Posted by
Mike Silverman on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 9:23:25 AM
I learned three things from Hillary Rodham Clinton's speech at the Democrat National Convention last night. She thinks very highly of herself. She supports Obama for President. she thinks the typical US citizens are living in their own feces and it's all the fault of George Bush. Biggest lie in the speech; when she said that she believed the US is a great country. She doesn't believe that. Her examples of citizens she met during her campaign were of desperately struggling people in terrible situations. Victims. That was what Hillary presented. The US is filled with victims because, by her standards we are not enough of a socialist nation. Tell us Hillary, where were the examples of citizens who succeeded in reaching thier dreams, without needing the government to make it happen for them? They are out there, Senator. Did you even bother to try to find those success stories? What else did we learn. We learned that the US is still envisioned in a caste system of wage classes by Democrats. The rich are always too rich and need to be taxed more, oil companies are evil and need to be taxed more than ever, and the availability of health services to those in need is not good enough and therefore needs to be taken over by the government for all people and be doled out like watered down soup at a homeless kitchen. Hillary asked her voters, if they were "in it" for all the people in the country who feel invisible. Apparently, to Hillary, being "visible" means having your needs taken care of by the government, but more importantly having a Democrat in the White House. Who are the IN-visible people that Hillary thinks need a Democrat politician to make them visible? This is a sick view of the United States, and a wrong view. In this country individuals are as visible as they choose to be. Just ask the Re-Create 68 protesters outside the Democrat National Convention. But let's look at what a real American success story is. How many people have heard the name Sam Walton? Probably a lot. The reason is that this Oklahoma farm boy who started out with very little grew up through hard work and creative ideas to become founder of the biggest retail chain in the world, Wal-Mart. But that's just one example of the great success that can be grasped by anyone with the drive and inspiration to avail themselves of the opportunities of a capitalist marketplace in this country. Hillary's sob stories about victims are not motivational, not inspirational, do not speak to what can be achieved nor point out the greatness of the US. We need a leader who looks out across this country and sees the great things that are happening now and that "can" happen because of the freedoms and opportunities that are not tamped down by an overbearing government implementing a socialized system of sameness for all people.
- Mike Silverman