"This Above All - To Thine Own Self Be True" - Polonius in Shakespeare's Hamlet

So of course, CNN and the like are going to poo-poo the first night of the Republican convention. 

Because Orange Man Bad. 

But while I kind of agree with their sycophantic critique of Ambassador Nikki Haley's speech, remember this is the same media that promoted rumors of a salacious affair with a Mark Sanford staffer way back in 2010. Haley denied the rumors, of course, but that didn't stop the media from again slandering her in 2018 by suggesting an affair with the President. Haley's denials were immediately attacked as some sort of admission by reporters and pundits, because it seems that "Believe All Women" only applies to "Women the Left Believes In". 

In any event, Haley's speech was personable and relatable. Starting off with a anecdote to Jeane Kirkpatrick's 1984 RNC nomination speech was well-played. Kirkpatrick might as well have been Nostradamus: "Democrats always blame America first" seems almost like an afterthought thirty-six years later. And while Haley played to the script well, pointing out the stark contrast between the Obama foreign policy and the Trump foreign policy, she also emphasized the domestic policy accomplishments of this administration. Her personal story goes much, much deeper than what she expressed in her speech, but her line about being "a brown girl in a black and white world" after blasting Democrat assertions that America is inherently racist was masterstroke. 

See, there's an inconvenient truth that Democrats are forgetting. Not all "people of color" and especially legal (voting) immigrants buy into the "America is Racist" rhetoric. If anything, a small minority of immigrants believe that slanderous accusation. It's because they are still invested in the belief that America is a "Shining City Upon a Hill" and the hope and opportunity it represents. That's why we attract the highest quality scientists, entrepreneurs, doctors, and professionals to legally immigrate to the United States. Because they see life in America as an opportunity to fulfill their potential. They wouldn't do that if they thought they'd be marginalized and discriminated against. Do you know why Elon Musk applied for citizenship in the United States? Because Tesla and SpaceX couldn't exist in South Africa. Do Wong Chang immigrated from South Korea in 1981 and worked minimum wage jobs; now he's worth more than $3 Billion and owns Forever 21. 

Of course, I'm a Hispanic, and I'm a Conservative. I will always be both. And when I tell other, younger  Hispanics that I'm voting Republican, they almost recoil in horror. 

I've been called every name in the book, from "Race Traitor" to some I'd rather not type. Because they fall into the increasingly fanatical view that if you're a person of color (I prefer just "American", but whatever), you are a drone that's part of a monolithic voting block. And that exposes who the real racists are. They assume you're too stupid to research, inform yourself, and make up your own mind. So please, let the nice white SJW Liberal who knows better than you choose your candidate for you. Like Joe Biden, who told Charlemagne Tha God that if you have a problem figuring out who to support, "you ain't black". Because, of course, the nice white SJW Liberal knows better than you and wants to take care of you. You just have to do what the nice white SJW Liberal wants you to.