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Who will be our 45th President of the United States of America? As we head for elections this fall, in the words of Senator Ted Cruz from Texas, “Vote your conscious in November.” Watching both the Republican (RNC) and Democratic (DNC) conventions on social media, I come away feeling even more uncertain of either party. Frankly, I dislike both candidates, but out of the mouth of my own elderly father, “Vote for the less of two evils.” Consider which candidate would do less damage in office for the next four years and possibly for the next eight years.
While married, my husband and I were “Conservative Democrats.” My husband was an attorney and worked for the State of Georgia. He became an Administrative Law Judge in 1982, about a year after we were married. I volunteered for the Democratic Party when I entered a graduate (Masters) program in spring of 1989. After our marital split in 1996, I became a registered Republican and still to this day….
I am a disabled woman now due to chronic illness and an autoimmune condition. I am single (divorced), retired with only a teacher’s pension and disability. I have a limited income. After earning a doctorate in education in 2004, I taught public high school until 2010. I taught English to special education students. I retired from schoolteaching due to disability in May of 2012.
As I watched the DNC this week, I did not hear one word about ISIS until last night – the third night. Vice-President Joe Biden made a statement about ISIS, however, why wasn’t it not mentioned otherwise? Was it the embarrassment of removing American troops from Afghanistan? Nothing was said of Islamic threats and tactics either. I stayed glued to my television all week waiting to hear about Islamic issues, only to be disappointed.
Media reported that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met privately four hours in the Oval Office after the attack in Libya. President Obama had yet to be notified. Why wasn’t he alerted first? Where was backup and why wasn’t it organized? Americans died because there was no enforcement secured. Their deaths may have been prevented through proper organization of troops.
Also, I didn’t notice the American flag until last night and there was only one on stage. Tonight, there are several American flags. The Democrats are finally getting wiser! Hillary will give her acceptance speech tonight. Chelsea will introduce her mother. Speakers are saying that Hillary has guts. Yes, it must take guts to stand in front of millions watching and declare you are the best running candidate for office.
Her husband, former President Bill Clinton, spoke on Tuesday night. I listened to his speech, as he declared love for his wife. If Clinton loved his wife so much, why did he openly cheat on Hillary left and right? And where is Monica Lewinsky? Will she make another appearance before long? One thing is certain. Monica was definitely prettier than Hillary. No pun intended.
A recent poll of registered voters revealed that 68% to 70% of voters were dissatisfied with the direction of this country. Secretary Hillary Clinton’s campaign claims that all is right with America and this country is great. First Lady Michelle Obama said eight years ago that the nation wasn’t great. That conflicted with her speech on Monday night.
Americans need to wake up and look around them. Some just don’t want to see the truth. The Democrats are leading the nation into a Socialist society. They want to override the middle class with only upper and lower classes. More terrorists are entering the country with terrorist threats against the country. More law enforcement officers are injured or killed everyday by defending their own officers. Property taxes are highly inflated and rising, while unemployment remains a national concern among people in the workforce and recent college graduates.
In the past decade, health care has been costly for the average American, while people on welfare and illegal aliens fill the Health Departments applying for Medicaid. Guess who pays that bill? The taxpayers do! Gun control is ‘out of control’ becoming significantly problematic in major cities all over the country. More young adults and children are killed in schools from gunmen that were allowed to purchase firearms without so-called ‘sanctioned’ or legalized gun laws. More mass killings are seen across the country as in the recent shootings in Orlando, Florida. The country is trillions in debt and raising taxes to bring in revenue for the nation. College students and graduates are deeply in debt due to student loans and delinquent bills.
Hillary’s pitch of Donald Trump’s “Not qualified for office, fake campaign and bully tactics,” are trumping the podium for Trump’s slamming words that “Maybe Russia will find Hillary’s 30,000 missing emails.” Do we want or need a bully in office? And what happened to the individuals that lost their money and scholarships to Trump University years ago? The DNC hasn’t left Trump in a good light. They stated he ran millions in debt and claimed bankruptcies, leaving businesses in a jam to take the fall. On the other hand, the RNC had made Hillary look like an incompetent woman who needs advice on everything…they talked mainly about her crooked political strategies and dishonesty. Yet, Hillary claims she is the best qualified to lead the nation.
