Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. -- Contemporary American Patriot

In these turbulent times, a few Americans stand out as bright stars -- leaders with clear vision who are not afraid to speak the truth. One such leader is Robert Kennedy, Jr., who certainly is a profile in courage.

I have written about Mr. Kennedy before and am glad to refer you to the article whose link is below. It was my privilege to meet Bobby, Jr., a number of years ago. Quite young at that time, he has matured into a person with a passionate and informed voice who understands a great deal about what is going wrong with our democracy. The only major mistake he makes is when he speaks about our right to vote. In point of fact, our right to vote on the federal level is limited to voting for our United States Senators and Representatives. (This right, however, is fragile, as the recent debate over the Voting Rights Act shows.)

Robert Kennedy makes clear that he is convinced our last two Presidential elections were stolen. I agree, as I have stated this to anyone who would listen after each election.

I have often wondered why it has been so hard for people to believe these elections were stolen. The main reason I have seen is the failure of the press and media to report this news. People do not yet comprehend that the media is different from the one many of us grew up with. The CBS News of today is a far cry from the tower of light of Edward R. Morrow, or Walter Cronkite. NBC is owned by General Electric, a major defense contractor with business before the government. ABC is a Mickey Mouse network, if I may. The agenda of the media is to make as much money as possible. This does, in fact, involve a corrupt federal government.

Also, people have become so cynical about government, that it has not much mattered to them who the winner was. This cynicism, though horrible, is nevertheless understandable.

Third, the issue is not easy to understand without media assistance. So we are back to the media. It can be shown that the media negligence in this matter is criminal. Congressional investigations should be held and charges brought forthwith for misuse of the publicly-owned airwaves.

I entreat you, dear reader, not to be one of the cynical. Please do not simply dismiss this issue, throwing up your hands and declaring, "There is nothing I can do, anyway." Let us all ask ourselves What can I do now for my country? For instance, you can tell your friends about the Kennedy interview linked below. You can also contact your state officials and demand fair elections. You can support the effort of Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr., to pass a constitutional amendment, establishing a federal citizenship right to vote (something which most democracies have, but the United States lacks).

As the old axiom says, God helps those who help themselves. Let us be about -- if not God's work -- at least the work of democracy, the work which will ensure that we and our offspring will live in happiness, freedom, prosperity and true safety.


http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/072006A.shtml