The logical concession speech by John Kerry

My fellow Americans, the people of this nation have spoken, and spoken with a clear voice. So I am here to offer my concession.   I concede that I overestimated the intelligence of the American people.  Though the people disagree with the President on almost every issue, you saw fit to vote for him. I never saw that coming.  That's really special. And I mean "special" in the sense that we use it to  describe those kids who ride the short school bus and find ways to injure themselves while eating pudding with rubber spoons. That kind of special.

I concede that I misjudged the power of hate. That's pretty powerful stuff, and I didn't see it. So let me take a moment to congratulate the President's strategists: Putting the gay marriage amendments on the ballot in various swing states like Ohio... well, that was just genius. Genius. It got people, a certain kind of people, to the polls. The unprecedented  number of folks who showed up and cited "moral values" as their biggest issue, those people changed history. The folks who consider same-sex marriage a more important issue than war, or terrorism, or the economy... Who'd have thought the election would belong to them? Well, Karl Rove did. Gotta give it up to him for that. Now, now. Credit where it's due.

I concede that I put too much faith in America's youth. With 8 out of 10 of you opposing the President, with your friends and classmates dying daily in a war you disapprove of, with your future being mortgaged to pay for rich old people's tax breaks, you somehow managed to sit on your asses and watch the Cartoon Network while aging homophobic hillbillies carried the day. You voted with the exact same anemic percentage that you did in 2000.   You suck. Seriously, y'do. Thank you. Thank you very much.

There are some who would say that I sound bitter, that now is the time for healing, to bring the nation together. Let me tell you a little story. Last night, I watched the returns come in with some friends here in Los Angeles.  As the night progressed, people began to talk half-seriously about secession, a red state/blue state split. The reasoning was this:  We in blue states produce the vast majority of the wealth in this country and pay the most taxes, and you in the red states receive the majority of the money from those taxes while complaining about them. We in the blue states are the only ones who've been attacked by foreign terrorists, yet you in the red states are gung ho to fight a war in our name. We in the blue states produce the entertainment that you consume so greedily each day, while you in the red states show open disdain for us and our values. Blue state civilians are the actual victims and targets of the war on terror, while red state civilians are the ones standing  behind us and yelling "Oh, yeah!? Bring it on!"

More than 40% of you Bush voters still believe that Saddam Hussein had something to do with 9/11. I'm impressed by that, truly I am. Your sons and daughters who might die in this war know it's not true, the people in the urban centers where al Qaeda wants to attack know it's not true, but those of you who are at practically no risk believe this easy lie because you can.  As part of my concession speech, let me say that I really envy that luxury. I concede that.

Healing? We, the people at risk from terrorists, the people who subsidize you, the people who speak in glowing and respectful terms about the heartland of America while that heartland insults and excoriates us... we wanted some healing. We spoke loud and clear. And you refused to give it to us, largely because of your high moral values. You knew better: America doesn't need its allies, doesn't need to share the burden, doesn't need to unite the world, doesn't need to provide for its future. Hell no . Not when it's got a human shield of pointy-headed, atheistic, unconfrontational breadwinners who are willing to pay the bills and play nice in the vain hope of winning a vote that we can never have. Because we're "morally  inferior," I suppose, we are supposed to respect your values while you insult ours. And the big joke here is that for 20 years,  we've done just that.  It's not a "ha-ha" funny joke, I realize, but it's a joke all the same.

As well as conceding the election today, I am also announcing my candidacy for President in 2008. And I make this pledge to you today: THIS time, next time, there will be no pandering. This time I will run with all the open and joking contempt for my opponents that our President demonstrated towards the cradle of liberty, the Ivy League intellectuals, the "media elite," and the "white-wine sippers." This time I will not pretend that the simple folk of America know just as much as the people who devote their lives to serving and studying the nation and the world. They don't.

So that's why I'm asking for your vote in 2008, America. I'm talking to you, you ignorant, slack-jawed yokels, you bible-thumping, inbred drones, you redneck, racist, chest-thumping, perennially duped grade-school grads.  Vote for me, because I know better, and I truly believe that I can help your smug, sorry asses. Thank you, and may God, if he does in fact exist, bless each and every one of you.

This will go down in Jaylectricity history

Who makes the majority of money in this country?  The entertainers.  Musicians, actors, sports players.  Governmental officials rival the entertainers in income.  Maybe we should start electing entertainers to the government.  After all, government officials seem to be little more than entertainment for us sheep.  Then I would feel we were spending our tax dollars wisely. 

haha...I kill myself.

An exchange of ideas

Email I received

IMMIGRANTS,
NOT AMERICANS,
MUST ADAPT.
I am tired of this nation worrying about whether we
are offending some individual or their culture. Since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11,
we have experienced a surge
in patriotism by the majority
of Americans. However, the dust from the attacks had
barely settled when the "politically correct! " crowd began complaining about
the possibility that our patriotism was offending others.

I am not against immigration, nor do I hold a grudge against anyone who is seeking a better life by coming to America. Our population is almost entirely made up of descendants of immigrants. However, there
are a few things that those
who have recently come to
our country, and apparently some born here, need to understand. This idea of America being a
multicultural community
has served only to dilute our sovereignty and our national identity. As Americans, we
have our own culture, our
own society, our own language and our own lifestyle. This culture has been developed over centuries of struggles, trials, and victories by millions of men and women who have sought freedom.


We speak ENGLISH, not Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, or any other language.
Therefore, if you wish to become part
of our society, learn the language!

"In God We Trust" is our national motto. This is not some Christian, right wing, political slogan.. We adopted this motto because Christian men and women,
on Christian principles, founded this nation, and this is clearly documented.
It is certainly appropriate to display it
on the walls of our schools. If God
offends you, then I suggest you
consider another part of the world as
your new home, because God is part
of our culture.