Some feel that Trump is a God-sent for our nation. Is he the man for us? My parents didn’t raise a dummy. I do believe in equality and fairness to all. I don’t believe in misleading people with unproven statements or half-truths. As much as we have been lied to these past eight years, Americans are getting sick and tired of all the bureaucratic monopoly in Washington D.C. Nothing is being done and I feel that once Hillary is in office, the nation may see a repeat of Obama Care and political tactics. More so, it may get worse.
I am not a “Pig” either, in Trump’s slurring words in his viewpoint of women. He wasn’t just talking about Rosie either. Trump doesn’t feel that Hillary is capable of holding office, yet Hillary trumps Trump in political experience. A woman is equally capable of holding office if well-qualified for the job. I am for equal opportunities and humanity for all, men and women, race, creed or color. In the quote of President Obama’s speech last night, “Yes, we can!”
I leave you in light of V.P. Biden’s speech last night, “God bless you and God bless America.” Vote your conscious, but whatever you do, please get out in November and vote! Don’t let Obama serve another four years by not voting for either candidate. That would be a national tragedy. This is your time to get out and make a voice for yourself as well as your family. The time to decide the direction of this nation. What do you want in terms of civil rights? Of American rights? Of LGBT rights? Of illegal immigrants? Of prayer in schools? Of national security? Of gun control? Of Social Security and Medicare?
As our forefathers stood in the halls where liberty and democracy were created, let freedom ring for all citizens who stand proud to say America is their homeland, their country and one that they love. “Libertas Omnium” or “Libertas Supra Omnia,” which translates to “Freedom for all.” As Spock said in Star Trek’s Wrath of Khan, “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or one.”
Written by Anne Rakestraw Murray
Jim said:
you have to admit that the presidential debates will be one big clown show.
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annepm2015 said:
Trump says he will improve America, yet he hasn’t told us how he will do it. On the other hand, Hillary says America is already great. @#%&
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Write This Down said:
Amen sister. My biggest beef is the email thing. And not how most people talk about it, but for the fact that she lied (and this isn’t certainly the first time) but also just the audacity at which she can take this issue to light. She thinks a quick, woopsy fixes it. I myself hold a high level clearance. I think about that clearance frequently. I can lose my clearance if I get a few speeding tickets, file for bankruptcy, etc. and certainly if I cross classification lines with important data. She knowingly did this and seems to not care and definitely does not own up to her mistakes. That right there would cast down my vote to her (if I ever thought I would, which I won’t). It amazes me that women who call themselves feminists vote for her too. Blows the mind. Have a good day and we’ll have to see how all of this craziness rolls down the hill!
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annepm2015 said:
In agreement…Anybody else would be sitting in jail now. Males me wonder if Trump is elected if he won’t bring charges against her. Thanks for responding. 🙂
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Just Plain Ol' Vic said:
I refuse to vote for “the lesser of the two evils” mentality because it is not ethical (in my mind) to endorse someone, especially if you disagree with their policies. Unfortunately I personally feel we are being given two equally poor choices…so I will stand by my principles and write in my candidate who is much more qualified, “the village idiot.” 😉
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annepm2015 said:
Well…there are only two choices. I wish the nominations could be reversed, but it seems that is where we are. It is a difficult decision as I see the problems mounding in our country. Foreign countries laugh at us now and no, America is no longer so great!
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Just Plain Ol' Vic said:
It hasn’t been for a few decades now.
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Ray Laskowitz said:
Of course you meant the attack in Libya… I see you are buying into the Trump line.
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annepm2015 said:
Thank you for catching that. Sorry! 🙂 I’m not completely sold on Trump either.
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creakingbones said:
I enjoyed reading your take on the political situation you are enduring. Here in the Land Down Under, voting is compulsory and non compliance brings with it a fine. I can understand why Biden is asking all Americans to vote. The higher the vote count, the clearer the mood of the country can be assessed.
