In a stunning turn of events, it was discovered that there actually were illegal voters in the last presidential election. Millions, in fact. Probably close to 125 million, if you want to start to get specific. So, who won, you ask?
Jason Tureman.
Me.
Now, it might not seem like this claim has a lot (if any) proof, but you are currently reading this on a website, so it must be true.
When asked if I would challenge the current ruling which placed someone (I forget who) into the position I won, I merely told the hundre-no-thousands of reporters, "I'll keep you guessing".
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Thursday, February 9, 2017
A Letter To The President
The following is an email I wrote using the White House's contact system. I'm posting it here because I don't know if it'll get lost in a sea of other emails.
Dear Mr President,
It has come to my attention that you've claimed that you haven't received any phone calls about the Dakota access pipeline. Now, this may be a true statement since your administration has yet to turn the phones back on, but that's neither here nor there. I'm here to voice my concern over the impact this pipeline could have. Before last year's election, many indigenous tribes, U.S. military veterans, and supporters protested the building of this pipeline. You claim there's no controversy behind its construction, but trust me, it's there.
I urge you to please reconsider going through with this. I would normally cite sources and data for any opinion that I give, but the message that your administration is sending out to the American people is that you don't care about those things. Science, data, analysis, none of it matters if it doesn't support your opinion. So, with that said, I'm just hoping that adding my voice to the pool of countless other voices will be enough to sway you.
You can't spend your entire presidency treating everyone with a differing opinion as if they're the enemy. That's the easy way out. Sure, it might feel like you're projecting a "tough guy" image, but a lot of folks see right through that. Being a divider is easy. Very little effort required. You want to show everyone that you're serious though? Be a uniter. Reach across the aisle, be the bigger man. Learn to let go of the things that bother you and try to make an effort to understand why so many folks are upset (not just because of the pipeline, but in general). You can attract more flies with honey and gain more respect when you empathize with folks.
Trying to figure someone out and come to a mutual understanding rather than just shutting them down, that takes real cojones.
Anyway, I do hope you take the time to read messages like this. Please, don't forget about the voice of the American people when making decisions.
Thank you for your time.
Dear Mr President,
It has come to my attention that you've claimed that you haven't received any phone calls about the Dakota access pipeline. Now, this may be a true statement since your administration has yet to turn the phones back on, but that's neither here nor there. I'm here to voice my concern over the impact this pipeline could have. Before last year's election, many indigenous tribes, U.S. military veterans, and supporters protested the building of this pipeline. You claim there's no controversy behind its construction, but trust me, it's there.
I urge you to please reconsider going through with this. I would normally cite sources and data for any opinion that I give, but the message that your administration is sending out to the American people is that you don't care about those things. Science, data, analysis, none of it matters if it doesn't support your opinion. So, with that said, I'm just hoping that adding my voice to the pool of countless other voices will be enough to sway you.
You can't spend your entire presidency treating everyone with a differing opinion as if they're the enemy. That's the easy way out. Sure, it might feel like you're projecting a "tough guy" image, but a lot of folks see right through that. Being a divider is easy. Very little effort required. You want to show everyone that you're serious though? Be a uniter. Reach across the aisle, be the bigger man. Learn to let go of the things that bother you and try to make an effort to understand why so many folks are upset (not just because of the pipeline, but in general). You can attract more flies with honey and gain more respect when you empathize with folks.
Trying to figure someone out and come to a mutual understanding rather than just shutting them down, that takes real cojones.
Anyway, I do hope you take the time to read messages like this. Please, don't forget about the voice of the American people when making decisions.
Thank you for your time.
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