2016 Candidate Race

For months we have been talking about the upcoming 2016 Presidential race. On the Democratic side the front runner Hillary Clinton isn’t doing so well because of her “un-trustworthiness” and is losing in the polls basically, to an unknown self-proclaimed Socialist…watered down as a Socialist Democrat, as if that makes any difference, with the whispers of a Joe Biden run in the air. This is all conversation worthy, but I’ll leave that for another time. 

On the Republican side are many, some may argue too many, candidates to choose from…all with different views of the direction our nation should go and it seems like on all sides, we are all in agreement that our Nation is on the wrong track…Democrats are willing to embrace Socialism regardless of the historic failures and dangers it necessarily leads to and the Republicans are so tired of the political establishment that they are willing to support candidates with little to no government background.

Now here are some facts that I am curious to know why dedicated democratic supporters are not questioning or exploring and why aren’t you questioning your favorite politician, pundit or political news outlet on reporting on these facts:

So we have a successful business woman who battled and survived Cancer, two “American dream” success stories of two Cuban immigrants sons who are running for the highest office in our Country and one of the greatest rags to riches stories of a boy, raised by a single mother in the projects of a US inner city, faced with a world of violence, drugs, illiteracy & poverty, turns into one of the world’s most brilliant, successful award winning surgeon ... separating Siamese twins, connected at the brain, now running for President of the United States...and did I mention he happens to be black? 

So we have a woman, two first generation Hispanics & an African American, all running for president, but you wouldn't know it by the lack of interest on these 3 issues normally "championed" by the party of equality, tolerance & inclusion. In fact these 4 individuals are demonized for their success rather than praised for the individualized category Democrats are geared towards standing up for and defending, especially during campaign time. Why is that? Although I'm not surprised, it continues to sadden me how out of touch the majority of Americans are with politics. How temperatures will rise because of their convictions to their beliefs yet know little to nothing of our political process, without getting the complete picture of issues that affect our everyday lives, our future & our freedom's. The majority of American knows nothing of the different political parties which make the party they blindly support with conviction & without questions and that goes on BOTH SIDES. 

So why wouldn't the average person question the lack of interest their party has for the historical significance in these Republican presidential candidates? Why in the past was it a huge deal for a woman to run? Why was it such a phenomenon for the then candidate Obama to run and have a possible chance to be the first black president? 

Why isn’t it significant for two Cubans to run for President? Ted Cruz & Marco Rubio are both sons of immigrants who escaped communism. Each became American citizens and made lives for their families in what they believed to be the land of opportunity. Both of these stories echo millions of immigrants who gave all to give their children the life of unlimited opportunities for all with hard work and a vision as well as give hope for millions of others who believe this great Nation has opportunity for them as well. These two stories should be embraced by Democrats as well as those who fight for equal rights for minorities…regardless of their political differences, so why isn’t it? 

Then there is Carly Fiorina, a successful business woman who earned respect in the business world on her own merits as well as battling and surviving Cancer. A strong woman working in a “man’s” business world, earning respect and status, breaking the glass ceiling for women around the world is now running for the highest office in the US and that is no longer a story? What parent would not want to see their little girl strive to achieve the success in life, in a so called man's world and in the face of adversity like Carly Fiorina? This story should be all over the internet by women’s rights movements across this nation regardless of their political differences….so why isn’t it?

And we have one of America's most inspirational rags to riches stories which is so respected and admired, a movie was made to honor his life achievements and struggles to overcome adversities and poverty. It told his story of how he survived life in the inner city ghetto, his struggle with the anger and conflicts that every other kid in those surroundings struggle with...but because of the love, wisdom and example of his single mother who worked rather than be a victim and disciplined her children, consistently & in love...he chose to make decisions that lead him to the path of his American dream. The fact that he is a presidential candidate on the heels of the first mixed race President of the United States should be a hot topic. It should be celebrated in the black community and especially in the projects across the nation. Doctor Ben Carson’s story is a story of hope...an angry black kid, raised in the slums of the city by a single black mother turns into a well-respected surgeon, brilliantly separating Siamese twins connected by the brain and now running for President. This should be an inspiration not only to poor black kids, but all kids and it should be embraced by all "activists" fighting for the poor, the minorities and equality. But...it's not. Why? And why is this not even a conversation? And why are democrat supporters not even questioning it?

Because the Champions of women's rights, illegal immigrants, Minorities & poverty can’t lie about facts, and the facts are that women, Hispanics, blacks, poor, disabled, gays, and equality are not their foot hold and never were. Because they cannot lie about a strong successful woman who has won the battle with cancer and the lie that we want all women to be barefoot, pregnant and submit to their man fall out of the water. Because they cannot say two first generation Cubans are racist and wants all minorities to stay out of our nation and they only see immigrants as working in fields, housekeepers & maids who are only using our school system, our health system, food stamps and getting our social security. And because they cannot continue to preach victimization to the poor black single families or youths in American inner city projects…because Dr. Ben Carson is living proof that there is a different way of holding your head up and succeeding in each individual American Dream! Because the Progressive Liberals in the Democratic party does not want the average American who is un/ill-informed to know their policies are failing and part of the problem. They don’t want you to know there are other ways to lift one another up. They don’t want you to know that placing people in groups is just that…it separates us from one another and is not equality. Because they don’t want you to know they have been lying to you about me and the other men and women of color, sexual preference, age, and abilities because we are registered Republicans because we have more conservative views and believe our Constitution works. Because they need to have you believe government is the answer.

Each of these stories are amazing, a successful woman in a man’s world, beating the odds and beating Cancer, two successful Hispanics of immigrant parents and the rags to riches story of a poor black boy who had a movie about his life…and each one of these stories are full of inspiration, hope and achievable by anyone. So why is it a son of an American activist, who believes in the dreams of his father, raised by his wealthy white grandparents, inspired by known activists who had contempt for our Nation’s foundation, a community organizer with minimal experience at governing as a Senator and difficulty making an up or down vote...voting “present” (for indecision sake, I would imagine) but how is this a story…not even rags to riches, embraced by America and hell…embraced by the world, and these stories not? I thought that women, immigrant and ethnic success stories are what the Party of tolerance and equality was all about? Or do these things only matter if they are Democrats?