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“The date is October 22nd, 2008. Today we deliver to you the American people the last of our series of interviews with the two main Presidential Candidates. Last week, we aired our interview with Republican Candidate, Senator Terry Matters. Now we turn our attention to the Democratic Candidate, Senator Nathan Stokes. I want to remind the viewing public that these interviews in no way reflect the opinions or political views of our show, our parent company, nor any of our sponsors. Questions submitted by viewers via our online forums, as well as hot topic questions, were chosen. We only wish to share the information on the candidate’s stance, his background, and where he plans to take this country in the future if he’s elected president. And now, here’s Senior Reporter James Ankers’ interview with Senator Nathan Stokes.”
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“The date is October 22nd, 2008. Today we deliver to you the American people the last of our series of interviews with the two main Presidential Candidates. Last week, we aired our interview with Republican Candidate, Senator Terry Matters. Now we turn out attention to the Democratic Candidate, Senator Nathan Stokes. I want to remind the viewing public that these interviews in no way reflect the opinions or political views of our show, our parent company, nor any of our sponsors. Questions submitted by viewers via our online forums, as well as hot topic questions, were chosen. We only wish to share the information on the candidate’s stance, his background, and where he plans to take this country in the future if he’s elected president. And now, here’s Senior Reporter James Ankers’ interview with Senator Nathan Stokes.”
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Humble. That’s the word that explains Senator Nathan Stokes perfectly. From his humble beginnings to his spirited campaign for presidency he has always kept in mind that word.
“I’ve always been the underdog, the kid that came from nowhere and amazed the crowd. It comes with ease, and I know that it’s a special tool that not everyone knows how to use. Everyone could run for president, but not everyone does. I’m happy to be in my position, and I can say that I never expected it, but always believed it.”
A man that believes in himself, and his country, was once just a small boy from a divorced family playing “Cowboys and Indians” with his friends, outside this house where he and his mother lived until her untimely death. Elizabeth Stokes, at the age of 45, left Nathan to fend for himself in this harsh and cold world. One has to ask how he survived, and even Nathan wonders that- because he almost didn’t.
“Yes, that was a very rough time in my life, I won’t deny that fact. Just out of high school, I had no clear direction. I didn’t know what I wanted to do or how to do it. My high school sweetheart left me, and I was lost in a haze of terrible choices and bad experiences. However, the day she, my mother, passed away, my eyes were opened. Life is fragile, and special, and we should cherish our lives. We should live to the fullest of our potential and we should have people in charge that will allow us to do so. I would be letting my mother’s death be in vain had I not chosen to help my community, and eventually run the Mayor’s office, while going to school. I wouldn’t allow that, because every single life on this earth is valuable.”
Nathan knows actions speak louder than words, and has lived by every word of what he’s said. Soon after he started going to college to become a civil rights lawyer, he was picked up in a unique work-study by the Mayor of his hometown. The meeting was set up by his mentor and best friend Isaac Munsell, a man that Nathan lovingly calls “The Professor”, who died of a brain tumor two years ago.
“Oh, now you want to know about ‘The Professor’, eh? Haha, well, I don’t know what I could say about the man that would do him justice. He was a close friend- the only man I’ve seen as a father figure my entire life. My father never made an attempt to be there for me. He was a good man, but got lost in his depression, almost like I did. However, I had the will power to continue on, and with help from ‘The Professor’, I was able to realize my full potential, almost. Potential is only useful for so long, though. You have to at some point work that potential and turn it into something else, something useful. Another reason I want to pass this energy bill, and get us off our necessity of crude and foreign oils. We have plenty of potential right here in America, why not start using it?”
That’s a good question, one that DavoEnergy, an alternative energy company, had been trying to answer before its untimely bankruptcy in 1992. With the company still in its infancy, the daughter of the Davo’s president went missing in 1989 and has never been found. The young woman’s name was Devin Davos, a perfect blond that is the high school sweetheart of Nathan Stokes.
