Super Delegates: Proof That The Dems Don’t Represent YOU!
February 19, 2008 | 8:31 pm | by Chris Akin |Rate It:
As anyone that reads Thought Blender knows, I’m usually pretty radical in my attacks on things. If that’s your opinion…then assume you know me pretty well. What you don’t know, though, is why I am like that. It’s not because I’m some dumb shock wannabe journalist that wants to stun people by saying “fuck” and “cunt” a lot. No, not at all. It’s also not because I can’t find a better way to say things. I could, if I chose to, write with the couth and clarity of the finest journalists in the world. Personally, I have over 5,000 published articles in print publications throughout Cleveland and Chicago in my background, so I’ve proven I can be elegant and eloquent when I want to be. Given these facts, some must wonder why I would choose to voice my opinions in such a boorish, unrepenting and deliberately vicious manner. Even more to the point, what does any of this have to do with Super Delegates?
Both will be answered, as they have the same reasoning. I served this country as a soldier because I believed in the ideals that this nation stood for. I didn’t join to get an education, and in fact, I didn’t take the G.I. Bill that was offered to me when I signed up in 1986. In some regards, being totally honest, I went to the Army as a way to avoid college, but also to follow in my father and my grandfather’s footsteps. Maybe it sounds dumb to some people, but having the tag of “veteran” behind my name was important to me even when I was 17. It meant that in the history of this great country, I had directly done something to help keep America free. It meant that I had helped keep the greatest concept of all time safe, secure and ready to spread to other sectors of the world. I had helped, in the tiniest of ways, to continue the growth of democracy.
Spending an evening last week learning about Super Delegates has made me realize something, though. I may have wasted my time.
I’m not a Democrat, so I’ve never given much attention or though to their process of running a candidate up for election much more than a passing thought. This term of Super Delegate has been creeping into my news the last few weeks, so I figured it was time I learn exactly what it is. From reading about it, many things have become very, very clear to me. We’ll get to those in a minute. Before we do though, let’s look at what these “Super Delegates” are. In essence, a “Super Delegate” is the vote of a single person, such as a senator. The reason they are “super” is because their vote is worth that of just under 10,000 votes that are actually cast by citizens of this country in the primaries. The presidential nominees are out getting X number of delegates per each state they win in the primaries. At the end of this, if no one has reached whatever the required number is (I think 2500, but it’s Democrat politics, so I’m not going to care enough to actually look it up), they go to the Super Delegates to place their votes. In essence, these guys are kind of the tiebreakers.
With all that said, you can almost see the many ways that this is so very, very against what this country stands for. First and foremost, any Democratic state senator does not have any need, desire or obligation to represent you or the opinion of your state. If your state is a Hili-cunt state, your state’s senatorial representative – a guy you elected to represent your thoughts on how governmental issues should be addressed – can simply look you in the eye, say “fuck you”, and put his ever important Super Delegate into the Jihadist’s column. Isn’t that nice? Prime Example – Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts. Even though the state of Massachusetts has spoken and put their support behind ET’s mom, this jackass is already on record telling his state that he knows more than they do. He’s going to support Osama. Why is this surprising though? If he can walk away from killing a bitch that wouldn’t give him road head and not tell anyone for half a day, why would we ever expect him to do what’s in the interest of the people he supports? You get the picture though.
Next on the things that really don’t ring true anymore is something that goes a bit further than the Democrats. Simply put, it is really time that the Electoral College is retired. When you look at it, the Electoral College was set up because there was no real way to get the masses of the country out to vote and counted accurately. I get that. However, it’s no longer 1802. You can count votes in real time; all over the world, actually. It’s really bullshit that a hard working farmer in Montana is basically told he’s worth 1/10 as much as a plumber in New York City or a drunken cracked out ex-pop star in California. It’s not right, and in this day and age, it really leaves a completely misrepresented result in the actual election. Don’t believe me? Ask President Gore if that’s true! Oh, sorry…you can’t. He never became President Gore even though he had more of the popular vote.
The truth though is that none of this nonsense is going away. The reason is there’s too much money involved in keeping up the charade they are running out there today as “free election” in the United States. Candidates saying they are spending $84 million dollars on a campaign – where exactly is that money going. I can think of two words quickly – Super Delegates. Not seeing that these guys are banking a lot of side money off their support is like being an ostrich in a sandbox looking for a place for his head to rest. Do the fucking math, stupid.
I actually pity you Democrats though. While I find you all to be uneducated and stupid on world affairs, the economy, the war and all other matters of political necessity; I (unlike most of my Republican brethren) do believe that most of you want to see what is best for this country happen. I honestly believe that’s an American thing, not a party thing. That being said though, I can’t believe you can’t look at the way this whole electoral process is set up and understand that you have virtually no impact or involvement in it in any way. You’ll learn, someday!
Ron Paul!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I thought you’re writing style was because you’re a 49 year old hill-jack that can’t get laid.
Excellent article!