I would like to thank most media outlets of our great country for embedding the ideas if you do not vote for Senator Obama, you are deemed racist.  God forbid we cast our vote based on merit and prior performance.

The Louisville Courier-Journal issued and paid for an editorial cartoon which depicted Kentuckians as fat white bigots who vote exclusively on race.  The reality is that my fellow Kentuckians have strong moral values and are disrupted by Senator Obama's terrorist friend, freedom hating preacher, Mrs. Obama's lack of pride of America and his stereotype of people clinging to their Bibles and guns.  As a bitter American who clings to his Bible and right to bare arms, I must confess these remarks will weigh on my vote.  Not race, gender or religious affiliation.  Apparently to most experts in the Media, Americans are not permitted to vote base on what their hearts and their beliefs allow. 

Over the past days, the editorial page has been filled with sickness over the cartoon or justification.  Pam Platt, with the C-J, attempted and failed to explain the cartoon. Most readers disapproved of the cartoon, kudos to the paper for publishing these letters. 

One reader even had the nerve to say Louisville should secede from the Commonwealth.  Good luck. 

As I sit here on this beautiful Memorial Day, which was established to honor American's and their families who made the ultimate sacrifice, I can't help but celebrate my American freedoms of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.  These people died so we could have all of our Freedoms, including Freedom of the Press.  I think The Courier-Journal should remember this next time such a broad generalization is made about its readers.

I ask Americans to vote your heart without fear of labeled a racist or sexist.  If we follow this, American’s can be confident the best leader will be selected.

When I was born, the doctor told my father “your wife is fine but your son will die.” Well 32 years later, here I sit as a true American living the American Dream. I was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy when I was around six months old.

At that time, my parents decided to treat me as any other child. I was not babied. If I said “Daddy I can’t” my dad would reply lovingly “show me.” All through my life I have worked and struggled to be independent of others and have a normal life as a typical American.

When my parents discovered that the public school system here in Louisville was not challenging my skills enough, I went to private school. I earned my grades equal and fair as the other kids.

College was a challenge for me but I was hungry for success on my own. Did I stay home and go to school? Heck no, I went away and stayed at the dorm like the other kids. And no it wasn’t right down the street, I moved 100 miles away from home. With hard work, I succeeded and received a degree in General Studies with emphasis in Business and Psychology. This task was accomplished in four years.

I graduated college, and thought I was going to be able to take some time off and loaf around for awhile. I was  wrong. Dad put me to work the next Monday at his engineering firm where I am now the CFO. I assure you this was no cake walk.