Why Willard lost the Election of a Lifetime

This past Tuesday, election day I did not watch the returns, because I did not really care, there was nothing really historic for me or anyone that I know. For the most part I had been beaten down by the relentless beating over the head and shoulders, the American people have been taking for the past seventeen or so months via the airwaves, the internet, at the water cooler, in church. I am tired, I wanted more than anything for it to be over, I feel like this has been one very, very long root canal, and yes I have had one of those when I was twelve, when my parents were getting divorced and the medication wore off it hurt like hell. None of this take two Motrin and go to bed, they did not have Motrin back then and I wanted really for my parents, BOTH OF THEM to come home and be a comfort to me. Which brings me to the subject of this discussion:

Why Willard lost the election, take a look at several issues, some related, some not. I could point the finger at this or that, however the bottom line is simple, Willard was a weak candidate, in some ways weaker than his predecessor, in many ways, he was so far removed from ordinary people that he seemed to look down at us, all of us, there are many that have serious issues with the idea that Mormonism is not Christianity, we Christians do not understand that denomination at all, down to their secret services, the special underwear and the commencement within the lifetime of tangible relatives in anyone's family tree.

We wanted to like him, he really made it difficult, we wanted to accept him, but he decided to do the one single thing that I know almost everyone's parents told them to do when they were going out, go to the front of the place, stay there and wait for us/me, do not come running around looking for me, you will only get more lost.

Willard decided that he needed to be all things to all conservatives and Republicans, and in doing that he started to turn some folks off, both campaigns were arrogant, not sure what and  where that was coming from. 

I am not sure who is responsible for this idea, but nobody came for the American Blacks, somehow when we were lured unwittingly into the Democratic party over the past 70 or so years, the Republicans just sort of gave up on us, sure there have been defectors to this grand plan and I am grateful to that it does show some level of evolution, but you need to come for us, in a big way, and yes you are going to have to shout down loudly the naysayers and the hooligans that stand to lose the most with any exodus from the parties. More on that one later. 

When both candidates seem to be the same, one not too much different from the other, then its just a coin toss, both of them were big government, both of them were going to raise taxes on rich people, which is fine, just be truthful about it. The one thing that seemed to ring true about the run up to the election, there seemed to be many, many distractions, quite a few of them perpetrated by the media, some by peripheral candidates that could not seem to keep from placing their foot in their mouth. Each and every time he was off message, then it was an opportunity to provide distraction to the American people.  A stronger candidate would have been able to subvert much of that, just by staying the course. The party racists, the ones that create their own atmosphere by suggesting that the President was born in another country, that he is of a non Christian faith,  that he is a socialist, he is out to destroy America/ he hates America, all of that not true, If you looked at him as a man that wishes a slightly different path for America and you really do not agree with him, then that is what should be said, all of that being said. I do not like the way he leads or rather fails to, his support of issues such as marriage, behaviors can be masked or put away for a period of time, like black people when they code-switch, like white people when they code-switch, yes I said it. 

Bottom line, we don't need someone who is severely or any other conservative, we just someone who is consistent, honorable and embraceable. We need a person that is willing to be honest beyond a shadow of a doubt and not driven by ego. I am more than likely going to rewrite this, but consider this, in many states, Mr Romney lost by the amount of a few votes, those votes could have come from folks that did not bother to show up, or those votes could have come from those that did, but picked the other guy because of party servitude. 

We need to do better, we all need to do better, and we need to drive the racists out no matter where they live, they are as bad as child predators. 

Listen, Please, Just Listen

Listen-- Since not many others are doing it. I am, I will. I would like to commend all of the young military officers that I see day in and day out. Not the ones with stars in their eyes, but the ones who may have had to struggle a little bit , whose families were not the richest on the block financially, but the richest in values, in honor, courage, commitment. I want to commend every young Ensign, LTJG, Second and First LT, all of you especially those Americans of African descent in part. Because we are all mutts, even the light green and light blue Marines. I would like all of you to know that I admire what you stand for, that I want you to remember that you stand with the people that have made this country and others like this one possible, the strength of vision, the honor and courage of teachers, those who have enabled us to advance to where we are today. You are to stand above the mindless celebrities that gather the spotlight and return nothing, nothing at all to the remainder of us. The athletes that get paid millions of dollars and represent false idols to those that will follow in our footsteps. I want you all to stand up for all Americans, all Black Americans, because you show that the dream is alive. That you and I can compete on an equal footing without the need for counts. To see you younger brothers and sisters in that uniform means a lot, it means that we will not be doomed to become a permanent forgotten underclass, that we are an intelligent and noble people. That despite any adversity we can prevail, that you and I can think for ourselves.
More importantly for you is this; I want each and every one of you to stand up and represent to all of our younger brothers and sisters, that an education is the way up and the way out. That they can attain this without sacrificing their lives, their soul, and their family to apathy. That they, if the shoe fits, can stop crying victim and poor me and do something that they can be proud of. They can become, like you, part of a long history of folks that will be remembered. Like Jesse Leroy Brown, Colin Powell, Clarence Thomas and Thurgood Marshall, like Benjamin O. Davis Jr & Sr. like Daniel "Chappie" James, and Frank Petersen, amongst many others, rather than the shorter history of those that will be forgotten.

Remember these things always, please;

Take care of the lives and the minds entrusted to you, somebody's mother and father was kind enough to loan you their child, most of them want them to come back.
Make no promises that you don't intend to keep.
Be true to your word.
Don't try to correct your dog or anyone else while you are angry, all dogs bite. ( I know this first hand)
God or whoever you see as your higher power (he's not the General) does love you.
Take care of yourself, make time for family, friends, even a perfect stranger, it will pay you rewards.
I appreciate and admire you folks, I served my twenty, and I appreciate all the time you are giving. Thank You for your time and your service.