The Land Of The Free: An American Political Roleplay (IC)

[Puertollano]

"Okay, sure. I see no problem in that. Just don't make the wording sound as though I have endorsed you. It would look bad if I had to publicly backtrack, if that was what people thought. Your company has been a great pleasure though, I hope to hear from you soon."

Standing from where he was seated, he went to give the young Ms. Wolf a handshake with a warm smile. "Of course, it's been a pleasure and an honor to meet you. I only hope my discussion with your father is as productive. Lot of pressure to impress, ahaha." He shook his head slightly. "Until the next time, Ms. Wolf. Let's get paid maternal leave done." A wry smile, and he waited until Lilyana had said her goodbyes before he went to head off.

"Yes, you too, and take this," she said, passing him her business card. "In case we need to get in touch."

[Gordano and Lysandus]

"Yes, you too, and take this," she said, passing him her business card. "In case we need to get in touch."

He accepted the business card, nodding before he finally took his leave for good!

[Sarenium]

She paused, then considered both situations being presented, "to prevent a genocide that we know is happening, yes. To prevent Syria from attaining nuclear weapons, provided that the pen has proven weaker than the sword, then yes. As for the Saudis, I would seek to reorient our relationship with Saudi Arabia, but in short, where diplomacy has failed or the advice I've received is overwhelming, I would be inclined to do what ought to be done. Each of these scenarios are nuanced, I'm not an absolutist."

She nodded in understanding, meshing her fingers together and resting her chin on her linked hands for a moment. "Do you think it was right for President Baharia to set a red line over chemical weapons in Syria, establishing it as the defining condition that would result in Western intervention, and then back down from that red line?"

"I gather that President Baharia made that red line and backed down after seeing there was no stomach for unilateral action from Congress or from our allies. I don't know what intelligence the President had at his reach, but if the intelligence in front of me gave me confidence that Syria used chemical weapons, there would be a proportionate response," Dayton replied.

[Gordano and Lysandus]

"I gather that President Baharia made that red line and backed down after seeing there was no stomach for unilateral action from Congress or from our allies. I don't know what intelligence the President had at his reach, but if the intelligence in front of me gave me confidence that Syria used chemical weapons, there would be a proportionate response," Dayton replied.

"At that time, and multiple times since, Syria has demonstrated the use of chemical weapons on its own people. Do you know how sarin kills, Senator Dayton? It is an ugly, ugly way to go. It attacks the nervous system, stops it from working properly. Induces asphyxia with time. That situation alone is an injustice. The reason it is a bigger problem is that in backing down, the President demonstrated to the world that the U.S., and the West that follows its leadership, is no longer interested in enforcing its red lines, or upholding the international legal order on which it is based. Every malaise since has come as a symptom - it has given our enemies the window of opportunity to move against us. Into Ukraine, for example. My point is, Jillian, there will be a lot of pressure on you to look at international issues from a strictly pacifistic orthodoxy. That is not how peace is won. The Presidency will require very hard decisions from you."

[Sarenium]

"I gather that President Baharia made that red line and backed down after seeing there was no stomach for unilateral action from Congress or from our allies. I don't know what intelligence the President had at his reach, but if the intelligence in front of me gave me confidence that Syria used chemical weapons, there would be a proportionate response," Dayton replied.

"At that time, and multiple times since, Syria has demonstrated the use of chemical weapons on its own people. Do you know how sarin kills, Senator Dayton? It is an ugly, ugly way to go. It attacks the nervous system, stops it from working properly. Induces asphyxia with time. That situation alone is an injustice. The reason it is a bigger problem is that in backing down, the President demonstrated to the world that the U.S., and the West that follows its leadership, is no longer interested in enforcing its red lines, or upholding the international legal order on which it is based. Every malaise since has come as a symptom - it has given our enemies the window of opportunity to move against us. Into Ukraine, for example. My point is, Jillian, there will be a lot of pressure on you to look at international issues from a strictly pacifistic orthodoxy. That is not how peace is won. The Presidency will require very hard decisions from you."

"Bold of you to assume the Presidency would land in my lap," Jillian smiled, "I hope that should that day come, you'd be willing to voice your beliefs as openly as you've done here. Peace is not simply the absence of conflict Congresswoman, it is the presence of justice. Justice itself is the concept that society has deemed an action worthy of a certain repercussion, these are words taught in every law school, societies differ in their view. Our nation was founded on the truths of self determination, its why the House faces the public every two years. The value of self determination, not pacifism, is the orthodoxy I intend to bring to our foreign policy. I want to empower populations to decide for themselves their course of action, not unilaterally intervene on their behalf."

