Why do you still believe?

     As adults, we often laugh at children that believe in the Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, and the Boogeyman. We think it is so cute that they would fall for such myths. But looking around today, I think its us adults that are the naive ones. Most people actually think there is a difference between Republicans and Democrats.
    I feel that deep down inside you know the left vs right thing is silly. However, to admit that you have been fooled by the political machine is more than most can bare. Do you really think that Obama and Romney are all that different? Do you really thing President Obama is going to get the evil bankers that are some of his largest donors? Is Romney really going to get tough with China? Did you believe Richard Nixon when he said he wasn't a crook? When Clinton said he didn't have sexual relations with that women? So why are you going to go to the polls feeling like one of these guys is better than the other? Its been nearly 50 years since Johnson declared "War on Poverty" but you still hold to the dream that we can legislate away the problem. The congressional approval ratings are at a all time low but you still will vote for the same two parties you always have. I am begging you to get out of the rut and change your paradigm. Tell the two parties you are done with them and their games. You can't change things with the same mentality that got you there in the first place. If you want to stick to "the man" then I ask for you to write me in on Nov. 6th.

Platt Robertson
Write-in candidate for President

Abortion and the Middle east

     I would like to thank AmieTank for this blog. She put a comment up the other day on the blog and reminded me that I had not put my views on abortion and the Middle East. I know these are hot button issues and I apologize for not getting to them earlier.
     First, lets start with the ultimate political hot potato: Abortion. If you want to get people fired up in America, just start talking about abortion. Typically, we look at this from only two points of view. Either your Pro-choice, which mean your for a woman's right to choice what happens to her body. You mostly likely feel that a man in no way should have a say on the decision and to disagree in any way means you hate women. The other side is of course Pro-life. This side claims that life is sacred and some on this side of the issue believe that under no circumstances shall a child ever need to be aborted. They feel that if you disagree with them that your a murderer. There is usually no grey area on this topic and a lot of anger is directed at people on the other side of the abortion issue. However, just like so many things that face us today, we are looking at this all wrong. The reality is we don't have an abortion problem, we have an unwanted pregnancy issue. Think about it, if we had no unwanted pregnancies then we wouldn't even care about abortions. If we take our stereotypical example, a teenage girl is knocked up by her teenage boyfriend, we can see the real problem. The Pro-choice person will say that the young lady has the right to do with her body as she likes because she is a strong, in dependant woman. The Pro-life proponent will say that its not the baby's fault and that its life deserves as much respect as the mother's right to choose. Sadly, we lost as a society when that young lady became pregnant. First off, we probably failed those kids as parents and role models. Second, if these two weren't ready for sex, do you think they're ready for a kid? Even is she has the abortion, you can't say either party came out better for it. If you care about kids, you'll probably want to help our youth avoid a situation like this. Of course, the Pro-choice group likes to throw out rape and incest as reasons we have to keep abortion around. Call me crazy, but I am for stopping rape and incest. Again, the idea that we will worry about this only after an unwanted pregnancy has occurred is nuts. There is no government program that is going to fix this. Its us a citizens that have to get involved. Fathers, spend times with your sons and talk to them about sex. This isn't just about women. Finally the issue of government money for abortions, which I am against. If this is about a woman's right to choose, then its her right not someone elses tax bill. For those of you that worry about that young girl that can't afford to get an abortion, there are many organization that you can donate to that help these young ladies out.
     The other topic of this blog entry is the Middle East. This is a much simpler topic. The only reason we care about the Middle East is because they have oil. If there was no oil there it would be like Bolivia and when is the last time we sent troops to Bolivia? There is also the Petro-dollar but that is more of a Federal Reserve issue. If we were more like Brazil, we wouldn't have kids dying overseas all the time. Brazil has developed their own oil resources, build a relationship with their oil rich neighbor Venezuela, and created a vibrant ethanol industry. We need to build the pipeline to Canada, utilize oil fields offshore and in Alaska, and use other agricultural products besides corn to produce ethanol. One more thing, the electric car. I don't want to here from GM that the technology is 10 years away. They said that 20 years ago. Maybe if we would have let them go broke, we could have had someone come up with a viable electric car. As far as I'm concerned, as President I would bring the boys home and prepare to compete in an open and free oil market. The other half of this issue is Israel. Some of you might not like to hear this but the US signed up for this along with the rest of the UN. We plus most of the western world, felt bad for the Jews after WWII and wanted to give them their own homeland. Everybody living there today are living under the idea that we are going to stick to our word. I am however, not for sending troops over there or starting a war with Iran. Israel is a big boy and can take care of its own self. We'll stand up for them at the UN and sell them some arms but won't send our troops. These folks have been fighting for years and I think we're kind of naive to think we can send Hillary over there for a weekend and hammer this all out.

