This is just a short little post after reading a few articles on different websites about some of the more prominent serious candidates.
Mitt Romney.....Not too sure what to make of this guy yet, I haven't really found much controversy about him.
Barack Obama....My only issue with him really is his freshman status. The guy really lacks any genuine credibility and experience to handle the Presidency, not to mention I don't think Americans find his name too appealing and I just don't see him getting elected. Personally I like the guy.
Rudy Giuliani....Rudy made a pretty good case for himself in the handling of 9/11.
Hillary Clinton......to quote Home Improvement's Al Borland "I don't think so Tim."
She's already comparing herself to John F. Kennedy and she's far from it. *Note to Hillary*: Kennedy didn't purchase real estate in another state in order to seek election. Not to mention it was a matter of time before she decided to play the "female" card.
John Edwards.....Maybe it's just me but this guy seems to me to be pretty fake. He slings a lot of mud while calling for a clean fight. Pretty contradicting.
John McCain seems to be a pretty down the middle guy but at times to me his thinking can lean out there to the extreme side. He's pretty well grounded yet somewhere out of the blue will come something preposterously crazy from this guy.
Dennis Kucinich...goes from the Reverand Al Sharpton to John Kerry to well who knows this time, but need I say more?
Joe Biden....Joe Joe Joe .... I think you revealed a little too much of yourself with those comments and shoddy explanation regarding Senator Obama.
I know there are a few candidates I haven't listed but that's due to my lack of knowledge about them and it wouldn't be fair for me to offer up any sort of opinion on them at this point.
Who I think will make it down to the final 4:
Giuliani/Romney vs. Clinton/Obama
alternately
Giuliani/McCain vs. Clinton/Edwards
I only see Obama staying in the picture in the case Hillary Clinton makes it all the way , he would be then the compliment to get the rest of the votes she needs to seal the deal. Edwards doesn't have the staying power but he could be a sleeper. He could surprise us all...I think....
Giuliani I see as a lock thanks to 9/11 with Romney being his best first choice to compliment his run, Giuliani/McCain may be viewed by the left as far too involved as one being a former Vietnam vet and the other being the 9/11 mayor, thus Romney would be the better fit to balance out Giuliani.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Far Right, Far Left, and Extremists in General
I simply don't understand these people. As I was reading some of Nate's thoughts about some of the blog postings he had reviewed it occured to me I needed to make another post for the day. Let me do a little copy and pasting so that I may explain myself:
Ok then, this is where I take back over. I am in complete agreement with Nate on these comments. I mean what in the wide world of sports are these people thinking making these sort of judgements? Granted you are entitled to your opinion, but c'mon where is the logic and reason, the sanity? I don't profess to know much of Mitt Romney but I'm educated enough to know symbolism when I see it. The reason Romney chose to make his speech in Detroit at the Henry Ford Museum because Henry Ford symbolizes in minds of most normal people, an honored American. Romney is attempting to return to the older grass roots of America in making his announcement here. It would be like going to Minnesota, the birthplace of Charles Shultz to give a speech on Charlie Brown....unless you extremists think there would be some Nazi motive behind it because Shultz has German ancestry.
Ronald Reagan racist? That's a pretty far stretch.I can't even begin to explain this one....it's just too ridiculous. I am from Mississippi, I live not 2 hours from Philadelphia, MS. Let me explain something to you extremists about Mississippi. We are not a racist state. We do not have severe racial issues here as there were in the days of Chaney Goodman and Shwerner, the 3 who died in Philadelphia. As you should be figuring out about now, I do know my history and I certainly do know the history and current nature of my home state. We have enough problems of our own trying to convince the rest of the world we don't have anything to do with the racist idiots that plague our world, like the KKK, Nazis and such. These people are inadvertently connected to us because of our state's past. But I have news for you. It's in the PAST. Connect those people with themselves as they have their own individual reasons for why they have their beliefs and I promise you it has nothing to do with Reagan announcing his candidacy in Philadelphia, MS, or Mitt Romney announcing his candidacy in Detroit.
Mitt Romney is set to announce his
candidacy formally on Tuesday the 12th:
Boston, MA - On Tuesday, February
13, Governor Mitt Romney will travel to Michigan, the state where he was born,
to declare his intention to seek the Presidency of the United States of America.
Governor Romney’s announcement will be streamed live on Mitt Romney.com at 9:00
a.m. EST.
