Clark reflects on the meaning of the Fourth of July

The Fourth of July is Clark's favorite American holiday.

He is a grandson of 4 Eastern Europeans -- a Russian, a Pole, an Austrian and a Lithuanian. Each came to this country to either escape oppression or for economic opportunity.

America gave his family freedom and opportunity. We enjoy such privilege living here. Yes, we mess up from time to time as a country, but we always figure it out and find the right path.

Freedom in America means so much to Clark. The freedom of thought, speech, movement and religion. The freedom to succeed or fail. Our Constitution guarantees us basic rights. The Bill of Rights is an unbelievable expression of freedom. Both are enduring documents.

Yet here we sit on the eve of the Fourth of July and there are still people who can be shot dead in the streets, such as in Iran. Simply because they wear green, they're viewed as an enemy of the state.

One of our staffers is Iranian-American, born of an Iranian mother and an American father. She has a unique perspective on the fight for freedom that the Iranian people are now undergoing. She remains proud that the people raised their voices after the election and continues to pray for them.

Clark hopes the day comes when Iranian citizens can celebrate freedom too, just like we do on the Fourth of July.

In addition, the consumer champ says he's proud to serve in the state guard, which he joined after 9/11. He believes freedom is earned and then you must work to keep it.