Blessings Beloved. I'm thrilled you're visiting me today. After visiting a different blog concerning immorality issues, I got inspired to feature a person. I haven't gotten deep and heavy into the current events of the day or political powers...not sure I want to go in that direction. Since I'm a woman, I figure that it's alright to add some mystery once in awhile soooooooo I just might pull a few strings and blog about the President, the Wars going on out there, Spiritual Trauma, Women's Rights, Cloth Diapers VS. Disposable, Wrapping ourselves in plastic wrap and meeting our honeys at the door (remember this one from the 70s? You youngens missed out), etc.
Our Featured Guest today is none other than the late great Carrie Nation. Born November 25, 1846 in Gerrard County, Kentucky named Carrie Moore and dying June 9, 1911 at 64 years of age in Leavenworth, Kansas. She lived an interesting life, if you ask me. As a Temperance Advocate, the Women's Christian Temperance Union inscribed on her grave headstone FAITHFUL TO THE CAUSE OF PROHIBITION, SHE HATH DONE WHAT SHE COULD.
If I were to see her determined 6 foot tall 175 pound body coming through the door carrying a Bible in one hand and a hatchet in the other...I'd hope I 'd have the good sense to get out of her way and say nothing to upset her. Get this, it was her 19 years her senior husband's idea to carry a hatchet instead of still throwing rocks.
She described herself as a Bulldog running along at the feet of Jesus, barking at what He doesn't like. She signed pictures Carry Nation- Your loving HOME defender.
She campaigned for the enforcement of Kansas Ban On Sales Of Liquor. Her methods escalated from simple protests to greeting bartenders with pointed remarks like, "Good morning, destroyer of men's souls," to serenading saloon patrons with hymns on a hand organ.
"Men, I have come to save you from a drunkard's fate!" Between 1900 through 1910, she was arrested 30 times.
If Carrie were alive today, what do you suppose she'd say about the New York City billboard advertisement of a half naked teenage female lying on a male's bare chest with her showing the side view of her breast as she kisses another half naked male as another half naked male is on the floor with his jeans unbuttoned??? 3 guys with 1 gal. It's an ad for bluejeans. Hummm.
I can invision her climbing the billboard as she waves her hatchet and barks, "People, I have come to save you from being part of an orgy because some money loving jean company thinks this advertisement attracts teenagers to depart from their money!!!"
The Bulldog has spoken,
~DEANNA~
P.S. Do you have some Bulldog in ya?