She paused for a moment, hunching forward slightly, "if I am fortunate enough to become the next President of the United States, I would be doing so with the trust of every American to voted for me, and the faith in the systems of our government from every American that doesn't. I assure you, where American lives, and where American interests are concerned, I will enforce our lawful red lines, irrespective of that which our allies desire. However, please don't mistake my caution for pacifism, I like to make informed decisions," she straightened back up, "I can't say for certain exactly what decision I would have made in President Baharia's shoes, although I suspect it would have been different to his."

[Dentali]

"Anderson doesn't understand loyalty. Prendergast bribed him Anderson just flat out, Volker told me he would only enter if I wasn't representing Wolfism, and I am doing that. As for the house I am prioritizing winning in Congress, i'm going to campaign everywhere to get house members elected, not just places that'll help me win in 2020."

“And what is your electoral strategy? Don’t be like Dirty Diane. She didn’t do rallies. I did rallies. The lying media said rallies wouldn’t wo- I did rallies, Dirty Diane didn’t. I won. You have to do rallies. You have to be like me and be a man of the people. What’s your electoral strategy?”

"I do a lot of rallies and I do a lot of retail. I have my boots on the ground, i'm always moving... Going to all the places you flipped and had big wins in 2016 with, getting people energized and organized and taking the fight to the dems. I'm out energizing them, running circles around them, doing every bit of media I can, just dominate the news cycle, get in peoples face so they keep hearing my name. And I make sure they know i'm your boy, I am going to carry the torch... My current speech I dedicated a full third of the speech to talking about how you're the best President i've ever seen and all the good you've done. I'm going to keep doing that, running on strong borders, the wall and your tax cuts. Great tax cuts by the way the biggest ever."

[Dentali]

"Not at all... well maybe Davenport is on the bottom because she's never won a statewide race.. and Ive known Little longest... he's a friend and thats not nothing. But I didn't put them in a conscious order when i wrote it."

"Well, naturally I'd rather our campaign earns your endorsement over my competitors," she pursed her lips, "however as I've learned in DC, there is often a give and take scenario placed out in front of us, so I do ask, what would you ask of any candidate who does get your endorsement to give to yourself, in return?"

"I'm not interested in any kind of deal or office, I want someone whose pragmatic, willing to work with Republicans and will actually bring a message of unity to the country. I also want someone who isn't going to neglect down ballot races and strengthen our party."

[Sanabel]

“And what is your electoral strategy? Don’t be like Dirty Diane. She didn’t do rallies. I did rallies. The lying media said rallies wouldn’t wo- I did rallies, Dirty Diane didn’t. I won. You have to do rallies. You have to be like me and be a man of the people. What’s your electoral strategy?”

"I do a lot of rallies and I do a lot of retail. I have my boots on the ground, i'm always moving... Going to all the places you flipped and had big wins in 2016 with, getting people energized and organized and taking the fight to the dems. I'm out energizing them, running circles around them, doing every bit of media I can, just dominate the news cycle, get in peoples face so they keep hearing my name. And I make sure they know i'm your boy, I am going to carry the torch... My current speech I dedicated a full third of the speech to talking about how you're the best President i've ever seen and all the good you've done. I'm going to keep doing that, running on strong borders, the wall and your tax cuts. Great tax cuts by the way the biggest ever."

“Good, good. Do you have a family, Nate?”

[Dentali]

"I do a lot of rallies and I do a lot of retail. I have my boots on the ground, i'm always moving... Going to all the places you flipped and had big wins in 2016 with, getting people energized and organized and taking the fight to the dems. I'm out energizing them, running circles around them, doing every bit of media I can, just dominate the news cycle, get in peoples face so they keep hearing my name. And I make sure they know i'm your boy, I am going to carry the torch... My current speech I dedicated a full third of the speech to talking about how you're the best President i've ever seen and all the good you've done. I'm going to keep doing that, running on strong borders, the wall and your tax cuts. Great tax cuts by the way the biggest ever."

“Good, good. Do you have a family, Nate?”

“I have a wife and a daughter who is just about to go to college.”

[Sanabel]

“Good, good. Do you have a family, Nate?”

“I have a wife and a daughter who is just about to go to college.”

“If you died, would you want your daughter to carry on your legacy? Would you trust her to do that, Nate? Would you trust her to carry on your legacy if you died?”

