On a Political Note → Hope vs Skullduggery
I am a supporter of Barack Obama for many reasons, most of all because of his appeal for us to dare to be hopeful about the future. His messages of inclusion and the empowerment of the electorate, as well as his call for participation in government by the governed are refreshing ideas. Ideas that have always been available since the founders designed our democracy but have never been utilized.
The power structure that is in place in the present is not about to release it’s stranglehold. Eisenhower warned of the military/industrial complex, now that monolith is utilizing the corporate control of the media to brainwash the voting public into thinking that the Democratic campaign is still a tossup.
Barack is ahead in the popular vote and the delegate count. He cannot be overtaken during the primaries. He can only lose if the back room political machinery usurps the will of the people. He is far and away the best suited candidate for President since Abraham Lincoln. He is truly a man of the people. Yet the media reports are still stuck on the Rev Wright, Hillary’s “experience”, Barack’s middle name, Hilary’s electability against McCain, etc. When will the nonsense stop?
Our corporate/government/media power structure is scared to death of Obama. You keep hearing accounts of how Barack is outspending Hillary but there are NO reports about where Barack’s money is coming from. Barack is winning not only the hearts and minds but the POCKETBOOKS of the American people. He does not take money from paid lobbyists. He is in the pockets of no one. He will govern from his own heart and mind! He has won the trust of millions.
Where does Hillary get her money? There are NO stories on the corporate and lobbying interests that bankroll her and also own the media. Who do you think she will be beholden to if she were to continue the skullduggery and somehow become the candidate? Her honesty has been demonstrated to be faulty on countless occasions. How can she possibly win the trust of the voting populace without the constant stream of trivial misinformation from the media?
We have a real choice in this primary season as well as the general election. We can continue to decline as a nation with the powers now in control, (who include Clinton and McCain), or we can vote for someone who actually represents the desires and elicits the participation of the governed.
Our greatest hope for overcoming the monumental obstacles ahead is to ignore the drumbeat of the powers that be, and to use our power to change the paradigm.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Leitham
April 30, 2008
PS: Here’s an interesting quote:
“If one candidate is trying to scare you
and the other one is trying to get you to think;
If one candidate is appealing to your fears
and the other one is appealing to your hopes;
You better vote for the person who wants you to think and hope.”
-President Bill Clinton’s”Law of Politics” Philadelphia, PA 2004-
