Slandering campaign ads, delicious debates and social media smut.......that's right - it's Election Season!
This being said - let's talk politics. That is......at a very high non invasive level :-) So a month or so back, family approached me and posed the question "do you know who you're voting for?" To which my reply was "actually....no". At that time I had yet to dig in and uncover the facts (or info relayed as facts). I have since done so, and my response now would be ...."yes :-) & this is why........"
To do this "digging", I followed the national conventions, began pursuing issues of interest via political websites such as: RealClearPolitics, CNN & Fivethirtyeight (although I know these are skewed as well), continue to watch the ongoing debates, and lastly - spending time doing the real thinking on my own. NOTE: this last part is the MOST important.....why? Because as candid and truthful we'd like to believe that media is (news, radio, print, etc) especially when it comes to politics - we should all know better than this. I personally have been "burned" by the media, and I now look back and realize how "eye opening" it was. Regardless of this fact, I say this for one simple reason (and being burned is not it) the reason is - media is driven by profit NOT by serving public interest. It's all about $$$$ - so what this means is..... do your OWN leg work.
Oh yes, back to the "why". This is my why.......
"I'll support you & give you my vote, because you believe in the essence of dream I'm living."
Please vote.
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