[Dentali]

“I have a wife and a daughter who is just about to go to college.”

“If you died, would you want your daughter to carry on your legacy? Would you trust her to do that, Nate? Would you trust her to carry on your legacy if you died?”

"My daughter I would trust to carry on my spirit in her own way. She's not a politician... she wants to be a dentist" Richardson chuckles a bit "But yours? She has some true talent for it, it'd be a shame for her not to get involved. I'd love to help her with that, I'd want her in my administration if that's something she wanted... if she wanted to run for Congress or something... maybe your old seat? I'd fight tooth and nail to help her out."

[Sanabel]

“If you died, would you want your daughter to carry on your legacy? Would you trust her to do that, Nate? Would you trust her to carry on your legacy if you died?”

"My daughter I would trust to carry on my spirit in her own way. She's not a politician... she wants to be a dentist" Richardson chuckles a bit "But yours? She has some true talent for it, it'd be a shame for her not to get involved. I'd love to help her with that, I'd want her in my administration if that's something she wanted... if she wanted to run for Congress or something... maybe your old seat? I'd fight tooth and nail to help her out."

“My seat has been bought and paid for by the Democrat- by [not George Soros] since 1986. She can’t run for it, ok? Where would you put her in your administration?”

[Dentali]

"My daughter I would trust to carry on my spirit in her own way. She's not a politician... she wants to be a dentist" Richardson chuckles a bit "But yours? She has some true talent for it, it'd be a shame for her not to get involved. I'd love to help her with that, I'd want her in my administration if that's something she wanted... if she wanted to run for Congress or something... maybe your old seat? I'd fight tooth and nail to help her out."

“My seat has been bought and paid for by the Democrat- by [not George Soros] since 1986. She can’t run for it, ok? Where would you put her in your administration?”

"She's quite versatile honestly, I'd like to talk with her about where she would feel most comfortable. I'm thinking something where she can put her skills with foreign policy or business development to good use, but I also want to put her somewhere she can grow that will put her in a good position for a future career. What do you think would be a good fit for her?"

[Sanabel]

“My seat has been bought and paid for by the Democrat- by [not George Soros] since 1986. She can’t run for it, ok? Where would you put her in your administration?”

"She's quite versatile honestly, I'd like to talk with her about where she would feel most comfortable. I'm thinking something where she can put her skills with foreign policy or business development to good use, but I also want to put her somewhere she can grow that will put her in a good position for a future career. What do you think would be a good fit for her?"

“Secretary of Commerce. She would be good for Commerce. It’s also a good preparation for President. Look at Herbert Hoover. Great President. It would be good for her. Or Ambassador to the United Nations.”

[Dentali]

"She's quite versatile honestly, I'd like to talk with her about where she would feel most comfortable. I'm thinking something where she can put her skills with foreign policy or business development to good use, but I also want to put her somewhere she can grow that will put her in a good position for a future career. What do you think would be a good fit for her?"

“Secretary of Commerce. She would be good for Commerce. It’s also a good preparation for President. Look at Herbert Hoover. Great President. It would be good for her. Or Ambassador to the United Nations.”

Richardson nodded sagely in agreement while internally screaming "I'll talk to her about it. I definitely think she should run for Governor or Senator or Congress at some point. Maybe move to West Virginia so she can commute to DC from a state not controlled by [Not Soros], and set up a run.... Right now i'm leaning towards Commerce, we probably could get her to do some more international stuff from Commerce if she wanted."

[The World Capitalist Confederation]

Vohoffsky did a quick speech, extolling the virtues of education and the importance of science education, talked a bit to a few (friendly) journalists about education and technology, and then drove home, took a private jet for Ronald Reagan National Airport, in order to meet Volker in his office. He sent off a quick reply, simply saying that he can do the meeting 8:00pm on the day at the earliest, and that he should schedule a more direct time with him. Meanwhile, he also sent out a tweet, with the AFM and AFN official accounts retweeting it.

Theodore Vohoffsky
@CaliforniaLibertarian

The education of the future generation, particularly in STEM subjects such as physics and chemistry, is paramount to me and the rest of the AFM. This is why I have just donated half a million dollars to Caltech, in order to build a new and state-of-the art wing, filled with computers and other devices of smart education. This is what this country needs, and what we will provide.

