A rant that pleads: VOTE

Taken from a post I wrote on Facebook, but I decided it needs to live as many places as possible. It’s opinionated and so am I. However, I take the time to look at the facts behind what I care about and write about. I also happen to love debate, as long as it’s intelligent. If you disagree with me and actually have supportive facts to swing my viewpoint, then by all means, bring it.

Here’s the unbiased part:

There’s a lot wrong with the country these days. We all know that. The problem I’m currently upset about is that the whole presidential race is focused on namecalling and on the background of the people running rather than what they are actually promising to do once they gain office. I don’t care how feisty Sarah Palin is, how old John McCain is, or how much experience Obama has. I care about what these people and their affiliates would do with the power to govern the country. The problem is, I see all these people around me who are eating up the crap television media is feeding them (both Democrat and Republican supporters alike).

I find it incredibly disturbing that the American population as a whole is so easily distracted from issues that actually matter and might actually elect someone based upon what kind of person they are, or how that person portrays themselves in front of the media. It happened in ’04 when Bush was elected because of his ‘lofty’ moral values; rather than what the man could prove on a political level. It pains me to see another campaign being currently run with the same distraction tactics as before. 

Now for the biased part:

Another problem I see is that McCain has a huge edge with the population that can’t think for themselves. I’m starting to associate flag-waving with pure stupidity. If you derived your opinion on current politics from the television media, please do some actual research before trying to speak to me about any current issue. Even previously trusted networks like CNN are focused on the latest slander ads and what witty middle-american remark Sarah Palin made that day. Does any of that matter as to what will happen within the white house next year? No. Not at all. I don’t care, get it off the tv. 

How are the candidates going to fix our nation’s dying infrastructure? It’s not aging, it’s dying. Let’s not kid ourselves, offices like the FAA have been run into the ground or far below it. A big part of the reason the economy is struggling is because trusted administrative offices have been allowed to squander away their power and money under the Bush administration. 

The republicans are now running ads talking about getting those liberals out of Washington. Wait, how long have they held the majority vote in Congress? Oh, that’s right, not long enough to cause any damage. They’re trying to clean up one of the largest political messes that’s even been spilled in our history. They think the solution is to become even more conservative to protect america? Oh, we need that protection. Look, another fear reference! Also, change? The republicans countered Obama’s message of fighting for change…with change as well!

Now here’s a fun little dictionary definition. Conservative. Under political connotations:

“Disposed to preserve existing conditions, institutions, etc., or to restore traditional ones, and to limit change.” ( Not a joke, it’s the top definition:http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/conservative )

LIMIT CHANGE. I wonder if the Republican Party is lying again? And creating media buzz to distract the American population which is so easily distracted? Why is our population so prone to falling for bullshit? I feel incredibly blessed to actually be able to think and rationalize for myself, rather than let the media do it for me. 

So. How about we hear more about what the candidates have to say about:

Clean Energy
Economic Recovery Strategy
Healthcare Reform and Affordability
Foreign Affairs outside of Iraq (which are becoming much more pressing)
Educational Improvements
Upgrading National Infrastructure

and less of the he said/she said nonsense that no one will care about once we have a new president in office.

Think for yourselves. What do YOU want out of a new president? Who will be more likely to offer it to you? 

And please, I can’t stress this enough and no font size will ever be big enough:

VOTE.