Platt Robertson
Write-in candidate for President

My Energy Policy

     Thankfully the silly season is almost over. Soon you can quit hearing about debates and go back to watching Honey Boo Boo. Until then, we need to stay focused on the issues that affect us. Today I would like to express my views on energy policy. Note that I said energy policy and not oil policy. I feel that for far too long we have focused and oil and only oil in this country. Obama says we should do a little bit of everything in order to solve our energy issues. I agree with the base premise of that idea. However, I feel the choices should be shifted to the local and personal level and take out of big governments hands. You have heard me discuss personal Independence and and self-reliance. Energy independence is another part of the concept. The following are simple little things I have seen that not only prepare you for anything that might happen but also frees you from the big energy companies.

This little thing is called the Pocket Socket. Its good for charging cell phones and iPads. I am sure many of you have teenagers that have all kind of electronic gadgets. Any little bit of electricity saved adds up and this is perfect in an emergency.

As a homebrewer, one of the first things I would do would be to legalize home distilling. This would also allow you to produce your own ethanol. I know a lot of you have heard that ethanol from corn is bad for food prices. That is true but you can distill from all kind of things. Here is a link to a site that can give you all the details you need.
http://www.permaculture.com/

Free electricity and a workout. Talk about a win-win situation.

This is a smarter way to use nuclear energy.

Under my administration I would curb the power of HOA's and allow folks to put wind turbines in their yards if they like.

     These are just some of the things I have seen to allow for greater energy Independence. There are many more energy production methods out there. Spend some time and see what works for you. If you haven't noticed, these are also green energy sources. We don't need a Dept of energy or EPA is we take power production in our own hands.

Platt Robertson
Write-in Candidate President

Our country's greatest resource

     We have made it through the debates and now are headed down the stretch. The major party candidates have given us their agendas and what they see for this country. They talked about the economy, social security, and foreign policy. However, neither one has talked about our nation's greatest resource - infinite potential.
     I feel that our biggest asset is that with the little bit of freedom we have left, we allow humans to maximize their potential better than anyone else in the world. Its was America that build the Empire State Building and flew to the moon. We have heard countless rags to riches stories and that is why people from all over the world come here. But I'm afraid times might be changing.
     People today seem more concerned about what they deserve from the government and not planning on achieving their goals. We blame poor schools and greedy CEO's for our failures and never look in the mirror. The politicians have convinced many that the path to being slightly less unhappy is through them. Humans weren't meant to just be average. God didn't create us just to grind out a living. What the people in power don't want you to know is that you don't need them. Your are powerful beyond measure. Society tells you that you can only become educated by working your way through "the system." and that formal education is the way. The reality is that the greatest achievers were all self educated. If we as a people strove to reach our maximum potential, things like tax policy and social security would have no effect on us. This issue is like most of the things facing this country. The solution is part government and part society. We need to bring down barriers to people starting businesses and movements. You as an individual have to help create a culture that encourages personal development. The greatest thing you can do for your country is to reach your infinite potential.

Platt Robertson
Write-in Candidate for President

10 Concepts

These are 10 concepts I would like you to understand from my point of view. I feel they will cover what we need to do outside of government to fix our country. These will also let you see what my mindset is when coming up with my agenda.

1.      Freewill - The American Dream to me has nothing to do with a big house and a white picket fence. I look at it more as the "Dream that was America." I see it through the immigrants eyes. The idea that you could come to this land and do whatever it is you wanted to do with your life. In most countries you were stuck with the same lot in life as your parents. If you father was a blacksmith, then that's what you became. The government told you were to go to school and what doctor to see. We live in a country were kids grow up to become professional skateboarders. You can actually turn your passion into a career in the United States. Like Rock music, listen to it 24 hours a day. Hip Hop, same thing. Want to roll around in jello? Go Crazy!! Freewill is a beautiful thing.

