I sent this in to a scholarship thingy. I doubt it'll win, but SHUT THE FUCK UP, because any entry is better than nothing, and I don't know jack shit about who's running right now. Except for Trump I know he isn't.
QuoteThere is a man in Tucson who goes by the name of The Good Reverend Roger. He will never run, and he doesn't have the answers, and he doesn't represent anyone but himself. What he is is a man with a very strong sense of ethics, personality, justice, and what is right, as well as a good grasp on how people work. It is this man who I would want as president above all others.
The Good Reverend has a very hands-off approach when it comes to personal choices. Abortion, pot, religion, gay marriage, these things, he says, are all up to the person involved. A person who can't choose these things are not free.
Reverend Roger has a very hands-ON approach to corporation and big business control. As the most successful manager in his field in a worldwide corporation that deals in oil (among other things), he knows the ins and outs of what they are really doing business for, and it isn't the interests of "the little guy."
The Good Reverend loves the constitution, and it fills him with rage (I've borne witness to a good many of his rants and tirades) to see it ripped to shreds, dying by inches. His concern over the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press bothers him the most, I think, because of his life-long pursuit of truth. The approval of torture and imprisonment without a fair trial is a close second, if not tied with first place.
He is a great lover of history, and he sees in the current situation an obvious parallel with the Roman Empire, fifty years before it's fall. A common saying of his is "We're only getting what we deserve as a nation. The monkeys don't deserve freedom!" And then he laughs, but it's an angry laugh, all the same.
So why do I believe that he should be president, and be a good president at that? Because he knows how politics and people work. He knows how the government works. He is a decent human being with a strong regard for freedom. And he can't possibly be worse than what we've got right now.
The first of many essays ripped out of my stinking rectum, I'm sure.
If I was on that committee you'd win for sure.
:D Thank you, Suu!
NP. I hate the same old scholarship essays. Stuff like this gives me hope for the future.
Yeah, you (and rog) have got my vote.
I like it. It's creative, it's different, it'll stand out from the endless pile of the onesfor the actual candidates and potential candidates.
:D Thanks!
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