In spite of what you learned in elementary school, not just anybody can be president. At least, not any more. JFK scared the shit out of the CIA when he talked about disbanding that Agency. From that point on, the determination of who shall be president wasn’t left to chance. There was simply too much at stake for the Elite to permit a man they couldn’t control to become POTUS.
What about Barack Obama?
As soon as Obama made it clear he’d play by their rules, he got the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval from the Elite. Not to mention their active support. Consider this checklist regarding that support and what he did to maintain it:
· Enable his meteoric rise with key financial and political support from the Chicago Democratic Party – check!
· Make sure no embarrassing stories from his past come back to haunt him – check! [Ever wonder why no former girlfriends (well, he is good-looking) came forward with “anecdotes?” Ever wonder why there weren’t accounts offered by old friends or people he worked with when he was a “community organizer?”]
· Give marching orders to the media not to subject Obama to any serious vetting or grilling on policy questions – check!
· Without any severe domestic backlash, Obama was able to sink us deeper into Afghanistan – even though there was no hint he’d do this during the campaign – check!
· As soon as he was elected, he (as he’d been ordered to do) “picked” Rahm Emanuel as his Chief of Staff – check!
· All of his economic advisors (without one dissenting, Devil’s Advocate voice at the table) were the very people responsible for our economic mayhem – check!
· Even though Obama could at least have tried to bring the insurance industry under the same federal regulatory anti-trust mechanism as all others who deal in interstate commerce, he “chose” not to – check!
Back to Ron Paul
The Elite tolerate people like Ron Paul – in fact, they know they need them. But only up to a point. And even Ron knows how far he can go. But if somehow he gets a little fuzzy on that, he’ll get a “gentleman’s reminder” – which I’ll translate, “Stop or we’ll kill you.”
There is genuine dissatisfaction rampant throughout the land – the natives are getting restless. But as long as those natives don’t have a champion to rally to, there’s really only one danger the Elite face. That is, if We-the-People should ever come to feel that the deck is totally stacked against us, random acts of violence against the system might break out. Kind of like rats lashing out when they know they’re cornered.
And that kind of violence could lead to any number of uncertain outcomes. And that’s one thing the Elite hate – uncertainty.
Enter Ron Paul – and people like him (Ross Perot comes to mind). These gnarly, curmudgeonly old men are lightning rods. They are meant to attract the hot-fevered “lightning” of dissidents and channel it safely and harmlessly to be absorbed by the earth, so that pesky and disturbing thunder of outrage won’t disturb the general public’s slumber.
Without Ron Paul, society would be lacking a valuable means for people to let off steam. If too much steam isn’t “let off,” there could be an explosion.
Ron Paul “quits" the race
Ron Paul is a medical doctor, which he will use to his advantage. If it should ever come time for him to bow out of the primaries – even (read: especially!) at the point when he’s emerging from the pack – he’ll feign a personal medical emergency. He’ll be checked by fellow doctors who won’t be able to comment to the press – due to patient/doctor confidentiality rules. But, truth be told, they won’t find anything wrong with the man.
However, not to let truth interfere, Ron Paul will claim otherwise: “For the good of the country, in view of the uncertainty [good word!] concerning my health, I hereby withdraw from the race for the nomination.”
What about me?
It doesn’t matter to me if I should fail to become the next president – or to even gain any media-recognizable traction. My goal is to communicate my ideas to people – to paint a picture of what could be. Since I’ve already managed to plant some seeds, I can be satisfied with my efforts.
However, just for the sake of argument, suppose I should gain traction. Suppose I get that midnight knock on my door from an agent bearing a message from a “friend.” I would tell them exactly this:
“Not only is my candidacy the last, best chance for the American people, it’s also your last, best chance. However, I won’t waste your time and mine trying to explain to you why that is. But I want you to return to your superiors and give them this message: Even if you should speak of trying to harm me, your entire house of cards will come tumbling down – and you won’t know why. But I’ll tell you why: It is written in the Lotus Sutra:
Take these words back to your masters with this bit of advice: You would be wise to leave me alone and speak absolutely no evil about me.“If for the space of a [billion-year eon] one should constantly harbor a mind destitute of good and with angry looks should revile the Buddha, he will be committing an offense of immeasurable gravity. But if toward those who read, recite and embrace this Lotus Sutra [that’s me – one among many] one should even for a moment direct evil words, his offense will be even greater [leading to truly ghastly punishment extending many lifetimes].”
Steven Searle for US President in 2012
Founder of The Independent Contractors’ Party
“In spite of hype to the contrary, the Elite aren’t especially bright. So even if they might decide to ‘eliminate’ me, they will live to see the destruction of their entire enterprise – much the same as if I were to become the next President. I see that as a win-win.”
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