“This is a key reason I want to bring up the idea to congress and get more money invested in a cause here. There’s no excuse for throwing money away and at another country when we have so many things here we can solve. I am looking forward to working closely with Mrs. Davo’s and any other private investors or companies interested in alternative energy sources. Maybe in 1992 America wasn’t ready, and who knows what could have happened or what could have been started had we pretended to be ready. All I know is that we’re ready now. We have the tools, and I believe the American people are ready for a change.”
A change is definitely what we’re in for if Senator Stokes is elected President. He’s the younger of the two nominees at the age of 44. But he’s been involved in politics for the last 19 years. After completing college and Harvard Law School, he worked as a civil rights attorney and taught constitutional law at the University local to his hometown for five years. After an unsuccessful bid at the U.S. House of Representatives in 2000, he ran for U.S. Senate in 2004. He won, and the first key victory of his career was his most important. He gained national exposure, and by February of 2007 he began his run at the White House.
“Those were tough years for me. From the time I began going to Law School until now, it all seems like one big blur. I still can’t believe any of it happened, but it all did. I am grateful for the opportunities that the Mayor, and the Professor gave me. That opened my eyes, and gave me guidance and taught me discipline. It went by so fast, but I have learned much. To say I am the same man today that I was years ago would be correct, because I never have changed my stance, and my demeanor. However, with age comes wisdom, and I am indeed a wiser man today.”
A wiser man that knew how to handle the unfortunate death of his former hometown Mayor, which sadly struck a few weeks before Isaac Munsell’s death. He delivered the final words of the ceremony for the man, an event that was recorded and tugged on the heart strings of every person that saw it. Even Nathan shed a few tears, but he handled the situation steadfast, with a strong composure, and never blinked an eye. But are those qualities that make a President?
“Like I said, I’m of the belief any of us are capable of being President. My opponent is fit for the job, you might be, in another timeline. We all have the tools we need to succeed in life. There’s just some of us that know how to use them naturally, some of us that learn how to use them, and some of us that don’t. I believe the American people know which group they are, I believe in them, and I want to work with them to make this country a better place.”
But which category does the Democratic candidate see himself under?
“I’m a simple man, with simple thoughts and simple dreams. I do not ask for much from this world, only from my country. I demand it, because I am an American citizen, and just like every other American citizen; I was born with the tools to succeed. It’s time we start using them, it’s time for change to come to America.”
“I want to thank Senior Reporter James Ankers for that interview. I also want to thank Senator Nathan Stokes for his time, and for your time, our viewers, I cannot thank you enough. We hope that we have answered your questions and concerns fully with that piece, but any lingering thoughts can be posted on our online forums, where I will personally answer questions, comments, feedback, or concerns. After this broadcast, our team will be uploading unaired segments for you to view as well.
Coming up, a controver-”
The TV shut off, and the DVD ceased playing. It was late, but Nathan couldn’t sleep. He sat in the darkness for a few minutes before he heard the door open. It was his wife.
“Nathan, honey, you need to come to bed. Tomorrow’s the inauguration, you can’t look tired and worn out on your first day….” said the woman.
“I know, I know. I got caught up watching one of my interview tapes….It’s sort of funny how they put it together….” Nathan’s voice trailed off in thought, and his head nodded slightly from exhaustion.
“You’re falling asleep as you talk Nathan. Let’s get upstairs, we have a lot of work to do tomorrow.”
“It never ends, does it?”
“What’s that?”
“Nothing, uh, honey…Let’s go to bed.”
Nathan and his wife walk upstairs and went to bed. Despite all his work to be a self-made man, despite everyone believing he did this himself, with no indication of where anything would lead him, be it his “wise” investments or cautious predictions, he knew that he could not thank himself at all. He knew his victory was not his, but rather, not a victory at all. This was not the life he was destined for, just the one he chose. He chose to save the world. Tomorrow, the world would bow to his will and give him his cape. He was a king, lost within a dream, living in a world that saw him fit to reign. He didn’t question the world though, because it was real. There was no denying that fact.
“This is the world I created; I made it real. Take a bow Nathan,” He thought to himself before drifting off to slumber.
Tomorrow, a new king was to be crowned.
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