Were I to be President…

My fellow Americans, I would ask that you permit me to speak plainly this evening, for the troubled times we find ourselves leaves no room for heavy handed rhetoric that is all too often used to divide us, rather than unite us.

I would speak to you about the America that I see, not through the clouded vision of a lover, who sees no imperfections in the object of his affection, but rather through the eyes of a true Patriot, who sees the imperfections and the shortcomings, but knows they can do better.

I would speak of an America where one is still judged by the color of their skin, only instead of being able to slur with words, and to discriminate openly, we do so with shotty educational systems, unfair banking practices, and through mixed messages in popular culture.

I would speak to you of an America, where the independent spirit, and the idea of absolute justice have been corrupted to be glorified violence for minds who have been warped due to social isolation, and constant belittlement.  Instead of focusing on the root cause that is making young Americans turn to mass gun violence, we blame unrelated issues in pop culture, to make it easier to ignore our own accountability.

I would speak to you of an America that is held in such low esteem around the world, that our credibility is so degraded, that even long time allies balk when we speak in terms of absolutes.  This causes our enemies to become emboldened, for we may not be everywhere at once, and need the help of others, to ensure our safety as well as others.

I would tell you those are the things I see when I look at America.  And yet, at the same time I see what, if given the opportunity and honor of the Oval Office, the very great potential to make things better.

For I see the desire to be fair, the adherence to the spirit of justice, and the never empty reservoir of hope that exists in every American.  For it is embedded within us, to not accept things as they are to to always push forward toward the next goal.  The unquenchable thirst for knowledge and peace, that binds each of us no-matter our race, creed, or political party.

It was that drive that compelled our forefathers to fight for an idea that to this day, is so fleeting, that we must ever be vigilant in its defense.   That freedom is a human right, granted not by the government to the people, but by the people and protected by their government.

It was this notion of equality and human dignity, that the civil rights process was begun by President Lincoln, articulated by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, and the responsibility of all of us here today to keep striving for the ideal.  For how are we to be the beacon of hope to the world, if we ourselves do not hold ourselves to a higher standard.

For that is what it truly means to be an American.  Unwilling to settle for second best, to always push and strive to be the best, not out of a sense of arrogance, but because the value of future achievement is greater than the value of past achievement.  Staying on the cutting edge of technology has been ever present in our history, from expansion to the pacific to landing on the moon.

Not accepting that because it “hasn’t been done before, then it cannot happen now” is what drives ingenuity.  It is for that reason that we must come together and truly be united against the threat we face, which is not limited to a small percentage of men who have corrupted religious tenants in order to obtain their own selfish goals.

The threat we face come from those who would argue that freedom, free thought without the fear of repercussions, is not an inalienable right, but something that must be negotiated for.  That political freedom and safety are incongruent with one another, and one must choose between them.

This is an argument put forth not only within the bounds of our own borders, but the global community as well.   With our world being smaller and more interconnected the spread of such false ideologies is a certain possibility.  Unless that we fulfill that potential that is the United States of America, that we assume the role we were destined to have as the New World, and the Land of Opportunity.

To change the old thought that might makes right and to truly develop the new world order, that it is indeed right that makes might.  That would be the America I would wish to see, Were I To Be President…

Don’t Cry for Me America

Well the Presidential race is now over, and I have to say too bad for Mrs. Clinton. You had a very good run, and a lot of people were pulling for you. But we just can’t elect you. Not because of your policies that seem to be well thought out, which is refreshing considering the last 7 years, and seem to be the most plausible to provide success for our country.

The problem isn’t that she is a woman, though I am sure that this topic will either be debated or joked about. Certainly not by someone as intellectually compassionate such as myself mind you, but by those of a lesser understanding of people’s sensitivities, like Kansas. They don’t believe in fancy edumacated words like evolution, technology, or book learn’n, so I can mock them.

Hillary’s Problem isn’t that she is up against a universally beloved figure. Quite the opposite in fact. The best the Republican Party can muster is a candidate whose slogan is “I was Mayor During 9-11 vote for me”. It is also disheartening that the Grand Old Party is so starved for a Reaganesque candidate that they are poaching other B-grade actors who have a “homegrown” accent which is why they are entertaining the idea of Thompson as a legitimate candidate.

The problem isn’t even that she is married to a former President. Though I do feel sorry for what ever guy accepts the Vice Presidential position. Cause man is he ever not going to have his opinion count for anything, oh that’s the way it has always been? Cheney is an aberration? So a VP is supposed to be behind the scenes and unimportant, not the one running the show? Well, moving right along then.