American Futurist Movement
@AFMOfficial

We fully support cooperation with the private sector in order to increase the quality of STEM education, which is why we fully wish to support our member @CaliforniaLibertarian for making this highly generous donation to the California Institute of Technology. #TheFutureofAmerica

American Freedom Network
@AmericanFreedomNetwork

"Libertarianism: The Path to Freedom" starring Thomas Gardner, CEO of Gardner Computing Industries, will release on 10:00am PT tomorrow! This new, high-quality video will explore the libertarian ideology in full detail and why it is an ideology that works for this nation, both now and in the future! #TheFutureofAmerica

Adam Clarke, another one of Vohoffsky's allies, began working to increase the reach of the AFM, using some of its money - mostly from the personal funds of the members, but also some from the small amounts of members and the new PAC - to begin a blitz marketing campaign by extending the reach of the hashtag, in order to further increase awareness. He, on Vohoffsky's command, also began to commission a poll to see what percent of people have heard of either "Theodore Vohoffsky", "The American Freedom Network" or "The American Futurist Movement", with boxes to tick for each one. They were also asked for demographic data, to see which groups needed to be reached more. He suspected it would be older people, hence why they were working on radio and TV ads to some degree, but one could never know...

[Sanabel]

“Secretary of Commerce. She would be good for Commerce. It’s also a good preparation for President. Look at Herbert Hoover. Great President. It would be good for her. Or Ambassador to the United Nations.”

Richardson nodded sagely in agreement while internally screaming "I'll talk to her about it. I definitely think she should run for Governor or Senator or Congress at some point. Maybe move to West Virginia so she can commute to DC from a state not controlled by [Not Soros], and set up a run.... Right now i'm leaning towards Commerce, we probably could get her to do some more international stuff from Commerce if she wanted."

“Why do you want her in Congress so badly? You don’t want her talent in your administration?” Wolf demanded.

[Dentali]

Richardson nodded sagely in agreement while internally screaming "I'll talk to her about it. I definitely think she should run for Governor or Senator or Congress at some point. Maybe move to West Virginia so she can commute to DC from a state not controlled by [Not Soros], and set up a run.... Right now i'm leaning towards Commerce, we probably could get her to do some more international stuff from Commerce if she wanted."

“Why do you want her in Congress so badly? You don’t want her talent in your administration?” Wolf demanded.

"I do sir, but I won't be President forever and she needs to have a job after my administration. Maybe she will run for President, maybe she will want to wait a bit. I just think she should keep her options open, and I think she'd be great in Congress or as a Governor."

[Sanabel]

“Why do you want her in Congress so badly? You don’t want her talent in your administration?” Wolf demanded.

"I do sir, but I won't be President forever and she needs to have a job after my administration. Maybe she will run for President, maybe she will want to wait a bit. I just think she should keep her options open, and I think she'd be great in Congress or as a Governor."

“She could do that after serving in your administration. Nate I want your word that my daughter will have a place on your cabinet if you win.”

[Dentali]

"I do sir, but I won't be President forever and she needs to have a job after my administration. Maybe she will run for President, maybe she will want to wait a bit. I just think she should keep her options open, and I think she'd be great in Congress or as a Governor."

“She could do that after serving in your administration. Nate I want your word that my daughter will have a place on your cabinet if you win.”

"You have my word, I swear on my own daughter."

[Sanabel]

“She could do that after serving in your administration. Nate I want your word that my daughter will have a place on your cabinet if you win.”

"You have my word, I swear on my own daughter."

“Good, good. When will she become a dentist? I have good teeth, but I need a new dentist. My last one was a Democrat. I have good teeth, but I need a dentist. Maybe she could be my dentist.”

[Sao Nova Europa]

Goldwater had found short YouTube videos a good way of communicating his message directly to his constituents and supporters nation-wide. Once every two weeks (or early, if something important that needed to be commented happened), he would upload a short video and then share it on YouTube and Facebook accounts.

James looked at the camera, smiled and began in earnest his speech.



"Today's video concerns the economy. Our economy has been doing a lot better under President Wolf's administration. We've had record numbers in GDP growth, employment rates and taxation has overall gone down. At the same time, the President's tariffs ensure that we don't get ripped off in unfair trade deals by other countries. No one can deny the tremendous progress we've made: after all, we Republicans represent the party of growth. Yet, there are still many steps we need to take in order to ensure our economic progress is continuous and that our finances remain stable."

