Local Hot Button Campaign Issues Are Nationwide Concerns

Annamarie
Initially, the hot button issues for voters of any party and non registered voters were related to intelligent, motivating, and inspiring concerns but now citizens are not going to local events and are verbally confronting politician's on their ethics of campaigning. How is it that politicians can down grade and demoralize the candidacy of each other and continue to ask citizens to believe in them, trust their word of honor, or even remain inspire for this,"so called change for the better" campaign vendetta? The Ohio citizens, that I have met with, are now meeting in local restaurants, discussing issues in supermarkets, gas stations, and neighborhood meetings rather then attend any political events. Recently, at a flea market there were heated discussions about both the candidates words and actions and their families comments, non candidates remarks such as Jesse Jackson, Whoopie Goldberg, and Hannity and Combs guests. It appears throughout Ohio that many citizens registered and non registered voters are concerned about not having any candidates with enough integrity to state their positive changes in a dignified manner, to vote for in good conscience.

Those citizens that I have talked with, approximately 200 or more, have this "all or nothing" dilemma to deal with regarding who to support and vote for. The primary hot issue is that neither candidate seems to be adhering to their own parties guidelines, mission, values, nor conduct. Most citizens are very concerned that voting for either candidate would make our country not unified but just not vote for Republicans nor Democrats. Everyone that I have met with is waiting for the next hot button issue of "VICE PRESIDENT CANDIDATE" to determine which side picks a decent trustworthy vice president running mate that will bring some decency and stability to not only campaigns but the OVAL OFFICE.

The HOT BUTTON ISSUES mostly discussed are as follows:

1. Respect for candidates, local officials, and voters; common decency is missing and candidates nor leaders in our country are floundering integrity.
2. Actual productive unity for any political candidate that is specific and enduring strategic plans not demeaning stereotypes and accusations.
3. Misleading news stories and incite sensitization and increase the division of United States citizens and government.
4. On again and off again campaign empty promises of unity, positive changes, and productive use of our constitution in politics and the news.
5. More control by government and business of citizens daily lives such as gasoline, groceries, and daily living expenses soaring over living wages.
6. Non candidates push and shove rhetoric and finger pointing instead of commonality and unified our nation thats at war and divided political gains.
7. No specific plans for health care, peace at home and abroad, allies shunning our political process and enemies gaining by dividing us.
8. Impeachment judiciary committees and the privileges of business and government not answering truthfully under oath.
9. Political "ring around the rosy" and "smoke clouds" diverting the Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence" into slanderous racism campaigning.
10. Die Hard Political Party voters loosing faith in their candidates because the candidates seem to think our vote is taken for granted when its not a given.
11. Young voters stuck in a commercialized caucus and primary that now has them motivated and inspiring but spinning trying to find truth of politics.
12. Electoral Votes that seem to diminish the purpose of popular vote and demoralize the process and honor of voting.
13, Secrets of current political figures and our nations leaders loosing their professionalism under the hat of conquer by division and envy of power.
14. Question the very purpose of our founding Father's because current candidates are not following our country's path to free will and freedom.
15. Citizens arguing and debating sensitive political issues in grocery lines, at the gas pump, in the malls and shopping centers, during work and at college, at home, at local meetings and coming to physical and verbal aggression by following the example of our candidates and leaders of this democracy.

In summary, someone somehow has to get a grip on the out of control news and our officials who are leading this country down the path of severe depression and division which is exactly what our enemies want and what our allies dread. Who is going to put a stop to all these United States leaders throwing temper tantrums with emotional outbursts of trash slinging and start acting as though they have intelligence, critical thinking and logical reason, and decency enough to run this country as Commander in Chief and a democratic team that unites not divides. Who? How about citizen arrests of our political leaders and those in the news who speak not of peace but of territorial demoralizing finger pointing that is causing citizens to fight among themselves? How about civil law enforcement that is for politicians and our country leaders and not just for spitting on the sidewalks? If local citizens can't use hate crime words, then neither can politicians, news, print and media!! God help us all to promote peace and understanding throughout these campaigns and election; its for sure that our country's leaders have gone off the deep end of campaigning.

Published by Annamarie

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  • Ann Maccabee7/20/2008

    Excellent.....a newswriter couldn't have said it a better or clearer! Ann

  • Restaurant Chef7/20/2008

    Great read~!

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