On Barack Obama and Mitt Romney

With the upcoming presidential election in the United States, there has been no shortage of media coverage on the campaigns of the two candidates. In case you have been living in an isolation chamber these past few months, Mitt Romney is the candidate for the Republican Party and Barack Obama for the Democratic Party. Both these individuals thus far have demonstrated a healthy vigour in their ascent to the grand status of ruler of the free world. For me, however, the events of this election could be of no less interest than the nutritional value of broiled hedgehog feces. Both Obama and Romney are horrific politicians who convey no positive moral stances or platforms of note. Neither of them are fit for the presidency or for any political office higher than a mailroom janitor.

Obama, on the one hand is the revered and supposedly infallible crusader for world peace and the middle class. Nothing could be further from the truth. All Obama has in his favour is an eloquent persona. The man is articulate and has the ability to give a speech without stumbling over his words. Perhaps he would be better suited as an actor than a politician. For this reason in particular, Barack Obama has become somewhat of a celebrity in the United States. The average person in the US doesn’t care, nor do they know anything about politics, so to them Obama is nothing but a well-spoken leader who reminds them of Morgan Freeman.

The policies of Obama tell a tale, not of glorious middle-class salvation, but of corrupt authoritarian statism. Over the course of the four years in his first term, Obama has not only broken many of his first campaign promises, but has enforced many policies that could be seen as not just out of character, but downright immoral.  First of all, Obama appointed Michael Taylor to the FDA. Taylor was a former executive of Monsanto. In case you didn’t know, Monsanto is the corporation responsible for producing Agent Orange, a chemical biotoxin that was used in the Vietnam War. Agent Orange is responsible for the agricultural devastation and genetic defects that have remained in Vietnam and the surrounding areas after the war’s end. Obama signed the NDAA which effectively allows for the detention of US civilians without the right to a trial. Initially, he claimed to have opposed the bill, but for reasons known only to himself, saw fit to sign the fucker anyway. Apparently you can trust President Obama almost as much as you can trust Bernie Madoff (which really isn’t that much). Barack Obama also vetoed the keystone XL oil pipeline which would have created thousands of jobs and have provided the economic breath of life that Obama supposedly promised during his campaign. Anybody who caves so easily to leftist hippy goons doesn't have the conviction or the balls to be a president. If Obama’s supporters were made aware of these facts, it is doubtful that they would still vote for him.

Most disturbing of all however are the foreign policies that were enacted during the Obama administration. More specifically, Obama authorized unmanned drone strikes in a secret war in Yemen. These strikes were responsible for over thirteen civilian deaths thus far. Some of which were children. The article is linked below.  It is certainly not characteristic of a Nobel Peace prize incumbent to bomb unarmed civilians in drone strikes. This seems eerily familiar to the policies enacted against Cambodia in the 70's by Richard Nixon. This had horrific consequences and eventually led to the rise of reactionary groups like the Khmer Rouge. Who knew that bombing innocent people doesn't  make you very many friends? 

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/03/world/meast/yemen-drone-strike/index.html

Obama’s opponent, Mitt Romney is really no better of an alternative. He is at best what could be described as a jester. The man holds no opinions, beliefs, and makes no promises in his campaigns. I believe many of his supporters see him as a blank slate on which they can imprint their favourite alternative to an Obama presidency. The man will say one thing one day and not hesitate to contradict himself the next. He will say anything to get himself elected. There is so much commotion in the media made about his tax returns. I don’t feel as though this is a reasonable objection to Romney, considering he is already an imbecile in every other respect. That is like criticizing Hitler for his bad artwork. Romney’s tax returns are irrelevant. Mitt Romney is crazy enough as it is. His unwillingness to debate with contrary opinions and his avoidance of difficult questions should stand testimony to this fact. Such qualities are not to be possessed by the president of the United States, especially considering he will be useless as a diplomat of any sort. He is a dangerous sociopathic shill who should not be viewed as the lesser evil to Obama.

From gun-control policy, to abortion, to social security reform, the following video is proof that Mitt Romney is never to be taken by his word.

To add insult to an already fatal injury, it seems as though Romney will go to absurd lengths to get as much support as possible. He was recently accused of dying his face brown in order to appeal to the Latin-American demographic. You can be the judge of whether he has done this or not. http://gawker.com/5944931/mitt-romney-dyed-his-face-brown-to-appeal-to-latino-voters

Because I am Canadian, I will obviously not be voting in this election. However, if I was, I would vote for Gary Johnson. Mr. Johnson stands for many of the principles of freedom and justice that I share and he appears to be a much more reasonable and intelligent man than Romney or Obama. I fully endorse him and his policies. Because, many Americans refuse to vote for a third party candidate, it is an unfortunate fact that he has little chance of winning the presidency. This is a sad flaw in the electorate system. If voters constantly elect who they believe to be the lesser of two evils, nothing will ever change.

As you may be able to conclude, I am no fan of President Obama. However, I do believe he is likely to win this upcoming election. It is shown in the polls that he has a notable lead. Those who are in power will typically employ any methods at their disposal to ensure that they maintain their power. Obama is no exception to this tragic rule.