Notes From D.R. | Random Thoughts on the Passing Scene

You only have a few more days left to prove them wrong.

You only have a few more days to finally shut them all up.

You’ve heard them. Their voices are everywhere. They’re saying you’re too old, too out of touch, too erratic.

They don’t like you and they’ve never liked you. Some of them falsely claimed they were your friends eight years ago. They were always your enemies.

It’s your time, my man. You have to do it.

You have to do it.

You can’t hold back when you only have a week left. The guy you’re fighting won’t hold back. Can you blame him?

The guy you’re fighting feels like he has to win. He’s been built up by the media and by his party. He can’t let them down. If he lets them down, he’ll be remembered as one of the biggest jokes in history.

He’s willing to fight to the death. You have to be willing to do the same.

You only have one week left. One week to slam shut the jaws of your loudmouthed critics.

You realize what those critics have said, don’t you? Not only have they attacked you, they’ve demonized your wife and your running mate.

They’re even going after your supporters! Look at what they did to Samuel Wurzelbacher, “Joe the Plumber.” They’ve smeared him, castigated him, scandalized his name. Look at what they’re now doing to Edward “Reese” Hopkins. He’s possibly been framed on sex-assault charges.

They’re attacking and attacking with no holds barred and no conscience shown. They want the White House back and they are showing zero mercy.

You have to beat these people. They want to break you down; you have to break them first. You have to break them on November 4.

If you don’t win, it’s all over. You’ll be viewed by history as a comedy act, a putz, a clown. No one will ever shake your hand again.

This is the fight you have been waiting for. You’ve been waiting decades for this contest. This is what you were born to do. You survived so much in your life. You didn’t survive then to lose now.

It’s all on you. This is your moment. You have to win. Failure is not an option.

Screw the skeptics. Screw the doubters who say you can’t make it, you can’t do it, you can’t achieve it. Screw them all! Win first, and then tell them all to go to hell!

You’re fighting for your life. You’re fighting for this country. You’re fighting for your friends. You know you’re better than the guy you’re fighting. You know you can do a better job of leading this country than he can. You only have one week to prove it.

You need to win. You had better win. Our economy depends on you. Our national security depends on you. We’re a lonely country in the world right now, and we need you to rebuild some damaged relationships. The other guy can’t do that. He says he can, but he really can’t. Only you can.

We all know how tough it’s going to be. Your party isn’t popular. Millions of Americans think the head of your party has led the country down the wrong path. So many Americans desire change, and so many Americans seem to be flocking to the candidate who promises change.

With one week to go, you must convince these voters that the change the other guy is offering is not the sort of change they really want. You have to hit, and hit hard. You have to force your enemies, your opponents, your critics to zip their lips. You’re Buster Douglas before the fight with Mike Tyson. Remember what happened in that fight?

I want you to win. So many people want you to win. We don’t hate the other guy, we just think his vision is wrong for the country. We think your vision is right, and we want you to implement that vision.

However, you won’t be able to do so unless you win first. You have to stand up next to this particular mountain, and knock it down with the edge of your hand. You talk so much about honor and courage. Well, now it’s up to you to show that these concepts still mean something. You talk so much about putting the country first. Well, now it’s time to show us that you mean it.

You talk so much about Teddy Roosevelt, who himself spoke of “the man in the arena.” Now you’re the man in the arena. Win the fight.