" Unity Not Division!"

Last week was the Republican National Convention where Mitt Romney was named the official candidate for President of the United States, and Paul Ryan was named official candidate for Vice-President of the United States. This convention was shortened in length due to hurricane Isaac, which was attacking the southern coast of America. I have been watching political conventions for many years, and this particular convention functioned pretty well, as compared to most others, especially considering its brevity. All of the speakers were effective and everything seemed to move smoothly. I’ll admit Clint Eastwood wasn’t done to perfection, but he did get his point across and captured a few laughs along the way.

There were speeches from all branches of the party; many governors, representatives, mayors and senators and some were men, some were women, some were Black, some were White, some were Hispanic; but they all were Americans. I didn’t hear much talk about racial or ethnic division during this convention. I heard several stories about how some families found success following the “American Dream”, regardless of race, gender, national origin or religious background. I don’t believe I heard anyone referred to as our “Latino” or our “Black” or our “Woman” when they approached the podium to speak. I saw and heard people with a message of political philosophy, reflective of a constitutional republic governed by the will of the people.

Antonio Villaraigosa, the mayor of Los Angeles, made some statements regarding the Republican Convention which I find kind of disturbing referring to those folks who happen to be Black, Hispanic or women as “tokens” in an effort to give the Republican Party an aura of diversity. He said “You can’t just trot out a brown face or a Spanish surname and expect people are going to vote for your party or your candidate”, “Window dressing doesn’t do much for a candidate…”; oddly the people of whom Mayor Villaraigosa has referred to are all elected officials, not government appointees; elected by the people and some in Democrat controlled states. Marco Rubio from Florida, Ted Cruz from Texas, Brian Sandoval from Nevada (sorry Harry) are only a fraction of Americans with a Hispanic background who belong to the Republican Party.

What we are actually seeing from Mayor Villaraigosa is desperation from a party who can see a turning tide in America. The Republican Party is addressing the American people as just that; the “American People”, not a minority group but as an entity of a unified nation that share common concerns that affect ALL AMERICANS, and that scares the Democrats to death. The continuing policy of division of the American people is failing, and a failed record from a weak and out-of-touch leader is being overlooked by the entire party. All they have to deal in is “poisoned rhetoric” about “tokenism” and “class warfare”.

When you watch the Democrat’s Convention this week, take note of how many times you hear about the devastated economy and failed foreign policy of Barack Obama; then see how many times Democrat pundits mention race and the previous administration. I guarantee you will see a sea of Hispanic faces, all clumped together, some might even be “legal citizens”. You will hear about the “Black Vote” and the “Hispanic Vote” and the “Poor Vote”, but you won’t hear any talk of the “American People’s Vote”; which is what this is all about.

As the Democrat Party divides the people, the weaker our prospects of recovery become. America needs leadership which will lead the ENTIRE NATION, not the hyphenated America that divides us. The real choice for a complete America only comes from a Party that wants all of America to have a chance for success; and that isn’t the Party of Barack Obama.