2.      People lose - People don't like to hear it but there are losers in life. Not every kid in school is meant to go to college. There are businesses that fail no matter how hard they try. However, the most successful people in our society have also lost before. Its is through those losses that lessons were learned and skills developed. Lets take sports as an example. Lebron James wouldn't have become the player he has if he would have won the NBA title his first year. The guy stayed determined and focused and used the losses to fuel him. Losing stinks but its a valuable educator.

3.      Big business is killing capitalism - I hear a lot of people blaming the problems of the country on greedy businessmen. Capitalism is robbing from the poor and keeping our kids from getting an education. Its not capitalism, its big business that's the issue. Capitalism doesn't hire lobbyist or donate to campaigns. GE, Goldman Sachs, and Walmart do that. Don't compare you neighborhood baker to Bank of America. Lets use GE as an example. They were a large donor to the Obama 2008 campaign. They owned MSNBC at the time and their CEO is on the president's job board. In 2010 they paid $0 in federal taxes on $5 billion in domestic profits. I bet the restaurant down the block paid a little bit more that year.
 

4.      Socialism did lose - If your around my age you remember The Wall coming down in East Berlin and the end of communism in Eastern Europe. The USSR had lost the Cold War and the fantasy that was Communism/Socialism had been shattered. Today, we see Red China becoming a model for capitalism. Ask anyone from any of the old Soviet republics has bad it was for the 99% in their country. Their 99% didn't have cable TV or Playstations. So tell me why is it that every few years in this country we keep having this battle over Socialism vs Capitalism. Who are these people that keep trying to sell central planning to us? Do we really believe that a large centralized government make the right decision on how we use our economic resources?

5.      Debt and Death - I first heard of this concept on a YouTube channel - The Greatest Truth Never Told. Basically, its that we keep getting into wars that cost us a lot of money and thus we keep running up the national debt. Personally, we keep buying new toys for which we rack up debt and thus have to work ourselves to death just to try to pay off. It seems the more debt we ring up the more death we bring upon us. With all this debt, we have to keep the economy going. We end up going to war over resources like oil. We need to stop the debt madness both personally and nationally.

6.      More Tony Robbins less Tim Robbins - I just love Hollywood actors like Tim Robbins who have hot political opinions. They tell us the evils of big companies and the %1 all the while making $10 million a movie. The Hollywood elite tells us about caring about the working man but still attend campaign dinners and join the CFR. I think we should spend a little less time watching Snookie, American Idol, and Tim Robbin's movies and spend a little more time reading books by people like Tony Robbins. Learning to work on your diet or improve your finances is going to help things more than dumping $10 at the local theater so another Hollywood starlet can tell me how to live my life.

7.      Give to Live - I'm a big Sammy Hager fan and he had a song called Give to Live. That title right there sums up a lot for me. We all say that we care for the old and homeless but do we really? What most people mean is that we like the idea that the government is saying they will take care of that. Americans like the thought that government will tax the bad guys (big business, corporations, etc.) and give to the needy (the poor, sick, etc.) They will do this while not disturbing you from watching football or Twitting. That's not going to work kids. If you haven't noticed, government hasn't really fixed much. If you care about the homeless or poor, I suggest you pull a shift at a soup kitchen or Habitat for Humanity site. If not, then please shut up and quit forcing your beliefs on someone else.

8.      Local vs national - I love the idea of "buying American." Keeping you dollars in this country instead of sending them overseas is great. However, I would like to encourage you to take it to another level. "Buy local" is my motto. Many of the big American companies like GE, Walmart, and GM have huge foreign components to them. Also they are the ones that have lobbyist and donate to PACs. The mom and pop shops in your town don't have these things. Instead of going to one of the big restaurant chains tonight try out that little Italian joint down the street. A prime example of this is beer. The 3 big American breweries (Bud, Miller, and Coors) are now owned by foreign corporations. Try a Shiner or Sierra Nevada instead. It will be local merchants that will get the economy back on its feet.

