My Speech for the DNC

Jul 28, 2016

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images I wasn’t surprised to learn the DNC would go with President Obama instead of me last night. And in some ways I’m glad they did. It was an awesome speech about our great Republic.

Bravo.

Had I been given the chance to let my own voice ring out in Philadelphia, this is what I would have said:

I do not like Hillary Clinton. I am not with her. But I am a realist, and she will get my vote, anyway.

I will hold my nose and vote for Hillary.

One alternative is worse. The other hopelessly plays to the first alternative’s hand.

How embarrassing for Donald J. Trump, in the first case, that Vladimir Putin favors his ascension. How embarrassing for our Republic, in the second, that we are painted into the awful corner of a two-party system.

Of Trump I ask: what does it say about your validity as a leader that Vladimir Putin is actively working to get you elected?

And because you are Trump and too full of your own ego to know the answer, I will reply. It says that you are the weak candidate. The foolish candidate. The candidate more likely to lead this country to destruction. Vlad would rather go head-to-head against the least capable person, not the most capable, and for that reason his spooks are at work against Hillary. Putin fears Hillary. He does not fear you. Putin would love to get bare-chested into the ring with you. And I believe he would tear you up, like a bear with an orange rag doll in its mouth.

And now, Mr. Trump, will Gowdy and Chaffetz investigate you, now that you have publicly expressed support for a foreign intelligence service? Treason.

How shameful for our Republic that at a time when we should be reflecting on a milestone—the nomination of the first female to head a major party ticket—we are instead shamed by how one of those parties conspired against the democratic process to make it happen. How embarrassing that the DNC has, like Bill Clinton before, shamed our highest office. What a wretched state for our democracy that the DNC has taken a candidate many already distrust and made her seem even less trustworthy.

How embarrassing for me, today, to stand before you all and admit that come November, I will vote for Hillary.

And I will be holding my nose while I do it.

Thank you. Long live our Republic.

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6 responses to “My Speech for the DNC”

Jeanne

July 28, 2016

Unfortunately a vote for Hillary is a vote for continuation on the same road as we have been following for the past 7 long years. We need a change.is Trump the best there is certainly not but I am willing to give him a chance because I feel that with Hillary we have no chance!

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1. Ben
  
  July 28, 2016
  
  well, at least you know how to make excellent cookies.
  
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John

July 31, 2016

Ben, I believe as do you. We have a total failure of our two party system, with each party producing candidates whose egos are too big, and who are largely disliked by members of their own parties. The DNC has subverted the system by rigging the contest in favor of a candidate who may not prevail even against the biggest fool ever nominated by the Republicans. I will vote for the democratic candidate in the Fall, but I am resigning from the Democratic party, and henceforth will be an Independent.

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1. Ben
  
  July 31, 2016
  
  Thanks John. Thanks for reading. I only ever put in as a D when living in CT and it was required to vote in the primaries. I’ll hafta look into whether VA allows a primary vote for those registered to other parties or as unaffiliated. Great hanging out today!
  
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DiploMom

August 1, 2016

Amen. I feel exactly the same way, Ben.

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Alan Scott

August 17, 2016

“It comes from a very ancient democracy, you see…”
“You mean, it comes from a world of lizards?”
“No,” said Ford, who by this time was a little more rational and coherent than he had been, having finally had the coffee forced down him, “nothing so simple. Nothing anything like so straightforward. On its world, the people are people. The leaders are lizards. The people hate the lizards and the lizards rule the people.”
“Odd,” said Arthur, “I thought you said it was a democracy.”
“I did,” said Ford. “It is.”
“So,” said Arthur, hoping he wasn’t sounding ridiculously obtuse, “why don’t people get rid of the lizards?”
“It honestly doesn’t occur to them,” said Ford. “They’ve all got the vote, so they all pretty much assume that the government they’ve voted in more or less approximates to the government they want.”
“You mean they actually vote for the lizards?”
“Oh yes,” said Ford with a shrug, “of course.”
“But,” said Arthur, going for the big one again, “why?”
“Because if they didn’t vote for a lizard,” said Ford, “the wrong lizard might get in.

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