The "N" word has now intertwined itself into the 2008 campaign. It was bound to happen as the races got tighter. The "N" word is always tucked away in the beginning of these campaigns. Everyone smiles, shakes hands and promises to stay away from negative campaigning. They are downright civil to each other during debates, press conferences and town hall meetings, even praising their opponents' deftness in certain areas. That's before the pollsters begin their rampage of predictions and projections. Suddenly the pack of contenders change their focus and being nice is no longer a preferred strategy. It's as if the media has just thrown the fresh bloody meat to the political pack and the pack immediately picks up the scent. Like a pack of animals on the hunt, they start to smell the blood of opportunity and strategize how they can capitalize on any vulnerability, real or perceived. The focus is no longer civility; it becomes winning at any cost.
That's when the "N" word really hurts anyone listening. People who are trying to make a decision on who can lead us through the maze of economic, social and military issues we are facing as a nation get caught up in the "N" word-negativity. The real issues go out the door. Personal attacks, sensationalized rhetoric and downright lies are what are debated. The public is left wondering how all of this rhetoric answers our questions about leadership and where we are headed. We long for solutions or at least a road map from the candidates but instead we get nonsensical conversations from people who want us to believe they can lead us through this political maze. The real "N" word can blind us to what's really important and take us off track.
Maybe that's why so many politicians use the "N" word in their campaigns. Maybe they don't have real solutions or a road map and if they can distract us long enough we won't realize we are so far off track. The candidates for president are disappointing at best. They are masters at finding a "keyword". Then everyone takes it and distorts the meaning to fit their own agendas. It's funny really. The keyword this year is "change". Even Webster's doesn't have as many definitions as the candidates. Will someone's race or religion or gender change before the election in November? Unlikely. So why spend so much time talking about those things! So, let's help them out. Let's give them our definition of change so maybe they can get back on track using our roadmap of where we want to go in 2008 and beyond.
http://www.peopledebate08.com is the forum to let ALL politicians know what you think. This forum is a shout out to all politicians who court our votes, not just the democratic or republican candidates for president. A link to the site will be sent to all the candidates and as many elected leaders in Washington that we can get to so they can finally get a clue as to what we really want to change. This is our country. We have a voice and it shall be heard.
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