No, not Ron Paul, RuPaul, the famous drag queen! Why the hell would I pick Ron Paul, a right wing religious zealot who thinks because his personal beliefs are founded on an unwavering devotion to the bible that he is closer to God and is therefore on a mission to make his religious views the law of the land. Not all Americans hold the same religious beliefs and should not be made to follow that which they don't believe. It's called Freedom and that's what America is founded on. I am tired of listening to these Religious Right holy rollers self gratify themselves by proclaiming they are the true followers of Christ and the rest of us have somehow missed the bus.
We are all brothers and sisters who are stuck on this tiny planet that is deteriorating because of our lack of concern for it and we could use each other's help to survive. Let's get politics as far away from religion as we can and realize that government is supposed to govern and serve all of us. Women, men, Christian, non-Christian, gay, straight, black, red, yellow, white and whatever else makes us appear different but in reality just make us different colored human beings with differing sizes of certain body parts. Government should address our needs without regard for any one group’s personal beliefs. Laws should regulate all of us equally. It's not a winner take all competition. We should not be out to destroy one another but to help one another. Let's call a truce on hate and self-importance and try to get along.
Don't listen to the Religious Right ultra conservative wind bags. Their “my way or the highway” philosophy doesn't work. Look hard at what happened to Islam. The Religious Right Muslims are enforcing their narrow minded interpretation of the Koran and are killing other Muslims who are of the same Faith but who hold more moderate religious views. If allowed to go unchalenged, the Religious Right's attempt to take over Christianity will end up in the same situation.
We must learn to get along with one another; not just in America but across the earth. Living in peace is the only answer. Now, we are attempting to use war to bring about peace and look at the mess that created in Iraq, the Middle East, Darfur, Somalia. etc. Lead by example and not by words, but keep an open mind and accept people as equals and not as heathens to be converted to your religious beliefs. As John Lennon wrote, “Give Peace A Chance!” It’s hard work but in the end, it’s worth it. At least it's worth a try.
Agree? Disagree? Don’t care?
Showing posts with label 2008 election. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2008 election. Show all posts
Monday, October 8, 2007
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Who's Your Choice For President In 2008?
Can somebody help me? I don’t see anyone running for president that I think is worth voting for. Every presidential election year I think we’ve gotten to the bottom of the barrel in our choices and the next election year the bottom seems to fall deeper down the scale and some real losers come rolling out.
Every one of the Republican candidates is adamantly trying to woo the Religious Right faction of their party and I don’t want any part of it. John McCain has once again sold his soul to the Holy Rollers by declaring that he thinks the Founding Fathers intended America to be a Christian nation. All the Republican wannabees except Rudy declare they are against abortion and gay marriage even though some have flip-flopped so many times on these and other “moral issues” that it’s impossible to know where they stand. Rudy, Rudy, Rudy says he is not opposed to abortion or gay marriage but promises to nominate a Supreme Court justice who is, in case a bench position comes open. Now there’s a group of presidential hopefuls who stand by their principles! Even the Religious Right, a most easily lead group of sheep, doesn’t want anything to do with this bunch. Instead, they’re asking their God to give them Ronald Reagan back (and they don’t mean Fred Thompson, a taller, family size Sonny Bono!).
And here we have the Democrats. First and foremost there’s Hillary “Jefferson” Clinton. She is trying to appeal to every frustrated liberal minority voter’s desire to get Bill back in the White House. Then there’s Barrack Obama bin Laden, who is spending ALL of his time trying to convince potential voters that first, he is not a Muslim and second, he has sufficient experience to be president. Unfortunately, he is a first term Senator from Illinois in his third year, who obviously has little or no experience. I’m sorry, Barrack, organizing a Boy Scout troop does not give you sufficient experience to successfully get us out of Iraq! Third, there’s John Edwards, a very rich Southern gentleman, who is trying his best to tell us middle class and poor Americans that he understands our pain. Sorry, John, but when one is as wealthy as you are, you can’t understand our pain just as we can’t believe you have ANY pain aside from the pain you share with your very brave and devoted wife who is working along side you while trying to cope with breast cancer. Talk about courage and strength! If she were healthy, you could bet I’d vote for her! (But, I might just get behind Edwards because he exhibits some courage himself when he is brave enough to talk a tax increase on the rich and upper middle class; two groups of financial horses that could and should be made to carry more of the tax burden than they have since Ronnie revised the tax code in their favor!). The fourth and probably last serious contender is Chris Dodd who is touting his new book about his father, a leading prosecutor in the Nuremburg Trials after WWII. His dad sounds really good; I’d vote for him.
So, if you would, leave a comment telling who you are voting for and a brief explanation of why. Hearing from real people about how and why you choose a particular candidate goes a hell of a lot farther than listening to the endless sound bites and catch phrases that fill the airwaves with cacophonous noise trying to pass as character builders for the candidates. I would appreciate it. And that reminds me, who’s this RuPaul everyone is talking about?
Every one of the Republican candidates is adamantly trying to woo the Religious Right faction of their party and I don’t want any part of it. John McCain has once again sold his soul to the Holy Rollers by declaring that he thinks the Founding Fathers intended America to be a Christian nation. All the Republican wannabees except Rudy declare they are against abortion and gay marriage even though some have flip-flopped so many times on these and other “moral issues” that it’s impossible to know where they stand. Rudy, Rudy, Rudy says he is not opposed to abortion or gay marriage but promises to nominate a Supreme Court justice who is, in case a bench position comes open. Now there’s a group of presidential hopefuls who stand by their principles! Even the Religious Right, a most easily lead group of sheep, doesn’t want anything to do with this bunch. Instead, they’re asking their God to give them Ronald Reagan back (and they don’t mean Fred Thompson, a taller, family size Sonny Bono!).
And here we have the Democrats. First and foremost there’s Hillary “Jefferson” Clinton. She is trying to appeal to every frustrated liberal minority voter’s desire to get Bill back in the White House. Then there’s Barrack Obama bin Laden, who is spending ALL of his time trying to convince potential voters that first, he is not a Muslim and second, he has sufficient experience to be president. Unfortunately, he is a first term Senator from Illinois in his third year, who obviously has little or no experience. I’m sorry, Barrack, organizing a Boy Scout troop does not give you sufficient experience to successfully get us out of Iraq! Third, there’s John Edwards, a very rich Southern gentleman, who is trying his best to tell us middle class and poor Americans that he understands our pain. Sorry, John, but when one is as wealthy as you are, you can’t understand our pain just as we can’t believe you have ANY pain aside from the pain you share with your very brave and devoted wife who is working along side you while trying to cope with breast cancer. Talk about courage and strength! If she were healthy, you could bet I’d vote for her! (But, I might just get behind Edwards because he exhibits some courage himself when he is brave enough to talk a tax increase on the rich and upper middle class; two groups of financial horses that could and should be made to carry more of the tax burden than they have since Ronnie revised the tax code in their favor!). The fourth and probably last serious contender is Chris Dodd who is touting his new book about his father, a leading prosecutor in the Nuremburg Trials after WWII. His dad sounds really good; I’d vote for him.
So, if you would, leave a comment telling who you are voting for and a brief explanation of why. Hearing from real people about how and why you choose a particular candidate goes a hell of a lot farther than listening to the endless sound bites and catch phrases that fill the airwaves with cacophonous noise trying to pass as character builders for the candidates. I would appreciate it. And that reminds me, who’s this RuPaul everyone is talking about?
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