To watch Governor Romney’s announcement, please click the following
link and pre-register to receive a reminder on the morning of the event:
http://www.visualwebcaster.com/event.asp?id=37812
Some local blog roll reaction to Romney’s announcement:
The
Right’s Field:
Mitt Romney launched a fire-storm today by announcing his
decision to announce his presidential candidacy at the Henry Ford Museum in
Detroit. Ford was a legendary anti-Semite and Romney’s decision has already
sparked condemnation by the National Jewish Democratic Council. Romney’s
decision is in the tradition of Ronald Reagan’s announcement of his candidacy in
Philadelphia, Mississippi, where three civil rights activists were murdered.
Reagan’s announcement was seen as a signal flair to the white, conservative base
in the South; who is Romney trying to reach by announcing at a museum honoring
one of America’s most notable anti-Semites?
Nate's Response : Sure,
that’s it. Ronald Reagan was racist and Mitt Romney is an antisemitic. Maybe
Romney is trying to signal to Democrats who don’t support Israel’s right to
exist. Maybe Reagan was signaling to Robert “KKK”
Byrd, Democratic senator from West Virginia and former Ku Klux Klan
member.
Political Buzz:
Romney
‘08 will officially launch tomorrow in Michigan - Romney’s native state. But
does anyone really care? Well, besides the Jewish group that is blasting Mitt
over his campaign launch location.
Nate's Response: OK,
c’mon. Seriously here people, does anyone believe that Mitt Romney chose the
Henry Ford Museum to show his support for antisemitism? Really?
Anyone?
Ok then, this is where I take back over. I am in complete agreement with Nate on these comments. I mean what in the wide world of sports are these people thinking making these sort of judgements? Granted you are entitled to your opinion, but c'mon where is the logic and reason, the sanity? I don't profess to know much of Mitt Romney but I'm educated enough to know symbolism when I see it. The reason Romney chose to make his speech in Detroit at the Henry Ford Museum because Henry Ford symbolizes in minds of most normal people, an honored American. Romney is attempting to return to the older grass roots of America in making his announcement here. It would be like going to Minnesota, the birthplace of Charles Shultz to give a speech on Charlie Brown....unless you extremists think there would be some Nazi motive behind it because Shultz has German ancestry.
Ronald Reagan racist? That's a pretty far stretch.I can't even begin to explain this one....it's just too ridiculous. I am from Mississippi, I live not 2 hours from Philadelphia, MS. Let me explain something to you extremists about Mississippi. We are not a racist state. We do not have severe racial issues here as there were in the days of Chaney Goodman and Shwerner, the 3 who died in Philadelphia. As you should be figuring out about now, I do know my history and I certainly do know the history and current nature of my home state. We have enough problems of our own trying to convince the rest of the world we don't have anything to do with the racist idiots that plague our world, like the KKK, Nazis and such. These people are inadvertently connected to us because of our state's past. But I have news for you. It's in the PAST. Connect those people with themselves as they have their own individual reasons for why they have their beliefs and I promise you it has nothing to do with Reagan announcing his candidacy in Philadelphia, MS, or Mitt Romney announcing his candidacy in Detroit.
Disregarding Hilary, Regarding Rose
I'm sure many of you have seen the latest media coverage about the elderly woman who was accosted by what appeared to be a black male. This man savagely punched and knocked down a 101 year old woman for $33. This same person is believed to have mugged an 85 year old woman for merely $32. Attacks like the one on 101 year old Rose Morat are simply sickening. So this brings me to something I gave quite a lot of thought to late last night. The Evolution of Man.
Man begins being raised by his parent or parents, have they not become a ward of the state first. In the beginning, parents are supposed instill morals and values and discipline their child so that they will become a well rounded individual. This is where the first major failure occurs. Parents do not pay their children enough attention and do not properly discipline them. From here children enter school and begin to learn about societal values and educational values. As the child becomes more aware of his or her self as an individual they begin to place values on things such as homework, sports, good grades, toys, etc. They are beginning to learn. Now we have a joint operation between educator and parent to mold this young mind and continue sculpting a well rounded educated individual. But alas here again failure ensues at certain levels amongst a high rate of individuals. Some educators give it their all while some merely show up to put in their time and have that"I'm not here to babysit your children" mentality. To these educators I say: "You're wrong, not just wrong but DEAD wrong." Your job is to insure that not only does my child receive the proper attention and education they are their to receive, but your job is as well to establish a personable, agreeable bond with these children so that they properly respond to you and in doing so their performance reflects upon it. I'd be rich if i had a nickel for every "evil wicked teacher" story I've heard. Moving on to the next phase in life, as these children become teenagers, society becomes more of an ever present influence with the aide of mass media such as television, clothing and fashion ads, teen magazines etc. as well as young friendships and young relationships. Then our child graduates into the big wide world of confusion and chaos. High school is over. Now its time to pursue a college education, a career and they take with them the basics of politics they have learned in high school. These young adults begin to foster their own political beliefs, albeit mostly based on that of their parents' beliefs but not entirely. These young adults begin to participate in elections at the age of 18.Now our politicians are picking up where parents and educators left off. Some may call this a leap, but I can't see how. I see it as natural progression of influences. Politicians carry the torch at this point because they represent us, they are responsible for upholding some of our morals and values (Or at least that's what's supposed to occur but often we find it's not the case) and it's why we choose to elect them. They are supposed to provide leadership and guidance.
