The-Great-White-NopeThis week we were treated to the spectacular Republican National Convention.
An exciting, titillating, historical convention of biblical proportions full of change, change and more change.
The star of this show, (according to those in attendance), was Sarah Palin, John McCain’s token female, who was snatched from Alaska, where she was a small town mayor, and now Governor, as an attempt to insult the intelligence of hard core Hillary Clinton Supporters in order to win their votes in November.
Apparently John said: “Get me a woman, any woman”, and so he did.
After giving Sarah Palin’s appointment serious consideration, and after talking to several Barack Obama Supporters (of all races), we have made the following observations:
She does not have enough experience.
We don’t know who she is.
We don’t know what she represents.
She is not only associated with a political kook who believes that Alaska should not be a part of the United States, but she is also married to him.
She appears to have all of the characteristics of being a member of a white supremacy/survivalist organization.
And just for the record, since all of the disagreements, criticisms, and questions about Barack Obama’s qualifications were not racist, then we refuse to be called sexist when we have legitimate concerns about her ability to run this nation if the need arises.
And as far as the family being off limits is concerned, just remember Barack Obama’s entire family was constantly under attack, especially Michelle Obama, so with that in mind, we feel that as the 2nd. in command of the conservative, holier then thou Republican Party, an unwed teenager who is pregnant is indeed an issue.
Why?
Because this proves that her outdated views on sex and sex education policies don’t even work in her own home, so why would we want these policies to be implemented for our entire nation.
Her state of Alaska ranks as one of the highest in STD’s, once again, as a result of her antiquated policies on sex and sex education, which involves the theory that if you don’t discuss a problem, then it won’t be a problem.
This is not how things work in the real world.
And we have 8 years of the Republicans to prove this.
Because they have insisted on denying that there are economic problems, energy problems, racial problems, and national security problems with our country, the problems that were once whispering to us, are now screaming out to us.
And last and certainly not least, we were appalled by Palin’s unsubstantiated inaccurate attacks on Obama and the work that he has done to help people who were in dire need of help. We know that (in Palin’s world), the work that community organizers do, and the people that they do it for are insignificant.
We also know that traditionally, the Republican Party has not served the “little people”, in this country who need service the most. And her minimizing the importance of community organizers to try and attack Obama’s qualifications for leadership just shows us that if certain groups, or certain people do not have any financial clout, then they are not considered to be worthy of their respect or their attention.
Community organizers were at the heart of the Civil Rights Movement, and I am sure everyone knows how monumental that movement became in this country. And not only that, if it had not been for some of the organizers in my community who were mentors coaches, counselors, spiritual leaders etc, I, and many other youth who are now grown man, would not be here as witnesses to just how important grassroots, community organizers are to this country.
And she has the unmitigated gall to try and minimize the role of the most famous community organizer in the nation today.
If Palin’s speech was a home run with bases loaded, (as I have heard some Republican Friendly Commentators say), then the game on Wednesday night was truly little league.
In my opinion, the best speech that I heard at the Republican National Convention was John McCain’s.
However, the fact that his speech was the best, is not saying very much, with everything being relative.
The highlights of John McCain’s speech, (as it was with the other speakers that I heard), was the times when they transformed from conservatives, (which is what the Republican Party is all about), no change, into agents of change, which is when they started running Barack Obama’s Campaign.
We repeatedly heard inaccuracies about what Barack Obama stands for, his energy policies, his economic polices, and above all else, his policy of inclusion for all people no matter what their income or their skin color.
Now here’s a question for all Americans who are not blinded by racial, social, or class hatred: When you looked at the audiences that attended the Democratic National Convention, what did you see?
You saw thousands of people from different places, with different backgrounds, incomes, and of different races who wanted the same thing; positive change for our country.
Now here is that same question for the same people who are not blinded by racial, social, or class hatred: What did you see when you looked at the audiences at the Republican National Convention?
Did you see any indication of progress or change?
No what you saw were people who are still living in the old west, slavery times, and in the times when war for America was simple because the playing field in the world was so uneven in favor of the US.
Those days are gone forever, and Barack Obama is very aware of this fact, and his message of change is so effective, and so powerful, that the very people who detest him, (for whatever reason), have had to abandon their original ideology and adopt his.
This is a true indication of the fact that the Democratic Party, led by Barack Obama and Joe Biden is on the right track.
The majority of the convention was about John McCain’s capture and torture, and warm and fuzzy platitudes for their families, friends, children, puppies, etc. All of this is well and good. However, after 4 nights of the RNC, I did not hear anything that answered the question: What are you going to do to make my life, and the life of my fellow Americans better then it is now?
If they were not talking about John McCain’s war story, they were busy using Obama’s principles of leadership as if they were their own, or they were minimizing Obama’s qualifications, and trying to over inflate those of Governor Palin’s.
To make a long boring story shorter, I still do not think that John McCain and Sarah Palin are going to bring about the changes that we need in these dangerous times.
I and many of my fellow Obama supporters, (of all races and income levels), agree that John McCain’s sacrifice for this country is well respected and appreciated, and we will not try to minimize the importance of it.
However, to imply that just because Obama was not shot down, captured, beaten and held as a POW in Vietnam with the scars to prove it, does not automatically qualify John McCain as the best leader for America, and it definitely does not automatically disqualify Barack Obama as the best leader either.
So the only thing that the Republican National Convention was effective at doing was to verify the fact that they are not the answer.
They did not discuss the issues.
They did not discuss solutions to these issues.
They did not discuss unity.
They did not discuss the past 8 years.
And it was funny to see Republicans avoiding conversations about Republicans.
Fear mongering, war mongering, intolerance, denial, and trying to invalidate the most qualified candidate is not the answer to our problems.
Only a leader like Barack Obama who can bring together all kinds of people who want the same things, (that being the improvement of life for all Americans), can accomplish this.
And as one final testament to Barack Obama’s Validity as a viable presidential candidate, the Republicans are now referring to Governor Palin as John McCain’s Barack Obama.
So why should America settle for an imitation when they can have the real deal.
So thanks to the RNC for solidifying our support of Barack Obama and Joe Biden, for the benefit of All Americans.
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