First spouting off, What I think

What a country. It’s election time here in Toledo and that brings out all kinds of stuff. I was going to say the best and worst of people, if candidates fit the classification of people, but I think it will be more accurate to say the worst. Here in America we pride ourselves on having ethics like “honesty”. Honestly, do you really see honesty spouted and practiced around you? Come on, be honest now. It always sounds good but those who talk about honesty the most are often those who are the most deceptive.
Here’s what I’m talking about. First I must set the stage for those of you who are not from here and thus have missed the barrage of broadsides these two factions are pulling out of their hats. Mayor Ford is Fighting to be reelected after one term in office and Carty Finkbiener (I’m sure I spelled this wrong) is a former mayor who has two terms under his belt. Carty is known as a hothead and Ford is the deadest public speaker I have heard. Just slow like Moollaaasess.
They signed a non mudslinging positive campaign pact and were both proud to spout that fact to all. That didn’t last long. As soon as Carty’s ratings went up Ford came out with guns blazing. Now what these honest politicians do is research their opponents life for anything they can spin to make him look bad.
One of the things Ford comes out with is Carty spent two million dollars on the old steam plant downtown but “Nothing got built” as if Carty just irresponsibly blew the money away. So what did he do with the money? I think he cleaned up the place including hazardous waste that prevented any possible use for this structure that is parked on the river downtown in the middle of the only public function park there.
Carty dug up dirt also but hasn’t been as underhanded as Ford. He hit Ford on the lack of success reviving dead or dying malls or getting a stadium of some type built. Now it’s a race to impress us with their grand schemes to remedy these problems so on the same day both came out with these great deals they had just put together. There are press conferences and introductions of key players in this high stakes game of one upmanship. (I made that word up) Of course both of them act like they have been working on these projects for a lifetime when the truth is they pulled them out of their ass in record time. Now if they would work that hard when in office this would be a grand city.
So, back to deception. We are so used to being lied to we don’t seem to see it when it’s right in front of us. Actually deception is expected and often admired, it is a big part of our culture. We all have our fronts, the façade we present to the world. We tell the story to make us look good or noble. We smile and are flattering to those we despise because it benefits us.
Now to the professional deceivers. The drug companies who hide ill effects of their product, the infomercial con artists, the religious fleecier of the flock, and of course the winners of the grand prize; Politicians. The higher up the ladder you go the slicker the lies and deceptions get. Why is this? Because they hire and pay professionals to create deceptions for them. Now it becomes art. The art of telling you what to think. Nuff said.