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| Heston's Speech to
The Free Congress Foundation Dec. 97
What an honor it is to address the Free Congress Foundation. At a glance
"Free" reads as a verb rather than an adjective. "Free Congress." Not a bad
directive for Mr. Clinton. Anyway.
I like it when the party of Lincoln honors our free heritage. This nation has been
blessed by the minds and mettle of many good people, and indeed Abe was
among the best. A man of great moral character…a trait often lacking among
our leaders. This is disturbing, but not without remedy. One good election can
correct such ills.
Above all, I hope those of us gathered here tonight have more in common with
Mr. Lincoln than just party affiliation. Better that we grasp a common vision that
simply wear the cloak. Even our President pretends to be a conservative when it
suits him. We must be more than that.
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I know it’s not easy. Imagine being point man for the National Rifle
Association, preserving the right to keep and bear arms. I ran for office, I was elected, and now I serve…as a moving target for pundits who’ve called me everything from "ridiculous" and "duped" to a "brain-injured, senile and crazy old
man."
Maybe that comes with the territory. But as I have stood in the crosshairs of those who aim at Second Amendment freedom, I have realized that guns are not the only issue, and I am not the only target. It is much, much bigger than that – which is what I want to talk to you about today. I have come to realize that a cultural war raging across our land storming our values, assaulting our freedoms, killing our self-confidence in who we are a what we believe. More later now go HERE to get the text of his cultural war speech. |
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(C) G.N. 1999
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