EXACTLY WHAT DO THE DONKEY AND ELEPHANT MEAN

EXACTLY WHAT DO THE DONKEY AND  ELEPHANT MEAN

(FRAZER CHRONICLE)

(All the News That Nobody Else Will Print)

 

Have you ever thought about it, I mean it’s rather bizarre, at least to me, for the supposed strongest country on the face of the world to be equated to a jack-ass, and a big fat gray pachyderm. Neither is what could be called sexy, obviously an advertising agency was not consulted.

The now-famous Democratic donkey was firs associated with Democrat Andrew Jackson’s 1828 presidential campaign. His opponents called him a jackass, and Andrew decided to use the image of the strong willed animal on his campaign posters…..and the image stuck.

Cartoonist Thomas Nast, who had dickered around with the Andrew Jackson donkey is credited with the famous symbol of the Republican Party, when in 1874 a Nast cartoon of a Republican elephant appeared in the edition of Harper’s weekly. The Nast cartoon depicted a donkey scaring all of the animals at a zoo, one of which was an elephant, who was labeled the Republican Vote. That’s all it took for the elephant to become associated with the Republican Party.

Democrats today say that the donkey is not an ass, rather smart, brave…..and not stubborn, but rather loveable. Republicans refer to their elephant as strong and dignified, if being big, obviously overweight, and with the worst breath of any animal (or so I’ve read) is dignified.

Although the 2016 presidential campaign and elections are more than 20 months off, speculation, political ragging, and personal attacks have already begin. It reminds me of Wal-Mart, the day after Christmas begins the sales pitch for the next Christmas.

Early moves in the presidential campaign…..on the Republican side have already started; Representative Paul Ryan headlined a GOP Lincoln Dinner at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Also on Friday, April 11^th. Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky held a rally in Dover, New Hampshire. Saturday Paul, fellow Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee all speak at a conservative conference in Manchester.

Although Democrats have yet to begin their stumping activity, I’m sure it’s because the White House is occupied by a Democrat, and maybe the Donkey figures that it has a bit of time before they’ll begin the very same things as their Republican brethren.

To this point, all that the Democrats seem to doing is taking those little swing trips that seem innocuous but aren’t, unless you call testing the waters, and planting the seed of potential candidacy at the same time harmless.

With all the fishing expatiations, toe wiggling in the waters of possible acceptance as their parties best candidate, small skirmishes in after dinner Brandy and cigar talks, I thought it appropriate, and probably kind of humorous for me to take a few swings at some of the people mentioned as candidates…..kind of like the spring training of the forthcoming presidential campaigns, which will end in November 2016 with the elections, and our nations new leader, and in the minds of most conservatives, the leader of the free world, whatever that means. Anyways let’s haul some these people out from the rocks where they live and take a quick look;

SOME REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES

PETER T. KING

U.S. Representative from New York’s 2^nd. district

Been in politically elected office since 1977, 70 year old smoked the Islamists in the U.S. as fundamentalists during middle 2000’s…..they are an enemy living amongst us.

JOSUE LAROSE

Political organizer from state of Florida

Has formed 41 political parties, 60 Super Pac’s and more than 340 state political action committees’. Ran unsuccessfully in the Florida gubernatorial race, received 121 votes, and is also under investigation on over 2,000 counts of breaking election laws in Florida.  

MICHELE BACHMANN

U.S. Representative from Minnesota

Would rather switch then fight, started out as Democrat, switched to the Pachyderm party, and is a three term Representative…..let the games begin.

CHRIS CHRISTIE

New Jersey Governor

Was thinking about a run in 2012, and after Bridge-Gate, maybe he should have.

SARAH PALIN

Former Alaska Governor, on 2008 running mate of John McCain

I do hope that this foxy self-described “hockey Mom” came out of nowhere to go absolutely nowhere, but entertained with some of her outrages claims and speeches…..a great one to write about…..PLEASE RUN AGAIN!

SOME DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES

This is an equal political platform, and these Democrats that I’ve chosen can prove this feeling better than anything that I could say. Some of these guys, like their Republican partners are getting a bit long in the tooth, and before their term in the office of the president ended they’d be on the Medicare rolls, and that we just don’t need. Anyways let’s get started;

DOUG SHREFFLER

CIA and U.S. Envoy with G4 Classification

I’m not sure I know what a G4 is, but I do know what the CIA stands for, and understand what Envoy means when you list it after a CIA G4, its called trouble, and one look at his picture proves my point, he’s wearing shades and it’s a cloudy day.

WILLIE CARTER

Small business owner, Deacon Sunday School Superintendent

Retired United States Air Force, father of nine brings something different to the table, he’s been commanded by the Lord to be the president, and this’ll mark his 8^th attempt to be the U.S. president.

BEN AFFLECK

Actor, director, advocate

Say it ain’t so, Ben, I enjoy you’re movies, I even agree with much of what you say, but a 42 year old rookie, even though I love your wife, I’d advise to wait, at least a couple of decades.

MARIA CANTWELL

United States Senator from the state of Washington

Maria Cantwell, 56, quite a successful political career, unmarried, and is the United States ready for what that implies?

KIRSTERN GILLIBRAND, CHRISTINE GREGOIREKAMALA HARRIS, MAGGIE HANSSAN, AMY KLOBUCHAR, MARIA CANTWELL, MARY LANDRIEU, CLAIRE MCCASKILL, JAN NAPOLIOTANO

All quality women, and I left out a couple more

However none of these women carry the clout that Hillary Clinton has, the dynamics of the 2016 Democratic party campaign will be molded on what this lady decides to do, however she will be 69 by the time the inauguration ceremony is scheduled…..and take it from me, anything after 65 is getting lllooonnnggg in the tooth.

Well there you have it, the Frazer Chronicle initial report on some of the early candidates, some remind me of professional coaches and managers, they seem to move from team to team in their chosen sport, and carry the same baggage that brought them to failure at their last stop. Let’s keep track of these people together; maybe we can finally put a winner at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

HAVE A NICE DAY!