Thursday, September 18, 2008

It's getting scary

With the election close upon us, I am getting queasy about how many Americans will go to the polls having NO CLUE what the issues are. Here is an excerpt from a Time article I read online:

Pausing recently at a Wal-Mart, she said: "Honestly, I don't know what to do. I really don't want to vote for McCain. You can tell he only cares about rich people. Sarah Palin wears glasses that cost $300. McCain's wife wears Gucci clothes. Which means they don't know anything about people like me." Into that stew of assumptions, she adds: "I hear that Obama's a Muslim. If he is a Muslim, that would be a problem, because the terrorists already attacked us." (He's not.)

There are so many things wrong with that perspective! If a multi-billionaire ran for president and was solid on the issues facing our country, I would vote for him/her. If a Muslim ran for president and was solid on the issues facing our country, I would vote for him/her. Ugghhh. Please people, read the position papers on the websites of our candidates to see where they stand on certain issues. The future of education, welfare, the economy, social security, civil rights, health care, foreign relations, war, the environment, etc. may depend on this election. Read the candidates' speeches and press releases to see what they stand for. Don't trust just one media outlet, because they all have biases. Do your homework before you vote - please!

Becky sent me this quote, which I must share:

"An informed voter is a voter
whose vote doesn't count any more
than the vote of a complete idiot."
- Benjamin Franklin

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

So true. Now, what if you think they're both completely wrong? I know, I know. I'll suck it up. Switzerland is looking real good right now.