NORTH FLORIDA WRITER LIVE: WHAT DO AMERICANS WANT?

WE AMERICANS ARE SOMETIMES VERY STRANGE. WE TALK ABOUT THE "THINGS AND THE STUFF" THAT WE WANT BUT WE SELDOM LOOK DEEPER IN TERMS OF CULTURE, BELIEFS AND WHERE WE EXPECT OUR LIFE TO TAKE US. WITH A BIG ELECTION COMING UP NEXT YEAR, DON'T YOU THINK ITS TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WE SEEK AS A COUNTRY BEFORE WE TRY TO PICK A NEW LEADER TO FULFILL OUR WISHES? DO WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO LEAVE IT UP TO THE POLITICIANS TO DETERMINE OUR WAY?  WOULDN'T IT BE A GOOD IDEA FOR EACH OF US TO TRY AND INFLUENCE THE PROCESS ACCORDING TO OUR HOPES AND DREAMS?  AFTER ALL, THEY'VE DONE A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF MESSING THINGS UP SO FAR HAVEN'T THEY?

HOPEFULLY, TONIGHT'S SHORT TAKE WILL GET EACH OF US THINKING ABOUT OUR ROLE AS AMERICANS, THE GOOD FORTUNE THAT WE HAVE TO LIVE HERE AND WHERE WE WANT TO SEE OUR FUTURE.  ITS A BIG TOPIC AND WE'LL ONLY TOUCH THE SURFACE BUT EACH OF US NEEDS TO START OUR OWN THINKING SOMEWHERE. NOW'S AS GOOD A TIME AS ANY, DON'T YOU THINK?

JOIN US LIVE AT 9 TONIGHT ON NORTH FLORIDA WRITER LIVE. AS ALWAYS, THE SHOW WILL BE AVAILABLE ON DEMAND UPON CONCLUSION.