My buddy Patrick Dorinson…the Cowboy Libertarian … got a big burr under his saddle this week:

An Open Letter From the Cowboy Libertarian to President Obama, Congress and the Mainstream Media

By Patrick Dorinson

Dear Mr. President, Members of Congress, and the Mainstream Media,

Well, summer is now unofficially over and with Labor Day in the rearview mirror, it is “back to work” time. I hope all of you had swell vacations, in your case Mr. President, on high falutin’ Martha’s Vineyard. And in the case of some members of Congress on taxpayer paid junkets to exotic locales. Many Americans could not afford to take vacations and would love to get back to work as well but there are no jobs.

While you were gone, the economy sunk further — as did all of your poll numbers.

More… http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/09/08/open-letter-from-cowboy-libertarian-to-president-obama-congress-and-mainstream/#ixzz1XOsPL0R9

Among opther things Dorison tells Obama: “As the saying goes, if you’ve got nothing much to say, don’t take an hour to prove it.”

Patrick Dorinson has a great commentary of FoxNews.com:

What Would Barry Goldwater Do?

If there was ever any lingering doubt that the whole rotten political establishment is as useless as putting a milk bucket under a bull, the Debt Ceiling Goat Rodeo we have just witnessed in Washington and S&P’s downgrading of America’s credit should remove that doubt altogether.

But the question is, where do we go from here? And who will step forward to lead us out of the mess that same establishment created?

More…

Dorinson (who has visted the Tucson area a few times) looks back at Barry Goldwater and compares his ideology to the modern Tea Party.

And you know what…Barry looks better and better as time passes for being a straight-talking libertarian conservative who had it right from the start.

Goldwater was a true son of the West who was born in Arizona while it was still a territory. He was a businessman and Brigadier General in the Air Force reserve with a lifelong love of flying. He believed in rugged individualism, self-reliance, strict adherence to the Constitution, and limited government. But most of all he believed in freedom.

Amen.

 Got this email from Patrick Dorinson…the Cowboy Libertarian:

Dear Friends,

A few months ago I wrote in POLITICO that just like all the professional politicians do, I was forming an exploratory committee to run for President of the United States.

Well I’m here to tell you the exploring is over and I am throwing my cowboy hat into the ring!

Today I am announcing my independent candidacy for President. I am not filing any official papers as this will be a grassroots write-in campaign.

My purpose in doing this is to make sure there is someone in this race to the White House who is looking out for the hard working Americans who get up every day and do what is necessary to provide for their family and make ends meet. That means blue collar, white collar and no collar folks and especially those who are out of work.

It is their interests that I care about not the special interests and permanent political class who have run this country into the ditch.

Our freedom and our future are at stake and the only way we are ever going to get out of this man made mess is if we put our faith in each other and not a bunch of corrupt politicians whose only goal is to get re-elected. If we can get government out of the way, America will once again prosper.

Nut Cuttin’ Time means the “moment of truth” when the hard decisions need to be made. That is where we find ourselves today plain and simple.

So join the Cowboy Libertarian’s campaign for President. I promise you a helluva ride! After all I can’t be any worse than what we have now. And I hear tell the pay is pretty good!

Happy trails,
Patrick Dorinson

P.S Any money raised by the campaign will go to support the Cowboy Up! Horses for Heroes program that helps returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan rehabilitate from their physical injuries and combat trauma. http://www.horsesforheroes.org/

It’s Nut Cuttin’ Time America

If you’ve ever been on a ranch at branding time you know what the term “nut cuttin’ time” means in a practical sense. If you are a newly born male calf you actually get to experience it. It is when potential bulls become steers by the quick removal of their testicles with a sharp knife. Kind of like what a judge does when awarding alimony in a divorce case.

In modern parlance “nut cuttin’ time” has come to mean “the moment of truth” when critical decisions are made.

