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Nov. 7, 2012, 10:28 a.m.
A Presidential Son: Chapter 1
M - Words: 561 - Last Updated: Nov 07, 2012 Story: Closed - Chapters: 4/? - Created: Oct 25, 2012 - Updated: Nov 07, 2012 307 0 4 0 0
"-using his ability to connect to the everday-american, Burt Hummel has managed to rise from a senator in Ohio to being one of the first Congressmembers who support LGBT-rights firstly. The candidate said in an interview in Febuary he was running to protest the proposition of banning office holders to be outspokenly gay. The fact that he managed to generate so much support from first-time voters and unite the Democratic Party has led him to be one of nominees up for consideration. The result will be revealed during the pressconference tonight at- Blaine, what do you know of this?"
Blaine looked up from his cereal bowl which he had been staring into as his father had read the article in a tone of disapproval.
"Burt Hummel?" He asked trying to keep his annoyance out of his voice. "Born and raised in Ohio, graduated Yale Law but worked as mechanic until eight years ago when he suddenly ran for senator of Ohio and won. Four years ago he joined Congress and now he's one of the top candidates of the Democratic Party. Big on anti-bullying, school policies, LGBT-rights, very liberal and very big grassroot support."
"He's a hippie, that's what." His father said. "America needs a strong leader, someone with power."
"United States of America." Blaine corrected him under his breath.
"Excuse me?"
"No, you- you just said America when it's really United States of America. It's not the entire continent." Blaine explained, regretting his slip.
"It's America, it's the entire globe." His father told him. "But Blaine, what is power then?"
"The ability to make other people do what you tell them to do, using mediums as status or money." Blaine told his father, hoping for the conversation to just end.
"No Blaine." His father told his smugly. "Fear is the key to power. And America is losing it's power, fast, and to regain it, we don't need schools cuddling the ones that are weak. We need funding to rebuild the military and we need to show the world that we are to be feared."
It took Blaine 17 and a half years of training to not scream.
"Well, at least if this Hummel is the nominee I won't have to worry about losing." His father snorted and returned to his newspaper, giving Blaine the possibility to escape the room and let out the breath he had been holding.
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"Recent polls have placed Senator Malcolm Anderson to be in the top of the Republican Party's candidates for this fall's election. Anderson has been the senator of Alaska of the past 12 years and this is his third year of campaigning. His plan to expand US military and reduce the public sector to stimulate companies hiring more. -What the hell is this?" Burt Hummel sneered into thin air.
"Dad, be calm, remember your heart?" Kurt reminded him carefully.
"I am calm." Burt grumbled. "It's this maniac who is close to turning the US to a military dictatorship that needs to calm down."
"I'm not disagreeing dad, but let's keep focus. You're running to raise awareness to the real issues and in 200 years you'll have your own monument next to Lincoln."
"Kurt, don't be ridiculous." Burt huffed. "I'm not doing this for a title or anything as stupid as a monument."
"I know." Kurt smiled at his father. "They'll build you one anyway."
His father simply grunted in amusement and they remained silent until Carole called them down for lunch.
End Notes: Yep, that's the first chapter. Hopefully this will kepp getting better, but it's late, I want to post this before bed and I have about a billion other things to do... Let me know what you think and if there is any terrible grammar mistakes I should change (you know, I'm 16 and swedish, no matter how many times I wish I wasn't). Let me know what you thought, I'll love you even more for telling me. Hope you'll stay for the next chapter which I'm hoping I can write and post it this Saturday (maybe, depends on Halloween if anythings fun and how much time I really have to spend with all my delayed essays). Love you and ya know, talk to me?
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as a poli sci major, you have a very good grasp on the traits that define a US republican and democrat. you have very clearly pegged burt as a democrat and mr anderson as a conservative republican–hell, i'd say that mr anderson could be described as a libertarian (extreme republican). so good job in understanding some of the basics of american politics :) i did notice one typo though. " "Recebt polls have placed..." " it should be recent, but i guess you know that. and there's one grammar issue. it's not "terrible" but... you wrote "Anderson have been the senator..." in this case has/have is past person singular/plural. have would be appropriate if you had said 'the andersons have been...' (more than one anderson). but since you're referring to malcolm anderson as a singular person, then what you should have written is "Anderson HAS been the senator..." well sorry for the english lesson, but the more grammar things you learn, the better a writer you'll become. i am totally intrigued and hooked to your story. hehe, i love political-based klaine fics–mostly because i love to see how mr anderson reacts to learning that his son is gay and watching how mr anderson reacts to losing the election :)
Thank you so much, I wrote this exhausted and without even re-reading so I'm just glad it's even possible to understand :) I'm so glad you like it, this is something I wanted to write for a long time, but never became happy with the beginning, so I just wordwomited and posted it before I could talk myself out of it. I am so honoured that anyone likes it and especially someone who actually knows anything about politics! Fun fact; Malcolm is based on my opinion of the biggest asshole in the world and my older sister. She tried to tell me that rich people were better than all others. No joke. So I'm bascially writing this to keep from punching her face in.My point being, thank you, you're awesome, I'll fix it and try to update soon!
Love the story so far. I reeeeallly love the whole concept. Im actually reading a story with the same premise as this one, except its rated M ;) Im definitely not expecting them to be the same. In fact I hope that theyre totally different, that way I can enjoy the plot in a totally different way. Cant wait for what you come up with next :) Update soon~~!!!
Thank you darling, I really appreciate it! I'm trying to get my act together and actually continue the story and now, after the election nerves dying down, I might just be motivated enough to write a real chapter and set it off. I like the sound of that rated M, if you'd link it I'd love to read it after this is finished! (otherwise I'd steal every idea and that would be bad)