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To: MtnClimber

When our nation was founded, it was assumed that we would choose leaders that were the finest, morally upright, honorable men of the state or of the Union to lead.

Apparently those days are behind us.


10 posted on 10/02/2024 5:02:52 AM PDT by Pontiac (esse welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: Pontiac
Correct, and the founders assumed that with education, all voters (and leaders) would be informed. They believed, in any case, that Americans would certainly inform THEMSELVES! That no longer happens. Now we have people who do not read (have never been ‘readers’). They give themselves away every time they open their mouths!

The NEA has made sure that the necessary benchmarks, formerly in place to assure that students could reach their full potential, are now removed or ignored. That's how we get wholly inarticulate and muddleheaded jerks like Joe and Kamala.

Even O'Bozo, who was supposed to be such a great speaker, fell VERY far short of the traditionally acknowledged bar for educated, well read and articulate 'statesmen'.

If you ever read speeches of JFK, Churchill or Lincoln, there is an abysmal gap between THEIR abilities to express themselves and O'Bozo's lame, trite and absolutely shallow way of speaking!! And his hectoring, sing song delivery didn't help. The bar was lowered so far for him that it's a joke! He NEVER fooled me

21 posted on 10/02/2024 5:23:59 AM PDT by SMARTY (In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. Napoleon Bonaparte I)
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To: Pontiac

The main problem is the “press” (media today) are flat out lying about their preferred candidates and their opponents.

The founding fathers believed the press would expose idiocy and corruption so voters could have a clear and accurate knowledge of their candidates for election and make an informed decision.

With the widespread immorality and godlessness of today’s America, our constitutional republic has become undermined as John Adams said would happen and make our constitution “inadequate” for such a wicked people.


34 posted on 10/02/2024 7:03:40 AM PDT by Gnome1949
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