Papa Doug Manchester with Donald Trump.
By Papa Doug Manchester
As the great coach Lou Holtz said, “The Democrats are correct! There are two United States of Americas; the America that works and the America that does not. The America that contributes and the America that does not. Some people do their duty as Americans, obey the law, support themselves and contribute to society. Others do not. That is the divide in America.”
President Obama has pledged for the rest of his term (which thank God will end at years’ end) to fight income inequality. He rightfully concludes that some people have higher incomes than others and he says that it is not just. That is the rationale of thievery. The other guy has it, you want it, Obama will take it from you. Vote Democrat. This is the philosophy that has produced struggling economies like Detroit.
Democrats preach equality of outcome as correct, while completely ignoring the inequality of effort. “The harder you work the more you get.” Democrats turn that upside down. Those who achieve are to be punished. In my view, life is 10 percent what happens and 90 percent how you respond to it!
People have asked me, “Why Trump?” I have known the man and have spent time with him and his family. Simply stated, he is the smartest person I know and has the biggest heart. He will be the first true capitalist to occupy the White House and will run the country as a business. His presidency would define everything in two words: “Good Deal!” Good deal for America verses the horrifically bad deals we have signed over the past 30 years.
So what’s wrong with the status quo? Over the past three decades, every presidential cycle has delivered promises to the American people: more jobs, better healthcare, higher pay, a more balanced budget, equal distribution of wealth, fair trade, greater justice, safer cities, superior education, military strength and, yes, a safer nation free of terrorism. Our political system — dominated entirely by career politicians whose first order of business is to position themselves for re-election — speaks boldly about what it can do for “the people.” Yet in the end, what can be done gets filtered over and over again, from the presidency through the legislative branch, until true change becomes unrecognizable.
Millions of people in the United States from both parties clearly are frustrated by promises unmet, representatives who don’t seem to listen, and a system of government that seems to bog down in its own machinery and convoluted ideology. As the presidential debates demonstrate, we are told from one side to trust the tried and true — however it’s defined. After all, this is what we’ve done throughout our lifetimes. We’ve placed our faith in an America always doing the right thing on our behalf, even if that “right thing” is defined by an absence of transparency, a twisting of the truth, and an allegiance to a stronger union that for many Americans has not happened.
With Trump, we have a legitimate alternative, a strong minded, extraordinary businessman who has mastered “The Art of the Deal.” Trump is a leader who has not been strapped down by convoluted financial and political relationships that have not served us well. He’s a decision-maker dedicated to listening to the needs of the populace. He’s an outspoken, unfiltered champion of the American way with a powerful vision about how to make us fiscally smart and internally strong, nationally and internationally.
We have a true choice in November to keep doing what we’ve always done, or make a bold choice to regain our true stature on the world stage.
Article from the Times of San Diego