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Psssst... Your pants is down and the world is watching
psssssssssst... pull your pants up, the world is watching.
Yes, it is very important for the peoples of the USA to seriously consider that the world is watching every iota of this election process. They already doubt the integrity of our system because of what happened in 2000. The average person will give us a pass on that because it might be a one off situation.
Judging from what's happening at Palin/McCain rallies, the world is now being asked to take another long look at the American people, its society and it systems. Some aspects of the society seem to be seething with anger at what's happening with the Republican party and that a young upstart roared from nowhere and is breaking apart the status quo. What is even more frightening and threatening for this element is that this young upstart is black... or 50% black or maybe 50 percent white. Take your pick.
What's happening is not good at all. For such to happen means that we are lowering ourselves even further down the cess pool. We are the ones who waltz around the world creating democracies. We are the ones who wage wars on those who restrict the liberties of people. We are the ones who talk of freedom to associate, freedom of speech and press.
We are the ones who tout opportunity as the hall mark of our existence. We have made the world to believe that the best things can happen..."Only in America". We proclaim ourselves as being the world leader.
How can we now have such a huge movement in our society which shouts words of treason, kill him and off with his head to a man who has pursued his american dream, which is his legitimate right. How can we be so angry because a black man is about to ascend the stairs of the "whitehouse"? How can we be seething with so much anger when someone dared to believed in what we preached and reached out and took ahold of those things which we made him believe?
Are we now seeing the real America coming to the surface? Are we asking the world to view us for the people that we really are and to look for another more honest world leader?
Hey America, let us take stock and remember that the world is watching. Our pants is down... we need to pull it up.
Comments (2)
This past Summer, we saw a preview of Senator Obama's attractiveness to the World Community.
I'm very optimistic about this Country's future. After 8 years of steady erosion, I believe our standing in the World will change overnight. The morning of November 5th, 2008 - to be more specific.
Our downfall has been the Economy, the Economy, the Economy.
Our renewal will depend on Leadership, Leadership, Leadership.
Historically, African Americans have been on the short end of a bad Economy as well as the short end of an equal voice in any solution.
Now, the natural leadership and superior intellect of an African American candidate for President of the United States appears to be the only thing between America and ruin.
You have to admire the man, and love the irony.
It's starting to make this old Atheist believe in a higher power.
October 11, 2008 2:50 AM | Reply | Permalink
Our downfall has been more than the economy. Or have you forgot the war crime of torture, which is prohibited always an everywhere, which cannot be made legal, and the effort to make it legal is also illegal?
Have you forgot the illegal invasion and occupation of a country that was barely a threat to its neighbors, and no threat to us?
Have you forgot the thefts of elections?
The illegal wiretapping?
The illegal, unconstitutional suspension of habeas corpus?
Have you forgot human rights?
It is last of all about money.
October 11, 2008 5:34 AM | Reply | Permalink
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