Well America, 2012 is now officially nut cuttin’ time as the moment of truth has arrived. No more excuses, no more blaming everything and everyone else for the fix we are in and no more relying on the government for help. If you’re looking for a helping hand start by looking at the end of your own damn arm and go from there.

It’s time to get out that sharp knife so we can cut our way out of all the taxes, deficits, debt and regulations that are strangling the life out of our country and making us all wards of the government.

The biggest threat to our freedom is the bloated behemoth of government and this is the year we need to stop it dead in its tracks and take control of our destiny.

And since the politicians are as useless as a one-legged man in a butt kickin’ contest, it’s going to be up to the people to lead America back to the trail laid out by our forefathers and into the tall grass of freedom and prosperity.

Join our campaign to restore our freedom before it’s too late.

It’s nut cuttin’ time America!

Vote for the Cowboy Libertarian

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Ideas

Every four years Republicans and Democrats spend a whole lot of time and effort putting together their party’s platform.

The party’s positions on issues are the planks of the platform and the candidates are supposed to stand on that platform to get elected.

But it’s kinda tough to stand on a platform that stands for nothing and would collapse under the weight of the cattle crap that’s in it. Besides no sooner is the platform adopted by the party bigwigs and delegates than it is quickly forgotten without anybody actually reading what it says.

The Cowboy Libertarian is not a member of any party, so he ain’t wasting time writing a platform which is really nothing more than an agreed upon set of lies.

I’m just gonna give it to you straight.

We’ve got too much government, too little money to pay for it, too many people living off it and too many people working for it. And the politicians who are supposed to be running things don’t have a clue.

It’s that simple. And that needs to change right quick.

But seein’ how when you run for president you have to throw out some new ideas, here’s a few:

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The Economy

My first act as president will be to hire some accountants to find out where all our money went. And I don’t mean folks like those high priced crooks who worked for ENRON. I mean some small town folks who actually know how to balance a checkbook and keep an accurate and honest budget.

I will not hire any egghead professors or Wall Street wizards to run economic policy. They have messed things up enough already. My economic advisers will be small business men and women who actually know how to run a business.

I will hold a bonfire on the White House lawn and throw in the volumes of federal regulations and the tax code and maybe a few economists. Get government out of the way so the economy can grow.

Next I will send Ben Bernanke an empty box so he can pack up his things and get the hell out of the Federal Reserve. And I will tell him to turn out the lights on the way out.

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Congressional Reform

I will propose that Congress only meets for 6 months out of the year. To accomplish this we will shut down the air conditioning in the summer and the heat in the winter in the Capitol building and all the congressional offices. I will also propose we cut their pay in half so they actually have to find honest work the other 6 months. Maybe then they won’t pass so dang many ridiculous laws governing our every waking hour if they have to live under the same laws.

Cutting Congress down to size will have domino effect. By having Congress in session for fewer months,  we can reduce the numbers of staff on Capitol Hill, so we will have fewer lobbyists and need even fewer bureaucrats.

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Foreign Policy

I will immediately remove all of our troops from Afghanistan and tell that comic book character with the funny hat and cape, Hamid Karzai that he is on his own.

And I will tell the Taliban and the Pakistanis that if we hear one peep from them or one attack on America comes from that part of the world, the next time we come back it will be from 30,000 feet and they won’t even have one opium poppy plant left. I don’t want to see one more brave American soldier or Marine die for that bunch of ungrateful medieval warlords and tinhorn gangsters.

We need to send a message to all the terrorists that they can blow each other to kingdom come in their part of the world but harm one hair on the head of one American and they will think a house fell on them.

If the folks in the Middle East truly want freedom and democracy, they are going to have to work for it and earn it. There ain’t no shortcuts.

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Government Reform

George Washington only had four cabinet departments– Justice, War (now Defense), Treasury and State departments.

We will return to those four. That will save a bundle right there.

And since Congress won’t cut the government down to size, we’ll do it ourselves.

To accomplish this, I will create an Elimination Commission made up of regular folks from across America whose job it will be to eliminate entire departments, agencies and programs that cost too much for little or no return.

