Queen of Independence

I was about to tell you all that, although I have a favorite in the race for the American president this election year, you should make up your own minds on the subject. A great way to learn what politicians think--unhampered by rhetoric and unfiltered by the media--is to go to their official websites where you can even sign up for newsletters to read what the candidate wants voters to know. Currently I am getting newsletters from Fred, Hilary, and John Edwards. Eventually I will sign up for more. For now, below are the websites for all of the current presidential candidates:

www.johnmccain.com
www.fred08.com
www.mikehuckabee.com/
www.joinrudy2008.com/
www.mittromney.com/
www.ronpaul2008.com/
www.hillaryclinton.com/
www.barackobama.com/
www.johnedwards.com

So how does that relate to the Queen, you wonder. (Actually I wondered the same thing myself.) Well if you remember the Queen of Swords, she had moved from Spain to California and lived in a terrible regime run by Colonel Luis Montoya (played by my pal, actor Valentine Pelka seen, in character, below.)









Valentine Pelka as Colonel Luis Montoya in the year 2000







Rather than live under Colonel Montoya's tyranny, she chose to fight villainy and free the people of Santa Helena, California giving them the independence they craved to make their way in life, unhampered by this evil overlord.

Naturally, since we now belong to Google, I also googled Queen +Independence. I found some interesting things. First was an article from the New York Times dated December 28, 1902 in which a woman tried to destroy a large picture of Queen Anne of the United Kingdom in Independence Hall in Philadelphia, because, according to the woman, Queen Anne's ascension to the throne ruined her chances of ever ruling all of Great Britain. "Hmmm," you say. That explains the Queen plus Independence concept, but who was Queen Anne and how were these two related. The answer is they weren't related at all. They never even lived in the same time period. I suspect the woman in Philadephia in 1902 of being mentally imbalanced or a time traveler who got stuck in the wrong time. Just FYI, Queen Anne lived between 1665 and 1714. She was 37 years old when she ascended to the throne in 1702--two hundred years earlier. You can read more about the two women (the one in Philly and Queen Anne) at the links
below:

New York Times Queen Anne article

and

Queen Anne in Historic UK

I believe that both the painting attacker at the Smithsonian and Queen Anne demonstarted independence of thought based on what they said and did.

Even though I support Fred Thompson for president, we Americans need to evaluate the issues and demonstrate our own independence of thought and choose the person we think would best serve as the Next American President.

Have a great night!

IRamat2