Stop Trying To Make Vivek HappenScott Morefield
Jul 31, 2023
I remember watching Vivek Ramaswamy announcing his presidential bid on Tucker Carlson’s now canceled Fox News show earlier this year. It was teased as a “big announcement,” but it didn’t seem all that big to me. Who the hell was this guy? I had seen him before in interviews on various conservative media outlets. Uber-rich tech bro sees the light and decides to sell his companies so he could better fight the system from the outside, or something. He had a way with words, but at the same time I always thought something was a bit off. Why not fight the ‘system’ from, you know, the INSIDE, where you can have more effect, especially if you own the freaking company? But whatever. Dude struck me as articulate, intelligent, and based, so I didn’t really have a problem with him. I mean, if you’re against the ‘woke’ cult, you’re probably going to be good in my book.
But president of the United States? I mean, this was a joke, right? Why not start somewhere smaller, like senator, representative, or, I don’t know, city councilman? Constable? Dog catcher? Sure, being 37 and a birth citizen means he constitutionally ‘qualifies’ based on a statute laid out when life expectancy was much, much lower than it is today, but does the fact that Republicans just nominated one rich businessman with no political experience mean we automatically have to keep doing it?
Despite his smarminess and off putting snake-oil salesman vibe, one thing Vivek has always had going for him is his ability to articulately lay out his positions. The man is clearly smart and well spoken, and for what it’s worth, his technical delivery is much smoother than any politician currently running. However, though his take on many issues is spot on and has garnered him some degree of support, there are red flags there as well, such as his desire to increase legal immigration, allow transgenders in the military, and reenter the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Hardly ‘America First.’
For months, as expected, I didn’t hear much of Ramaswamy’s candidacy other than catching the occasional soundbyte. But then, in June, he traveled down to Miami to personally protest the latest Trump indictment. It seemed a strange thing for a presidential candidate to do. Sure, express your disgust at a politicized Department of Justice, but a personal, bullhorn-in-tow protest right in front of the courthouse, aided by none other than Trump sycophant Laura Loomer? It seemed fishy and weird, and a shameless grab for attention.
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Source:
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2023/07/31/stop-trying-to-make-vivek-happen-n2626395