Since it has been such a long time since you last held an orfice, might you briefly state experiences and qualifications that you have, for the amusement and/or indulgence of the Senate?
Heavens, Mr. Senator, I hardly think that this is the place for such crude and direct flirtation!
On the grounds that long winded speechs about glory days is sort of my thing, I'd love to retell my Atlasian tale.
I firmly believe that, beyond my desire to do the job and my present capacity, I have built a career's worth of experiences that will make me a better SoIA.
If I may, I'd like to begin with this quote from Atlasian great Jas:
I'm undecided as of now, as The General lost my support following his lack of campaigning, why should I support you?
Preston's activity levels in Atlasia, either in office or in this campaign are both concerning. His running-mate, Speed of Sound, is making a brave effort to continue the campaign and his activity levels in each of his Atlasian roles cannot be questioned. Indeed the difference between Preston and SoS's contributions to this campaign are reflective of their activity differences in office - I'd note that Speed of Sound was an active Secretary for External Affairs who engaged in diplomatic missions. Preston merely established an office and failed to engage in any activities. For my money, that ticket would be best turned upside down. The activity and contribution levels of Preston are something which would concern me greatly should he be elected. </snip>
If nothing else, my passion for bringing about activity in Atlasia is a long recorded attribute. Indeed, it is my time as SoEA and my time as Editor-in-Chief of the Atlasian Messenger which I think make me the best man for this job. Being SoEA meant that I had to be creative and interesting and political but also unbiased as a diplomat and creator of events. It was a ton of fun and I held the position for 4 months valiantly, as much time as is being vested in me now. My attempts to dig further into my time as SoEA have been a bit difficult, unfortunately, other than that I recall working hard to involve Atlasia in a grander world scale, which, beyond setting a military budget, we rarely seemed to do then (or indeed now).
Regarding my time as the Editor-in-Chief of
The Atlasian Messenger, once long ago a premier newspaper in Atlasia, I had to be able to keep up with and understand all parts of the political world and be able to give insightful but also interesting spins on those events (like
this or even
...eerrr.....this?). These writing and thinking skills (and skills of appeal) are all as relevant to this job as they were to that one, other than that for the paper you fine gents made all of the juicy news for me.
For what it's worth, the paper boasts a total of 25,387 pageviews. (...My brief stint of doing "Cheese of the Week" for the Messenger does not fall into this realm, I don't think.) For a long time, I also had a number of writers under me, and I had to co-ordinate more than a one person effort.
Whether or not my part in the
Midwest Secession, which did ultimately lead to election reform, is considered a good or bad thing to you all is for you and only you to decide.