"For one, we need to take a hard look at our deficit spending and our debt. For years, we've been spending hundreds of billions of dollars we don't have. More deficit means more debt: that means we pass on a truly terrible burden on our children. We're effectively placing what I would call a 'future tax'. A tax that will have to be paid by the future generation when the situation gets to the point where the growing debt cannot be ignored anymore. If we continue to spend money we don't have and piling up more and more debt, we are going to end up like Greece I am afraid. A bankrupt country that will be forced to implement harsh austerity measures. Do we want that?"

"The Republican Party has done a good job cutting taxes and regulations, thus creating the tremendous economic and job growth we've seen in the past few years. Yet, on the front of fiscal discipline, we've unfortunately been less successful. We need to start focusing less on tax cuts and more on spending cuts. This is something very important to understand; we cannot afford legislating any more tax cuts without first legislating at least some spending cuts to bring into balance our budget. I am a big believer in tax reduction and it is my strong conviction that tax cuts stimulate economic activity and hand more money to the pockets of the ordinary people. However, tax cuts without spending cuts are fiscally irresponsible."

"The Republican Party is the party of fiscal discipline and conservatism. We need to remind ourselves of those values and to implement legislation that shall reduce greatly our deficit. I will offer only a few examples of spending cuts we can legislate. We can eliminate the Department of Education. It is a costly department that was founded only in 1979 and hasn't improved educational standards at all. It only serves to hinder school choice and student freedom. EPA is another department that should be abolished. It is costly and its regulations are harmful to the economy, violate state's rights and hurt people. Aside form those two departments, we can make deep cuts in other government departments too without wholesale abolishing them. There is plenty of bureaucratic waste and fat to be cut."

"We also need to take a hard look at our social security system. Social security right now is too costly, contributes to our growing deficit and it is going to get bankrupt if it is not structurally reformed; estimates project that in 2034 social security reserves will be depleted and recipients will only receive around 80 cents per dollar they otherwise would be owed. This will greatly, and negatively, affect our retirees' way of life and will further burden future generations; after all, 80% of millennials in a recent poll stated that they are worried than when they will retire, social security will not be there for them. We need to make a transition towards a privatized social security system of individual retirement accounts. This would lift the rate of return workers obtain on their retirement contributions and boost national saving and future economic growth. It will be a viable system of social security."

"Overall, we need to do a lot more when it comes to containing deficit spending and dealing with our growing debt. We cannot allow the next generation to pay for our fiscal irresponsibility. We need to act as adults, stop spending money we don't have in the first place on totally ineffective, useless and even actively harmful programs and get our budget balanced. We need to rediscover the virtue of fiscal conservatism!"

[Main Nation Ministry]

March 13th, 2019

Mike Montgomery
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Across Online Servers

Ben was busy in the governor's office, trying to look into more documents concerning a desalination plant to combat California's drought and water crisis. Back at his home, his son Mike was busy doing some stuff in his spare time. His professors for both of his classes were out, so he got to kick back home and play some video games he can installed on his computer.

For the evening, Mike was playing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on his Steam. On the Terrorist of the Anarchists, fighting against the FBI or Counter-Terrorists as they are known on cs_office, or Office. The round was simple. You just gotta make sure the Counter-Terrorists didn't get the hostages that you're supposed to prevent them from rescuing. Mike's username LeagueBoi was on top of some boxes in the parking garage, where he was gunning down some CTs with a Galil AR.

Team Voice Chat - MousePunk40: They got a sniper by the windows.
Team Voice Chat - LeagueBoi: I'm trying to get the ones going through the back, any of them near the hostages?
Team Voice Chat - ScOnEsEE: No, but I did see some newbie CT shot one of the hostages, so that's something.
General Text Chat - DEAD OilSoil69: Someone link me that image of the porn spray at the break room.
General Voice Chat - Deblod100: Hang on, guys. Trying to play with a mouse is awkward. I had a touchpad last time.

Just another typical match on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. On a round, LeagueBoi was near a door, where a CT I_r0k with an overpowered M249 tried to shoot him, only to completely miss, as LeagueBoi gunned him down with a CZ75-Auto, before being killed himself.

General Text Chat - DEAD I_r0k: FUCKING LAG SWITCHING PIECE OF SHITS
Team Voice Chat - MousePunk40: Why are all the FBI following this one guy?
Team Voice Chat - ScOnEsEE: Attacking from the back.
Team Text Chat - OilSoil69: I'm seeing grenades being thrown everywhere.
General Text Chat - MousePunk40: Buy a mic, bruh.
General Text Chat - OilSoil69: I saving up :V

Just as LeagueBoi was turning a corner with a Nova shotgun, he gets flashbanged and suddenly knifed by another CT who has a rare knife skin. "Aw damn!" Mike sighed a bit, knowing he was given the upper hand.

