About Americans

In the four years I lived in the US I don't think I met a really dummy American. Not even traveling across redneck areas blatantly stupid people came across. In the ten years I've been abroad I only befriended mostly witty, cultured Americanos. Those who were and are representing Bush Foreign Policy abroad are everything but dummy. They hate criticizing American Foreign Policy, it is like sweet and sour pork sauce...On the one hand Yes, "I am a diplomat. Sweet"...On the other..No..."I am a diplomat of this disastrous administration". Still...I do NOT know stupid Americans.

So...where are the Palin lovers? Is she truly considered a maverick by many Americans?

I can understand how her style is enticing to the patriotism that runs inside e.v.e.r.y American (dumb and diplomat, both). I do. Yes, Yes...God Bless America, Good Old America, America's role in spreading democracy, the Founding Fathers...and all those Greeeat things. However, beyond the patriotism, can those Americans who I haven't had the pleasure of meeting just see that the lady is unfitted, unqualified and unprepared to govern their Greeeeat nation?

A friend, americano himself, says that contrary to Europe, his fellow citizens are not ready for intellectually-looking presidents (referring to Obama, of course), presidents with answers to questions and not mumbling answers of grammatically incorrect words ending with an effusive 'what a heck'. He might be right.

My grandma did not know how to read or write but when she watched political debates on TV she would always say "This candidate talks better than these other candidate". She could perfectly identify the candidate that was there to gain the sympathies of the masses with a "Viva Espanya" and the candidate that had something to propose, such as a higher pension for widows, in a simple, clear language.

Viva America is not enough.