9.      Our media sucks - Why is it that we trust our news media so much? They are ran by the same people that gave us "Desperate Housewives" and "Jersey Shore." Am I suppose to believe that all these bimbos reading the news actually know what they are talking about? Networks like CNN, MSNBC, and FOX hire all the professional pundits and ex-politicians and then tells us they are objective. Really??? How much time do these same networks spend on things like the OJ trial and Lindsey Lohan? Too damn much! Check out a broadcast from the BBC. Its full of news, amazing!!! I beg you to turn off the mainstream media and check out alternative news sites and read newspaper where you can self edited the fluff.

10.  You are the change you wanted - Last but not least, you have to quit waiting on the government to change and fix everything. Its not going to happen. Ben Bernanke is not going to fix the economy so get to fixing your own economic situation. Go buy a Dave Ramsey book and get to paying off those credit cards. Don't worry about Obamacare. Eat an apple and start walking. Like I said earlier, there is a soup kitchen near you that need another hand. We have to stop believing someone else will care about what we care about as much as we care about it. As the old saying goes, "the journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." That step is you.

Platt Robertson

Write-in Candidate for President

 

Your not wasting your vote.

 

 

    The biggest thing I face in this election is the idea that if you vote for me your wasting your vote.

Most people say, "your not going to win so why waste my vote on you." I here others say, " this election is going to be close, my vote might make the difference. However, I feel those folks are looking at this the wrong way.

     Reality is that in most of the states, Obama or Romney have solid leads. If you vote for Romney in a liberal state like California, your actually wasting a vote because he isn't going to win that state. The opposite is also true. In states like this, a vote for a 3rd party or Write-in candidate will stick out more than one for the Big 2 candidates.  In the swing states, the non-Big 2 votes stand out even more. Remember the 2000 election? Remember that Ralph Nader received votes larger than the difference between Gore and Bush. Those votes ended up exposing the Nader agenda and more importantly got people talking about why someone wouldn't vote for the Big 2. Another point I would like to make is, if you vote for Obama or Romney, how would you know your vote got counted? If you voted for a Write-in like me, it would be easy to see that vote in action. You would also be flipping the bird to all the pollsters, pundits, and politicians by writing me in. I haven't taken lobbyist money, PAC contributions, or aired any attack adds. I would like to think that after reading some of my ideas you might actually agree with my platform. And last but not least, Its your vote and you can do with it whatever you like. Its only wasted if you don't use it.

 

Platt Robertson

Write-in Candidate for President



TheTruth about Jobs

  

    I have been hearing a lot from the two major presidential candidate about how they are going to create new jobs. They have these wonderful plans that, if elected, will bring new jobs to the millions that are out of work. The reality is these guys don't create jobs. Its business that actually hires a vast majority of American and its going to be business that will hire the workers in the future. This is also why we have unemployment like we do. I know there are a lot of issues facing businesses these days that effect hiring. Obamacare being on top of that list. However, you can wait forever before you get those perfect conditions to start bringing in new employees.
     Here is what I mean, the CEO of a big company like GE wakes up in the morning and watches CNBC. He hears about the bad jobs numbers and thinks to himself, "why won't Walmart hire more employees so they can buy a GE washing machine." In a high rise not far away, the CEO of Walmart say, "man I would love to hire some people but until Ford opens up a few more plants to bring more people into the factory towns, I'll have to wait." Of course, the President of Ford is setting in his office wandering, "how can I sell any cars if companies like GE won't hire anybody." I feel that most companies feel they are outside of the economy and that they have to wait on it to get going first. What the don't realize is they have the power to get this thing going. Back in the early 1900's, Ford Motor company hire thousands of workers at above average wages to work in their factories. Most businessmen at the time thought this was crazy. Henry Ford realized that by paying the higher wages he was actually creating his own customer base. Ford went on to become the largest car company of the time. Watch the business news these days and you will see that the major corporations in the US are still making their numbers despite the economy. If they would just invest in the workers of America, we could bounce back but not if they set on the sidelines. Just like I have said to you the voter to not wait on Washington to fix anything, I say the same to business. Create you own economy and start hiring.

Platt Robertson
Write-in Candidate for President

No more Big Bird????

