Quantum Candidate Summoned To White House

AP Newswire

February 18,2010

Sources from the White House will neither confirm or deny that 27 year old Louisiana resident R Otis was compelled by the FBI to appear before President Obama to further explain his claims of being able to travel through time and manipulate historical world events. Otis has in recent weeks announced his intentions to seek the highest office in the U.S. in a presidential bid for 2012. His candidacy may well be the most bizarre ever attempted. Nationally known political figures such as Mitt Romney and Sarah Palin have dismissed the campaign as an act of desperation on the part of a man who sees no real solutions in sight. Romney, who himself is positioning for another run for the White House in 2012, reprimanded the media for even treating Otis as a serious contender for any public office. Said Romney", he looks like a left over hippie from the Sixties...just what we need in the White House."

Who's Kidding Who?

AP Newswire

February 9, 2010

In a story that should be listed under News of The Weird, Sarah Palin, pseudo-political spokesperson for the dubious Tea Party Movement, today singled out a Louisiana resident for ridicule for his fledging presidential campaign platform advocating time travel. In an attempt to field questions about her own suitablity as a serious candidate in 2012 she dismissed charges that she was merely a publicity hound, seeking celebrity and attention to only sell books and cited R. Otis as an example of what is wrong with American politics. "Who in their right mind would seriously vote for a nut job like this?", asks Palin. "Quiz him on the issues, ask him what he reads and find out if he's even a real U.S. citizen. Then call the paddy wagon and the men in white coats and let them have a go at him." Palin is mimicking the thoughts of others from down South who have voiced concerned as to whether Otis poses a threat to others around him.

Marilyn Porter, a Covington resident and casual acquaintance of Otis since 2005 whom she met while the two were involved with the Hurricane Katrina clean up in Southeast Louisiana, claims that Otis seemed friendly and personable when she first met him and still believes that he is a rational person who may have let a joke go too far. Porter explains, "Otis talks a lot about all the trouble in the world and how nothing gets done. He often takes long walks to think things through. He himself will go into these moods and be preoccupied with stuff he won't talk about."

Porter continues, "I'll say this, if he could travel through time...actually go back and fix things, I would absolutely give him my vote. As far as I know he's never lied to me yet. But you should ask him."

Otis has been cautious and very measured in his campaign so far, publishing only a handful of videos asking for support. He is adamant in his reluctance to, in his words, feed the media with sound bites and photo ops. He most recently posted on YouTube a campaign video outlining an apparent trip back into time to "undo" certain events. Otis describes the video as a schedule of temporal sabotage and dismisses the fear-mongering of those who have called it a historical "hit list." In a final attempt to discredit Otis,Palin alluded to a quote of her own making reference to President Obama's promises. and mocked the self proclaimed Quantum Candidate with these final words. "Hey Quantum boy, how's that "timey" ,"changey" thing working out for ya?"

Quantum Questions Continue Concerning Candidate

Newswire

Times-Picayune

February 4th 2010

Accusations of the existence of a historical hit list by self proclaimed time traveler R Otis surfaced to day upon the posting of a "temporal sabotage" campaign video by the Otis campaign camp. Otis says he posted the list to increase understanding by the populace of his proposed presidential platform for 2012. Otis elaborated on the message in his video and expressed frustration at the mischaracterization of his intentions

"It is obvious to me that this government lacks the capacity to learn from it's mistakes. Lessons learned from history have been short lived and ultimately fruitless. Partisan politics continues to delay the fix that we need. I simply say, if we can't learn from history, then we have to change it."

Otis also expresses amusement at those who scoff at the idea of time travel, but at the same time condemn his list as a real threat. "Their hypocrisy does not surprise me. I can answer their criticism by asking them this question, "what would you change if you could, and to what end would you justify those changes? I ask everyone to think about that and to also see those changes as possible."

Reporters still doubt his credentials and when asked about that subject he offered this explanation while standing next to the 56 year old R Otis who has offered the younger Otis residence in Covington. "The two people you see in front of you today are one and the same.Some of you have already figured this out. I arrived here in 2005 from the year 1980 and when I am finished with the work that must be done that is where I will eventually return."

Project Spartan: The New Conservatism

What is the response to fear of socialism? I think it will eventually be fascism. Scott Brown the new proclaimed superstar of the Republican party says he's for abortion rights and I think it has more significance than just trying to appeal to women voters. It is a natural assumption that he is already testing the waters for a campaign in 2012 and yes, you have to sway those women who already like him for his apparent good looks. Conservatism desperately needs a new poster boy, one that does not look familiar, predictable and most of all ancient. But I think his stand on abortion provides us with a morbid foreshadowing of the new platform of the re-tooled Republican Party. It will in one fell swoop solve all problems, at least for some. It has to do with a reality check and facing grim truths about what it is to be human and mortal. I frequently refer to the term "survival of the fittest" which is a tenet of conservatism that justifies neglecting the needs of the poor or weak members in our society. An ambitious conservative recently made the analogy that suggested that poor people are like stray animals that shouldn't be fed because it would reward what he saw as irresponsible behavior. In effect he was saying that they should be allowed to die since they do not serve the system and moreover they drain the system of resources that could be used for more efficient use elsewhere. It is a popular idea among some far right groups already who support such thinking because they exist in a world of self denial where such inhumane policies, they feel, would never reach them or touch them in any future eventuality.

Spartan society was known for its practice of testing the worth of a male by setting him out in the wilderness to either survive or succumb to the natural forces of nature. Survival of the Fittest, if you will. It was meant to weed out weakness in their society and leave living to the more deserving. I think that's what the new conservatives are toying with today...the idea that too many people do too little to contribute to the vigor of our nation. Who can argue with the numbers? And it is about numbers. Frankly, there are too many damn people in this country.

The U.S. Population is at a little over 300 million currently. Apparently they all want access to food, shelter and healthcare. But to what end? Why help people who either can't or won't help themselves? The only logical solution is to eliminate that drain on our nation's resources. Do not feed, clothe, heal or otherwise assist those who can't make it on their own. And the next logical step would be zero population growth restrictions. We need to whittle down the number of people in this country to do away with unemployment. There are too many people needing too many jobs. The only problem with that method is that it would take too long to realize the benefits of such a plan. Mass extermination of undesirable citizens would be far more effective and results would be immediately realized. It would be an ultimate solution... a final solution... to a problem that just doesn't seem to want to go away. Today's technology can help those in power to determine who fits the bill of an asset or a liability to the new corporate conservative government. They have files on everybody, don't they? Your personal worth to our nation could be determined in the time it takes to peruse your employment and health history on a laptop. That's called efficiency.

Some students of history might think this proposal of new conservatism too closely resembles the "Night of Broken Glass" scenario of Nazi Germany. But honestly, who remembers that? That was so long ago and frankly, I'm not even sure that it even happened. People do have a tendency to exaggerate. Anyway, it's something to think about. Look for signs of this new attitude among the foot soldiers of the new conservatism. These new faces you are likely to see are looking for new ideas to revitalize a party that has lost it's way. I call the new conservative platform Project Spartan but I'm sure they will come up with something far more cool sounding. I can't wait to hear.