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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAncient Order of Hibernians issue letter of congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden
The letter reads: The Ancient Order of Hibernians, Americas oldest and largest Irish American Catholic organization, wishes to express our congratulations to you, President-Elect Biden and Vice President-Elect Harris, on being elected to the two highest offices in our nation.
"Once again, the promise of America, as embraced and defended by hundreds of thousands of Irish immigrants, has been vindicated by this example of the voice of the people being the supreme power of the land.
"Sadly, our nation is living through a period of crisis in this time of the COVID-19 pandemic and divisiveness. Irish Americans are no strangers to the ravages of disease and injustice. Irish America was born of the deadly combination of a potato blight combined with the incompetence and indifference of an alien government who claimed dominion without responsibility.
"Despite facing unconscionable prejudice and alienation upon their arrival in America, Irish Americans never lost faith in the ultimate triumph of the American dream, and, perhaps with bias, we would argue that no group has consistently worked harder than Irish Americans to make the promise of the American ideal a reality.
Americans can take just pride in helping to bring about the Good Friday Agreement and the promise, yet incomplete, to end years of sectarian conflict with a peace based on parity of esteem. Surely, the nation that can help bring about what was unimagined and despaired of in Northern Ireland can meet the challenges of the acrimony that is all too prevalent today in too many quarters of our nation
"As you prepare to assume the presidency, the Hibernians are reminded of the words of John F. Kennedy, the only previous Irish Catholic President of the United States, when he said, 'Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.'
"As Hibernians who have sworn to support the Constitution of our country, we pledge you our support as our elected President and Vice President and offer you our prayers."
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.irishcentral.com/news/politics/ancient-order-of-hibernians-joe-biden.amp
I was enrolled in the Hibernians in the early 1990's.
It makes me proud to have an Irish President, the first since Kennedy, opening the doors to all without regard of race, creed, sex or preference.
There is so much between the lines of this letter.
O.K., I'm finished. Something in my eye....
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Ancient Order of Hibernians issue letter of congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden (Original Post)
orangecrush
Feb 2021
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Irish_Dem
(46,426 posts)1. Thanks for posting!
The JFK quotes always get me.
orangecrush
(19,384 posts)2. You are most welcome!
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)3. That's wonderful.
brush
(53,726 posts)4. When did this first come out? It's 3 months since the election but..
the letter uses the term "president-elect".
Sanity Claws
(21,839 posts)7. Article is dated 11/13/20
CountAllVotes
(20,863 posts)5. K&R
Proud to K&R from this Irish American Catholic!
exboyfil
(17,862 posts)6. The bad thing about reading Robert E. Howard
as a kid is the confusion between his fictional Conan universe and the actual world.
When I hear Hibernians, I think Hyborians. Howard was notorious for using historical names for his fictional world.
orangecrush
(19,384 posts)10. Interesting
Thanks!
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,462 posts)8. 💚
orangecrush
(19,384 posts)9. Thank you!