[Dentali]

"You have my word, I swear on my own daughter."

“Good, good. When will she become a dentist? I have good teeth, but I need a new dentist. My last one was a Democrat. I have good teeth, but I need a dentist. Maybe she could be my dentist.”

Richardson chuckled "Sorry she just got into college, she's off to Duke my alma mater. So she's not ready for your teeth yet."

[Dentali]

FOX Interview
03/15/2019
Senator James Goldwater

Benfield: Good Evening and welcome to FOX News, I'm Craig Benfield and i'm joined tonight by Senator James Goldwater of Texas to discuss the latest in the 2020 race and in politics. Senator thank you for joining us.

Goldwater: Good evening Benfield. I am glad to be here with you. I send my warmest greetings too all viewers watching us right now.

Benfield: I want to start by asking you about your recent comments on immigration, and your rhetoric regarding an ‘invasion’. Now twitter is an imperfect media for relaying a complex political position, would you like to clarify those comments at all?

Goldwater: Of course. As you know, there is a difference between refugees, legal migrants and illegal migrants. Refugees are people who should be accepted into the United States; there is no question about that. We are not monsters seeking to decline safe haven to people fleeing war-zones. Legal migrants are enriching our nation; they contribute immensely to our economy and culture, and I thank them for that. We are a nation of migrants after all. Illegal migrants, on the other hand, are people breaking the law. They enter the country with no consideration of our needs and wants and take jobs and welfare that rightfully belong to the American people. Many of those who enter illegally are gangster and drug traffickers, who contribute to increasing crime rates. As for the invasion part; you see, many countries all over the world face a problem of illegal migration. It is not an American-only problem. What is unique in our case, is the intensity of illegal migration with extraordinary numbers of peoples crossing our border. When millions of illegal migrants flood your country, it is no longer an issue of illegal migration; it is an invasion. We need to stop the invasion, lest we face the same fate that befell the Western Roman Empire.

Benfield: The word ‘invasion’ has been prominently used by those who have committed or attempted to commit racially motivated violent attacks against others, immigrant or otherwise. Additionally it propagates a number of white nationalist and white supremecist sites and is frequently used in their rhetoric. As a sitting Senator do you worry your word choice might be adding fuel to the fire?

Goldwater: Let me first say that I oppose white nationalism. I am an American nationalist. I believe that white Americans, African-Americans, Latinos, Native-Americans, Asian-Americans and legal migrants all equally American and all contribute equally to the greatness of our nation. I am a civic nationalist and I oppose racial nationalism in all forms. I oppose political violence and condemn clearly any attacks, even on illegal migrants. Violence is never the way to solve political disputes in a civilized society. Now that this has been clarified, allow me to state that I will continue to use the word 'invasion'. The Nazis used the word 'socialist' in their name and so did Pol Pot; does this mean that the Democrats who call themselves 'socialists' are Nazis or Pol Pot supporters? No. Names need to be understood in the context they are being used. Invasion in this case does not refer to 'people of color invading the US', as some white nationalists claim. It refers to illegal migrants crossing en mass our border in a highly organized manner that resembles a military invasion.

Benfield: What makes you say its highly organized? We have large scale caravans occasionally sure, but the vast majority appears to be piecemeal.

Goldwater: Migrations of such a large scale are not the result of individual decisions but rather are part of a plan. Globalists have admitted as much.

Benfield: Can you be a bit more specific?

Goldwater: I have been specific enough. A group of global elites believe that nation states belong to the past and that the time for global governance has arrived. They admit as much in public. Mass migration has the goal of destabilizing nation states, eliminating borders and preparing us for global government.

Benfield: Respectfully you have not been specific enough. That is a massive accusation, you are a sitting Senator... can you please present some evidence as to these claims?

Goldwater: Have you not seen speeches by Democrats on a variety of issues that we need 'global solutions'? It is not some grand conspiracy. It is the open political program of the party of Davos.

Benfield: Saying we need global solutions doesn't mean they are actively trying to destabilize the United States. Can you point to some specific quotes or examples? Evidence?

Goldwater: You can watch the speeches of the top Democrats on migration. I think we should move on though. With all due respect, the American people also want to hear about the economy, especially the deficit and how to maintain economic growth.

