Things We Are Not Supposed to Know

I think the only one who would be able to “debate” Obama would be Ron Paul. Romney is a carbon copy of Obama; Santorum agrees with Obama on war for Empire, torture, etc. and doesn’t really articulate his understanding of Church teaching with regard to abortion/contraception/gay marriage (he doesn’t use science, nature, and reason in his arguments… just “the Bible says so” or “I’m a staunch Catholic”).

Paul’s mind moves faster than his mouth sometimes and it causes him to stumble over words, but he can think systematically and, in his arguments against abortion, he sounds more Catholic than Santorum.

That said, if I were to vote for anyone, I’d be leaning toward Paul. Is he electable? I’m not sure. I don’t think that the majority of Americans are very smart, even if they hold degrees at prestigious universities. They are all products of the “self-esteem” teachings of the public schools which includes tenets such as, “you’re opinion is valid, regardless of how ignorant of science or history it is and how unreasonable it is”. So, they can listen to what Paul systematically explains regarding abortion then turn around and say, “yeah, but science is just another man’s Bible” or “well, that’s your science, not mine” or, the infamous, “we’ll just have to agree to disagree”.

Since most Americans are raised on mass media, which contains all of the necessary propaganda that has made this country what it is today, they are unable to think reasonably. They have a love/hate relationship with celebrity; that is, they ridicule and mock celebrity while at the same time worshipping it (go to lunch with co-workers some time, the conversation always falls to the lowest common denominator, “so, have you seen this movie/television show?”). Paul isn’t good looking. He’s old, he isn’t eloquent, and he has a Texas accent. No matter what his message is, he’s not “cool” enough to be elevated to the most popular seat of National Prom King in our nation by their vote. Nerds never win Prom King… not unless it’s a conspiratorial joke.