Over the last couple of years I’ve gotten to know a gentleman named Jonathon Dunne. In brief, Jonathon is a resident and citizen of Ireland with a long-dream of becoming an American.
Jonathon was instrumental in designing the Liberty Cannon website and in getting it off the ground. You can read more about John on his on his website, Freedoms Disciple.
Jonathon understands and appreciates America’s history and founding principles better than most Americans we encounter on a daily basis. Anytime I hear Jonathan speak about America, my emotions run the full gamut: from humble to inspired and all the way to shame that the type of American spirit embodied by Jonathon has to come from someone living abroad.
The past two weeks Jonathon spent his vacation time in America, including two stints with members of The Blaze. Most of his first week was spent in New York, including a ferry trip out to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty. The tour was chronicled by Mike Opelka, an editor at The Blaze in a story titled “Irishman Dreaming of Becoming an U.S. Citizen Offers Powerful Words to Americans” and included the following video:
After visiting New York, Jonathon moved on to Dallas and, by way of friendships he had made online, he spoke to several Tea Party or conservative groups. On Thursday January 21st he spent the morning at The Blaze’s Dallas headquarters. He began the day sitting in with hosts Doc Thompson and Skip Lacombe on the Morning Blaze radio program. A section of his time on the program is excerpted below:
Listen to the entire show here. (Jonathon is introduced following the 22 minute mark.)
Following that, he headed over to Glenn Beck’s studio to be interviewed on one of the nation’s most listened to nationally syndicated talk radio program:
From Dublin, Jonathon recently started a weekly podcast for The Blaze Radio. The hour-long show, Freedoms Disciple, is posted on Saturdays at 12 P.M. Eastern and I cannot recommend it highly enough.
Featured image: Screencap, The Blaze TV
