Sharing his best life advice with the graduates at the university where
his father "Big Jim" McConaughey once played for the football team, he
also warned the Class of 2015 to "not fall into the entitlement trap of
feeling like a victim," said McConaughey. "You are not. Get over it and
get on with it. Yes most things are more rewarding when you break a
sweat to get them."
Well said and well needed to be said.
ReplyDeleteWell, yes, but how about the millions and millions who sweat their butts off every day for a subsistence wage and never get a chance to even try for upward mobility?
ReplyDeleteBefore the Marxian-Fabian-Communist-Progressive-Liberal-Socialist-Statist-Dictocrats attacked our once beautiful system and all but destroyed it, many millions of poverty-stricken Europeans and Chinese came here with NOTHING under harsh conditions on the mere CHANCE that this "Land of Opportunity," as it was then called, would enable them to make a fortune or at least give their children a better chance at living a better life.
What those brave people did with NOTHING but HOPE and the willingness to work as hard as God would let them was nothing short of miraculous.
I know, because my maternal grandparents came through Ellis Island in the 1880's with nothing in their pockets and only the clothes on their backs. Their CHILDREN, however, became college graduates. One of my uncles was an eminent physician, another the president of a successful corporation, the other became a published composer who played the cello in tNew York theater orchestras, and toured the world with a string quartet playing for the first-class passengers on a luxury liner. My grandpa never made more than 20 bucks a week, but he raised EIGHT children in New York City, and my grandma stayed home to clean, cook, wash, iron, mend, make new clothes on her treadle sewing machine, bake bread each day, and see that her children were decently dressed, got to school on time, and did all did their homework before she'd let them eat dinner.
Despite what-must-seem-like-poverty-to-us-today, Grandpa was able to save enough from his small wage to enable him to buy property in New Jersey and build a large, two-family house on acreage with a small apple and peach orchard and a huge vegetable garden.
Everyone worked hard, and they all pulled together –– "the older ones always helping the younger ones," as one of my aunts often said.
That was America BEFORE World War Two and the horrible things Woodrow Wilson did and the even worse things that were to come from FDR's God-forsaken Socialist Brain Trust.
FreeStinker: you're so stupid and disingenuous I can't smell you though the internet.
DeleteAh, these were the days.
DeleteFreethinke wants a return to these days
DeleteAnd, again, you missed the whole message of FT's comment.
DeleteAmazing.
No, Z, I believe FT's "message" is anecdotal and not completely representative of the time.
DeleteThank you, Z, but you'd be apt to get better results whistling Dixie down a drainpipe than trying to reason with Canardo.
DeleteThe "Entemann" is a determined "Oppositionist". No matter what you or I may say, he is bound and determined to mock it, scorn it, reject it, and deny it any credibility.
It's just the way he is. I don't think it's possible for anyone ever to reform him.
A new word for him and all his kind:
They are SARCASTICISTS. ;-)
Oh Happy Day, The News is Out.
ReplyDeleteThe State Department's Documents Reveal Obama Administration Knew that al Qaeda Terrorists Had Planned Benghazi Attack 10 Days in Advance
http://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/judicial-watch-defense-state-department-documents-reveal-obama-administration-knew-that-al-qaeda-terrorists-had-planned-benghazi-attack-10-days-in-advance/
Hillary Clinton's Fat Ass is Grass.
DeleteMore tbag bullshit. Lol!
DeleteIt's so refreshing here without The Regestered Nurse.
ReplyDeleteShe did it again!
ReplyDeleteAnd this POS is what these Crap Sandwiches want for their Leader?
Hillary Clinton has been caught in another lie regarding her private email accounts that she used during her tenure at the agency.
Though her lawyer David Kendall told the House Select Benghazi Committee that Clinton’s “hrod17@clintonemail.com” email address “was not an address that existed during Secretary Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State,” new emails obtained by the New York Times show that Clinton did indeed use that email address for official business.
Yeah! Where are all the Hillary Clinton Butt Kissers now? Where are all the most arrogant woman ever, the Queen of Mean, ass kissers now? She is totally washed up now! You can still wish if you want? I see a Republican taken over the White House in 2016! Damn does that piss you Radicals off? Tough, live with it!!!
ReplyDeleteWhere are all the Hillary Clinton Butt Kissers now since she was caught again in yet another lie having another private email account!!!
Totally washed up because some jackie at Judicial Watch can't let go of Benghazi,Benghazi,Bendhazi ?
DeleteGet a clue, Teabag.
And thank you Rambo for exposeing this, but then again, we already knew that.something like this was due to happen.