And unlike President Obama who created a Debt Commission and then didn’t follow their advice, I will be guided by what the Elimination Commission says. If it’s good enough with the citizens on the panel it’s good enough for me.

I will recommend they start with the Department of Energy. That worthless department has been around since 1977 and hasn’t produced a lick of energy during its entire existence.

All other cabinet departments will have to appear before the Elimination Commission and justify why their department shouldn’t be eliminated. They will have 20 minutes to make their case.

Obama has 32 Czars. We have more Czars than the entire span of the Romanov dynasty that ruled Russia for over 400 years. I thought we got rid of royalty when we said good bye to King George some 200 plus years ago?

Obama’s Czars will join the ranks of the many Americans who they helped put in the unemployment line.

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The Second Amendment

The great American patriot Patrick Henry said, “We should not forget that the spark which ignited the American Revolution was caused by the British attempt to confiscate the firearms of the colonists.”

Today it is our own politicians and assorted do-gooders who don’t know a thing about guns trying to confiscate our firearms. They think if they pass more laws banning them that crime and violence will magically disappear. The crooks, thugs, gangbangers and criminals don’t read the New York Times editorials on gun control.

And since they are more likely to buy their guns from the trunk of a car and not a legal gun shop, banning firearms only disarms the law abiding citizens. Do the clueless politicians think the crooks will get scared, see the error of their ways and lay down their weapons if they are banned? Cattle crap!

In today’s volatile, unpredictable and unstable world, the Second Amendment is more important than ever. As cities and counties cut their police forces to balance their books having a cop get to your house quickly if you are being attacked or invaded is mighty slim. Remember the average response time of a 911 call is over 23 minutes, while the response time of a .44 magnum is 1400 feet per second.

As for gun control… Use two hands.

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Those are just a few ideas. But I want to hear from you. So e-mail me at patrick@cowboylibertarian.com or go to my Facebook page and let me hear your ideas!

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The Crew

When you are looking for a crew to ride with you either on the range or on the road to the White House, there are three things you look for—honesty, loyalty and someone who will stay in the saddle with you through good weather and bad until the work is done.

So when I picked my staff I didn’t have far to look.

My wife Carol will be my campaign manager. She knows me the best and knows how to keep this old cowboy in line. My two yellow Labrador Retrievers, Sonny Boy and Sierra Jeanne will act as my media consultant and press secretary. They are just as smart and are probably smarter than any slick, smooth-talking, self-centered consultant from Washington. If you want loyalty who better than a couple of good old dogs and besides my Labrador Retrievers are smarter than the honor student folks celebrate on their bumper stickers.

Here’s a little something about the crew.

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Carol Dorinson Campaign Manager

My wife Carol has been with me since 1998. She is frugal and always looking for the best price when she is shopping for groceries never missing a “buy one get one free” sale. She manages our household darn well and will have no problem managing a campaign. She doesn’t have a $500,000 line of credit at Tiffany’s like one of the other candidate’s wives nor does she shop for arugula at Whole Foods like Michelle Obama. But she does have a paid up Walmart charge card and she shops for bargains at the 99 cent store.

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Sonny Boy Media Consultant

They say wisdom comes from experience and at 11 years old Sonny Boy has both. What does he know about media? Well he knows enough not to watch Chris Mathews, Rachael Maddow or any of the other liberal talkin’ heads because he leaves the room when they come on the television. He’s a dog of few words but his actions speak volumes.

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Sierra Jeanne Press Secretary

Sierra Jeanne is a feisty 5 year old who is fiercely loyal and protective of the candidate. While she has been known to growl at reporters, she hasn’t bitten one yet. As Press Secretary she will be responsible for all communications between the campaign and the media. Since it’s tough to Tweet or Facebook or use the phone with paws if you contact her by e-mail Carol the Campaign Manager will act as her go-between

Patrick Dorinson is a good friend who writes for Fox News among other things (like running for President).

