Had a conversation with a close friend today, and we hit upon an important political concept: People need to be able to relate to the candidate they vote for in presidential elections. All the other crap - foreign policy, environmental regulation, abortion rights - is peanuts next to how much the candidate is like the average American.
Now, I'm not exactly a Kerry supporter, but I'd sooner claw my eyes out than vote for Bush, and I've been shocked and puzzled at the recent poll results in light of the Bush administration's appalling record. Perhaps my friend and I came up with the reason for this sad state of affairs: People want a strong leader, but not a guy who makes them feel inferior.
Kerry might not be a blue-blood, but he's not exactly a typical American - educated at Yale, a prize-winning orator, winner of multiple prestigious medals for his heroic actions in Vietnam, where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant; in short, Kerry has the kind of past worthy of our highest office, but the very superiority that makes that true means Joe Lunchbox has very little in common with him.
Bush, while a child of wealth and privilege, has managed to hide both quite well. He's a fellow Yale grad, but he was a C-student and a jock, not someone with high ambitions. He avoided going to 'nam by cruising through National Guard duty. He's obviously not a great speaker, and it's doubtful that he's even all that smart. He speaks with a drawl, makes up words and facts in nearly every speech he makes, and is clearly just taking orders from his handlers without even processing their potential effects. He's aggressive and willing to strike out with furious wrath if he thinks he's protecting what he believes in, even if what he believes in doesn't neatly concur with reality. He thinks Christianity is the only true religion, and religion is far more important than intention, intelligence, or integrity.
Which of those two descriptions sounds more like the typical American voter? Add to that what is probably the most talented group of spin-doctors ever assembled, and I think it might just be time to leave the country before Bush gets reelected and we close our boarders.
Heres something even scarier: Assuming Kerry does pull it out despite whatever inevitable shady dealings surround this election, its a few months before he takes office. What would happen if, lets just say, a major terrorist attack occurred on American soil during those few months? The guy who commanded the troops in Iraq seems to think wed just throw this whole democracy thing out and appoint Bush our Grand Emperor.
Anyone have a couch for me up in Canada?
Now, I'm not exactly a Kerry supporter, but I'd sooner claw my eyes out than vote for Bush, and I've been shocked and puzzled at the recent poll results in light of the Bush administration's appalling record. Perhaps my friend and I came up with the reason for this sad state of affairs: People want a strong leader, but not a guy who makes them feel inferior.
Kerry might not be a blue-blood, but he's not exactly a typical American - educated at Yale, a prize-winning orator, winner of multiple prestigious medals for his heroic actions in Vietnam, where he rose to the rank of Lieutenant; in short, Kerry has the kind of past worthy of our highest office, but the very superiority that makes that true means Joe Lunchbox has very little in common with him.
Bush, while a child of wealth and privilege, has managed to hide both quite well. He's a fellow Yale grad, but he was a C-student and a jock, not someone with high ambitions. He avoided going to 'nam by cruising through National Guard duty. He's obviously not a great speaker, and it's doubtful that he's even all that smart. He speaks with a drawl, makes up words and facts in nearly every speech he makes, and is clearly just taking orders from his handlers without even processing their potential effects. He's aggressive and willing to strike out with furious wrath if he thinks he's protecting what he believes in, even if what he believes in doesn't neatly concur with reality. He thinks Christianity is the only true religion, and religion is far more important than intention, intelligence, or integrity.
Which of those two descriptions sounds more like the typical American voter? Add to that what is probably the most talented group of spin-doctors ever assembled, and I think it might just be time to leave the country before Bush gets reelected and we close our boarders.
Heres something even scarier: Assuming Kerry does pull it out despite whatever inevitable shady dealings surround this election, its a few months before he takes office. What would happen if, lets just say, a major terrorist attack occurred on American soil during those few months? The guy who commanded the troops in Iraq seems to think wed just throw this whole democracy thing out and appoint Bush our Grand Emperor.
Anyone have a couch for me up in Canada?
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i would exactly say im here as erins play thing. im a person too, dude.