Reply #72: What Is Credibility? [View All]

[mntleo2]

Apples and oranges as to who is more credible because one wanted to be president and the other is a teacher. Not the same as far as how we give credibility is concerned, IMO.

In my eyes, Kerry folded way too soon after the election and his reason was they would call him a sore loser. Any leader worth his salt knows there are important hills to die upon as well as some not so important. Our vote being counted is absolutely imperative if we are to call ourselves a democracy, and I believe Kerry is smart enough to know this. It pales compared to being called a sore loser that he show true leadership and stand up for the American people's right to have their vote count, and standing up for that would have also been standing up for a whole lot of other basic rights people should possess. it was an important step he failed upon and is still failing for he barely speaks about it publicly.

Unfortunately that I know of, Kerry has not shown leadership worthy of my support, if he folds just because he did not want to look stupid. Real leaders almost ALWAYS looks stupid in the beginning and they know that. All people of vision are initially considered kooks, this is the way it is. It was this way with Martin Luther King, it was this way with Gandhi, it was this way with Paul Wellstone, it was this way with John and Bobby Kennedy and the list goes on and on. The thing these men have in common is they ended up dead, but they knew this was a possibility, yet still stood up. The key here is they had the courage to face the diversity when they knew they were right. In leaders, there is an evolving that needs to happen before the Truth is known in one's self, from what I have seen. Once found inside, it IS powerful when you know you are right, because anybody can call you all the names they want, still you KNOW you are right.

I am not expecting anyone becoming a martyr, but I am expecting my president to be a true leader. For me, a true leader has the courage to stand up and say what is wrong, leaders have vision to know what do do about it, and leaders are not afraid to say the truth and do what needs to be done. To be a leader, it is imperative that you do not back down for the Truth with a capitol T. I will stand with John Kerry if he shows spine, but I am sad to say he has shown nothing of the sort so far. The status quo seems to be his mantra, IMO. While there is wisdom in going with the status quo, a true leader knows when it is bunk and causing more harm than good. Going with the status quop and ignoring all the problems with our last cycle of voting WAS a hill that needs to be stood upon!

As for Mark C Miller, who has never thought he could be president, he is doing what he knows best, and he does know it. He has pointed out important points and used his vast knowledge and wisdom to educated the rest of us who do not have the privilege of being his or any other professor's students. I am not so sure I would vote for him as president, but he has not even indicated he would want that either, lol.

My 2 cents

Cat In Seattle