     I see that people actually watched the debate last week. Unfortunately, they where not paying attention to well. Not too many people noticed that the two candidates agreed with each other on a lot of topics. They were focused on Mitt Romney saying he would cut funding for PBS. Romney wants to "kill Big Bird!!!!!" What a national nightmare, forget the millions out of work or the wars we are in, we need to save a guy in a bird suit. We are $16 trillion in debt but Elmo's got to get paid. The people of America are so worked up about this that they are........ complaining about this on Facebook and Twitter but not calling their PBS station to donate money. This is a prime example of a problem we have in America, we want our causes but we want someone else to pay for it.
     Our politicians for years have told us that they believed in what ever cause we cared for and that they will take care of it. The reality is they get somebody else to pay for it or run up the federal credit card. Just take care of the problem as long as you don't ask us to sacrifice. I don't know anybody that doesn't say they care for the homeless but are any of them at a Habitat for Humanity site a 7am hauling lumber. I bet a lot of you PBS fans are anti-war people. How do you like your tax dollars going for drones and bombs? If your a Vegan would you like to know your taxes went to promote the beef industry? Then why is it OK for you to force the government to use the resources they taxed from me just so your kids will be entertained? This is also a reason why we need to get somethings out of the government hands. If the "Public" actually fully funded PBS, then you wouldn't have to worry about who got elected. You say you care, then click the link below and donate.

www.pbs.org

Platt Robertson
Write-in Candidate

Be Nice

     If your my age, you probably remember the classic movie "Road House." Patrick Swayze plays a bouncer that comes to clean up a bar and a town. There is a scene where he is introducing himself to the staff and he tells them to always "be nice." You can throw a guy out but "be nice." What a beautifully simple concept. Even dealing with drunks, trust me as a bartender I know drunks, you should still "be nice." Maybe we can take this idea to the next level.
     I was walking into the casino the other day and I opened the door for an old lady. She seemed shocked that I opened the door for her and gave me a smile. Maybe I'm just getting old but when I grew up you were suppose to open doors for ladies. Such a little act of kindness seems so odd these days though. Why is that?  A guest is rude to a cocktail waitress, she yells at the bartender and he is a jerk to his barback. This just becomes a chain of nastiness that leads to someone kicking their dog or something. Lets break the chain and "be nice." All the governmental policy in the world can't do what being pleasant to someone can. You can be a Democrat, Republican, Christian, Jew, Atheist, or whatever but "be nice."

Platt Robertson
Write-in candidate for President

Change it up

Four years ago Barack Obama promised us change. While he just brought us politics as usual, we do however need change. We need to change up how we do business. I have been talking to you about changing your voting patterns. The same two parties have been in power for decades and have given us pretty much that same results. There is another group that have been in power over the past decades that have helped the same two party system stay in place. Our main-stream media is owned by just a few major media companies that have direct ties to the power brokers in DC. Below is a list of the major media companies and what they own just to give you a picture of what is going on.

Disney: ABC, ESPN, Touchtone Films, A&E etc.

News Corp: Fox, Fox News, 20th Century Fox, Wall St Journal, etc.

Time Warner: CNN, TBS, HBO, DC Comics, etc.

NBCUniversal: NBC, CNBC, MSNBC, Bravo, etc

These companies hire many ex-politicos to host their shows and most of their big wigs are in groups like the Council of Foreign Relations. They inter-breed with the Beltways Insiders while telling us they are our "watchdogs."

I want to encourage you to check out some alternative media. We need to start hearing a difference voice if we are to seriously debate the issues that effect us today. Your not going to hear a lot from the mainstream media about things like the NDAA, the Fed, Fractional Reserve Banking, and the truth about our ongoing wars. Here is a list of some sites that bring a different perspective on the news.

www.infowars.com - Lots of conspiracy theories but brings to light a lot of topics

www.usawatchdog.com - great commentary on the economy

www.drudgereport.com - the biggest alternative news site

www.shtfplan.com - not just a prepper site

www.zerohedge.com - another good site on the economy

I ask you to push yourself and learn more about the issues through different sources. I also ask you to change you thought process on voting and break away from the two parties and write-in Platt Robertson on Nov. 6th

Platt Robertson