The problem isn’t even that Hillary has the appearance of a lack of personality. With the constant media attention and people like me throwing pot shots whenever we can, of course their is going to be a side affect of people not opening themselves up to criticism by making a joke or two. Politics is what we make of it, and Hillary has sacrificed the freedom to make a mistake every now and then in order to try and make our country a better place. Most people in the public forum have decided to accept that trade-off, except those who are so uncompromising no matter the circumstances they find themselves in, *Cough* Pelosi and the Armenian Genocide Vote *Cough*

The problem lady and gentleman reading this column, is that all the issues listed above could have been overcome, if it were not the fact that Argentina just elected Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as their President. Why is this a problem you ask? Because President-Elect Kirchner is the husband of now former President Nestor Kirchner. If there is one thing that I know, is that Kentucky is a horrible place. While the second thing that I know is that the United States does not look to Argentina as a guiding light for sound election decisions.

So I say again to Senator Clinton, I apologize for the lousy timing of your campaign.  I apologize for all the debates that have been so brutally uninformative.  I apologize for you having to deal with Kucinich for as long as you had to.  But look at the bright side, FOX NEWS won’t have the ability to slander, I mean make liable statement, I mean report on you as often.  So get the band warmed up, spruce up a balcony scene with some nice lighting, and to cue Hilary to sing, “Don’t Cry For Me America”.

Campaign Tribulations

It is amazing to me just how much safer the United States is when not in an election year cycle. I think back to a time when we were under emanate threat nearly every single day, or at least whenever Senator John Kerry would either gain ground in the polls or make critical statements of the Administration.

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Then of course the election was over and through some, lets say unique counts in Ohio, and Florida, President Bush won the second term that his father never did, Kudos kid. Therefore the war in Iraq had produced its intended result, keeping the Republican Party in Power, no matter the consequences to the integrity of the country.

Then came the “Next Great Awakening” of the American people, except those who believe President Bush was hand picked by God, that the foreign policy of Bush II has been a failure, and despite blatant attempts by campaigns to stoke the racial insensitivities of the south, and by insensitivities I mean implying a black man was involved with a white woman, the Republican Party lost control of an ineffective and downgraded institution that had shirked its responsibilities as a check on Presidential Power. Editor’s note: the campaign ad cited above worked as the “Black” candidate ended up losing.

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We now have the self-congratulatory Administration cooing that the United States has not had an attack, on US soil, by the vile terrorists because of the great leadership of Sainted Reagan High Priest President Bush. While in the same breath they tell you to pay no mind to the fact that it had been seven years between the attacks on the World Trade Center by terrorist organizations of the Islamic persuasion. Yet we are to believe that was more because of terrorist ineptitude and laziness, rather than the vigilance of the Clinton Administration.

We are now supposed to praise this Administration for the “actions” they have taken in regards to the British government capturing a terrorist ring, and earlier this week those who would have attacked an embassy in Azerbaijan. Except that we only have the Administration’s highly-esteemed credibility to saying they were even peripherally involved.

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We can only wonder what kind of tricks to be played during this coming election. Especially when the Republican Party is facing a very tenuous situation. They do not have an ordained leader who has the Blessing of Ronald Reagan, peace be upon him. The candidate that is most staunch in the conservative philosophy is Senator john McCain, who lost to Bush in part because of phone polls asking, “Would you be more or less likely to vote for McCain if you knew he had an illegitimate child with a black woman.” These were performed by an organization that was Bush Affiliated. So unlike teh Republican Party to use race in order to obtain power.

Instead they seem to be deciding upon a Mayor of a Blue State that is Catholic, and a Governor of another Blue State that is Mormon. Both groups have been reviled by the Evangelical Protestants that believe everyone but them is either destroying America or gay, ironic in the sense that it seems to be it is they are the ones destroying America and turn out to be gay.

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And who do they have running against them? The wildly popular Senator Barak Obama, whose speech at the DNC electrified the audience and gave us a glimpse of the type of leadership that could have united our political differences rather than continuing to tear us apart. The other strong candidate is of course a Senator from New York, who also happens to be the wife of a President who did lead us to prosperity and understands the complexities that exist within the world. These examples in leadership is even more refreshing when one looks at the “example” of leadership Bush and Cheney give to us.

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So while the personalities of our candidates may not be as bold or alluring which is what I kept hearing during Bush II’s first campaign. “He is so personable while Gore is so boring” PEOPLE, this is for the Presidency of the United States, not a contest of who you want to have a beer with. We have seen what happens when we elect someone solely on the fact that we may like them, and well how bad can he screw up? Keeping the American people from making this mistake for a third consecutive Presidential Race is our true Campaign Tribulation.