Editor,
In less than a week, we’ve seen a video of presidential candidate Mitt Romney come out that basically makes the equation that he’s fascinated by near slavery in China, and writes off nearly half the population as “victims” with disdain.
We’ve also got a video out today of Obama at a speech at a university saying he supports redistribution of wealth.
Is this what politics in the United States has devolved into? Not just a choice between good or bad for the job, or even the lesser of two evils, but two extremes so far off the chart and polar opposite one can hardly believe it?
These things aren’t just making for an ugly and tiring election season; they are also going to make for an ugly term for the president. Regardless of who will win, a large percentage of the nation will view that candidate not just as the guy they didn’t vote for, or the less better guy, but as hell incarnate sent to destroy all they love.
Thanks for setting a political tone of ugliness and spite, politicians. This corrosive and disrespectful culture and climate you foist upon us is about the only thing that trickles down to your citizens, as seen in the foolish and sometimes horrific actions of people across the nation.
If you cannot be great leaders and fix things, at least refrain from being caustic, obnoxious pieces of trash and try to inject some civility and respect back into the culture and climate of the Unites States. You are all supposed to be leading us and examples of American exceptionalism, and act with behavior that wouldn’t make me feel I had failed as a parent if one of my children grew up to act like you.
Jason Stafford
UNM student
