There is a pretty good argument to be made that the reason George W. Bush defeated Al Gore in 2000 is due the votes the Ralph Nader garnered. Undoubtedly most of those votes would have gone for Gore. Also undoubtedly a Gore presidency would have been head and shoulders above the cluster that was the Bush Presidency. The world and our country would have been in a much better place than what has been left to us by Bush-Cheney disaster.
I understand folk’s disenchantment with both the major parties, Democrats and Republicans. I do not know if it is still common, but in years past in some states when you registered to vote you had to declare party affiliation. I usually registered as an independent which in many ways disenfranchised me. Continue reading “2016 – Not the Time To Vote For A 3rd Party Presidential Candidate”
Headed towards the checkout was white male in the 3oish… 40ish age bracket. He had on a t-shirt the front of which read,”DONALD FUCKIN’ TRUMP’. The back read,”IF YOU DON’T BLEED RED, WHITE & BLUE, TAKE YOUR BITCHIN’ ASS HOME”
One of the big issues waging in the never ending culture wars is “bathroom” laws. This has been brought on by attempting to deal with transgender folks on a level that meets their needs. Transgender people would like use public restrooms that match what they perceive as their gender identity. Many states have passed laws attempting to force transgender people to use public restrooms that match the gender on their birth certificates.
I recently contacted both of the Senators from Missouri and my Congresswoman, Ann Wagner.
The main point of this book is that words matter. And the words that we debate with have been chosen by the conservatives to the detriment of progressive causes.