This evening as I watched the results from the New Hampshire primary, I was confronted with a considerable problem that plagues America today. There is a massive amount of misinformation being broadcast by the American media. My father-in-law was visiting because my step-son was celebrating his 11th birthday. As things were winding down, I went into my living room and turned on Fox News. I wanted to see what the results were.
At first my father-in-law kept his distance. His politics pretty much lie with whatever Fox News or his friends (who watch a lot of Fox News) tell him. Ron Paul was giving his speech and was getting to the point where he started discussing our foreign policies.
First, I must say that I was already a little perturbed about the way Brit Hume introduced the Paul speech. He said that RuPaul had just as much of a chance of getting the nomination as Ron Paul. It's this type of political commentary that sways people to vote a certain way. Even with this type of marketing, Ron Paul pulled a decent 2nd place finish in New Hampshire.
As Ron Paul started talking about reducing our military involvement abroad, my father-in-law started huffing and puffing. He didn't come out and say anything at first, but his audible disagreement was enough to turn my attention from the speech and to him.
The next two hours were really involved. I brought forward a case that he couldn't argue. He failed in every respect. His excuse was that he didn't want to be my "sparring partner". I can understand that when you have such little grasp of the facts that you can't really hold up an argument.
I'm emotional about this subject. I feel that what we do today will have a great impact on my children's lives. I'm concerned about the world they will grow up in. I'm increasingly aware of political issues because they have huge bearing over the future for my children.
I personally don't agree with everything the Ron Paul believes. His morals, however, don't play a significant role in his politics. He believes in our constitution and particularly our bill of rights. So, while I may disagree with his stance on abortion, I agree completely with his idea of the role the Federal government plays in such decisions.
I'm a crazy Ron Paul follower, I guess. I'm someone who would like to see the world's people get along in a rational way. I'm someone who would like to see our country get back to sound money. I'm against the inflation tax that many aren't aware of.
In fact, for my next post, I'll try to explain the inflation tax in much more detail.
Suffice it to say, our argument didn't end well. I got plenty of points across, but they weren't well received. In fact, my father-in-law suggested that I talk to someone about my emotional outbursts.
I think it's a shame that more people aren't emotional about their politics.
