I have to get on my political soapbox once again. I watched all of the speeches from last week's Democratic National Convention and to get a clear picture of what the other side stands for, I was determined to watch this week's Republican National Convention. I try to be balanced and fair, but I have to honestly say that what I witnessed last night left me horrified. I tried to watch with an open mind, but the dark tone and the angry hateful rhetoric from just about all of the speakers left me frightened.
First of all, the Minneapolis/St.Paul area is rich with cultural diversity which was not evident at the RNC. I know there are many people of color who happen to be Republican and that was not in evidence when the RNC audience was panned. This historic election should be about inclusion and diversity. This would have been an opportunity to show that the Republican party is now a party of actual reform. What I witnessed last night was business as usual, good ole boy politics. I felt like we had taken a giant leap backwards in how we relate to one another as human beings, let alone Americans. Fred Thompson's speech was the most negative hatemonger piece of garbage there could have been. Not once did he mention Sen. Obama by name, but referred to him as "he." Is Sen. Obama not worthy of being respected as a man enough to call him by his name? Even if you do not agree with Sen. Obama's political platform, you should at the very least respect him for his accomplishments and as a man. I was disgusted by this blatant display of disrespect. Don't dare say you put country first, when in actuality you are in support of spending billions of dollars every month on a senseless war when our economy is the worst it has been since the great depression!!!
Secondly, how dare anyone say that if you do not prescribe to the Republican agenda you don't love your country or you are unpatriotic, or worse yet, Ungodly!!! I put the question out there in blog land months ago about religion and politics. I do not make my voting decisions based on whether or not someone claims to be a Christian. Politics is not where I place moral value, because quite frankly, anyone can claim to be a Christian but be living a morally corrupt life behind closed doors.
I could go on and on, but I will save my rants, especially for tonight when Gov. Palin addresses the RNC. I'm sure I will have lots more to discuss. LOL!!!!
Be informed and make an educated decision come November 4th!!! Remember, you just under a month to get registered to vote if you have not already done so!!
Love,
Jittaun
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