Iam pretty noob to US political structure.. and as elections round the corner, i wanna understand it.. Just tell me the hierarchy.. like people directly vote for the presidential candidate or they elect governors from any party.. really confused finally whos expected to win.. hope its not obhama.. he's already running his campaign on Pakistan's sovereignty
People vote for delegates in the electoral college, so they don't directly elect the president. Just look up electoral college on the 'net. The process is stage managed, and the only ones who even get a chance have been vetted for years. That's why they ignore Ron Paul as much as they can. And don't worry about Obama, Hillary will win--you can put money on it. But it won't do you any good, because none of them respect other countries' sovereignty.
Basically, you have these electronic voting machines, and no matter how the people vote, the machines will return the results that the establishment wants to see win. There is no way to check the source code, and chain of custody on paper ballots is frequently compromised, so basically, the election is already over. This is the Presidential election btw. Congressional elections are a little less contrived, in that system, 90% of the time, the candidate who raises the most money, wins. So in the US, you want to either be selected by the establishment, or have a lot of money if you would like to be elected. Celebrity also helps, as evidenced by Rudy Giuliani and Hillary Clinton leading the polls for much of the season, now replaced by new star Barrack Oprah and John McCain. If you have comprehensive plans, and a solid platform like say a Fred Thompson, but you are not telegenic, forget about it. To summarize, you must be rich, popular and good looking, and then if you are selected by the establishment, the computers will reflect your victory.
Superb post and so very true. Love the Barack Oprah one mate. I did LMAO at the Thompson line too! I doubt that the dude was even photogenic when he was a small child too LOL. Did you see my one for Mitt Romney, EnRom. Sad but true.
Hierarchy? Oh, I declared myself King of the U.S.A., crowned myself just like Napoleon, so no need to worry about this hog posh anymore.
Thank you. I respect Thompson a little bit. He was a federalist, I really didn't agree with his stance on the war, and it is disturbing that he was a lobbyist, and party stooge earlier in his career. But he did have comprehensive economic plans months before other candidates, and they were really quite decent for a mainstream candidate. Nice. But it's not enough to laugh at these people anymore. We know that Capitol Hill is filled with scoundrels and thieves, corrupt politicians in bed with lobbyists and special interests, and yet we do nothing. The people elect Democrats to end the war, and when they do not, they also refuse to pursue impeachment with a strong body of evidence behind it. We know that Iraq was an illegal war, that 9/11 could have been averted, and that our country is being sold out to foreign creditors. And yet people do nothing, say nothing. We talk about tinkering and dreaming about grand plans of change, our favorite celeb politicians because "they can win", and we vote for them because we want to be winners too. And yet, deep down, and between election cycles, we know that we're losers, that we didn't get what we were promised, and the system has not become any better. But like sheep, we march right back and try again. Knowing that the ballots may not count, and that some candidates that may have been good have been marginalized and diminished by a media cabal that only serves to provide disinformation and dumb us down. I listened to AJ today, the Friday show, do it only when Ron Paulers are on, and he basically said, we're getting Hillary, there will be a crisis, and the nation will pass the tipping point, as she becomes our mother President. And sadly, he's probably right. And much more sadly, the same people who are so vehemently anti-democrat or anti-liberal will fall into line with the same patriotic rhetoric, as the mother drowns the baby.
Stay informed. Inform others. Never give up. There are no magical cures. No single elections that will change everything. You have to take victory in increments, and continue to build on what you have already done. But most of all, stay informed, and never lose hope.
Hope, and action. None of the great heroes surrendered. But this system is BS, and we all know it. It's time to stop kidding ourselves that it's going to magically make itself better. We need more heroes. We need to become heroes.
But we all heroes put themselves at risk. I wonder if the american people as whole are ready for something like this?
The Revolutionaries were like 3% of the population of the colonies. I'm not talking about anything radical. All we have to do is set brushfires of liberty in the minds of men.