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City: FRANKLIN
Country: US
Signup Date: 2/8/2005

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Sunday, February 24, 2008 
Greetings fellow Americans! (and everybody else too, but this message probably only applies to the U.S. right now during an election year). I don't intend to leave anyone out of the discussion, it's just that I have what I feel is an urgent message for the current political environment here in my homeland. And yes, I'm kinda using the blog as a 'commercial' but I think it's a way to involve more people in communicating an important message.

We Americans have forgotten that we're actually 'same team' here. Of course we have a wide range of differing opinions, but we can't let that divide us and paralyze us from the important work our country needs. Elections are one of the processes in this important work, but the sometimes nasty conflicts that election times bring need to be TEMPERED by a higher principle of intelligent, peaceful disagreements.

So, here's one way to encourage that civilized kind of discussion, with as few words as possible, and in a grassroots, personal-realm-of-influence kind of way (and EVERY ONE OF US has a personal realm of influence!) This might be a tool to help you give a message of PEACE to people around you in this sometimes not-so-peaceful time! Maybe overly simple, maybe too idealistic? And maybe the start of a sweeping movement toward a healthier nation who gets along better!

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"VOTE, DON'T YELL" t-shirts! Available ONLY at STORE.CHRISRICE.COM, this one T-shirt just might keep our country from falling apart during this crazy election year! Ok, maybe not singlehandedly, but part of the medicine our country needs.

Based on my song "You Don't Have To Yell" here's a message you can wear to encourage intelligent discussion and influence the process of our country's election without all the typical yelling and hate-spewing we're hearing on the campaign trail by all sides, and by all the 'expert' news analysts who can't seem to out-scream each other to make their points.

Hopefully, as I try to do in all my work, here's a message to make people think and reason. The back of the T-shirt displays my favorite line from the song:

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"Louder doesnt' make you right."

How true, and how important a message for the days ahead.

Join the conversation. START the conversation with this T-shirt. And for goodness sake, 'don't yell.'

Available in navy or white! (S, M, L, XL)

Click here to go to the CHRISRICE.COM store!
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Angie

 
Ahhh.... I LOVE it!
 
Posted by Angie on Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 8:34 PM
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Sally

 
Amen brother, amen. I'll help spread the word. "Louder doesn't make you right." So true. Come let us reason together.
 
Posted by Sally on Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 8:34 PM
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Scotland Love

 
I love it!!
 
Posted by Scotland Love on Sunday, February 24, 2008 - 8:34 PM
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Patrick Shower

 
Sweet idea man.
 
Posted by Patrick Shower on Monday, February 25, 2008 - 2:11 AM
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Expecting Miracles Once Again

 
Those shirts are great!
 
Posted by Expecting Miracles Once Again on Monday, February 25, 2008 - 2:11 AM
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The Drewzer

 
Amen brother, it's wonderful to see other men standing up for intelligent reason, not just for more 'limbaughs'.
With outlooks like this.... Chris Rice for president :-)
 
Posted by The Drewzer on Friday, February 29, 2008 - 5:25 AM
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Kory Wilcox

 
I quite like it. Although I'm probably far more guilty of yelling than I'd like to admit. =)
 
Posted by Kory Wilcox on Saturday, March 01, 2008 - 5:16 PM
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Thomas

 
Hi Chris!

Though being from Germany I'm observing the American election, this Obama against Hillary thing, while McCain is laughing. It seems way too expensive, long lasting, senseless...
But I didn't know yet that it's a yelling issue - so a totally agree with you to do something agianst it.
-> 2 kudo's for ya!

Love your way with the Lord!
Tom Row
 
Posted by Thomas on Monday, March 17, 2008 - 5:13 PM
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Ann Davis-Tuton

 
very good idea and if the whole United states would just catch on.
Ann
 
Posted by ann on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 - 5:17 PM
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Corrine Goyette

 
Love this idea. Thank you for your commitment to our country. I know from personal experience that there's nothing more demoralizing for our troops than to hear our politicians and news anchors screaming at each other...Kind of like yelling to someone who doesn't speak English; they still don't understand! This is still the greatest country in the world.
God Bless you, Corrine
 
Posted by ~~C~~ on Thursday, May 22, 2008 - 3:55 PM
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Richard :)

 
I think this is a tremendous idea. I'm ordering one as soon as I go vote for OBAMA....:)
 
Posted by Richard :) on Wednesday, November 05, 2008 - 11:05 PM
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