"FREE SPEECH IS GONE, SO IS GERALDINE FERRARO"

Geraldine Ferraro "stepped down," as Hillary Clinton's financial advisor, amongst angst from the Obama campaign. Ferraro said, "Obama would not be where he is [in his Presidential bid], if he was not black." Ferraro, the first woman to ever run for Vice President of the United States, stepped down because of political pressure and media stampeding of her remarks.

However, were those remarks more true, than false? Obama has an impenetrable force field around him, enough of one, even the media would not take any shots at his experience, give tough questions at debates, and even Obama's middle name is "off limits." Of course, Barack Obama did not ask for this to happen, but it has, regardless. The man is "biracial," half Afro-American and half of his genetic make up is Caucasian. Although, the mainstream, television press, print and all other press has only seen his dark skin color, or the side of his past, from Kenya. Therefore, who is pushing the racial component here, the press, or Gerald Ferraro, for pointing out the facts?

Once again, Obama is given another pass and casualties have been taken, in American politics. A country that is tiptoeing around the "black man running for office," rather than looking at the man's policies (or lack of), stances on past issues, and choices he has made throughout his lifetime. When Bill Clinton, in 1992, was running for President, so much was made of "whether he inhaled, or not." Barack Obama, actually did cocaine and smoked weed, by his own words. He said, "I just made some bad choices, on the streets of Chicago, when I was in my youth." Is that the same standards? George W. Bush's past was scrutinized more than, maybe, any other President in history. Although, Obama has received not only a free pass on his peers: Tony Rezco (his self-proclaimed friend and partner in business deals, who is now up on countless charges, including fraud), Jeremiah Wright (his outspoken and blackcentric pastor, who gave a lifetime achievement award to Louis Farrakhan), and finally William "Bill" Ayers. Ayers alone, member of "The Underground Weathermen," a radical antigovernment/terrorist group, who bombed the Pentagon, embassies, and eleven government buildings in all, in the late 1960s to early 1970s, still wishes "he could have done more" and not only does not denounce his action, but revels in them. Is this fair press coverage, considering that none of the major networks will cover Obama's past?

Geraldine Ferraro's comments were not racist, or even out of line. Barack Obama is getting 91% of the Afro-American vote, across the country. His past, in all of the media (except some coverage on Fox News and some Right leaning radio shows) is completely off limits. Off limits, to the effect, Saturday Night Live has done countless skits, over the past three weeks, on what a free ride Obama has received. Anytime there is a hint of a racial component, NOT racism, but a component dealing with race, Al Sharpton, the ACLU, Jesse Jackson, pundits in Obama's camp, and even Obama himself are up in arms, screaming for a retraction and/or someone's job. Geraldine Ferraro is the latest casualty in the "race" problem, of Barack Obama, after her resignation.

It is a shame that a man who is HALF WHITE, cannot see comments for what they are, see racism when it detracts from a candidate and comes to the forefront, and finally that there is no actual dialogue about this historic candidate, only conjecture and politics. When the general election comes, or if Barack Obama actually becomes President of the United States, it will be really interesting to see if he cries every time someone mentions his "black side," skin color, middle name, or makes a mistake thinking he is Muslim. The country needs a leader, not just a "speaker in chief." A leader does not politicize words that are not an attack effect him/her, rather they rise above them and lead the people above the bar. Barack Obama, to date, has not shown any of these traits, and Ms. Ferraro was right in what she said. Obama has been given this spot in history, based on one speech (in the 2004 Democratic National Convention) and his color, because he surely does not have the experience, the actual things to make change (like a thick skin and striving forward, rather than utilizing past strategies of color), and he doesn't even have any "Audacity." Unless, it is the "Audacity of Playing the Race Card."

"SPITZER ISN'T THE ISSUE, OVERALL MISTREATMENT OF WOMEN IS"

There have been more theories and rants on Elliott Spitzer, his actions, and what is to become of him (both professionally and personally), but every television show, radio personality, and print media outlet have all missed the boat. Elliot Spitzer is just another, in a long line of men, who are full of entitlement and narcissism. John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton, Wade Boggs (former baseball player), Jimmy Swaggert, and the list of the men of hubris and narcissism continues, daily. Yet, the "big name people" capturing the lens and the media ink, are just a fraction of men who are abandoning, taking advantage, and perpetuating a huge problem, with the nation wide abuse of women. When the "news story" is over, women and kids are always the ones crushed and damaged for life. Yet, they are covered, treated, and discussed the least, in almost all episodes (except for a little bit of pitty, in the last part of any story). It is not the narcissist and those who were caught, rather the wives, living children, the actual prostitutes (who were thrust into the sex life, usually by man/men in their pasts), and the very least (yet possibly the most impacted) the unborn children of the $4 billion American sex trade industry.

For every Spitzer, Clinton, Boggs, or Hiedi Fliess, there are tens of thousands (maybe millions), of women who are being taken advantage of daily. These are only the women in the public eye, or are "outed," in the process of the men who got caught. Maybe, one percent of all public figures actually get caught, are drug thru the mud (by the press, who makes huge dollars, at the expense of everyone involved), and publicly crucified. However, there is a $4 billion business in the United States, in pornography, prostitution, and Internet trysts, escorts, and the overall sex industry. In a $4 billion enterprise, in the United States, how many women are actually taken, raped, and/or personally damaged, forever, by men having mental and/or physical power over them, in some way?

