I'm not an experienced political analyst or a professional blogger, but I am bothered and need to write the following:
Doug (my husband) and I watched Hillary Clinton's speech last night at the Democratic National Convention. We were moved beyond words, sure that her eloquence and passion united the Democratic party under the nomination of Barack Obama. We were wrong.
Some (unknown how many) of the delegates who voted for Hillary Clinton for President are saying they would rather vote for John McCain than Barack Obama. Why? Because Obama is black? Because they are hurt that Hillary didn't get the nomination? WHY???
I watched a news report this morning where the reporter said something to the effect of: 'although not everyone may agree with everything about John McCain, no one can say John McCain cannot run this country.' That hit me hard. Yes, he can run the country. So could my 11 year old son. But they couldn't do it well - not well enough to get out from under George W Bush's legacy and to get us out of the problems we're in. Does McCain even understand what the middle and lower classes are going through?
I'll tell him:
We struggle daily with finances, trying to decide between new school supplies for our children and medicine for our ADHD child, between mac-n-cheese for dinner and gas for our car, between rent paid in full and required vaccinations for school-age children.
We feel the weight of the world upon us. We are supposed to and often do care about global warming but when we HAVE to put $4.02/gallon gas in our car to get to a minimum-wage job, how can we possibly consider buying an electric car? We want to grow some of our own food, but our salaries dictate us to live in a high-rent/low-space/crime-ridden apartment building with little or no sunshine, and we take a chance every day we pick up a bit of fresh produce from the grocery (is it contaminated or not?).
We feel crushed by our obese bodies, but know that the package of ramen noodles costs a lot less than a bag of carrots. Our children get bigger and riddled with diseases like diabetes, autism and ADHD but we can't afford decent health care or healthy foods while we have to pay the exorbitant costs of transportation.
I see the future. With 4 more years of the weight of the world crushing us, our world will crumble. I see people who owned homes and cars struggling down the street begging for a bit of food for their children. I see people lined up in front of free clinics for samples of antibiotics and free flu vaccinations. I see children peering up at schools, unable to attend because of no permanent address or inadequate clothing and school supplies. I see the ocean floor buckling from the loss of structure and foundation from drilling. I see smog-filled days of choking breaths and nights of incredible heat and drought trading off with drenching floods. I see small businesses closing when passersby can't even afford to window-shop. I see sales of luxury items like sailboats, campers, jewelry and soda pops dropping, as we struggle to the nearly-empty foodbanks to get the last available loaf of bread. I see the incidents of crime rising as people grasp lives of theft and anger.
Don't let the future I see come true. Please.
We, the American People, need someone in charge of the American government who KNOWS what is really going on, and can DO something about it. Whether you supported Hillary because she's a woman or because she's a Clinton or because she's white or because you found her platform inviting, it's time to accept she's not the Democratic Party presidential nomination. Move your vote to someone who can really make a difference.
We beg of you.
Thank you for reading ... Vikki www.newviewgroupllc.com
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