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Democracy -
of the people; for the people; by the people.
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| Incy Wincy Spider |
The incy wincy spider
went up the water spout. |
Down came the rain
and washed the spider out. |
Out came the sun and
dried up all the rain, |
and the incy wincy spider
went up the spout again. |
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"Itsy Bitsy Spider" (also known as "Incy Wincy" or "Eency Weency Spider")
is a popular nursery rhyme
that describes the adventures of a spider
as it ascends, descends and reascends
the downspout or "waterspout" of a gutter system.
In short, do not give up;
Keep Trying, Trying, Trying.
Some time it may not work;
But do not give up;
Keep Trying;
Some other time it may work.
That is what we teach our children in school.
That is what we need to practice in real life too.
In 1992, an Independent candidate could win 20% votes.
Now, after 16 years, in 2008,
an Independent candidate may win the Presidency.
Winners say: It is difficult; but Possible.
Others say: It is possible; But Difficult.
Sun shine is out there.
All we need is: A Leader to Go Up.
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H. Ross Perot at a campaign rally, 1992.
Indeed, by the middle of the summer before the 1992 elections,
Perot, who had technically not yet declared his candidacy,
was in a statistical dead heat with Bush,
and had a ten point lead over Clinton.
Polls and pundits predicted Perot's presidency.
One group projected that by election day
between 43 and 51 percent of voters would support Perot,
and that he would "easily win."
Perot agreed, but would not take credit. He said:
"....in one minute on television said
if everyday folks all over this country
want to put me on the ballot, and
they want to go out and do all the hard work to get it done,
I would run as their servant and
I won't belong to anybody but them."
"...something interesting happening out there, right?
It has nothing to do with me.
It has everything to do with this country and
the concerns of the people in this country. "
"...I'm just the catalyst that gave these people
an outlet for their concerns.
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"I'm not surrounded by people writing my scripts,
powdering my face, telling me what to say and do."
"It's just what you see is what you get. Seems to work."
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