Let us continue to encourage and lift up as the day for justice for Trayvon draws near.

Mayors Against Illegal Guns:

Today is Gilles Rousseau’s first Father’s Day since his daughter Lauren was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary, where she was a substitute teacher.

This Father’s Day, share Gilles’ story and help make sure fewer fathers ever have to bury their own children.

A Fathers Day Message from Gilles Rousseau

Uploaded on Jun 16, 2013

After reading out the names, including Lauren’s, of those who have been killed with guns in the past six months, the “No More Names” bus tour left Newtown, CT on Friday. The bus is driving across the country to bring the stories of victims, and the stories of survivors and loved ones to the doors of our leaders.

Please watch and share this video to help spread the word and prevent other families from going through this kind of pain:

http://nomorenames.org/blog/2013/06/fathersday

Thanks for everything you do,

Mayors Against Illegal Guns

25 States. 100 Days.
Over the next 100 days, barring action from the President and Congress, more than 3,000 Americans will die from gun violence. Follow the tour and join the campaign to enact gun laws that will protect Americans from gun violence.

The Launch of the No More Names Bus Tour.
Today is the 6-month anniversary of the Newtown shooting—and still no action from Congress on gun violence.
We gathered this morning in Newtown, CT to remember the 26 who were murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary, as well as the 6,000 more who have been murdered since.
Over the next 100 days we’re going to show members of Congress that we’re not backing down and we won’t forget.

From The Fifth Column:

Schieffer Destroys Snowden: ‘I Don’t Remember Martin Luther King Jr. Or Rosa Parks Hiding In China’

by kstreet607

Bob Schieffer excoriated NSA-leaker Edward Snowden on Face the Nation this morning, not as a traitor but as a coward who fled the country rather than accept responsibility for his actions.

“I like people who are willing to stand up to the government,” Schieffer began. “As a reporter, it’s my job to do that from time to time. Some of the people I admire most are in the government. Men and women who led the civil rights movement— Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr.—they are true heroes. I’m not ready to put Edward Snowden in that category. For one thing, I don’t remember Martin Luther King, Jr. or Rosa Parks running off and hiding in China. The people who led the civil rights movement were willing to break the law and suffer the consequences. That’s a little different than putting the nation’s security at risk and running away.”

Schieffer was careful not to let his disapproval of Snowden be misconstrued as complete acceptance of the surveillance Snowden revealed, but was also careful to criticize a program about which he knew little.

“I know eleven people who died or lost a member of their family on 9/11,” Schieffer said. “My younger daughter lived in Manhattan then. It was six hours before we knew she was safe. I’m not interested in going through that again. I don’t know yet if the government has over-reached since 9/11 to reinforce our defenses, and we need to find out. What I do know, though, is that these procedures were put in place and are being overseen by officials we elected and we should hold them accountable.”

“I think what we have in Edward Snowden is just a narcissistic young man who has decided he is smarter than the rest of us. I don’t know what he is beyond that, but he is no hero. If he has a valid point—and I’m not even sure he does—he would greatly help his cause by voluntarily coming home to face the consequences.”

Bob Schieffer Destroys Snowden: Don’t Remember Martin Luther King Jr. Or Rosa Parks Hiding In China

From My Good Best Friend, Ms. Shelley “Carrots” Peterson:

A Poem I wrote for my Daddy a few father’s Days Back…

But today He requested me to recite it to him again over the phone.  I don’t remember if I shared it with you before to post but feel free of course, this is the perfect day right.  It may make more sense with the story:

I purchased a large print bible for him as his was very worn and smaller print anyway…so then I wanted it to be more than just a bible and so I tired to hire someone to write a small story about him that turned out to be too expensive and not easy to find a writer I liked, lol.

So I jotted down some short notes on scrap paper and scribbled, scratched and crossed out many times etc. Anyway I was trying to write something to instead of a store bought card and got frustrated … and running out of time went and bought a card…not saying anything special…I purchased a lovely antique style piece of cloth and  a long piece of very roman looking tricolor blended rope, to gold tone satin hearts to glue on each end of the ropes so it looked like something from a kings robe, then I wanted a book mark to fit the whole theme so I find a long strand of tiny peal looking beads tied the ends together to form an unbroken circle…So I placed the beads inside the bible as the book marker, gifted wrapped the bible with the large piece of cloth and tied it in a gift bow with the rope.

I thought that would be the best part of the gift for him with the bible of course…but as I gave him the gift and after he read the card I told him Dad wait, I want to tell you why I picked the gift wrapping accessories before you open it  and I made a few scribble notes so I wouldn’t leave anything out.

I pulled out my scribble up paper that was folded in my pocket, which was also very wrinkle because I had thrown it away after I got frustrated and decided to buy the card instead ….but it was good enough for me to read my own junkie notes LOL…when I finished I tossed it in the trash as he wiped tears from his eyes holding the unopened gift still on his lap, I wasn’t expecting his emotions like that full tears big smile etc etc…he hadn’t opened the gift yet …anyway after we ate dinner and after cut the his father’s day cake..then he asked for a copy of the speech…omg lol it was just scribble notes written upside down, side ways etc.

I said  Dad you  can’t read them I really just had abbreviated notes and key words …so he ask me to sit down in his office and write it out where he could read it that is what he wanted before I leave …oh man, Dad really was my thoughts …gee whizzz ….well I really couldn’t remember what all I had just said but I did go home and was able to recreate pretty much what I filled in on that day.

He surprised me a month later when he called me to come down to his office and mounted on  the wall of his lobby where you walk in was a long gold in cased picture frame with a gold plated spot light shinning on it  from above and they told me to turn around and read it.

It was my words on a cheese type cloth professionally written in calligraphy, the rope was draped around the top and sides of the printing with the 2 hearts on each end the cloth was layered at the bottom of the poem and, he kept the beads as his book mark.

The Father’s Day Poem:

A simple act of kindness

might not seem to make a difference,

But sometimes these little things touch hearts

more than we can ever imagine.

On the odd occasion a little thoughtfulness

 might just be enough to change someone’s life.

Never forget…

Kindness Always Matters!

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