ReplyDeleteI wonder what else that lying twit was hiding in the other 50,000 e-mails that she destroyed. And just to think that those Progressive Morons want us to forget Benghazi? Are they kidding? We must never, ever forget Benghazi!
No, we must never, ever forget Benghazi..
ReplyDeleteAnd they knew 10 days in advance an attack was planned and did NOTHING to prevent it or secure embassy staff. TEN DAYS!!!!!! The they have the audacity to claim it was a spontaneous attack due to a video? This is treason, Everyone involved deserves to be in prison
Bullshit. You must be a Ulster Proddy.
DeleteAll politicians are pond scum but the clintons, BJ and the Beast, inspire a new definition for low life. We need to remember that the election is not about honesty or leadership but about the economy and how much free stuff is promised.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of creating jobs and raising the participation rate is a myth because the entitlement class has no intention of raising above the level the democrats have set for them.
Hough's comments are so offensive because they are so true.
Tell people they have no opportunities long enough and they will believe it.
As usual the left wing media and the Clintons I am sure are now brainstorming on how to make this look like just another "distraction".
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine if a republican gave the same lame excuses the left wing elitists do? The big story 24/7 would be how the "republican" did what Hillary did.
Meanwhile they have all the idiots who don't pay attention convinced that democrats are so wonderful while they rake in millions of dollars and bash the rich.
Who knew the Worst Lady had an identical twin (although quadrupeds tend to have more multiple births)?
ReplyDeleteThat racisss bastard...
ReplyDeleteHaha kid
ReplyDeletewas your friend's son Justin Simpson? Something like that? They just mentioned a ceremony done for him. SO sad.
ReplyDeleteZemser is his name yes sounds like Simpson Z. The entire town came together for him,very well respected and accomplished young man for being only 20
DeleteMcConaughey's also a Christian. Man, add that and what he said at the graduation and it's a good thing he probably never HAS to work in Hollywood again.
ReplyDeleteChristian and he still did Dallas Buyers Club ?
DeleteGood on him.
That's right Ducky,Christians do good things
DeleteAnd his Oscar award speech he thanked God .The Hollywood crowd must have been incensed
ReplyDeleteWhoopee, and hot diggity dog.
ReplyDeleteYou and Dicky get back from the rodeo RN USSR?
DeleteGet the FUCK out of here already,
ReplyDeleteyour making a bigger fool out of yourself then you already are!
It is you're not your BTW.
DeleteWas that a hopelessly illiterate attempt for yet another "I know you are but what am I?"
DeleteScrew You're
ReplyDeleteLOL
Did'nt baldy say he would never comment here again?
ReplyDeleteI thought the Polyester Queen aka the Regestered Nurse said that she wasn't coming back here anymore?
ReplyDeleteWould the adults in the room please stand up, really guys and girls, kindergarten was a long time ago for most of us.
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DeleteWell there's a bus leaving to Shaws Crap house!
ReplyDeleteWhy not hop on?
Don't make fun of Shaws token Bagger
ReplyDeleteSince RN's wife has refused to continue spanking him with a switch he fulfills his masochistic tendencies by coming here to be slapped around.
ReplyDeleteI guess ya got the point eh Lisa. Deleted em all. Tell ChuckleNutz nobody slaps me around, never has happened, never will. Now, go have a donut or something.
ReplyDeleteI guess the question is....why did Mrs.RN refuse to continue spanking him?
ReplyDeleteI guess I can in to late. Who are you talking about?
DeleteLMAO ChuckleNutz.
DeleteBTW, don't make Mrs. ChuckleNutz laugh to hard when she's squeezing em.
The same applies to your Mother.
DeleteSick dudes you and ChuckleNutz are. We know you revel in your sickness.
DeleteSick dudes you and ChuckleNutz are. We know you revel in your sickness.
DeleteBTW, don't make Mrs. ChuckleNutz laugh to hard when she's squeezing em.
DeleteThat actually was pretty funny.
Reluctant kudos!
Liberalman said:
Delete"Really? After reading the filth that RR posts, Jersey is the one who needs to crawl under a rock? Idiot."
Yeah Idiot, and theres room under that rock for you as well!
'there's'
DeleteR N you really are a Dumb Ass.
DeleteWas that the best thing that you could have written?
Yeah, I guess it was
Simple grammer and spelling correction. I have nothing else to say to idiots.
Delete'there's'
DeleteHint: when you quote someone, use quotes instead of apostrophes. Especially if you are unworthily claiming grammar superiority.
Imbecile.
Hint: You are technically correct. However, I actually do not give a f**k as it's all about the game.
DeleteIdiot.