April 24, 2016

Meanwhile... In Bizarro America:

"Good Morning President Sanders. We are ready for the briefing."
Sanders: "Okay, lets get at it".

"The economic report is in and shows major upticks in domestic production and job growth."

Sanders: "Excellent news". "And the report on the current highway and rail construction?"

Sanders: "Great news, once the Secretary returns from their trip, we'll have news conference about the successes overseas."

Sanders: "Have you scheduled the meeting with the head of the Drug Enforcement Agency to discuss the removal of marijuana from the list of controlled substances and the changes in drug sentencing?"

Sanders: "Great job everyone." "Thanks for the reports." "Let's get to work on getting some agreements in Congress about the upcoming bills concerning the removal of Super PACs and lobbyist exchanges."

Sanders: "I'm certainly looking forward to that. Wonderful news."

April 21, 2016

Mob Mentality and Winning At All Cost

In response to a person who posed the question as to why so many supporters of Mrs. Clinton seem to relish childish name-calling and denigration of supporters of Mr. Sanders, this was the reply by one poster (brooklynbadboy) at DKos:

They wouldn't have to offer me a thing if Sanders had won. No sweet kisses. No loving worship. No gift baskets. I'd do my goddamn duty. My candidate lost, that's life, suck it up and support the nominee.

But these fucking Sanders people...if you don't kiss their ass and tell them how wonderful they are, they'll just vote Trump or stay home. Fuck that. Let em do whatever they want.

Then, it finally hit me like a gigantic tidal wave hits a building and this is my reply:

When you go to pull the lever, who do you have in mind? Yourself? Your family? Your community? Your country? If you aren’t voting with those things in mind, why vote? And if you do care about how your vote impacts the community and country, it should also matter to you if the person you believe is the best for the job actually wins. I am beginning to see the big picture. Many Clinton supporters apparently just don’t care about the day after the November elections. You will all get that great big high off of a win and it’ll feel good for about a week, and then its over. All that build up and then it’s just ‘over. Except for the millions of Americans who are now left to deal with the loss of a real chance to dynamically change this country for the better.

April 21, 2016

I Believe Truth About The Election Fraud In The Democratic Nomination

process will come forth. We are in the internet age, where massive amounts of data and information can be delivered easily. I do believe people will come forward and/or will be found out. I am pretty comfortable and resolute with my choice for the democratic nominee because I can honestly say he would never allow his campaign or anyone representing him do anything that could be determined illegal.

My only hope is that this information will come forth before the convention. Once a candidate is nominated, there are no do-overs. We will all need to live with the consequences if people don't follow their consciences on voting day.

April 16, 2016

I'm Donating My Vote To The Disenfranchised

Within fifteen seconds, two different people approached me and asked for a cigarette. I've cut down to less than four cigarettes per day, and when I do smoke, I walk outside, down the stairs and away from my neighbors windows. The second woman who approached me had no qualms about asking for my now unlit half cigarette. I gave it to her.

Now that the small local recycling joints have been closed and/or moved, I don't see the same number of people looking for recyclables that I used too and I often wonder how they are getting by.

I'm now in my last semester of a six year college stint, having returned to college in my forties to get my computer science degree. I'm a full-time student and a single parent of one. We live on my grants and a student loan. It is safe to say that I am in poverty; I won't have an income for a couple months and will owe on my debt. Yet, I feel extremely privileged. I have a roof over my head and food on the table. I am sitting at a desktop computer writing this post with my favorite cartoon on a small flat-screen TV in my room. I am connected enough to society to follow what is going on and be politically active. I am registered to vote and never fail to do so. Yet, so many people are simply not connected to society enough to be involved. Many are living hand to mouth, with the most pressing issue being where to sleep at night, or how to get the money to pay an overdue bill. Some are dealing with severe addiction and/or homelessness.

These people are just a fraction of those who are not involved and therefore have no say in who is elected to serve the citizens. Even if they were to vote, they would not be of interest to our current corrupted political leaders, because they have no power or money. They are not the only citizens who have no voice; there are millions of children who are just as affected by our current economic and other policies, yet must rely on adults to make those choices for them.

For all these people, we must choose wisely. They are usually, if not always overlooked and uncounted. Every human being in the U.S. deserves to be represented, EVEN those who can't vote. I will choose to use my vote for the candidate who is most likely to consider the needs of all U.S. citizens if elected. In June, in CA and in November, I will be casting my vote for Bernie Sanders.