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Gloves Come Off for Obama and Romney

October 7, 2012

Published in Ahora
(Cuba) on 10 September 2012
by Rodobaldo Martinez Perez (link to original link to original)

Translated from by Jane Esi Hagan. Edited by Jane Lee.

Within some two months, the U.S. presidential race between Democrat Obama and Republican Romney has evolved into a very public airing of dirty laundry.

Obama jokes about Romney and that ups the ante. Romney’s latest accusation is that Obama is dividing the country. He has described the government as intrusive and attacked current policies that seek, in his opinion, to expand the role of the federal government and increase regulatory controls, stating that “the role of federal regulations is to stimulate, not terminate small and medium-sized businesses.”*

President Barack Obama blamed his rival for wanting to impose more taxes on supporters of wind energy. One of Obama’s supporters criticized the Republican plan to reform medical insurance for retirees, reducing social programs and lowering taxes for the wealthiest.

Yet another controversy is the tired issue of whether Obama was born in the United States. Speaking to a crowd of some 7,000 people, Romney stated that “no one has ever asked to see my birth certificate.”

Nothing has changed. According to José Martí [a famous Cuban writer] who lived in the U.S. between 1880 and 1895, “A United States presidential campaign is a study in harshness and sickening [behavior] … Politicians, poised to throw in their lot wherever it is likely to benefit them most, do not seek in a presidential candidate that illustrious man, whose virtue is above par, or whose talents can bring good to the country, but rather the one who by his wiles, fortune, or special conditions can, albeit dubiously, assure the most votes to the party and the most influence in the administration to those who contributed to [his] nomination and victory.”

Or as Fidel would say, a competition between ignorance and stupidity.

*Editor’s note: The original quotation, accurately translated, could not be verified.

A más de dos meses, las elecciones en Estados Unidos entre el demócrata Obama y el republicano Romney, ya transcurren por los trapos sucios sacados al sol.

Obama dice un chisme sobre Romney y este sube la parada. La última del republicano es acusar al contrario de dividir al país, lo calificó de gobierno intrusivo y atacó las políticas actuales que buscan, en su opinión, ampliar el rol del Gobierno federal y aumentar los controles de los reguladores. "El papel de los reguladores federales es estimular, no acabar con los pequeños y medianos negocios", criticó.

El presidente Barack Obama culpó a su rival de querer imponerles más impuestos a los partidarios de la energía eólica y, uno de sus colaboradores, criticó el plan republicano para reformar el seguro médico de los jubilados, reducir los programas sociales y comprimir los impuestos a los más acaudalados.

Otra vieja controversia sacada al ruedo es si Obama nació en Estados Unidos.’ Nunca nadie me ha pedido ver mi certificado de nacimiento", expresó Romney ante una multitud de unas 7 mil personas.

Nada ha cambiando. Martí, quien vivió en el Norte entre 1880 y 1895 dijo: “Es recia y nauseabunda, una campaña presidencial en los Estados Unidos… Los políticos de oficio, puestos a echar los sucesos por dónde más le aprovechen, no buscan para candidato a la presidencia aquel hombre ilustre, cuya virtud sea de premiar, o de cuyos talentos pueda haber bien el país, sino el que por su maña o fortuna o condiciones especiales pueda, aunque esté maculado, asegurar más votos al partido y más influjo en la administración a los que contribuyen a nombrarlo y sacarle victorioso”.

O dicho como Fidel, una competencia entre la ignorancia y la idiotez

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