In a recent commentary he suggested a good way to bring some honesty to our political processes:

What If Our Politicians Had to Wear Sponsor Logos Like NASCAR Drivers?

….When politicians are campaigning or introducing a bill on the House or Senate floors or are scolding corporate and special interests in some Torquemada-like Inquisition in a committee room, they should wear jackets with all the logos of their “sponsors” just like a NASCAR driver.

It would help the voters back home know who has bought and paid for their representative and it is much easier than having to research all their campaign records on the Internet to find out who supports them.

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A friend of mine has declared his candidacy for President of the United States in response to news that Michelle Backmann has formed an “exploratory committee” for the 2012 race.

Today’s Question in The Arena On POLITICO.
Michelle Bachmann is forming an exploratory committee to run for President. How will she do?

Patrick Dorinson, Commentator, host of the radio talk show “The Cowboy Libertarian” :

Michele Bachmann forms an exploratory committee for president and is hiring staff? Well, I was going to wait until later in the year but I cannot wait any longer. This forces my hand. 

I hereby declare that I am forming an exploratory committee to run for president in 2012. 

I will not hire any staff. My wife will be my campaign manager and my two yellow Labrador Retrievers will act as my spokesman and media consultant. They are just as smart and are probably smarter than any slick, smooth-talking consultant from Washington. 

The reason I am taking this step at this time is that I have just as much a chance of being elected president as Michele Bachmann, so what the hell? 

I also feel I am more qualified to be president than Rep. Bachmann because I have actually read a history book and I know that Lexington and Concord are in Massachusetts.

My platform? Bring back the Articles of Confederation since we don’t seem to be following the Constitution anymore.

And just to clarify for Ms. Bachmann, the Articles of Confederation were not the founding documents of the Confederate States of America before the Civil War.

I am doing this so that when I lose, I can then land a lucrative cable television job like Huckabee. 

Patrick for President … He Can’t Be Any Worse Than the Others Who are Running! 

Please send contributions in plain envelopes and use small, unmarked bills.

Patrick is known for his great humor…. but I think he ought to be taken seriously.

Besides all the usual skills, abilities and experience Patrick has…he can do something we really need doing in DC.

Dorinson can ride a horse.

Those of you who have never tried to learn how to ride or horse or train one cannot appreciate the difficulty in gettng a critter that weighs 5 times what you do to do what you want.

The US government is like a giant horse that wants to go where it wants, no matter who is in the saddle.

Instead of a presidential debate, maybe we ought to have a riding and roping competition. Someone who can stay on a bucking horse and wrestle a steer may have more real qualifications for running the country than a US Senator. 

Most cowboys also learn not to step into a pile or horse sh*%.

And someone who lives the Cowboy Code is someone I’d trust a lot more  running the country than some darned Governor.

Finally, you can’t have a horse and keep feeding the horse borrowed hay for very long before you have to make a reckoning.

The Cowboy Libertarian’s Code  by Patrick Dorinson

• Live by the golden rule. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

• There are only two things you can count on in this world. The sun coming up in the morning and setting at night. Everything else is a crapshoot.

• Citizenship is not a passive activity. Get informed and stay informed. And if you don’t vote, don’t complain.

• Don’t go looking for trouble. You’ll get your share in life.

• Right is right and wrong is wrong there are no shades of gray.

• Never interfere with something that ain’t bothering you none.

• Never drop your gun to hug a grizzly bear.

• Never forget a kindness and repay it in kind.

• If you don’t believe in something you will fall for anything.

• Face your problems head-on. They won’t look half as bad if you do.

• Wisdom comes from experience, most of it bad.

• Help the less fortunate and defend those who can’t defend themselves. It is not an option but an obligation.

• If you looking for a helping hand, start by looking at the end of your own arm.

• Play the hand you were dealt. In life there is no second draw of the cards.

• A penny saved is a penny earned.

• Life is not fair and it is not the responsibility of the government to make it so.