I can only go by what I read in our press and it seems to me that independence in the media has gone out the window here and perhaps in yours also. It’s plain to see bias in all of our major parties and that’s one of the reasons I enjoyed reading your blog. If you do have any bias towards either Trump or Clinton, it certainly does not show through. What a shame thatcher writers on the topic can’t write a balanced piece.
Seems to me that it’s the political advisers that are the prime decision makers and whoever sits in the White House relies on that information. I can only hope that whoever occupies the White House after November selects their advisors based on merit and doesn’t just collect party hacks. In that regard seems to me that Trump will bring in credible outsiders. Whether he would listen to their advice is another matter.
However after all of that it’s great to see you writing for your blog again.
Straight to the point, balanced and written with style and substance.
Thank you for shining light into the darkness of your political system.
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annepm2015 said:
Thank you for your kind words. I admit it takes guts to post on political parties. I wasn’t sure how it would be taken – good or bad. I just write what each party in my own opinion represents. 🙂
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creakingbones said:
Sorry for the few typos. Just goes to show never to proof read when eating a sandwich’
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annepm2015 said:
No problem!
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Sheila Morris said:
Whew – I am desperately searching how to unfollow you – I know nothing I say could ever make you reconsider your political opinions, but I am always amazed to meet an educated woman who supports a political party that has consistently worked against her own best interests. I mean consistently. For the past sixty years even. Gee whiz.
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annepm2015 said:
It is your right and your opinion. I do not support either party right now. Rather, I have different viewpoints of each candidate. I simply write what I feel the direction of this country is going without the bias feedback. I write what is quoted from others, not in my own words.
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Sheila Morris said:
Sometimes I get a little carried away, but you are right. It’s your post, and you have every right to your different viewpoints. I have tried to practice kindness for my entire life – it’s a lesson I learned from my parents – occasionally I backslide. 🙂
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annepm2015 said:
It is all right. No worries. Kindness is a very genuine quality to have and one I admire. Your parents were wise to teach you kindness. I wish more children were raised with those principles nowadays. My parents brought me up in goodness and honesty. They invoked in me to always be kind to others. Thanks so much for your response. It made my day. 🙂
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Mario J. Pinheiro said:
Hello, Anne! Happy to read your comments about the political situation in US. We all around the globe are very concerned, when they speak about WWIII…Writers should stand by the side of their people since they are a “voice” to be heard in society. For some of us in Europe neither candidate is good for US or the world, we see them as dangerous and not at all friends of North-American people.
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annepm2015 said:
Thank you. I did take a look at your blog. 🙂
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annepm2015 said:
Thanks, Mario, for your response. This is the first time I believe I have not liked both candidates running. Some see Trump more as arrogant and a bully…A dictator, which will bring only trouble with the united nations. There will be a split among countries and states here in the US. I do not know enough about Hillary to set an opinion on how she will command in office. From hearing from others, she will be another Barack Obama, which may bring about another world’s war. I agree that someone needs to stand up and voice where others can not.
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Izrael said:
Thanks for the lovely and informative post. I would just want to say that Americans need to decided critically on whom they deemed fit to become president. The country depend on what will happen on election. Not only that, the world will also suffer the consequences on whom will take charge in the office. It is a difficult decision to choose between those two as they are in fact both “evil” but I am not sure how one can even make that decision in the first place. I am wishing all Americans good luck for their next president. May the odds be ever in your favour.
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annepm2015 said:
Thanks for the response and your supportive comments. You are right that the two candidates represent what is evil in this country. Frankly, the electoral votes control who is chosen for the general election. Everyone thought Trump would not make it this far when he first said he was running 13 months ago. In November, we will learn our fate. Either one will affect the nation’s economy as we are so far in debt right now. National security and international affairs may be affected, especially if Clinton gets in office. Trump is considered too much of a bully and obnoxious. I hate to see him in office in January. This is the trend our country has been going in for decades, however. Thanks again for your viewpoints.
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annepm2015 said:
Thank you for your comments. I feel we are headed in that direction. I fear that our country is not far from a socialist union now. Pity that Americans don’t see what is in front of them!
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annepm2015 said:
Thank you, Marshall! 🙂
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Good in depth analysis of both candidates. I personally am voting for ANYONE but Trump.
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annepm2015 said:
Thank you. 🙂
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