though i hate all the hoopla surrounding the US elections, i am starting to enjoy to little rants and diatribes that pop up every once in a while. the election is so divisive. I am trying to understand, really understand why anyone would vote Republican right now, but I can't. I really can't. And I have tried. Yeah, Obama is change and all that, but there are a few things about him that i find less than convincing, yet I cannot even start to sway towards the Republicans, cos... well it seems that they are really just bastards. Elections are all about relating to people. And the Republicans do not relate to me. Oh wait a minute. I am getting it. If I was (white) middle class, leaving in the bible belt or states close to it and believe that Dinosaur bones were either placed on this earth to test our faith or that they walked amongst us on 2000 years ago, and that the end times are coming cos some guy wrote it down in Revelations then I would vote for the Republicans. What about policies? Who cares? Cos frankly, I have not really heard much about policies lately, thought that may have something to do with me switching channels anytime that any news report starts to talk about the elections. Decent, sensible people know who should win this election, the emphasis here being on sensible. People need to let go of issues like religion and oh maybe i shouldn't say it... abortion. These are down to individuals choices and governments should not have a say on these topics. What government should be doing is telling you and me, preferably in baby talk exactly what caused the credit crunch and why we (well you and me in a few months probably) have to spend our (future) hard earned dollars to give to banks so that they can survive and do what they do all over again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojpW-lTn728
This guy has a point. We need to acknowledge that being intelligent is a good thing. And being intelligent with the humility to explain to us lay people exactly why we should not let the banking system collapse and start anew would be a wonderful attribute.
Moreover, with this whole Palin thing, is she or is she not ready to be vice president. If she is, let the media at her. If she isn't, find someone who is ready. But you cannot rap her in cotton wool for the rest of the campaign... or can you? Maybe she is serving her purpose. She has us talking about Hockeymoms and Milfs, instead of foreign policy experience, though I see she was in NYC today getting tips from foreign leaders, who were probably thinking: "hmmm, i'd hit that". Maybe this was the Republican plan. If so, then oh dear oh hear. I can just say that the Republicans are insulting the intelligence of the US people, and for those who have joined the McCain/Palin bandwagon, time to go back to school.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSNkloIFTQ0
I really do think that the US is in drastic need for a third party.
