I am going to start posting things that my friends send to me via email. You know the type of email that people read and feel strong enough to forward? Anyway, I usually don’t FORWARD anything to anyone’s in box without feeling strong enough to render an opinion, so when I post these, I will try and share my opinions.

This one is obviously politically motivated, intended to send a message to the democratic party. I am not a “tea party” Republican by any means, but I do believe in the type of government that requires checks and balances. When one party gets too powerful, it is in my nature to vote for change. I am a strong advocate of voting for the best person who most represents your beliefs, and feel that every opinion should be considered. So with hopes of helping spread the word of someone who wrote this, here goes:

“68% will send this, should be 100%”

We the people are coming
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG,
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS,
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!
In the email, I was asked to send this on if I agree, or delete if I don’t.  It is said that 86% of Americans believe in God.  Therefore I have a very hard time understanding why there is such a problem in having ‘In God! We Trust’ on our money and having ‘God’ in the Pledge of Allegiance. I believe it’s time we stand up for what we believe!  If you agree, pass this on, if not, delete.

Maybe George Bush will return the favor? Afterall, wasn’t it Mike Tice who showed up at the the Target Center last October to support GW in his Presidential campaign. I believe it was GW who, after receiving a #1 Vikings Jersey from Coach Tice, proclaimed,”

Can “W” help the Vikings WIN in D.C.?

“We are here to ask for your vote. We are here to ask for your help.”

Minnesota wasn’t one of the states that GW carried in his huge victory last November, but Tice showed up to help. Now, a few months later, the Vikings season is on the line, and they are going to Washington, D.C. home of the President, but it is highly doubtful that not even Bush campaign strategists could help the Vikings in any way this weekend. Not even if they wanted to…

The issue continues to be the Vikings players themselves. When/if the players on the Vikes ever decide to commit themselves to a cause, and muster up the heart to seek said cause, there is a chance for this team to be great.

The whole scene reeks of the 1987. The Vikes backed into the playoffs with an 8-7 record during a “Strike-shortened” season.

The Vikings needed to beat the Redskins to get into the playoffs, but lost 27-24. Sound familiar?

However, the Vikings backed their way into the playoffs because St. Louis lost their last game of the year to Dallas. Of course that St. Louis team was the Cardinals, but if this year’s St. Louis Rams team would lose on Sunday to the Jets, the Vikes could back in to the playoffs and the party could REALLY start!

The 1987 team mangled the New Orleans Saints 44-10, then crushed Super Joe Montana’s team in San Fran 36-24 before losing to Joe Gibbs Redskins again 17-10 in the NFC Championship.

This years Vikings has really been as much as an enigma as Jerry Burns’ 1987 team. I still think there is a legitimate run in these’04 guys that could take us to Jacksonville, but also think there is a miserable choking piece of crap team that loses games to pathetic teams like the ’03 Arizona Cardinals, Oakland Raiders, and San Diego Chargers. You never know with this grungey lot of Vikings.

I guess that’s why they “Play the games” and why “We watch!”