Welcome to the Race
Recently I have been listening to OPB, the local public radio station here in Vancouver and paying very close attention to the political races. Specifically between Obama and Clinton, as they are the two whom interest me the most. Now, I am a self professed Obama fan, no doubt about it and those who know me can vouch for the fact that I severely dislike Clinton.
Previous to this moment, I could never quite figure out exactly why. There just seemed to be an air about her that I couldn’t bring myself to enjoy. While I was scrolling about, attempting to bring some life to my dying blog, I found a news blog by CNN which “reports” that;
Now, some of the comments in response to this “report” of dubious intention, I agree with absolutely. How in the world could you consider this news worthy? This feels much the same to me as saying, “This morning I brushed my teeth!”. I thought, “I hardly need to know this,”and as I was just about to close the window and go on to something else I had a revelation. I know why I don’t like Hillary.
Shes the Republicans Democrat. Atleast the way things were reported by various GOP owned and backed news media reports and the way she goes about collecting funding seem to lend itself to this philosophy. I sat down and did a little research, using one of the most useful tools; Wikipedia.
Upon looking up both Obama’s and Clinton’s name at Wikipedia, I attempted to keep an open mind about these subjects, however it can be difficult. Nevertheless, I attempted.
Hillary is known for her idealistic health plans and solid debating ability.
Obama is known for his heartfelt and empowered speeches and his everyman attitude.
On a whole, all of these are wonderful qualities, in a nominee and a President. However, Clinton seems to lack the for site to avoid pitfalls, such as refusing to return money which had even a shadow of a doubt attached to it (refer to Wikipedia, under the Norman Hsu Affair). She was told and warned that this money was wrongfully obtained, however she still refused to give up anything until everything came out.
Said this way, it doesn’t seem so wrong, however if I was a person of political or legal authority and I told someone that money was wrongful obtained, even if it was only the slightest chance, I would expect those funds would have been frozen and the person in charge would demand an investigation into the money’s source, returning all funds the instant it was discovered there was an issue. In this instance, someone even came forward and said that they had attempted to warn the Clinton administration ahead of time. Still, it took a few months before the Clinton administration would finally relent and return it “in light of recent events”. (For full insight into this and MANY other fiscal transgressions and inconsistencies, take a look at the wikipedia page linked above).
In short, Hillary seems to have gained the Republican ability to just ‘come up’ with money and try desperately to hold on to it.
Obama is an amazing step away from this. Having kept his record clean and seeming to always be ready with a response upon any action of his in the past. He won’t stonewall or talk sideways. If I ever have the pleasure of meeting of him, I am sure that his demeanor would be that of a solid individual with a steady handshake and unshakable resolve. He isn’t running for arch-royal-holymoses-I-am-so-better-than-you, as some of our more recent president(s) seem to believe the position is titled. He is running for the President of the United States of America. A position in which, I believe, he will listen to the individual and care for the needs of the many, all at once. We need a change. I want to be proud again, to look up at the flag and feel a slight mist in the eye. Obama is my choice.