The highest rated cable news show The O'Reilly Factor and "The No Spin Zone, with Bill O'Reilly," on talk radio, there was only talk of Elliot Spitzer and speculation of "why" he risked so much, on the "Emperor's Club" (the prostitution hub). There was not any mention of how the majority, roughly 83% of all women (different studies, give different statistics) in the sex industry have been raped, come from a broken home, or have endured physical/emotional abuse of some kind (91% of those, by men). Of course, Governor Elliott Spitzer spending $80,000 is a huge story, and a ratings boon. When the political aftermath is over, where will that leave the real topic, and all of the women in the sex trade across America? Bill O'Reilly is not going to be championing a fight for the sex trade worker, the twenty year old victim forced into selling herself, delving into a hard look at the facts, because the looking glass will be pointed right back at him. Being a former sex scandal "aficionado" himself, the "Who's Looking Out For You" author, is going to skim the top of the Spitzer news. Then, after the purpose, of his ratings has peaked, he will duck back into the role of "people's champion," after not touching the problem, behind the problem.

It will take a complete effort, by MEN, to bring women out of the despair, shadows, and hell of the sex trade, because men are the cause of the problem. The problem crosses race and crede, but men are the predominate cause. When people are asking, where are the John Wayne's, Ronald Reagan's, and General Patton's of our generation?" There is a deafening silence, from men leading for right reasons and crusading for women to be put on pedestals (not put under the podium). Some of the pundits, on major news channels, beckoned for legalizing prostitution. Is that the solution, of today's voices, to make the problem legal? Yet another example, of hubris in the media and with elites. A blatant sense of entitlism and narcissism, from the people who think they can buy there way in any door and out of any problem.

Sickness of the heart, soul, and bodies of women, in the United States, starts with symptoms that blossom into a full blown epidemic, in a handful of years. Young girls, in preteens abused and teen pregnancy, unwed mother's raising kids without a father figures (making their girls easy prey for perverts, narcissists and sadists), those who are taken advantage of mentally and physically (by the men who are supposed to be the "father figures"), and finally young ladies who are not diagnosed correctly, with mental illnesses are just a fraction of the women ending up in the sex trade. Women looking to be loved and treated well by men, do not always have the coping skills and overall techniques to accomplish loving relationships, thru past failures of male role models. This is the story of record now, with the Elliott Spitzer case front and center, the women behind the "Spitzers" of the world, in the shadows. If there is no light shown on those women, who are deep into a $4 billion industry (being sold like cattle at auction), then will anyone ever see them, or is should they feel like their is any hope?

Narcissists and people of shallow ethical values will always prey on the weak. It takes people of strong character, moral fiber, and overall someone to give a voice to the plight of the weak and those led astray. Without a champion, to spearhead the real problems, not just the "headlines of a problem" (like Spitzer), then the bar will not stay the same. The moral and ethical bar, for those who need a champion, will be moved lower and lower, by those who are steering America down a slope that has no end. America is on a downward spiral, in ethics, morality, and an overall lack of sense, because of the "secular progressive agenda." In racial politics, there was a time for the civil rights movement, and things have gradually become better, for different racial components and people in America. This problem transcends race, because women come in all races, and are over half of the American population. It is time for a massive outreach, a hammering legislative process (by the government), and finally for men champions to step forward and bring this huge problem to the forefront. Every woman in America is special, is a person who has needs and needs a person to depend on, and finally women bring forth life. These reasons alone, show it is time for all the people of the United States to take a stand against "the underground women factory of sex, betrayal, and exploitation," but MEN have to lead the way.
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Does this sound like the majority of men, elitists, people in power, and in the public eye today? Perhaps, it sounds like you? It is never to late to change, take a stand, and try to make America the best country it can possibly be, for everyone, not just yourself.

NINE CHARACTERISTICS OF A NARCISSIST, AS PER, THE WIKOPEDIA DICTIONARY:

1. "to be devoid of empathy"
2. "The term narcissism means love of oneself, and refers to the set of character traits concerned with self-admiration, self-centeredness and self-regard."
3. "The narcissist is inclined to lie or deceive."
4. "The narcissist often criticizes others, sometimes to the extent of damaging their reputation."

5. "The narcissist often behaves very differently in public situations from private situations (i.e. his or her public persona is very different from his or her private persona).
The public persona is typically very charming (perhaps designed to generate admiration) while the private persona can appear to be quite aggressive. Most people only witness the public persona and do not see the private persona, and therefore have a very distorted perception of the narcissist's true character."

6. "A narcissist is generally an adult; between a half and three-quarters of narcissists are men, the rest being women."
7. "While a narcissist might criticize others the narcissist strongly dislikes to be criticized by others."
8. "While a narcissist might interrupt others in conversation the narcissist strongly dislikes to be interrupted by others."
9. "A narcissist feels entitled to special privileges."