Why does running for POTUS have to be an acting job?

Gone, I guess, are the days of honesty in politics, if ever there was a time. It’s too bad, really, because we usually never know what we’re going to get in an elected official. This election cycle is a bit different, though. We know, to an extent, what we’ll get.

With Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton as the presumptive nominees for their respective parties, we know the next administration is either going to be the equivalent of a three-ring circus or a middle finger to the American people.

With Clinton we know we would get higher taxes, a continued disastrous foreign policy, more leftist educational standards, liberal justices appointed to the Supreme Court and a total disregard for the Constitution of the United States.

With Trump we’re not so sure what we’d get since he changes his mind regularly in order to appeal to the constituency that will produce the most votes for him. What we do know is that he’ll say anything or do anything for a personal ratings boost. Whether it’s insulting people he has a disagreement with, swearing in public or making bold claims he may or may not be able to back up, the media seem to eat it all up.

Every act has a consequence. Unfortunately the Trump campaign doesn’t recognize that fact. They also don’t seem to realize that Trump’s antics give high-octane fuel for his opponent as well as the media. We all know that the media loves Trump but just doesn’t want him in office. They really want Clinton to become the first female President of the United States. They’re playing Trump like a deck of cards, steering their coverage toward putting Clinton in the White House.

The last presidential candidate in a general election I can remember who didn’t act his or her way through a campaign was actually an actor. President Ronald Reagan didn’t need to act, he presented his agenda, his plan for America in clear and comprehensive language. His conservative vision made sense to most Americans. It was a vision of real hope and change, not fake hope and change that Barack Obama promised and duped people into believing in.

Reagan proposed tried and true principles that would provide Americans with a better quality of life. It drove the left crazy and even more so once he was in office. They knew that their time of taxing and spending was drawing to a close, at least for a while.

Why does running for President of the United States have to be an acting job? Gone, I guess, are the days of hope and promise for a better America that President Reagan gave us. I hope I’m wrong.

 

Tom Folden is a political strategist, conservative author, and Editor-at-Large of RightWingWriter.com, a website for conservative viewpoints. An original participant in the Tea Party, he takes part in pro-America rallies when his time permits. He is also a singer/songwriter and recording artist. For interviews and/or appearances, please contact him at spencergroup@hotmail.com.

What Trump Can Offer

We live in an age where many Americans don’t know what they believe in, so they default to going along with whatever or whoever seems to be most popular at the moment. This is exactly how Obama got elected twice. It’s also why people think Obamacare is so wonderful. Without vetting candidates and investigating issues, nothing gets well thought out and bad decisions get made.

Many thinking people understand this and reasonably fear the notion of a Hillary Clinton presidency as well as a Donald Trump presidency. Now that Trump is the presumptive candidate on the Republican side and Clinton more than likely to become her party’s nominee, their fears have become real.

Although Ted Cruz made the most sense as a Republican nominee, the media unfairly gave Trump far too much attention and airtime during the primary election season. I’m sure their reasons were twofold: to boost ratings but also to put a weak candidate against Hillary Clinton. But if Donald Trump were to win the election and become the next President of the United States, it might not be so bad as long as he works to fix everything Obama has destroyed. At minimum he would have to:

  • seal our borders, build the wall, impose stiff penalties on employers that hire illegals;
  • cut taxes, reform our tax system for the better;
  • repeal Obamacare, not even replacing it, just making the opportunity to access healthcare fair, which means working and paying for it, no free rides;
  • abolish the entitlement system, phase people off welfare and food stamps and make them work for the money the government gives them;
  • end Common Core;
  • abolish the EPA; and
  • audit the Fed and eventually abolish the IRS, an unconstitutional institution.

He also has to deliver on his promises to improve the economy. This can be accomplished by making it easier for businesses, especially small businesses, to operate without excessive government regulation, bureaucratic red tape, ridiculously high taxes and unfair fees. Then I could possibly see the logic behind putting Trump in office, just to get things done because that is what America needs right now after eight years of the Obama regime and ruinous democratic policies. After that is accomplished and after serving his term(s) in office perhaps we can elect an adult again. I would love to see Ted Cruz as president at some point.

There are certain things that need to be immediately accomplished in America and Trump may be able to take the reins for four, maybe eight, years to restore those certain things. He wouldn’t be good at handling other facets of running a country but he could be useful in closing the border, repealing Obamacare, bringing jobs and money back into our economy, abolishing the EPA and IRS, removing Common Core from academia, and ending the entitlement system that is in place.

One thing’s for sure if Donald Trump becomes the POTUS: comedy writers everywhere will have their plates full as there will be plenty of material with which to write jokes about a Trump administration.

 

Tom Folden is a political strategist, conservative author, and Editor-at-Large of RightWingWriter.com, a website for conservative viewpoints. An original participant in the Tea Party, he takes part in pro-America rallies when his time permits. He is also a singer/songwriter and recording artist. For interviews and/or appearances, please contact him at spencergroup@hotmail.com.

Reject the Notion of White Privilege

There’s a fraudulent movement that’s been circulating for a few years now. It’s called “white privilege” and it’s a myth. It is based on the assumption that white people are born privileged since they have no frame of reference about what a person of color goes through on a daily basis. Sure, a white person doesn’t share the same experiences a black person does, but the flip side is that a person of color doesn’t necessarily share the experiences of a Caucasian.

It’s all really quite silly. On the surface it appears to be an excuse for those who have a chip on their shoulders to feel victimized. But this only serves to hold back the supposed victim from acting on any aspirations and reaching any goals that person may have.

It’s a lie that all white people are privileged. Moreover, it’s an insult to white persons who were born under bad circumstances and live with stigmas of their own. It’s simply unfair.

It’s understood that a black person might feel scrutinized for being black through no fault of his/her own. The same, however, can be felt by a white person, or a Hispanic person, or someone who is Asian or any number of other races or nationalities.

The black person who feels harassed for being pulled over by a traffic officer may feel that way due to his being black. But law enforcement officers generally don’t always know the race or ethnicity of drivers when they’re pulled over.

Obviously this could be easily taken to a deeper level and expounded upon, but to do so might legitimize the issue as if it needed the extra attention.

The fact is that we are all human and should treat each other as such, without biases and prejudices. Those who subscribe to this notion of white privilege are the ones who fan the flames of racism. By definition, racism is the belief that one race is superior to another. By suggesting that “white privilege” exists is to allege that white people actually feel superior to other races innately. This is a wrong presumption and does nothing to advance society. But then again, victimhood is contrary to the advancement of society.

Anyone who is not racist must reject the notion of white privilege. Any reasonable person of any color, race, ethnicity and nationality understands that “white privilege” is just an attempt by one race to belittle, demean and lie about another. We must shut down those who would seek to advance this ridiculous idea.

 

Tom Folden is a political strategist, conservative author, and Editor-at-Large of RightWingWriter.com, a website for conservative viewpoints. An original participant in the Tea Party, he takes part in pro-America rallies when his time permits. He is also a singer/songwriter and recording artist. For interviews and/or appearances, please contact him at spencergroup@hotmail.com.