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Forget “Distracted Walking” – The Real Problem Is “Distracted Voting”

by lgadmin January 20, 2016
written by lgadmin

According to several recent studies, emergency room visits are surging for injuries stemming from what has been described as “distracted walking.” Incidents of pedestrians with their eyes glued to the screens of their “smart phones” or tablets, tripping over curbs or walking off train platforms are becoming almost commonplace.

The effects of a society overloaded with information, apps and various forms of electronic communication are manifest in more than just bumps and bruises. Our minds also are reeling from the flood of rapid-fire data and media consumption. People are finding it increasingly difficult to concentrate on tasks requiring intellectual focus and attention to detail. Attention spans are fast decreasing as electronic devices push individuals to jump quickly and automatically from stimulus to stimulus and from topic to topic. Even goldfish are now said to have a longer attention span than humans.

To psychologists, the deteriorating condition of human cognition presents an alarming omen. By contrast, to many 21st-Century politicians, it is a Godsend; making the job of controlling voters with shiny verbal or electronic baubles far easier than in decades past.

While this phenomenon of what might be termed “distracted voting” or “D.V.,” may not result in immediate physical injury to the practitioner, in the long-run, and in the body politic, it is in many respects far more devastating to society. Distracted voting may not send voters to the hospital emergency room, but it puts them clearly and directly in harm’s way from advocates of enhanced government power.

Of the candidates running for president this year, none more than Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton, and Donald Trump have benefited from D.V.

The entirety of Sanders’ campaign have been promises of “free everything” that will require an astronomical increase in taxes to cover a price tag in the multiple trillions of dollars; on top of the ruinous consequences to businesses, healthcare and education. Yet, all his supporters appear to hear or care about, are the simple promises of “free healthcare,” “free college,” and Uncle Bernie’s plans to “tax the rich” to get them to pay their “fair share.” Few, if any of his largely young supporters bother to check further into how these fantasies will actually play out, or what it ultimately will cost them.

On the Republican side of the political divide, and much like Bernie, Donald Trump has proposed similar fantastical ideas for how to “make America great again,” such as building a gigantic wall along every inch of the border, banning Muslims from entering the country, or using executively-imposed tariffs and other regulatory executive action to punish companies with plants in other countries. By any objective standard, Trump’s proposals should have him laughed out of the GOP as an anti-Constitution, crony capitalist authoritarian.

However, voters distracted by Trump’s simplistic solutions and entertaining bullying of anyone who dares challenge him, fail to see the full picture of what they are supporting; namely, the same form of unconstitutional, executive action in which the current President has engaged. But, as long as Trump is perceived as “telling it like it is,” distracted voters blindly support whatever it is he’s yelling at the moment.

Then there’s Hillary. Using lessons from her former boss Barack Obama, candidate Hillary Clinton has taken “distracted voting” a step further; using it to not only mask the shortcomings of her proposals and accomplishments, but to skirt any responsibility for the corruption that has been the hallmark of her entire public career.

Just as Obama has masked his pitifully short record of substantive achievement over the seven years of his presidency by distracting the electorate with endless bloviating and casting blame on others, so has Hillary employed similar tactics to camouflage the corruption that infects every step of her political career. Voters are distracted from that reality to the fairy tale narrative of a Vast Right Wing Conspiracy that has unfairly dogged Hillary and Bill since their days in Little Rock. The story of poor, persecuted Hillary is a familiar bell to the ears of her supporters, who rush like Pavlov’s dogs to her side whenever its ring distracts them.

The phenomenon of Distracted Voting is more than just a poor reflection of our weakened ability to properly vet those asking for our votes. It represents a serious, and worsening diminishing of our ability to use logic and reason to objectively weigh the so-called “facts” presented to our senses. Furthermore, D.V. exposes a vulnerability to political manipulation that has already shown it can, virtually overnight, take a pro-Constitution Tea Partier, and turn him into a Trump supporter.

If we truly want to wrest our nation from the clutches of siren politicians like Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, we first must reclaim our minds and stop being distracted with whatever shiny objects politicians dangle in front of our eyes – or our smart phone.

