Why Hillary shouldn’t be President
This guy Ron Hilderacker is one of my minor heroes. He lives back in my old stomping grounds in Upstate New York in a depressed county called Wayne County, named after “Mad Anthony” Wayne of Revolutionary War fame on the southern shore of Lake Ontario.
But let me tell you the little bit I know about Ron – he started a small weekly newspaper from scratch in a cash-strapped community a few years back. He does most of the research, photography and writing himself as well as personally driving the newspapers to the post office to be mailed to his subcribers.
He’s a real force in the community because of his paper and he doesn’t hold back on local politicians who’ve been getting away with murder and spending taxpayer money with wild abandon.
Ron also publishes the mug shots of nearly everyone arrested in the county – bringing shame back to crime. Sometimes he even makes fun of the more stupid criminals – like the mother/daughter team caught shoplifting in the Dollar Store.
Holderacker brought real journalism back to Wayne County and he reminds me of why I wanted to be a journalist when I was younger.
My mom turned me on to the paper’s website and I immediately became addicted – so much so that I subscribed. I guess it’s my small way of contributing to Ron’s passions and causes. When subscription price is $40/2 years it really is a “small” contribution.
Well, imagine how happy I was to see his politics are close to mine (many brilliant people share my ideology, though, so it’s not that rare). His editorial this week is a well-reasoned piece about why New Yorkers should not vote Hillary for President. Here’s a teaser but please go and read the rest for yourselves and even though you might not be from Wayne County, just sit back, relax, read the rest of the paper and remember what journalism used to be;
Let’s forget for a moment that Hillary Clinton is a woman. Her gender should not be a reason for garnering any sane votes for the Nation’s top post. Let’s forget that Hilary Clinton was not even a real New Yorker since there has been a long history of opportunists who have moved into state to seek a public office as a stepping stone to higher ambitions.
Hillary Clinton is a liar. She boldfaced stood in front of the news media after her husband, former President Bill Clinton lied to the American people about his marital indiscretions while in the White House. Hillary said she believed that her husband was telling the truth and that she trusted he did not have an affair.
This flew in the face of years of philandering by Governor Bill Clinton that was not one of the best kept secrets in Arkansas . Hillary was either the dumbest wife on the planet Earth, or a woman who knew the truth would not benefit her own political career path.
