Dear Glenn,
I have always told people here in Nigeria that you think and speak like a Nigerian. For me this impresses upon me that you are product of very solid home training. And this (“When to Keep Your Big Mouth Shut” 7/22/08) confirmed it. More importantly is the hunch that you must be a Christian (please permit me this liberty).I am really proud of you. You are so professional and principled. America is blessed to have you.
Please keep up the good work and keep saying it the way it is.
Thank you.
Adepeju Adegoke
Nigeria
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Adepeju,
I’ve heard of Walking Like an Egyptian, but never been told that I think like a Nigerian. I appreciate the compliment.
I am a Christian, and try to make that come through in my work.
As for being a blessing to America, I guess that depends on whom you ask. Unfortunalty, too many of my fellow Americans really have become politically correct sissies who think the world should revolve around their feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelings, and can’t handle someone who is principled and tells it like it is.
They’d rather have an enabler who won’t say a word while they self-destructively squander away all the opportunities we have in America.
As a Christian, I believe I have an obligation to actually HELP my fellow man, even if it means hurting their delicate feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelings. And even if it makes me unpopular, because I tell people what they need to hear instead of what they want to hear.
When I go to my grave, I want to be able to do so knowing that I made the world a better place. Thanks for letting me know that I’m succeeding on your side of the planet.
Warmest Regards,
Glenn in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
This story from Yahoo News confirms something I’ve always wondered about. Interesting that Yahoo calls this project a “victim” of the mortgage crisis. The only thing it’s a victim of is the owners’ financial irresponsibility.