Before anyone ever
heard of a two year junior Senator from Illinois named Barack Obama the country
was run by George W. Bush, and needless to say it was as the old saying goes,
“It was the best of times and the worst of times” and I would wager that an
overwhelming majority of Americans would say that it was more of the latter. In
fact, after 9/11, the Iraq War, Osama bin Laden, the war in Afghanistan,
al-Qaeda, the Taliban, Hurricane Katrina, the Patriot Act (Attorney John
Ashcroft and Alberto Gonzalez), Gitmo, FISA courts, Abu ghraib, and
waterboarding, people have had enough. President Bush, in his 2002 State of the
Union address, used the term “axis of evil” to describe the countries of Iran,
Iraq, and N. Korea but some Americans considered his administration the “Evil
Empire” that was run by the sith lord Dick “Darth” Cheney, Karl Rove, Donald
Rumsfeld, and other lesser officials from the dark side who siphoned off the
‘force’ (votes) from the electorate to achieve objectives that were not in the
best interests of the American people.
The consequence of
this invasion into our private lives as well as mounting threats to individual
liberties, the road was paved for a rebel with a cause, one that people could
believe in, a man who was not a warrior, a Jedi knight, or a fighter but rather
a great orator, the “Chosen One” who came to give a message of “CHANGE” and
hope we could believe in the midst of despair and apathy. In point-of-fact, the
real reason that Barack Obama got elected as president in the first place is
because of the acronym ABB (anyone but Bush). More importantly, he was
essentially a sure bet to win the nomination because Oprah anointed him
publicly as her president; much to the chagrin as well as surprise of her
legions of White female supporters who wanted Hillary Clinton. So with this
historical backdrop it is time to focus on the main topic, which is why Hillary
won’t be president of the United States. Well, for one thing, her best chance
was eight years ago when the country seemed to be leaning more in that
direction; that was then, this is now. America is more politically Conservative
and Republicans are under mounting pressure from more right-wing Tea Party
members in Congress.
Also, Hillary
Clinton suffers from, among other things, what NY Times syndicated columnist
Maureen Dowd in her excellent Op-Ed pointed out regarding Jeb Bush, namely that
voters don’t want a ‘trifecta’ political family dynasty occupying the Oval
Office; the same rule applies for Hillary as the voters are thumbs down on establishment
politicians or political dynasties, of which the Clintons are the Democratic
Party’s standard bearers. Hillary Clinton mentioned during one of earlier
debates that as president she would have some discussions with First Hubby Bill
across the kitchen table but she would make her own decisions. It is rather
doubtful that the experience, knowledge, and influence of a former president
would not be a valuable asset in policy formation, and not only that, can
anyone in their right mind picture Bill Clinton taking a passive role in
running the government through his wife? Hillary Clinton has to prove to the
doubters that she would not be continuing Bill Clinton’s third term, and since
is such a polarizing figure, can she get any meaningful legislation passed into
law against the intransience of a partisan Republican-controlled House and
Senate?
Another big problem
for Hillary Clinton is the perception of lacking honesty, integrity, and
authenticity among the electorate. Hillary is a gifted politician and quite
knowledgeable about the issues, but even with all of that, her track record as
Senator and Secretary of State was unremarkable, and her tenure in both
positions did not result in any significant accomplishments of note. On top of
that there are still some concerns about her role in the embarrassing Benghazi
fiasco, and in all due respects to Bernie Sanders, “what about those damn
emails?” The FBI has reported that some Top Secret and classified emails were
deleted on her private server, and not only that, why were about
thirty-thousand or so that were destroyed or unaccounted for? That amount seems
to me to be intentional and not mere random or occasional actions or normal
practices. If this is a case of an unintentional oversight and essentially
benign, then how can a president Hillary Clinton be trusted to handle matters
in which a critical misstep could collapse financial markets, result in a
government shutdown, or lead to a potential nuclear disaster? And Hillary
Clinton’s usual core constituencies among African-Americans, Latinos, and
liberal White women might not be enough to help her secure the presidency.
This last reason
might be the simplest, and yet the most sexist and argumentative of all-she is
not a White man. Forget Bernie Sanders; he is too old-looking. Here is the
reality-the citizens took a chance and bet on a non-traditional candidate to
run the country and it seems that many of them feel shortchanged. It is time
for America to being led by someone who has the same face as the Founding
Fathers, to get the country back on track, and that is for the White man to be
in charge again. It is not racist to say this but political reality coming to
terms with social reality, and to be honest, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio don’t
stand a chance. If the country was experiencing economic growth and advancing
in technological innovation, then things might be different, but with Whites
becoming more ‘tribal’ living in less ethnically-diverse communities, America
becoming less White and with sixty-five percent of them feeling that the United
States is heading in the wrong direction, the only man left standing when the
dust settles might be Donald Trump; and be careful what you wish for because
you just might get it in spades.
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February 25, 2016
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