Over the last several days there has been a lot of negativity directed toward a proposed resolution by Congressman Emanuel Cleaver to declare the day before Thanksgiving “Complaint Free Wednesday.” Unfortunately, those who are writing these negative words are confusing complaining with leading.
In the early 1960s, many people claimed the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was radical for devoting his life to ending racial discrimination in this country. Almost 50 years later, we celebrate the man and the dream he gave us. And did he do this by complaining? No. He led not by complaining, but by providing hope.
Rep. Cleaver’s resolution encourages each person in the U.S. to remember that having a positive life begins with having a positive attitude. It recognizes and reaffirms the meaning of Thanksgiving by asking each person in the U.S. to use Complaint Free Wednesday to refrain from complaining and prepare for a day of gratitude.
What a world this would be if everyone, especially those who are so negatively denouncing Rep Cleaver, would, for just one day, pause, reflect, give thanks and maybe, just maybe, stop complaining and start being nice to one another. That’s Rep. Cleaver’s vision, and my vision as well.
Tom Alyea
President, A Complaint Free World
Kansas City
Nah. You just enjoy the rhythmic quality of ebonics.
Posted by: hajkar | November 25, 2009 at 05:44 PM
I never play the race card and I do not vote for someone based strictly on race.
We also have NEVER been on welfare and never will.
Posted by: NoMoreMrNiceGuy | November 25, 2009 at 10:58 AM
Since my initial post on this subject was criticizing Mr. Cleaver's "Complaint Free" resolution, why am I being attacked as a leftist apologist? You really got to wonder the logic some people bring to either side of the table.
Posted by: hajkar | November 24, 2009 at 01:31 PM
LOL! Me? PO'd? Projecting a bit, are we?
Posted by: hajkar | November 24, 2009 at 01:20 PM
Wow Hijacker sounds a little po'd. It is good to p o the moonbats, keeps them down off their silly ass high horses.
Posted by: Kee | November 24, 2009 at 01:13 PM
Do I? I'm willing to bet that NoMo plays the race card again before I do. He may even be the most likely to be the very next poster to play the race card. It is NoMo's pattern.
Now tell me more about these teams we're all assigned to...
Morons.
Posted by: hajkar | November 24, 2009 at 12:15 PM
Hijacker, give us a break you have a whole deck of RC's.
Posted by: Kee | November 24, 2009 at 12:07 PM
NoMo loves to deal the race card off the bottom of the deck. If it is in my hand it is only because NoMo put it there.
Posted by: hajkar | November 24, 2009 at 12:02 PM
WOW, closed minded bigots forsure.
Posted by: Keith Williams3 | November 24, 2009 at 11:38 AM
I forget. Which side am I on? Presumptuous bigot.
Posted by: hajkar | November 24, 2009 at 11:07 AM
Hajijakoof it always ends up uour side playing that card in the poker hand, you know it and so does everyone else. no go ahead and sit in the corner in denial and lick your Obama cutout.
Posted by: NoMoreMrNiceGuy | November 24, 2009 at 11:04 AM
http://obamaprincetonthesis.wordpress.com/
Posted by: NoMoreMrNiceGuy | November 24, 2009 at 11:03 AM
Beaver Cleaver is a joke. Goes to DC and is Pelosi's little toadie, and wants us all tho hug Unncle Fidel. Pardon me if I don't pay him, or his "ideas" much attention.
Posted by: Kee | November 24, 2009 at 10:49 AM
"Liberals complaining?
Go tell these ghetto rats to have a positive attitude instead of leaning on the race card and blaming those that CHOOSE to be productive citizens."
Posted by: NoMoreMrNiceGuy
Complaint noted. Not sure how this got to discussing race.
Posted by: hajkar | November 24, 2009 at 10:27 AM
Sounds to me that Cleaver is tired of people complaining about HIM! Not that it matters! He doe's what he wants whether it it serves his people positively or negatively.
Posted by: Greghand | November 24, 2009 at 09:30 AM
Liberals complaining?
Go tell these ghetto rats to have a positive attitude instead of leaning on the race card and blaming those that CHOOSE to be productive citizens.
Posted by: NoMoreMrNiceGuy | November 24, 2009 at 09:14 AM
Complaining will get the right what they want in three years but it will take three years so if you have that much complaining to do then go for it. It worked for the left!
Posted by: Keith Williams3 | November 24, 2009 at 08:30 AM
Just a couple of links I found.
http://unthinkinglemming.blogspot.com/2007_05_01_archive.html
http://www.complaintfreeworld.biz/
Posted by: hajkar | November 24, 2009 at 05:40 AM
If you are standing on my foot I will complain. Where would we be if our forefathers had not complained about unfair taxation and held the Boston Tea Party? Complaining is not the problem. Complaining can lead to positive change.
Posted by: hajkar | November 24, 2009 at 05:21 AM
Maybe instead of having a "complaint free day" we could have a day during which we are supposed to focus on everything that is good in life. You know, like eating too much, drinking beer and watching football.
Nah, never mind. Damned relatives would probably just show up and ruin it!
Posted by: jack | November 24, 2009 at 12:35 AM