One of the big problems that I have had with the primaries this year is the way its been controlled rather than the way its been allowed to take its course. With the alternative media having been bought and paid for by Romney’s Bain Capital, jumping on the band wagon with an already biased network media, its no wonder that anyone can get a clear look at the candidates. Of course it is natural that everyone has a favorite they want to see win but when the process gets controlled by media who pride themselves on being “King Makers” for the people rather than reporting to the people, that’s when I say that the process is not only being manipulated by the minds of the public are as well. Sure, everyone has a right to appeal and persuade but when they marginalize some candidates so that equal opportunity is removed, that is when they are toying with the process and therefore our democratic system.
No one would think of removing the finish line in a race until it was crossed just as well as no one would think of proclaiming a winner at a football super bowl game or any game for that matter when there is still time left on the clock. So why is everyone rushing to judgment to get Huckabee to get out of the race? After all he has taken the time and made the sacrifices to be in this race along with his supporters. He has a perfect right to still compete for the nomination until its clear that a candidate has reached 1191 votes. What is wrong with that? I’ll tell you what’s wrong with that, nothing! It you are for John McCain of course you don’t want it. It has nothing to do with “party unity.” In the case of the Republican party, it will live and survive. The process was established to allow for competition. Its not as fragile as others are making it out to be. Its only a matter of whose ox is getting gored by circumstances or by our King Makers the media!,
As long as people still have a vote, they have a voice and should not be defrauded by someone taking away the finish line and proclaiming a winner before that tape is broken! We have a wonderful democratic process that if we would just not hinder and manipulate it, it would represent the majority pick but when we try to coerce candidates to step aside in favor of someone who we think is close enough to the goal line, we are engaging in hypocrisy and compromise. These candidates represent different ideas whether popular or not and as long as those ideas have an opportunity to have a voice, they should have a vote as well. That’s the American way. To lie, manipulate, cheat, steal, and control is to reduce the democracy that we are proud of to a third world country status.
This process will be over soon enough so why get angry about a candidate who still thinks he should be in the race? He has just as much of a right to free speech as anyone else. If people would vote their conscience instead of trying to be a prophet, maybe we would end up voting in men and women of integrity into government offices and not just the ones who twist our arm through manipulating the system and the press in order to get our vote. As long as we try to maintain a “win at any cost attitude,” engaging in tactics to run others off the road of democracy, we are not displaying the virtues that have stood for America and made America worthy of God’s Blessing.
Let the democratic process run. Stranger things have happened on the way to the finish line! Who are we to stop the process! Lets stop being fearful and show some faith in the process! For those who have primaries left, vote for the candidate that represents your voice, not for the one you think will win! Lets change our win/lose mentality to bring integrity back to the election process. “WE THE PEOPLE” can stop allowing the media to do our thinking for us! “WE THE PEOPLE” can do better than this. So lets work to get our facts, be properly informed and do our job right and let the process take care of the rest. Things don’t always end the way we think the will!