So to recap the natural progression of influences, in my opinion works like this:
Man begins being raised by his parent or parents, have they not become a ward of the state first. In the beginning, parents are supposed instill morals and values and discipline their child so that they will become a well rounded individual. This is where the first major failure occurs. Parents do not pay their children enough attention and do not properly discipline them. From here children enter school and begin to learn about societal values and educational values. As the child becomes more aware of his or her self as an individual they begin to place values on things such as homework, sports, good grades, toys, etc. They are beginning to learn. Now we have a joint operation between educator and parent to mold this young mind and continue sculpting a well rounded educated individual. But alas here again failure ensues at certain levels amongst a high rate of individuals. Some educators give it their all while some merely show up to put in their time and have that"I'm not here to babysit your children" mentality. To these educators I say: "You're wrong, not just wrong but DEAD wrong." Your job is to insure that not only does my child receive the proper attention and education they are their to receive, but your job is as well to establish a personable, agreeable bond with these children so that they properly respond to you and in doing so their performance reflects upon it. I'd be rich if i had a nickel for every "evil wicked teacher" story I've heard. Moving on to the next phase in life, as these children become teenagers, society becomes more of an ever present influence with the aide of mass media such as television, clothing and fashion ads, teen magazines etc. as well as young friendships and young relationships. Then our child graduates into the big wide world of confusion and chaos. High school is over. Now its time to pursue a college education, a career and they take with them the basics of politics they have learned in high school. These young adults begin to foster their own political beliefs, albeit mostly based on that of their parents' beliefs but not entirely. These young adults begin to participate in elections at the age of 18.Now our politicians are picking up where parents and educators left off. Some may call this a leap, but I can't see how. I see it as natural progression of influences. Politicians carry the torch at this point because they represent us, they are responsible for upholding some of our morals and values (Or at least that's what's supposed to occur but often we find it's not the case) and it's why we choose to elect them. They are supposed to provide leadership and guidance.
So to recap the natural progression of influences, in my opinion works like this:
- Parents
- Educators
- Society at large (Friends, Relationships, Mass media Etc.)
- Politicians
You learn first how to walk , talk and eat, then the who what when where why and how, then the what's in and what's out, then the who I'm for and who I'm against and who best represents me.
Now that we have this established I move further on to a press conference held by Senator Hillary Clinton Rep D NY. And this is where I get aggravated. It's no big secret that I hold very little respect for Senator Clinton. senator Clinton holds a press conference to convey her dismay at the mugging incident involving 101 year old Rose Morat. It was a terrible thing to have happened, this mugging incident....but then a politician, who happens to be a candidate for the presidential election in 2008, decides to use this incident as part of political maneuvering to garner votes. I am running for president, I feel sorry for Rose, I am compassionate, vote for me. So now we have a perfect example of how politicans choose to cast thier influences, and in this case fairly poorly.
Hillary, your tactics disgust me. First you ignore the indiscretions of your presidential husband in front of the entire country and then stand at his side and support his philandering ways., then you purchase property in a state you've never lived to run for the senate to represent a people that you know nothing about, you aren't one of them,you can't possibly accurately or fairly represent them, that's like my going to England and running for office. To top it off you then recently hold a press conference comparing yourself being a female candidate to John F. Kennedy's being a Catholic....ARE YOU INSANE? You have accomplished NOTHING politically to compare yourself to that of John F. Kennedy. The only thing I seem to have seen you accomplish is trying to portray yourself as a worthy FEMALE candidate trying to garner the FEMALE vote. How can you honestly expect to garner the majority female vote after defending a man that broke your vows of marriage? You may collect the votes of some ultra hardcore man hating feminists, but that's probably going to be the gist of it. I hope Barack Obama wipes the floor with you in the Democratic primaries.
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