Comments on: A Little Bit about the Author

By: Ron Shields

Ron Shields — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 17:41:10 +0000

it’s nice to see a Winchester boy doing well. Nice work Brian!

By: Patrick Norton

Patrick Norton — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:01:05 +0000

By the way Mr. Sullivan, I think you do an excellent job of broadcasting. This economy problem does not effect me; I paid cash for my house and autos, refuse to have credit cards, and drive tractor trailers OTR. I understand that some have 25,000 sq ft houses and have to drive new cars with full coverage insurance rates. Those same people throw trash out their car windows declairing they are creating new jobs. Look at the big picture my friend; fair and balanced.

By: Patrick Norton

Patrick Norton — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 08:18:45 +0000

I also grew up in California on the east side of Oakland in a neighborhood with a nickname of the killing zone. It still carries that name even to this day; 35 years later. On February 21, 1965, in Manhattan’s Audubon Ballroom, Malcolm X was gunned down. I was in Jr. High in the 8th grade as the Panthers marched on City Hall and riots erupted in our prison looking institution they called a school, and forced to drop out by my father, for safety reasons. Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale on October 15, 1966 founded the organization Black Panther Party for Self-Defense and initially set forth a doctrine calling for the protection of African American neighborhoods from police brutality, in the interest of African-American justice. The group’s political goals were overshadowed by their militant tactics, and by their suspicions of government agents. Being then a 16 year old Caucasian caught in the middle of a police department that was 98% white and militant African-Americans looking for Justice, when there was no Justice; I took off to Northern Minnesota to a Native American reservation boarder town. There, I experienced the sting of racism first hand as I heard of the Police and Federal Agents beating down the men and the women; or any Native American who dared leave those reservation lands. I met a group of Native Americans and we would write letters to the editor about the assults until I was caught and law enforcement; they crushed both of my hands in their parking lot.

By: Leosroar

Leosroar — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:34:50 +0000

Peter Drucker wrote, “the best way to predict the future is to create it.” Your family created a positive future then took the necessary steps to realize it. Nowhere in your story did fear, despair, and doubt become prominent characters. These fools cannot exist alongside faith, hope, and confidence.

Such people are like those who created this great nation as a land of opportunity. Certainly they realized the risks associated with their undertakings, but these great founders ignored them in favor of the greater rewards they sought. For them, and those like them today, the rewards of freedom far outweigh the risks in a world where there are no guarantees.

Our nation can rise out of 2008’s ashes, if we heed the lessons learned from people like the Sullivans. Dare to dream great things for oneself, one’s family, and one’s community and take deliberate, focused, individual action. For it is in the collective strength of free individuals, not the collectivist state or ambigious society, which builds great houses, towns, states, and nations.

By: Al

Al — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:52:48 +0000

Brian, Glad you gave the readers the info about yourself. Knowing your background is important to me when I read what is being said. I’m a couple years older than your Dad. I retiredfrom GM after 31 years and I will survive this mess someway but for 2 of my 4 children that have worked nearly 20 years themselves and to see them lose their jobs, their homes and have grand children that I have to support and try to keep them in school is what hurts. It’s not about me. What really hurts is the fact that so many writers take whatever they can get a story from and run like wildfire with it. Most writers aren’t interested in getting the whole story. Anyway hope you have a good year ahead of you.

By: earle

earle — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:17:13 +0000

Out of humble beginnings, come great men, who learned early in life that belief in one’s-self overcomes failure, which builds character. Character is the cornerstone that grounds great leaders in defeating all adversity! Bravo! Brian

By: bob h

bob h — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:45:43 +0000

I am glad to know about your background. Your sense of humor is something I really enjoy!!

By: Shawn

Shawn — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:14:16 +0000

Brian
Your always good for laugh or two in the morning and I do like reading your take on the issues. Have a great New Year and keep the levity cause we will surely need it in 2009.

By: Andy K

Andy K — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:04:14 +0000

Yes in deed you do sound like the guy next door. And so do most of the people that write in. You know its just baffling because most of the people I know are like the guy next door, so where do all the idiotic, moronic, and just plain stupid ideas and policies keep coming from. We all want to succeed, Live without fear of oppression, buy a house, raise a family, etc. Keep up the good work and keep telling the truth and the people will follow you.

By: moving

moving — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:34:11 +0000

Living through hard times helps rid us of the sense of entitlement that has engulfed our society and makes us stronger on the other side…maybe the politicians will learn that as well some day.