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The People's Choice

The political situation in this election
year of 1968 is becoming more and more
confused. The Republican Party has only
one candidate in the running for the nomination,
the venerable Richard Nixon. On the
other side is an even more confusing situation,
with two senators entering the race
from a more-or-less dovish stance. Third
(and fourth, etc.) parties offer little hope.

The pessimists among us in this the land
of the free and the home of the brave may
say there is no reasonable choice left open
to the public. They neglect, however, the
one man who has shown his ability and
willingness to lead this country. He is a man
of great experience in the field of foreign
and domestic affairs, an acknowledged expert
on Southeast Asia and the American
ghetto, and has proved before his prowess
at dealing with the Congress. We refer of
course to President Lyndon B. Johnson.

It is almost unthinkable that this nation
should fail to re-elect a president who has
served us so well. When the job fell into
his unwilling hands he took over gracefully
and swiftly, and has continued to carry
out the work of this nation to this day.

Ironically, most of the criticism of the
President has come because of his war
policy, the area in which we feel he has
been strongest. What other occupant of the
White House would have been so strong
in Vietnam, showing clearly that this country
is going to make the world safe for democracy
if it has to kill ten million people
to do it?

But the one thing that most endears the
President to all of us is his down-to-earth
grace and charm. Who can forget the poignant
moment when he revealed to the world
the scar on his noble side; how can we
turn our backs upon a man who so identifies
with the little people of this nation?

This nation has been too badly divided
by the pinkos and mollycoddler's who would
sell us out to the evil domination of worldwide
international atheistic godless red Russian
socialism. The future of our country
is at stake, Mr. President, and we know that
you will fight a good campaign to get us
back on the road to peace and prosperity.
We'd like to let you to know that we're
with you all the way.

- B. V. D.