Ok, I just got finished
listening to Mitt Romney’s speech on CNN as I was doing some chores around the
house. Understand, I listened to it from start to finish and I’m still
listening to CNN now that Ashley Banfield is on and they are continuing the discussion
about the speech. So, as per standard let me lay a little “Dingleism” on this
situation. And this comment is directed at both Republicans and Democrat voters.
There is no party for someone who believes like I do. I am 51% conservative and
49% liberal and if you’ve ever had the pleasure of debating me on a topic you’d
understand those percentages. So, back to the speech. What I feel all Americans
on both side of the isle should take from not only Mitt’s speech but how the
election as a whole is being conducted is that all involved are horrible
examples of what we as a country and its citizens strive to be. The Republicans
are shooting themselves in the foot by attacking Trump the way they are. They
are doing exactly what MOST Americans despise about career politicians. And
they are doing it to the point that many Americans will possibly vote for Trump
just to show how pissed and disconnected they all are when it comes to the
needs of the citizens of this nation. Oh and Democrats, they are no better. They
are just as disconnected and play on the dreams of many voters never addressing
the reality of the situation. I as a BLACK MAN find it shameful and insulting
that both Bernie and Hillary would use the death of blacks at the hands of police
as a strategy to gain votes and political power. And it pains me to know that
there are SOME blacks who are drinking the Kool-Aid and will end up in “Jonestown.”
I’m not an Obama fan nor supporter, but as an educated man, I can admit and
acknowledge that he has done some really good things. He nor any politician
will ever do what Jerome wants and lead the way Jerome feels they should lead.
And that’s ok, they aren’t me.
It’s disappointing
that many of our young have their sights so locked in on the future and the ideology
they feel should be in place verses acknowledging the future REALISTICALLY and
what could be, while remaining grounded in the here and now; attempting to lay
the foundation so that you could potentially have that future. I would love to
have “free” healthcare and college but I also have the ability and willingness
to see that RIGHT NOW it is not possible. So how about we find a way to get
close to that. I know we could but the problem is someone somewhere is not
going to make money and that is going to be a problem. Listening to Mitt’s
speech has done nothing but show me, the “average American” that career
politicians (Dems & Rep) will do and say just about anything to win an
election, even if it means getting into bed with the Devil. And please, I ask
all to use critical thinking skills when reading this and not read or comment
based on your political stance. This post is about both sides attacking each
other and claiming to be so very different yet when you intelligently peel away
the layers of the onion you see that they are all the same. At the end of the
day they are all career politicians with agendas that supersede doing what best
for us Americans. I don’t have an answer but damn, there is got to be a way for
us to voice our displeasure with how things are because voting, right now, in
my opinion will not get it done. So as I bring this thought to a close I am
disappointed in where our country and its so called “leaders” have led us. But
I am more disappointed in WE AMERICANS who have been selfish, self serving and
blind for so many years that we are now all about to eat a shit sandwich. Only
thing that separates me from you is that I will be on the opposite side of said
sandwich.
