Jack’s Winning Words 3/20/08
“A leader is a dealer in hope.” (Napoleon) I don’t know about you, but this is the kind of leader I’m willing to follow. Enough of the “nattering nabobs of negativism.” Even though Napoleon met his Waterloo, he did know something about leadership. Whatever your circumstance, don’t give up hoping. ;-) Jack

FROM L.H. IN MARCO: I have been sitting here wondering how to reply because using Napoleon as a roll model left me speechless. JACK'S RESPONSE: I'm surprised that you concentrated on Napoleon and missed the point. I just know that YOU would want to follow a leader who offers you hope, rather than someone who doesn't have a clue. This isn't about Napoleon; it's about your choice of a leader.

FROM MOLINER, L.P.: Wish I'd known about this beforehand.---
Moline interfaith prayer service calls for peace
Standing in the midst of the Islamic Center of the Quad-Cities in Moline, Rabbi Henry Karp of Temple Emanuel in Davenport listened to the Mosque's muezzin recite the adhan, the Islamic call to prayer, Wednesday evening. At 7:15 p.m., it was the prayer for just after sunset. Moline interfaith prayer service calls for peace
Standing in the midst of the Islamic Center of the Quad-Cities in Moline, Rabbi Henry Karp of Temple Emanuel in Davenport listened to the Mosque's muezzin recite the adhan, the Islamic call to prayer, Wednesday evening. At 7:15 p.m., it was the prayer for just after sunset.

MORE FROM L.P.: Hence the popularity of Barack Obama. Though I'm not usually a Democrat, I'm liking his message of hope. (Enough that I likely would vote for him if he gets the nomination.)

FROM MOLINER, C.F.: We're seeing the word "hope" used a lot today in politics but without much substance. Leadership also means "doing".

MORE FROM C.F.: I'm sorry to be cynical, Jack. That's not my nature. But I find it har to use "God Damn America" as an uxcuse to give me diatribe on "racism". JACK'S REPONSE: Be careful not to take things out of context. Some of those who forward things such as this often have an agenda.

FROM L.K. IN OHIO: Maybe Barack is right......that race should be a major issue in the election season. It certainly is, and will grow in importance. That will minimize the fuss over gender. A good thing.

FROM L.P. IN MICHIGAN: I always learn something from reading (and exploring) your WW messages.... a handy quote from Napoleon, a quick lesson on the use of alliteration by Spiro Agnew in his speeches, and a few visits to m-w.com to make sense of it all.

FROM B.S. NEAR ORLANDO: He may have been an excellen t leader, but he led his people to death. He and Grant, and Eisenhauer let their people to mass graves. I'd rather follow Jonas Salk, and the other Gent, and Jenner, and the team that developed so many vaccines for the Merck Co. These people are my role models.

FROM J.L. IN MICHIGAN: Leadership should NOT be about race, gender, religion, or anything else, except what our founding fathers based this blessed country on...freedom...freedom of many different kinds! We need a leader who will offer us what we have always had, and are in danger of loosing. Believe but beware! God is with us, are WE with us?!? Leadership is a huge undertaking and takes an honest, brave, principled, unselfish person....let us remember the true leader in our lives...the only one who represents what we truly need...Jesus.

FROM PR J.S. IN MICHIGAN: You can have Napoleon. I'll take Pitt the Younger and Wellington. See you at Waterloo!!!

FROM R.I. IN BOSTON: Heeding the poet's words, "hope springs eternal", we frequently come upon a wellspring for renewal and redirection. Alas, too often people resist the fresh water, choosing something warmed over.

FROM GOOD DEBT JON IN OHIO: Sometimes Agnew’s nattering nabobs of negativism become the reliable raconteur’s of realism; as often dealers in hope cannot supply their army food and ammunition. It may still be too early to tell if our modern day dealers in hope will be Wellington’s or Napoleon’s.

FROM B.G. IN MICHIGAN: I like this, especially as we move into the great three days. Jesus was a dealer in hope and those driven by fear would have none of it.

FROM CWL IN OHIO: Isn't hope the central part of our faith?

FROM A.Mc IN MICHIGAN: For Irish men, it may be impossible but is never hopeless.