Today I was curious and started looking up info on past presidents such as Jimmy Carter. He gets a really bad rep in the news. How he totally messed up our country. But when you read about it, not get your info from the news media, here is a guy who wanted to do a lot of good for our country. But I digress.. This is not the point of this post. This is :

Back during the carter administration, we had double digit inflation, high unemployement, high interest rates, an oil crisis and turmoil in the middle east. Sound familiar?

Now lets compare two images.

This image is how the states voted in the election that Jimmy carter won. Blue is Dem, Red is Rep. Just like now.

Looks like it was a good race. Being used to the modern day maps, it was odd to see California vote red and texas vote blue. lol

Ok. So now on to when ronald regan won.

Looks like it was a friggin landslide to me! What do you think?

So why? Can someone please explain to me. WHY is it that when we are hearing about polls on tv, they are actually saying the Republicans are winning? Are they only polling republicans? Seriously. I’m dumbfounded. After everything our country has endured under their watch. How do they continue to have so much unconditional support from so many americans?

I’ve rationalized it. I’ve blamed the media. I’ve blamed the american peoples lack of time due to stressful jobs, bills they can’t pay, kids who have activities, lack of intelligence and other things. But my god. If every time you walk through a door, you hit your head on the door jam and it smarts. How do you not learn to change course? Every 4 yrs for the past 8, we walk right into the door and then spend the next four years saying, wow. That really hurt! And to add insult to injury it looks like that’s where we are headed for the next 4 yrs too.

I’m not going to spend this post ranting about how messed up our country is. I’ll save that for a future rant… or maybe you already know and that’s why you’re reading this. But the fact of the matter is, how do the american people NOT know? When the local factory is closing and you’re upside down on your mortgage and you don’t even know how you’re going to make it. How do you go in the voting booth and pull the red lever? What have republicans ever done for you that you give them such blind faith and trust?

Maybe because I don’t watch a lot of televison. I don’t have talking heads telling me how to interpret a situation, what to think, how to feel.. and I arrive at those feelings on my own. Maybe that’s why I can see what so many more of my countrymen can’t.

If you’re reading this, then you’ve got access to unlimited information. Pick a topic, do a search and you will be amazed at what you can learn. Instead of watching this weeks episode of desperate housewives or deal or no deal. Go read up on the things that have occurred and how your freedoms have been subverted and out right removed in the last 8 yrs and then form your own opinion.

Where is the outrage? Take your government back people!

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