My response That's hogwash.  Everyone's individual preferences have caused us to be divided?  The only part of government that should have any part in your life, is the part that the government was set out to accomplish.  The government is not here to tell people how to live their lives.  We are here to live our lives.  Forcing any immigrant to live like the people in this country have lived before is against our constitution.  The more immigrants that come to our country, the more people there will be to defend our rights, from many a different persuasion.  Diversity will help the brainstorming process, and give us many a vault of creativity to draw upon.    His response However, I will argue.  I am tired of walking into hospitals, for instance, and seeing every imaginable language translated.  Or paying interpretors to help people who are freely in the country.  You want to become American, speak American (English).  Don't make my government have to take extra measures to accomodate you, with ONE exception.  We could provide classes in English. But, that's the only thing we should do. My response: I have heard your argument so many times in the past, not just from you.  But this is the land of the free.  Even immigrants deserve to be free.  Why should they have to do something they don't care about doing?  If life gets too hard for them, they will find out how to learn our language...or maybe they will start teaching us theirs...either way, it is a road to understanding.  I thought America was about thinking differently from all nations in history.  Most of the people that immigrateto our country are outcasts in their own country because they didn't want to conform to the forced religious and political practices in their country.  Again, didn't we build this country on freeing yourself from coerced religious beliefs?  Didn't we build this country to allow the people to control the government?  I welcome anybody who is attempting to excersize their human rights of freedom.

 

Wal-Mart Stop & Shop and others

     I watched South Park the other day, and guess what? Wal-Mart was their target. They didn't tell me anything I didn't know, but it was funny as hell. Here's why I'm on the fence about Wal-Mart.
     Wal-Mart does anything and everything possible to provide you with inexpensive commodities. It has many markets to offset any profit loss in a specific region. It devours all local markets, and leaves business owners with no choice, but to shut down and start being a wage slave. It is dangerously close to being a monopoly. Only companies that can compete will do the same things Wal-Mart is doing to control the market. In my area, (New England, U.S.A.) Stop and shop is a very big supermarket chain. They recently started selling gasoline in their parking lots. As they increase their profits, they can use the profits as capital to encompass another market.
     This is the reason I support Wal-Mart. Can you guess why? Probably not. If these huge companies continue to corner the markets, lay off American workers, and exploit less fortunate nations on this planet, they will go too far. I am implying that if we give them enough rope, they will hang themselves.
     All animals, including humans...will fight for their lives if they feel too oppressed. If they didn't, we would still be mired in the royal leadership and dictatorships that we have cast into the wind as time goes on. The powers that be will fight till the bitter end, so fighting them may only prolong the tyranny.
     So my solution is an "all or nothing" approach. Either boycott them, or patronize them until they control everything. At that point, we can unseat them. I know you guys are with me, but it's the fear of the unknown that will hold us back.
Don't we deserve to be free from the upper hand? Did not our country fight to abolish slavery? We are slaves, until we stick together, and take care of each other...for we are the majority, silent or not.

 

The Day After

I don't think it matters if we have to wait 11 days to count all the votes.  If Kerry concedes defeat, does that mean that even if the final tally of votes proclaims Kerry the winner Bush will still be president? 

The second peculiar topic of discussion is which states voted for Bush, and which states voted for Kerry.  If you look at the span of the country, All the huge, lower populated states in the center of the country voted Bush in.  All the smaller, more populated Coastal states, kept the race close.  Which states are the biggest targets of terrorism?  California, Massachusetts, New York, even Washington D.C. who voted 90-10 in favor of Kerry have the largest amount of targets for terrorists to hit.  We wanted to feel safe, but we were denied by all the central states.  The central states who have no fear of terrorism, because they are not on the front line.  So thank you Bible Belt, for putting the economy of this nation in fear.  Thank you for giving us the privelege to be the first ones to fight the terrorists if they decide to infiltrate our soil.  For it is not you that loses, unless we can't handle the pressure.  By then, you won't have a redneck to stand on...and you call us cowards?

Election Day

Well, worried is a strong word, but I see a few things happening.  If either candidate wins by a landslide, "The People Have Spoken."  It's the close race that I'm worried about.  If this race is close, and Bush wins it, I foresee a little bit of unrest.  Some people will be bullshit, and some will be content...but even the bullshit people will affect the content.  How can we have a nation that is fairly opposed to each other and still get what we all want?  People might say, if you don't like it, move out of America. 

Just what WOULD happen if all the people that were slighted in this election DID move out?  What kind of shock to the system would that send?  Where would the government get all the billions of dollars it needs to live lavishly, get special treatment...uh I mean, where would the government get the funds it needs to support this war...uh...wait...I mean...where would the government get the money to accomodate us Americans? 

If those people that are sore about the opposing side winning stayed in the U.S. is it unreasonable to believe that they feel they have no choice?  If they have no choice, aren't they slaves?

I can guarantee you a post tomorrow, when the dust has settled.  I ask many questions in my journal here, only to let you think.  I can offer my ideas, but if you can answer my questions, feel free to post them...if posting to this site is too tedious for you, email me with the comments and which post you are referring to, and I'll add them for you.

A poem to a woman

More I see, More I know
cliches not my way to go
it takes away from what I say
other's games I do not play
I watch your slender body move
I want to add you to my groove
held your rings rubbing all the curves
felt them ALL like a trench coat perv
NO, not THAT dirty...just in my fingers
Now in all my thoughts, you linger
when you look in my eyes, what do you see?
can you belong to someone, and still be free?
I don't have all the answers, but I know the way
to make the best of everything, day after day