The following transcript of Governor Simon's speech was released moments after its conclusion and made available via the media and public services such as the Rhydin Public Library. The speech itself was broadcast over several VidNet & AudNet channels and available for attendance by the media and public.
Introduction
My fellow citizens,
As the election draws closer, I wanted to speak with you once again about your choices for Governor. For those of you who saw the recent debate or read the transcripts, you know that we spoke on a variety of topics that many of you consider vastly important as you weigh the decision for whom to cast your ballot.
After the debate, I spent a great deal of time seriously studying and considering the responses made by my fellow candidates. I sincerely believe that all of my opponents mean well and are filled with good intentions. However, they have no true plans of action to see those intentions put into place.
Before I ran for Governor last year, I did my homework. I familiarized myself with the city budget, with Rhydin's policies and procedures regarding trade and taxation, education, treasury, and diplomacy to name a few. I even made sure to educate myself on subjects such as the city's sewer system and waste management policies, topics that may not make the headlines but are vitally important to Rhydin's day to day function. I also formulated plans, some quite detailed, others less so, on policies I wanted to implement and changes I wanted to make. I spoke of these things during my campaign, to let you know my thoughts, plans, and ideas. I did those things so that, if I were to be elected, I could step into the office on day one and govern effectively. I did not want to spend my first days and weeks learning things I should already know. That would not have been fair to you, the citizens who saw fit to elect me to the office.
I am disappointed to see that my opponents this year do not seem to have followed my lead. Responses given by Mr. Fai, Mr. Wystansayr, and Mr. Alcar in the recent debate convinced me that they're simply not ready to govern. It's not fair to you that my opponents aren't prepared for the office of Governor; it's not fair they're asking for your trust, your vote, without performing their due diligence beforehand.
On Safety & Trade Let me give you some examples. When considering the topic of safety, Mr. Fai, who wants to be elected Governor so he can immediately step down from the position, stated "There are plenty of ways and plenty of people within this city who are damn near made for these kinds of things and almost always willing to help. It's what people do here". I agree that there are many people in this city more than willing to help a just cause and keep themselves and their neighbors safe, but they cannot effectively do so without leadership. Mr. Fai argues that Rhydin survived for years, just fine, without the leadership of a Governor. I disagree " while yes, the city did not crumble, the lack of clear leadership and direction is exactly what led to tragedies such as the Marketplace bombing. While that incident took place during Kitty O"Helston's governorship, she should not be blamed for its occurrence " the years and years prior of no clear leadership, nobody to take those good intentions and hone them before she became Governor, directly led to many of the safety issues and concerns over the past two years. All the well-intentioned people within this city cannot harmoniously and efficiently focus those intentions without leadership, the exact sort of leadership available from the Governor's office. We've seen good intentions fail all of us time and time again. You deserve more than well wishes and good intentions. You deserve exactly the types of improvements, which will continue and grow as long as I'm Governor and have the power to execute them, that I've promoted and implemented this last year.
On the same topic, Mr. Wystansayr and Mr. Alcar both spoke of their ideas to provide the city's citizens with self-defense gear and training, amongst other things. Those ideas are certainly admirable, but neither candidate provided you with an actual plan of how to implement those ideas. Mr. Wystansayr is not sure how he'll pay for the gear he wants to distribute and Mr. Alcar gave no indication of who would teach his self-defense classes or what specific types of training those classes would provide. Mr. Wystansayr even stated that he hoped altruism of local businesses would help fund his projects, altruism of which there's no guarantee. He also hopes to take the ?"utmost care to make certain no essential services are adversely affected?" He cannot, however, say with certainty what, if anything would be affected, or even give you a chance percentage. Why' He has no true plan in place to implement his ideas.
On the topic of trade and taxation, both Mr. Wystansayr and Mr. Alcar stated that they would promote trade, but neither candidate gave any clues as to how they would do so. Will they focus on current trade partners; will they establish new trade partners" We don't know. Will they look to renegotiate existing contracts or maintain the status quo' We don't know because they don't know. And not knowing is not the type of leadership this city needs or that you deserve.