• We will all fall down at some point in our lives. It’s how you pick yourself up that counts.

• Hollywood should be just as concerned about the “mental pollution” of our children as they are about the environmental pollution of the planet.

• Parents are parents and kids are kids not friends and buddies.

• Any government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you got.

• When you’re wrong admit it and when you’re right stand by it.

• Courts are not casinos or the lottery.

• Life has risk. We can’t litigate, legislate or regulate our way out of every problem.

• Not every problem is a crisis. But if you watch television you would think so.

• We all have two ears and one mouth. Listen twice as much as you talk.

• You can disagree with someone without being disagreeable.

• Nothing is free. Somebody always pays.

• If it sounds too good to be true, chances are it is.

• Keep a safe distance from skunks, lawyers and politicians.

• The Ten Commandments are not the Ten Suggestions.

• Sorry looks back. Worry looks around. Faith looks up. 

   

Biographical informati0n from Politico:

Patrick Dorinson is a political communications strategist and commentator who has been on both sides of the aisle and in the aisle itself, working for Republicans and Democrats in both politics and government. Over the last 20 years, Dorinson has been at the center as an active participant in some of the key issues facing California and the nation, including the Energy Crisis of 2000-01 and California’s historic recall election of 2003.

He is a resident blogger on the website of California business and politics, Fox and Hounds Daily and also is a contributor for the FOX Forum on the FOX News website nationally. He is a regular commentator and has acted as guest host for The Drive on KSRO radio in Santa Rosa, California and is the resident political analyst for KFBK radio in Sacramento. Dorinson has had columns published in the San Francisco Chronicle and has been a guest columnist for Sacramento’s political journal, the Capitol Weekly.

In addition he is the publisher of The Cowboy Libertarian a website dedicated to bringing Western issues to the rest of the nation, preserving the values and traditions of the American West and the cowboy way.

If he had his druthers and he could find an outfit to hire him he would make his living from the back of the horse.

A good friend Patrick Dorinson has a blog on FoxNews.com  where he talks about stuff like values. One of his recurring themes is the Code of the West or the Cowboy Code.

A good reminder…please read his article…

Why the Cowboy Code Is Not Frivolous

…Some politicians cheat on their wives. If a man will cheat on his wife what do you think he will do to the folks that elected him? 

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Tucson used to be cowboy country. The Code of the West still applies out beyond the subdivisions and shopping malls. A lot of us Boomers grew up wih these from the days when cowboys were still heros, and then forget them.

Here are some versions of the Cowboy Code and the Code of the West. More people, especially our politicians, ought to follow these:    

 Gene Autry’s 10 Commandments:

The Cowboy must never shoot first, hit a smaller man, or take unfair advantage.

He must never go back on his word, or a trust confided in him.

He must always tell the truth.

He must be gentle with children, the elderly, and animals.

He must not advocate or possess racially or religiously intolerant ideas.

He must help people in distress.

He must be a good worker.

He must keep himself clean in thought, speech, action, and personal habits.

He must respect women, parents, and his nation’s laws.

The Cowboy is a patriot

Lone Ranger Code of Conduct.

Lone Ranger

 I believe…..

 That to have a friend, a man must be one.

 That all men are created equal and that everyone has within himself the power to make this a better world.

 That God put the firewood there, but that every man must gather and light it himself.

 In being prepared physically, mentally, and morally to fight when necessary for that which is right.

 That a man should make the most of what equipment he has.

 That ‘this government of the people, by the people, and for the people’ shall live always.

 That men should live by the rule of what is best for the greatest number.

 That sooner or later…somewhere…somehow…we must settle with the world and make payment for what we have taken.

 That all things change but truth, and that truth alone, lives on forever.

 In my Creator, my country, my fellow man.  

