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Published May 18, 2008 05:35 pm - THE PEOPLE SPEAK: Slate of candidates don’t impress voter More than three decades ago, Dave Dudley had a Country Western hit that big rig drivers were playing continuously as they cruised the highways across America. It was called, “Hello, I’m a Truck.” Even the kids picked it up real quick and started beep-beeping as they rode their bicycles and announced, “Hello, I’m a Truck.”
With the campaign promises and declarations of various candidates, I’m somewhat reminded of the kids and of Dave Dudley, all with the same theme song, “Hello, I’m a Truck.” The difference being that Dave and the kids knew it was just a spoof, but some of our candidates have declared, “I’m a Truck,” for so long that they actually believe what they are saying. It is my observation that what we have is not the greatest slate of presidential candidates we’ve ever come up with. I wonder how much argument I’d get if I said they are the sorriest we’ve ever had and remember. I started my support of presidential candidates with Harry Truman in 1948. It would seem that both parties dropped the better candidates early on leaving us with a dilemma. The most experienced candidate in federal government is masquerading as a conservative but wants to bed down with the liberals. Two candidates have very limited experience at being a part of the government at a national level. They have absolutely no achievements that they can point to with pride and say, “I sponsored that bill.” One is very scary because his formative years and some of his education were influenced by the Muslim religion. Do you wonder why I find that scary? Sorry, but I’m an infidel who sometimes walks down the road and I don’t want this nation to be led by someone who thinks he’s a truck and that I should die. Paul Becker Webbers Falls 
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