Benfield: With all due respect you have accused people of trying to destabilize the country with an organized invasion. I personally find that a major concern, and even more concerning that you have consistently refused to present any evidence beyond vague references to 'top democrats.'

Goldwater: I have a already stated my opinion on the matter. I believe we should let the American people decide if what I am saying is wrong or correct. I have nothing else to add. I just want to state that illegal migrants are the unfortunate pawns of this plan and that we should not blame them personally or, even worse, attack them. Violence and hatred are never the answer, voting out the Globalists is. I condemn all forms of racism in the same way I condemn globalism.

Benfield: I'm not calling you a racist or a white supremecist, I am asking for a single specific example or piece of evidence to support your claim that top democrats are trying to actively destabilize the United States through an organized invasion.

Goldwater: I have to thank you for this clarification, for there is nothing worse than racism and white supremacy. I fight every day for all Americans, including African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Latinos, Native Americans and legal migrants. Let me be clear: white supremacy will not be tolerated. We are the party of Lincoln. We are party of equal rights for everyone. Racists have no place in America! As for your question, just look at the comments of Democrats on immigration. Do they support border control or open borders? The answer is clear. I have nothing else to add.

Benfield: So you do not have a single specific quote or piece of evidence to support your claim that top democratic politicians are actively trying to destabilize the United States through and organized invasion in order to institute a Global Government?

Goldwater: I have already stated that one needs to just look at the speeches of Democrats on immigration. I am terribly sorry, but I cannot be more specific and will have to decline further comments on the issue.

Benfield: If all one needs to do is "just look at the speeches of Democrats" than why is it so difficult to name a specific instance or piece of evidence?

Goldwater: Do Democrats support the border wall? Do they support our border guards and ICE? Do they support deportation of illegal immigrants? Do they support giving citizenship to illegal immigrants? Those are known facts. I am terribly sorry but I haven't memorized Democrats to give you a specific quote. However, our viewers can Google 'Democrats immigration stance' and they will find plenty of them. In the age of the Internet, anyone with a simple connection can check have that knowledge available to them.

Benfield: Lets move on to foreign policy... The President has come under some fire recently regarding his change in Israeli policy, some claim he is effectively abandoning the two state solution... did the President make the right call? Why or why not?

Goldwater: Israel is the only secular, democratic state in the Middle East and they have long been a loyal American ally. They are also the only state in the world that offers a secure homeland to the Jewish people. We must remember that the Jews suffered the worst genocide in human history. Jews were exterminated in the millions because they did not have a homeland as a safe haven to escape to. Now they have. We cannot abandon our most loyal ally and the only homeland of the Jewish people at the mercy of radical Islamic regimes that wish to eradicate Israel from the map. It would be a shameful day the day that the United States would abandon the Jewish people to a second Holocaust. The President is right to support Israel. I sympathize with Palestinians, I really do. Most of them are decent people. Their leadership however is made up of extreme Islamists who commit terrorist attacks against Israel. I cannot sympathize with that. To conclude, I firmly believe that the President is right to support our ally.

Benfield: So you believe we can have no negotiation with the current Palestinian leadership?

Goldwater: Unfortunately, no. The Palestinians need to replace their current leadership with a secular, truly democratic government with strong commitment to human rights and a willingness to disavow terrorism and pursue true peace talks with Israel. If that were to happen, I would be the first to lend my support to the Palestinian government.

Benfield: You keep saying secular, do you believe that Israel should exist as a Jewish state?

Goldwater: Yes, as long as the basic human rights of minorities are guaranteed. Israel guarantees human rights, whatever the crazy antisemitic leftists may claim. Israel is a democratic state in a region of theocrats and military strongmen and that is one of the reasons we should be supporting them.

Benfield: Should Palestine be allowed to be a Muslim state?

Goldwater: If they can guarantee the rights of minorities and have a truly democratic government, sure. There is a great difference between having a state religion and being a theocratic regime that denies political and religious liberty. The first is acceptable and a practice even among some European, first-world countries. The second is unacceptable.

Benfield: How much say should we have in the makeup of foreign governments? Hamas was elected, what if the Palestinians choose a theocratic regime? Should the United States still engage?

Goldwater: If Palestinians choose a theocratic regime, then they signal that they are not interested in peace talks.

Benfield: Do we have a right to dictate what form of government a sovereign nation democratically chooses?

Goldwater: In cases it directly affects peace talks with our allies, yes.

Benfield: In what cases do you believe force should be used on the international stage?

