They say that if you
are young and you are not a democrat, you have no heart; and, if you are old
and you are not a republican, you have no brain. I would like to challenge
that. When this was first said, I’m sure it meant something... Today’s
political system however, is so perplexing that nothing makes sense anymore.
That really grinds my gears!!! THE only westernized country on this
planet where someone like Rick Santorum had a chance to become the leader of
the free world. I mean the man was against everything that makes any
society prosper. He hated women rights, unless staying home producing
babies is a right; he hated every other religion besides his own; for crying
out loud he hated our right for higher education! Why are we going overseas to
fight terrorism? They are running for president. If Santorum would have
gotten elected, words like thrust and penetration would’ve been deleted from
the dictionary. Phrases like "coming from behind" couldn’t be used in
sports anymore. I exaggerate, of course; however, in Afghanistan young
men and women are dying every day fighting that type of conservatism. In
this country we are giving those people a chance to pollute our political
system. How is this ok? I just don’t understand. How, is it ok for Mitt Romney
to pay 14 % taxes on his $20 million capital gain for 2011, while the rest of
the country is struggling to survive, paying 30 % of what little they have?
Please someone with a “brain”, please explain it to me. The political
system is so corrupt and politicians can’t see past their funders because money
is in the way.
Holding a political
office must be the only job on earth where they don’t do their job because it
is an election year. Focusing on fundraising, a job that they did not get
elected to do, is more important than doing what we, the tax payers, are paying
them to do. How are we allowing this to happen? In what universe can I
tell my boss: "I’m sorry, I can’t do my job because my contract is up for
renewal?" This is what we hear from Washington all the time
and statements like “don’t expect anything to be done on an election year” have
become as common as money hungry corporations funding our political system.
We changed the
definition of bribing and corruption and we now call it lobbying. PLEASE!!! At
least have the decency to be honest. As much as I hated President Bush’s’
dumb ass, I admired his bluntness and stupid honesty. In a 2004 interview,
President Bush was asked by a reporter what he thought about people disagreeing
with him and the unpopular war in Iraq. His response: "SO!! We were voted
by the people and we are doing what we think is best." The cojones on this
guy!
We voted in Obama four
years ago because we were promised change. Although some change has happened,
it is nowhere near what we wanted or expected. And I think the main
thing that he has lacked has been the courage to stand up in front of the
Republicans, and more importantly, stand up for what he believes in.
I do want to give him some credit for the multiple things that he has accomplished
during his first term; however, I have not seen the general shift in ideology
that he promised. Why can’t he stand in front of this country and call the
Republicans what they really are: A selective group of people that want
this country to serve them and not the other way around, a selective group of white
people that want this country “back” from the blacks and foreigners. I
want to see this administration be as radical as their counterparts.
I only wish that
President Obama had half the audacity of Bush. After all, he has twice the
brain.
So you claim that your blog's purpose is to have intelligent discussion (in a respectful manner) around a range of topics, yet you write things like "THE only westernized country on this planet where someone like Rick Santorum had a chance to become the leader of the free world. I mean the man was against everything that makes any society prosper. He hated women rights, unless staying home producing babies is a right; he hated every other religion besides his own; for crying out loud he hated our right for higher education!"
ReplyDeleteYou may not like the policies of Rick Santorum, but please tell me, where did you get your information from? When did R. Santorum say or express his "hate" for women's rights? When did he express his "hate" for other religions? When did he express his "hate" for "our right to a higher education?"
The average US citizen's tax rate is actually 25%, not 30%. The reason that Mit Romney, and others, pay a lower tax rate is because of long term capital gains on investments. You are more than welcome to pay the lower rate as well…just make sure that your income comes from investments. Would you like to increase that rate? If you would, then the average American Joe who dabbles in stocks and has a 401K is going to end up paying a higher tax rate as well.
I don't even know how to respond to the rest of your blog post. In my opinion, it is difficult to have a legitimate conversation when you state something like this: "Why can’t he stand in front of this country and call the Republicans what they really are: A selective group of people that want this country to serve them and not the other way around, a selective group of white people that want this country “back” from the blacks and foreigners." Are you Kanye?
No offense, but you may want to reevaluate how you write your blogs…
OK now you are really grinding my gears... Granted I purposefully exaggerate a little bit in order to create a bit of an reaction from my readers, but calling me Kanye???? IF anything i would like to be compared with 2PAC.
ReplyDeleteLets explore some of my thought shall we?
Anyone who believes that a women does not have a right to chose for me hates women!
Quotes:
On women if combat
“When you have men and women together in combat, I think men have emotions when you see a woman in harm’s way,’’ (this shows to me that he believes women are weak)
On unmarried mothers
“The notion that college education is a cost-effective way to help poor, low-skill, unmarried mothers with high school diplomas or GEDs move up the economic ladder is just wrong.”
— From Santorum’s book, “It Takes a Family: Conservatism and the Common Good.”
On working mothers
“Many women have told me, and surveys have shown, that they find it easier, more ‘professionally’ gratifying, and certainly more socially affirming, to work outside the home than to give up their careers to take care of their children.”
— From “It Takes a Family”
On stay-at-home mothers
“Respect for stay-at-home mothers has been poisoned by a toxic combination of the village elders’ war on the traditional family and radical feminism’s misogynistic crusade to make working outside the home the only marker of social value and self-respect.’’
All this tells me about the guy is that he hates educated women and believes that a woman should stay at home and raise babies!
(is this a bit exasperated, yes, of-course the guy doesn't hate all women; just the non christian, educated ones that decide to have a life outside of the home.)
AS for religion: he has been trying to shove a christian moral code down our throats every chance he gets.
“Earlier in my political career, I had the opportunity to read the speech, and I almost threw up.” –Rick Santorum, on JFK’s 1960 speech about the importance of separation of church and state (October 2011)
Education:
”President Obama wants everybody in America to go to college. What a snob … Oh, I understand why he wants you to go to college. He wants to remake you in his image.” –Rick Santorum, speaking to a Tea Party group in Michigan (February 2012)
And I ready don't want to get started in Taxes... we are not talking about the average American Joe, we are talking about people that make way more, way more.
I believe the conversation is a ideological conversation and has nothing to do with my blog or Rick Santorum. This conversation is about what kind of America do we want to see. I want America a certain way and you want to see it differently. However what makes this country great is the fact that both of us can openly discuss our ideas without fear of prosecution. You should open a blog, I would love to read it.