Pat Robertson's Giuliani Endorsement Draws Mixed Reactions

fortnighte »

Fri Nov 09, 2007 6:18 am Agree: 3   Disagree: 0

The very idea of "electability" is an interesting one, in that, WE THE PEOPLE determine someone's "electability."

It’s not the polls, or MSM or…whatever. It’s US!

The object of an election is to put into practice, at the governmental level, the ideals, that are consistent with the U.S. Constitution, I as a voter/taxpayer/American citizen deem beneficial to me personally and me corporately (being a legal citizen who cares deeply about my country).

It’s really quite simple: if enough of US decide that we want our government operating under such-and-such ideals, and we vote based on that desire (not the “lesser of two evils”), it can and does happen.

History, recent and not-so-recent, is replete with examples of “underdogs” triumphing: “Navy Beats Notre Dame, Ending 44-Year Losing Streak” (Nov. 3, 2007); “Appalachian State 34, No. 5 Michigan 32” in “one of the greatest upsets in college football history….” (Sept. 1, 2007); in early-2003, Joe Lieberman was leading the field for the Democratic Presidential nomination yet failed to win any primary; in early-1991 Bill Clinton was at 2% and went on to win the Presidency; in early-1975 Jimmy Carter was polling at 1% and went on to win the Presidency.

Would to God that we as citizens would approach the election process with the fervor, intensity and no-holds-barred approach that we can see in life’s other activities. I can assure you that, although some members of the Navy and Appalachian State teams had their doubts, they were encouraged to believe in themselves and to make the best possible effort they could, being unwilling to settle for anything less than that best effort.

No, no, NO, folks! Our job as U.S. citizens and patriots is not to "pick a winner," which seems to me to be a view which trivializes our opportunity and responsibility as citizens. We’re to carefully consider all our options and then vote based on what best follows the Constitution and, therefore, is best for US! Voting based on the supposed “electability” of this candidate or that candidate means “We the People” have bought into the lies and deception thrust upon us by those who seek to destroy our great country:

“That candidate doesn’t have a chance at winning. After all, look at these polls and our numbers over here. And they’ve raised so little money! See? Besides…s/he’s just much on the fringe. Have you listened to their radical views about this and about that? You’d be laughed out of your (insert major party name here) meetings for supporting that candidate. Honestly, you’re supporting a candidate that cannot win and you’ll be taking away votes from so-and-so which only increases the chances of the (insert major party name here) candidate so-and-so winning…and you know how bad THAT would be, don’t you? You wouldn’t want THAT on your conscience, now would you?”

Pat Robertson's Giuliani Endorsement Draws Mixed Reactions

fortnighte »

Fri Nov 09, 2007 6:18 am Agree: 0   Disagree: 2

To support and vote based on “electability” is to deny the importance and relevance of MY vote and YOUR vote and, in all likelihood, put into office someone who themselves was no more or less “electable” at all than the candidate we really wanted to vote for…all for the sake of keeping someone else out of office and not truly believing in our cause and the need to vote for what is RIGHT and not what is EXPEDIENT. Such a vote is wasted and it creates in the mind of the voter an illusion that they’ve really done their civic duty. The worst part is that it does NOTHING to reverse the attacks on the U.S. Constitution, thereby delaying the return of Constitutional government and the “Rule of Law” to America. I, for one, do not want THAT on my conscience…that I did nothing to rescue and preserve our Constitution; in fact, my vote worked AGAINST such an effort.

God forbid I should turn my back on my beloved country!

One by one, as each of us decides that our vote IS important and that we are modern stewards of this great country, for which so many have given so much, THEN we begin to realize what we must do.

For me, that means expending whatever resources I can to make right what so many have worked so hard to destroy: my country...the United States of America. This great land deserves nothing less than the best I have to give. Can I truly call myself a "patriot" having done less than I could for this great country? What kind of American am I to see an opportunity to install into the White House a man with demonstrable and impeccable credentials and then do little to nothing to forward that effort?

No! I will have no part whatsoever in sitting idly by as others who, in the name of God or Money or “Compassionate Conservatism” or “Honor” or whatever do their utmost to denigrate and dissolve this great country…MY country! RON PAUL for President! Viva la Revolución!

P.S. If someone doesn’t like the way the U.S. was designed to operate and opposes a return to that way of thinking and governance, I politely suggest they find another country that DOES provide all the services and care they desire from their government. (“Paging a Mr. Robert Altman and Mr. Alec Baldwin…Final boarding call for any and all flights departing America….”) But that is NOT the way the U.S. was designed and I, and millions of others, intend on returning the U.S. to it’s roots…it’s Constitutional roots.

Pat Robertson's Giuliani Endorsement Draws Mixed Reactions

fortnighte »

Fri Nov 09, 2007 6:15 am Agree: 2   Disagree: 0

Robertson, along with Dr. Bob Jones III, Dr. Bob Taylor, Dr. Jack Willke and former Presidential nominee Sam Brownback, has, apparently decided that the allure of being the President's "right-hand man" is to be desired more than being God's "right-hand man."

For these sad, mostly-irrelevant "men of God," their God seemingly doesn't want them to endorse someone who isn't "electable." After all, their God isn't the least bit interested in what happens here in America and is utterly powerless to help.

One would think, by these bastardly endorsements, that the decades-long slaughter of millions of babies is more of an affront to us humans than to Him...the Author of Life. And since these “leaders” must see this is the case, "we" must put into office the one who would allow fewer murders (God’s plan be damned!). We dare not endorse and work for a candidate that has a longstanding and demonstrable record of supporting life because he's completely "unelectable" and "can't beat Hillary."

(I can envision King Saul having a similar conversation with himself when thinking about David fighting Goliath: “There is no way David can win! He has no battlefield experience, much less experience fighting giants; he has no name recognition…his polling numbers are almost non-existent; he doesn’t even look very ‘soldierish!’ I can’t ‘endorse’ him as he has no chance at winning. Who can we send in to slay this giant that defies Israel and Israel’s God?”)

I'm ashamed, firstly, of myself as a Christian. No doubt I have my own issues, against which others would have no struggle. But this ongoing denial by these "men of God" of God's desire and ability to put a Godly, righteous man into the White House, and their absolute glee at announcing their “all-important” yet ungodly endorsements leaves me at a loss of epic proportions. This, secondly, makes me ashamed to be their “brother in Christ."

And I am sad. It is we Christians that are to be “salt and light,” yet, given the opportunity to put into the White House such a man, we opt for what the “best” the world has to offer. And that’s what, in my opinion, all the candidates are…with the exception of Ron Paul.

God help America if anyone other than Ron Paul is elected President. For I truly believe that another man with his integrity, understanding of Constitutional governance and Godly credentials may never again aspire to be President of these United States.

And may God show no mercy to any of us that have a role in helping anyone else become President.

“If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; May your chains set lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.”

Samuel Adams – American Patriot and Politician
1722-1803