Goldwater:When American interests are directly affected: that is, the national security of our country and of our loyal allies. I am not a neoconservative and I don't believe in nation building. I am not an isolationist either though. I am a pragmatist and believe that the use of force is sometimes necessary but it should be an option that is used only when absolutely necessary. I believe that instead of wasting billions on Afghanistan and Iraq, we can cut taxes and build infrastructure here in America.


Benfield: Lets talk about that a bit, whats the next step to build the economy?

Goldwater: We need to eliminate the deficit and start repaying our debt. Look: I am a libertarian on economic issues and strongly believe that tax cuts for workers and corporations create favorable conditions for economic growth. However, it is irresponsible to legislate tax cuts without equal spending cuts. We need to eliminate useless government departments, cut spending in other departments and cut red tape and regulations that cost us money. We must first balance the budget before considering any other tax cuts. Otherwise, we will end up like Greece: bankrupt and having to legislate painful austerity measures.

Benfield: Any specific cuts in mind?

Goldwater: We can eliminate EPA and the Department of Education. The Department of Education is expensive, with some estimates putting its cost at $100 billion and yet it is both unconstitutional and completely ineffective and unnecessary; it has not helped in any way students since its institution and it only serves to hinder school choice and student freedom. EPA is another unnecessary department: the agency's rules and regulations are costly to the economy, hurt people and violate states' rights. Abolishing those two ineffective departments will not only save us billions of dollars, which can help cut the deficit, but shall also be to the benefit of the average citizen and the economy overall. Aside from that, we can always look at cutting spending in other departments, cutting red tape and simplifying administrative procedures to save money and further deregulating the market.

Benfield: What about Defense spending and Entitlements like Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security and the Affordable Care Act? They are by far the portions of the budget that take up the largest percentage of spending.

Goldwater: As far as defense is concerned, I do not believe any cuts should be made. I don't think we need any increases either, at least for the moment, but cuts are absolutely unnecessary in this department; we have to keep the United States safe from its enemies. On social security, I am in favor of privatizing it and replacing it with individual retirement accounts. A privatized social security system can lift the rate of return workers obtain on their retirement contributions and boost national saving and future economic growth. It is a policy that will benefit retirees far more than the current system. With regards to ACA, I am in favor of abolishing it; it was a disaster, pure and simple. As far as medicare and medicaid are concerned, I believe we can do with better management but I am not in favor of privatizing them or of any substantial cuts.

Benfield: Do you favor a repeal and replace of the ACA? Or just a straight up repeal?

Goldwater: Straight up repeal. Some people say we need some kind of replacement. That is like your house being on fire and saying, "after we put out the fire, with what are we going to replace it?".

Benfield: So you consider what we had before the ACA the ideal?

Goldwater: It was far better and any change that needs to be made should be in the direction of lessening government intervention in the healthcare sector. For example we could eliminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board, remove regulatory barriers at the Food and Drug Administration to streamline the generic approval process and take steps to ensure manufacturer-negotiated discounts get shared with patients at the pharmacy counter. Those steps to lessen government intervention in the healthcare sector shall improve both healthcare services and bring down costs for consumers.

Benfield: I have one more policy question and then i'd like to ask about your thoughts on the 2020 race. Recently Senator Westra came under fire for his policy proposal regarding abortion, do you believe life begins at conception? And where do you think we should draw the line on abortion?

Goldwater: My position on abortion is perfectly clear: it should be illegal, with the exception of cases of rape, incest or danger to the mother's health. We must protect the lives of the unborn children.

Benfield: Alright, so lets start with a horse race question. If you had to put money on it who do you think wins the democratic nomination?

Goldwater: I would bet my money on Mr. Westra. I believe he will get the Democratic nomination. It remains to be seen though; it is still too early to tell.

Benfield: What's your analysis of the Republican field? Do you intend to jump in? Any of your colleagues you believe will jump in? Right now its just Richardson and Prendergast.

Goldwater: Do I intend to jump in? I cannot say yet. I believe we already have some good candidates but it is still too early to tell. Richardson and Prendergast are both good, patriotic men who will be good candidates. I will say that my personal views align more with Governor Prendergast, but this should not be viewed as an attack on Mr. Richardson, whom I respect very much. I want to make this clear; whoever the presidential nominee is, we Republicans must united behind him. Only then can we defeat the socialist Democrats and continue making America great.

Benfield: Thank you Senator thats all the time we have

Goldwater: It was my pleasure to be here. I want to thank you for your excellent conduct of the interview.