Originally published here via townhall.com

January 20, 2016 0 comment
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BlogFrom the Desk of Bob Barr

Hillary – You Are No Bill Clinton

by lgadmin July 29, 2015
written by lgadmin

A paper flyer hangs on a pole in New Hampshire advertising a “Young Americans for Hillary” party. It features a black-and-white photo of a young, Bohemian Hillary, and promises to include, in addition to “political discussion” and “a good time,” pizza, “Hillary swag,” and “young people.” Two days before the event, none of the RSVP reminders were torn from the flyer; a clear sign that just because Team Hillary may be ready for her coronation, not everybody else is.

Hillary Clinton’s likeability problem is no secret. Her favorability among Americans has been sliding since 2012; and a Gallup poll released last week shows her net favorability at its lowest since December 2007. Among non-leaning independent voters, for example, she lost 8 percent favorability in the last few months alone. These anemic numbers should be especially troubling to Hillary, since during her post-First Lady years, she has held numerous positions of high public visibility; including United States Senator, presidential candidate, Secretary of State, and global philanthropist. As such, by now she should have been able to solidify her public appeal as a respected “leader.” Instead, the more people find out about her and her style of “leadership,” the less they like it.

Still, her campaign handlers apparently believe a bounce back in the favorability polls is only a matter of Hillary letting her guard down, and sharing more about herself that makes her “relatable” to voters. However, after years of intentionally isolating herself from the media and the public, and carefully avoiding exhibiting any hint of a “normal” life, it is doubtful Hillary has the ability to relate to anyone outside the Washington Beltway and beyond well-defined Democratic interest groups that would vote for an automaton so long as it sported a “Democrat” label.

Therein lies Hillary’s real problem – she is no Bill Clinton.

Bill inherently understood how to relate to people, especially young people and independent voters turned-off by the stuffy, pretentious nature of Washington politicians. He was charismatic with a capital “C.” He also knew how to work the media, and used his media savvy to carry his charisma across the nation to connect with voters. He was the president who told jokes, loved fast food, and went on the Arsenio Hall show to play “Heartbreak Hotel” on the saxophone. He was a guy to whom voters could genuinely relate. Poor, blue-blood George H.W. Bush never knew what hit him in the 1992 campaign.

It is impossible to imagine Hillary having a “lip sync battle” with “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon, when even a five second “selfie” video of her “chilling in Cedar Rapids” comes off as painfully contrived and phony. The fact is, charisma cannot be faked; it cannot be turned on and off at will. You have it or you don’t. Hillary doesn’t have it. If anything, she has negative charisma.

Where Bill was “cool,” Hillary is cold.

Where Bill was smooth, Hillary is hard-edged.

Where Bill was approachable, Hillary is stand-offish.

Where Bill welcomed the media, Hillary hates the media.

Where Bill thrived among adoring crowds and candid exchanges, Hillary insists on tightly controlled environments with canned responses.

Where Bill was able to present his candidacy as the New Wave versus the Old School (George H.W. Bush), Hillary comes across as Old School; especially when contrasted with the many new faces offered to voters by the GOP (Jeb excluded).

Where Bill appeared to be anti-Establishment, Hillary embodies the Establishment.

These differences between the two Clintons will make all of the difference in this election. Bill won a close election against Bush I in 1992, by keeping the traditional Democratic base and interest groups together while pulling in new, young, swing voters. The coalition of traditional and non-traditional voters was enough to provide him victory. This year, nearly a generation after Bill’s win in 1992, Hillary will still be able to count on the support of the same traditional Democratic interest groups that helped elect her husband, but she will miss the surge of young voters who have grown disillusioned with Obama and with politics in general.
Where Bill won a close race in 1992 fueled largely by his energy and charisma, Hillary will likely lose a close race in 2016 because she has no charisma and lacks vitality. That is, of course, unless the Republican field, which now constitutes an exciting and diverse group of candidates, repeats the self-immolation it inflicted on itself in 2012; or if the GOP decides to nominate another establishment candidate to battle Hillary in the fall. That will level the playing field for Hillary considerably.

Originally published here on townhall.com

July 29, 2015 0 comment
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