Hopalong Cassidy

 Hoppy and Topper

 Hopalong Cassidy’s Creed for American Boys and Girls

  1. The highest badge of honor a person can wear is honesty. Be truthful at all times.

 2. Your parents are the best friends you have. Listen to them and obey their instructions.

 3. If you want to be respected, you must respect others. Show good manners in every way.

 4. Only through hard work and study can you succeed. Don’t be lazy.

 5. Your good deeds always come to light. So don’t boast or be a show-off.

 6. If you waste time or money today, you will regret it tomorrow. Practice thrift in all ways.

 7. Many animals are good and loyal companions. Be friendly and kind to them.

 8. A strong, healthy body is a precious gift. Be neat and clean.

 9. Our country’s laws are made for your protection. Observe them carefully.

 10. Children in many foreign lands are less fortunate than you. Be glad and proud you are an American.

 And you wonder why the Boomer Generation is sort of strange….

And here are some other additions to the Code of the West…

Code of the West (from “Cowboy Ethics: What Wall Street Can Learn from the Code of the West” by James P. Owen)1. Live each day with courage.

2. Take pride in your work.

3. Always finish what you start.

4. Do what has to be done.

5. Be tough, but fair.

6. When you make a promise, keep it.

7. Ride for the brand.

8. Talk less and say more.

9. Remember that some things aren’t for sale.

10. Know where to draw the line.  

An Old Cowboy’s Advice

 * Keep your fences horse-high, pig-tight & bull-strong.

* Keep skunks & bankers & lawyers at a distance.

* Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.

* A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.

* Words that soak into your ears are whispered…not yelled.

* Meanness don’t jes’ happen overnight.

* Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.

* Don’t corner something that would normally run from you.

* It doesn’t take a very big person to carry a grudge.

* You cannot unsay a cruel word.

* Every path has a few puddles.

* When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.

* The best sermons are lived, not preached.

* Most of the stuff people worry about is never gonna happen anyway.

* Don’t judge folks by their relatives.

* Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.

* Don’t interfere with somethin’ that ain’t botherin’ you none.

* Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

* Sometimes you get, & sometimes you get got.

* Don’t fix it if it ain’t broke.

* Always drink upstream from the herd.

* Good judgment comes from experience, & a lot of that comes from bad judgment.

* If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around.

* Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly.

The Cowboy Libertarian’s Code  by Patrick Dorinson

• Live by the golden rule. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

• There are only two things you can count on in this world. The sun coming up in the morning and setting at night. Everything else is a crapshoot.

• Citizenship is not a passive activity. Get informed and stay informed. And if you don’t vote, don’t complain.

• Don’t go looking for trouble. You’ll get your share in life.

• Right is right and wrong is wrong there are no shades of gray.

• Never interfere with something that ain’t bothering you none.

• Never drop your gun to hug a grizzly bear.

• Never forget a kindness and repay it in kind.

• If you don’t believe in something you will fall for anything.

• Face your problems head-on. They won’t look half as bad if you do.

• Wisdom comes from experience, most of it bad.

• Help the less fortunate and defend those who can’t defend themselves. It is not an option but an obligation.

• If you looking for a helping hand, start by looking at the end of your own arm.

• Play the hand you were dealt. In life there is no second draw of the cards.

• A penny saved is a penny earned.

• Life is not fair and it is not the responsibility of the government to make it so.

• We will all fall down at some point in our lives. It’s how you pick yourself up that counts.

• Hollywood should be just as concerned about the “mental pollution” of our children as they are about the environmental pollution of the planet.

• Parents are parents and kids are kids not friends and buddies.

• Any government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you got.

• When you’re wrong admit it and when you’re right stand by it.

• Courts are not casinos or the lottery.

• Life has risk. We can’t litigate, legislate or regulate our way out of every problem.

• Not every problem is a crisis. But if you watch television you would think so.

• We all have two ears and one mouth. Listen twice as much as you talk.

• You can disagree with someone without being disagreeable.

• Nothing is free. Somebody always pays.

• If it sounds too good to be true, chances are it is.

• Keep a safe distance from skunks, lawyers and politicians.

