or consequences of changing it.

Because I now have full understanding of my unalienable rights, believe in and support the Constitution which acknowledges those rights, the establishment media says I am an angry white man who hates the Federal government. Wrong! I am a white man, so what! I have many friends of many races who share my beliefs, and it hasn't changed their color. What does being white have to do with anything anyway? As far as being angry, there is only one person that I could possibly be angry with, and that is myself, for being silent so many years while the Federal Government and I ignored the Constitution. I don't hate the Federal Government, its limited powers are clearly defined in the Constitution, and my work centers on waking people up to help me vote out those who have exceeded those powers. Remember; contrary to the message from the establishment media, "Patriot" is not a dirty word.