Romney's "Day One" Ad Creates Great Concern

The first Presidential advertisement from the Romney camp is less than one minute long; however, it raises a great deal of concern for anyone who has followed the three topics so proudly brought to the forefront in his political agenda.  Take a look, then read more.

The campaign ad, named "Day One", clearly outlines the fact that Romney would aggressively move forward to reverse three major "mistakes" made during the Obama Presidency.  But, upon closer observation, it just appears that Romney is speaking "out of both sides of his neck" attempting to please anyone who isn't keen enough to actually investigate his statements.

If the link is removed by Romney's campaign after they review the footage and reconsider the advertisement, you may still access the link by clicking here.

The first controversial change that Romney's ad promises to offer is the approval of the Keystone Pipeline.  The ad then goes on to imply that this will create "thousands of jobs that Obama blocked".  Truthfully, advisers on both sides of the political debate have already looked into this argument and both sides agree that the proposed 20,000 jobs that would be created by this project would be largely short-term, low paying jobs and the bulk of the funding for this project will benefit Canadian companies more than American job-seekers.  In the end, when the pipeline is complete, corporations would be positively impacted, but there is minimal speculation that this would create any economic boost to our economy or immediately lower our nation's dependency on foreign oil.  President Obama has rejected the current plan for these reasons and is diligently redrawing plans that will benefit more  Americans  and create a residual influx of economic growth for states impacted by his alternate pipeline route.

Free Your Mind: Challenge Some Things You Are Told

Today, a Facebook friend posted, "Did you know that only 25% of African-American homes have books in them?" This was hap-hazardly posted immediately after hearing a report read aloud by a leading radio host on a popular nationwide show. Of course, I offered my opinion because I believe this information is neither truthful nor accurate. We (as an American society) have to stop accepting everything we are told as truth without offering further investigation.

 

My premise for denial was based on the fact that these statistics made no comparison "across the board" to other households. In the age of the internet and hand-held computers, I question whether or not most households still stockpile printed encyclopedias, dictionaries, and a vast, printed literary collection. And, in comparison to other households, is 25% a relatively high number or not? To me, spouting half-facts is simply another way to allow half-truths to begin to undermine the mental frame work of a culture and, ultimately, cause seperation, fear, and self-doubt.

My written response to the Facebook post was as follows: What ever happened to thinking for yourself?

 

To put it nicely, I just don't believe that this is a complete statement. Please don't let someone who has never stepped foot in your community tell you what to think of your own reflection. This negative propaganda only further fuels the idea of division based on pre-conceived standards of excellence. 

 

Please realize that he (the radio host) is just reading a piece of paper that was handed to him by the same multimillion dollar companies that act as the dividing rulers in America. These companies keep their profit margins in line by making one class of people purchase coffee every morning and another class of people buy beer every night. If you begin to listen with your eyes and see with your ears, you'll notice that the commercials on his (and any other popular show) tell you how to think, what to buy, and how to limit your own potential.