Have We Hit A New Low?

I really don’t put much stock in political endorsements. I don’t care what a politician thinks of another politician. And I don’t care who a politician endorses for some office. All it shows is either a payback for a previous favor done, or a way to get a favor later on up the road.

So, you get the idea that hearing Donald Trump has endorsed Kari Lake for Arizona Senator means absolutely nothing to me (and judging by the polls, a whole lot of other Arizona voters as well…she trails Ruben Gallego by about 13 points). But can we take it a step further?

The Hill recently came out with an article that stated the world is waiting to hear who Taylor Swift, Beyonce, and Mitt Romney are going to endorse for president. And the first thing to cross my mind was, “Have we as a society hit a new low?”

Let’s take a look at these three because frankly I’m not so sure that they are qualified to be discussing endorsements of any political candidate.

First off, there’s Taylor Swift. Her biography states that she never attended a college, she has an honorary degree from New York University, where she gave the Commencement address two years ago (and she never wrote a song about it!). She has a high school education, and up until she endorsed Biden in 2020, she had no public interest in politics. So, we can basically say she’s a liberal singer that has no idea what she’s talking about, and I wouldn’t classify her as a mental giant. Musically, I guess you would have to admit she’s successful, but I can’t say that her music is all that great because I’ve never heard one of her songs.

On to Beyonce. She was born in Houston, Texas and never attended college. Like Swift, she chose to focus on her music career. In 2020, on her Instagram page, she posted a picture of her wearing a Biden-Harris mask. She traditionally has endorsed Democrat candidates, so that’s not a big surprise. Again, she’s musically very successful, and again, I don’t think I can name one of her songs, and while she’s endorsed political candidates in the past, I don’t know what she knows about politics and what is just following the flow. I know since leaving Destiny’s Child, she’s become rather political in her song material…and she palled around with the Obamas. But other than that, I’m not so sure what she knows. Unlike the 34 year old Swift, Beyonce is 42, and has actually met several Democrat politicians. That doesn’t mean she understands squat.

And now for Mitt Romney. Now, I have to admit, this one hits closer to home than most. My grandfather and Mitt’s dad, George knew each other when the elder Romney was the Governor of Michigan back in the 1960’s. And I’ve actually met Mitt a couple of times. Of course, I was about three or four at the time, and he was a teenager ( I doubt he remembers it). I thought he was a terrible politician when he ran for the White House against Obama back in 2012. And he’s never been a fan of Donald Trump, probably (and it’s just my conjecture), that he was jealous that he couldn’t beat Obama, and yet Trump stomped on Hillary Clinton to gain the Oval Office. Unlike the other two we’ve discussed, Mitt has spent his career in politics, like his father, and has held several offices including a US Senate seat, was the Governor of Massachusetts, and served as the President of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympics and Paralympics back in 1999. So while the other two ladies have zero political experience or education, Romney does indeed have some.

Knowing that, it doesn’t surprise me he never liked Trump. He voted for Trump’s impeachment conviction twice in the US Senate. And since he’s leaving office after his current term and not running for reelection, I view him a lot like Liz Cheney, and my former Senator, Jeff Flake. The three of them don’t amount to a warm bucket of spit as far as their opinions are concerned.

So, while The Hill may be waiting with baited breath to get Swift, Beyonce, and Romney’s picks for president, I could really care. I’d rather do my own research, and decide on the best candidate that’s running. I say “that’s running” because I don’t believe were going to get the best candidate living in America. I’m not sure who that is, but we’re going to have a rematch of four years ago, unless Biden chokes at the June debates and loses his chance at a nomination in Chicago this August.

Carry on world…you’re dismissed!