• The Ten Commandments are not the Ten Suggestions.

• Sorry looks back. Worry looks around. Faith looks up. 

   

The New Cowboy Code

If you give a man a horse, a rope and a tree, and if he’s so inclined, he’ll hang himself.

If God intended us to fly he’d a given us luggage racks.Judge your accomplishments not by the names of your friends, but by the list of your enemies.

Being thrown by a horse is not the worst thing that’s gonna happen to you. Iys when you hit the ground.

There’s always one horse that ain’t never going to be rode. Figure that out before you saddle up.

A gun and three of a kind always beats three of a kind.

The reason God is all powerful is He invented stink bugs, scorpions and mosquitoes. We just created Government.

Always understand the difference between belief in a religion and belief in God. The former will get you killed.

You don’t always have to be first. But being best is a whole lot better.

Hard work makes you live longer.

There’s only a few words you need to know to get along with your wife. They are:  ”Yes dear”, “You’re right” and “When do you want it done”.

The Government keeps trying to make us better people. They’re wasting their time and our money.

Tucson used to be cowboy country. The Code of the West still applies out beyond the subdivisions and shopping malls. 

A lot of us Boomers grew up with these from the days when cowboys like Gene Autry and Roy Rogers and the Lone Ranger and Hopalong Casssidy were still heroes. Then we mostly  forget them. 

Here are some versions of the Cowboy Code and the Code of the West.

More people, especially our politicians, ought to follow these: 
 

Gene Autry’s 10 Commandments:

The Cowboy must never shoot first, hit a smaller man, or take unfair advantage. 

He must never go back on his word, or a trust confided in him. 

He must always tell the truth. 

He must be gentle with children, the elderly, and animals. 

He must not advocate or possess racially or religiously intolerant ideas. 

He must help people in distress. 

He must be a good worker. 

He must keep himself clean in thought, speech, action, and personal habits. 

He must respect women, parents, and his nation’s laws. 

The Cowboy is a patriot 

 

 

 Lone Ranger Code of Conduct.
I believe….. 

That to have a friend, a man must be one. 

That all men are created equal and that everyone has within himself the power to make this a better world. 

That God put the firewood there, but that every man must gather and light it himself. 

In being prepared physically, mentally, and morally to fight when necessary for that which is right. 

That a man should make the most of what equipment he has. 

That ‘this government of the people, by the people, and for the people’ shall live always. 

That men should live by the rule of what is best for the greatest number. 

That sooner or later…somewhere…somehow…we must settle with the world and make payment for what we have taken. 

That all things change but truth, and that truth alone, lives on forever. 

In my Creator, my country, my fellow man.  

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Hopalong Cassidy’s Creed for American Boys and Girls 

 1. The highest badge of honor a person can wear is honesty. Be truthful at all times. 

2. Your parents are the best friends you have. Listen to them and obey their instructions. 

3. If you want to be respected, you must respect others. Show good manners in every way. 

4. Only through hard work and study can you succeed. Don’t be lazy. 

5. Your good deeds always come to light. So don’t boast or be a show-off. 

6. If you waste time or money today, you will regret it tomorrow. Practice thrift in all ways. 

7. Many animals are good and loyal companions. Be friendly and kind to them. 

8. A strong, healthy body is a precious gift. Be neat and clean. 

9. Our country’s laws are made for your protection. Observe them carefully. 

10. Children in many foreign lands are less fortunate than you. Be glad and proud you are an American. 

Code of the West (from “Cowboy Ethics: What Wall Street Can Learn from the Code of the West” by James P. Owen) 

1. Live each day with courage. 

2. Take pride in your work. 

3. Always finish what you start. 

4. Do what has to be done. 

5. Be tough, but fair. 

6. When you make a promise, keep it. 

7. Ride for the brand. 

8. Talk less and say more. 

9. Remember that some things aren’t for sale. 

10. Know where to draw the line.  

An Old Cowboy’s Advice 

 * Keep your fences horse-high, pig-tight & bull-strong. 