Introduction
My fellow citizens,
As the election draws closer, I wanted to speak with you once again about your choices for Governor. For those of you who saw the recent debate or read the transcripts, you know that we spoke on a variety of topics that many of you consider vastly important as you weigh the decision for whom to cast your ballot.
After the debate, I spent a great deal of time seriously studying and considering the responses made by my fellow candidates. I sincerely believe that all of my opponents mean well and are filled with good intentions. However, they have no true plans of action to see those intentions put into place.
Before I ran for Governor last year, I did my homework. I familiarized myself with the city budget, with Rhydin's policies and procedures regarding trade and taxation, education, treasury, and diplomacy to name a few. I even made sure to educate myself on subjects such as the city's sewer system and waste management policies, topics that may not make the headlines but are vitally important to Rhydin's day to day function. I also formulated plans, some quite detailed, others less so, on policies I wanted to implement and changes I wanted to make. I spoke of these things during my campaign, to let you know my thoughts, plans, and ideas. I did those things so that, if I were to be elected, I could step into the office on day one and govern effectively. I did not want to spend my first days and weeks learning things I should already know. That would not have been fair to you, the citizens who saw fit to elect me to the office.
I am disappointed to see that my opponents this year do not seem to have followed my lead. Responses given by Mr. Fai, Mr. Wystansayr, and Mr. Alcar in the recent debate convinced me that they're simply not ready to govern. It's not fair to you that my opponents aren't prepared for the office of Governor; it's not fair they're asking for your trust, your vote, without performing their due diligence beforehand.
On Safety & Trade Let me give you some examples. When considering the topic of safety, Mr. Fai, who wants to be elected Governor so he can immediately step down from the position, stated "There are plenty of ways and plenty of people within this city who are damn near made for these kinds of things and almost always willing to help. It's what people do here". I agree that there are many people in this city more than willing to help a just cause and keep themselves and their neighbors safe, but they cannot effectively do so without leadership. Mr. Fai argues that Rhydin survived for years, just fine, without the leadership of a Governor. I disagree " while yes, the city did not crumble, the lack of clear leadership and direction is exactly what led to tragedies such as the Marketplace bombing. While that incident took place during Kitty O"Helston's governorship, she should not be blamed for its occurrence " the years and years prior of no clear leadership, nobody to take those good intentions and hone them before she became Governor, directly led to many of the safety issues and concerns over the past two years. All the well-intentioned people within this city cannot harmoniously and efficiently focus those intentions without leadership, the exact sort of leadership available from the Governor's office. We've seen good intentions fail all of us time and time again. You deserve more than well wishes and good intentions. You deserve exactly the types of improvements, which will continue and grow as long as I'm Governor and have the power to execute them, that I've promoted and implemented this last year.
On the same topic, Mr. Wystansayr and Mr. Alcar both spoke of their ideas to provide the city's citizens with self-defense gear and training, amongst other things. Those ideas are certainly admirable, but neither candidate provided you with an actual plan of how to implement those ideas. Mr. Wystansayr is not sure how he'll pay for the gear he wants to distribute and Mr. Alcar gave no indication of who would teach his self-defense classes or what specific types of training those classes would provide. Mr. Wystansayr even stated that he hoped altruism of local businesses would help fund his projects, altruism of which there's no guarantee. He also hopes to take the ?"utmost care to make certain no essential services are adversely affected?" He cannot, however, say with certainty what, if anything would be affected, or even give you a chance percentage. Why' He has no true plan in place to implement his ideas.
On the topic of trade and taxation, both Mr. Wystansayr and Mr. Alcar stated that they would promote trade, but neither candidate gave any clues as to how they would do so. Will they focus on current trade partners; will they establish new trade partners" We don't know. Will they look to renegotiate existing contracts or maintain the status quo' We don't know because they don't know. And not knowing is not the type of leadership this city needs or that you deserve.