* Keep skunks & bankers & lawyers at a distance. 

* Life is simpler when you plow around the stump. 

* A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor. 

* Words that soak into your ears are whispered…not yelled. 

* Meanness don’t jes’ happen overnight. 

* Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads. 

* Don’t corner something that would normally run from you. 

* It doesn’t take a very big person to carry a grudge. 

* You cannot unsay a cruel word. 

* Every path has a few puddles. 

* When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty. 

* The best sermons are lived, not preached. 

* Most of the stuff people worry about is never gonna happen anyway. 

* Don’t judge folks by their relatives. 

* Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer. 

* Don’t interfere with somethin’ that ain’t botherin’ you none. 

* Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance. 

* Sometimes you get, & sometimes you get got. 

* Don’t fix it if it ain’t broke. 

* Always drink upstream from the herd. 

* Good judgment comes from experience, & a lot of that comes from bad judgment. 

* If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody else’s dog around. 

* Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. 

The Cowboy Libertarian’s Code  

• Live by the golden rule. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. 

• There are only two things you can count on in this world. The sun coming up in the morning and setting at night. Everything else is a crapshoot. 

• Citizenship is not a passive activity. Get informed and stay informed. And if you don’t vote, don’t complain. 

• Don’t go looking for trouble. You’ll get your share in life. 

• Right is right and wrong is wrong there are no shades of gray. 

• Never interfere with something that ain’t bothering you none. 

• Never drop your gun to hug a grizzly bear. 

• Never forget a kindness and repay it in kind. 

• If you don’t believe in something you will fall for anything. 

• Face your problems head-on. They won’t look half as bad if you do. 

• Wisdom comes from experience, most of it bad. 

• Help the less fortunate and defend those who can’t defend themselves. It is not an option but an obligation. 

• If you looking for a helping hand, start by looking at the end of your own arm. 

• Play the hand you were dealt. In life there is no second draw of the cards. 

• A penny saved is a penny earned. 

• Life is not fair and it is not the responsibility of the government to make it so. 

• We will all fall down at some point in our lives. It’s how you pick yourself up that counts. 

• Hollywood should be just as concerned about the “mental pollution” of our children as they are about the environmental pollution of the planet. 

• Parents are parents and kids are kids not friends and buddies. 

• Any government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you got. 

• When you’re wrong admit it and when you’re right stand by it. 

• Courts are not casinos or the lottery. 

• Life has risk. We can’t litigate, legislate or regulate our way out of every problem. 

• Not every problem is a crisis. But if you watch television you would think so. 

• We all have two ears and one mouth. Listen twice as much as you talk. 

• You can disagree with someone without being disagreeable. 

• Nothing is free. Somebody always pays. 

• If it sounds too good to be true, chances are it is. 

• Keep a safe distance from skunks, lawyers and politicians. 

• The Ten Commandments are not the Ten Suggestions. 

• Sorry looks back. Worry looks around. Faith looks up.  

 

The Modern Cowboy Code
The Government keeps trying to make us better people. They’re wasting their time and our money.

There’s only a few words you need to know to get along with your wife. They are:  ”Yes dear”, “You’re right” and “When do you want it done”. 

Hard work makes you live longer. 

You don’t always have to be first. But being best is a whole lot better. 

Always understand the difference between belief in a religion and belief in God. The former will get you killed. 

If God intended us to fly he’d a given us wings. 

Judge your accomplishments not by the names of your friends, but by the list of your enemies. 

Being thrown by a horse is not the worst thing that’s gonna happen to you. Relax before you hit the ground. 

There’s always one horse that ain’t never going to be rode. Figure that out before you saddle up. 

A gun and three of a kind always beats three of a kind. 

The reason God is all powerful is He invented stink bugs, scorpions and mosquitoes. We just created Government. 

 If you give a man a horse, a rope and a tree, and if he’s so inclined, he’ll hang himself