Here is the Videopodcast is Nadine and I made for the Communication Department!
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Positive politicians inspire even to the bitter end
October was a big month for me. I met Laura Bush and Rudy Giuliani and saw Sarah Palin speak. All pretty cool things with epic pictures to go with them (as I’m sure you have seen in The Merciad).
I can honestly say I was the most star struck with Laura, most relaxed with Rudy and the most inspired by Sarah.
Being in a room of 8,000 people with a joyous and excited energy level was the first rush for me. We weren’t there to fund raise, unlike the other two events I attended, we were there to show support and to get excited and hear her talk about her plans and her running mate.
The possibilities and the positivity were overwhelming and I found myself choked up towards the end. Her passion and her excitement and confidence filled the entire room and people couldn’t help but hoot and holler and clap at the end of each sentence.
She wasn’t saying anything unique or things we didn’t know. She talked about her and McCain’s goals. But what she was saying was, “I got you, I can hold you up and together we can fix what needs to be fixed.” And I really believe it.
She had some really good lines like:
“You shouldn’t be working for your government; your government should be working for you.”
“We haven’t just been talking the talk. John and I have been walking the walk.”
“I want to thank our nation’s veterans for protecting our red, white and blue.”
The most notable and memorable one for me was this:
“For a season a man can inspire with words, but for a lifetime a man must inspire with deeds.”
Seeing how happy and confident she was up there, made me think… could I do that?
Not be VP of course, but could I be a politician? I love public speaking and I’m passionate about my politics. It’s a possibility but not a probability in my life.
I think people voting for Obama feel the same way. There is passion and inspiration that is just contagious and infectious. A world of possibilities is where I feel like we are heading no matter the candidate chosen. The best thing to do is to remain positive and open-minded.
You could be the next president after all.
Please say it ain't so!!
“Why are we still watching these stupid political commercials? I thought the election was over.”
Please, please, please tell me this is an isolated incident and that people are not really this unaware or disinterested?
One of my friends spoke these words to which I had to take several deep breaths. While I already know she has no interest and isn’t registered to vote, I kind of thought that for some reason she would at least know how it works. A 20 minute conversation ensued in which I had to explain that the highly decorated Nov. 4 box on my giant wall calendar (visible during the conversation) has not yet passed.
Blank stare…
“Meaning no one has voted yet?”
“Right. They will on Tuesday,” I said.
“Won’t that take a long time?”
“Yes. All day.”
More questions followed like, how come I had already voted… to which we all know means I filled out an absentee ballot. Another about how long does it really take, to which I said again, all day.
The thing that concerns me is not this conversation, but the one that followed.
We were talking about the job market and life after school. She said she was worried about healthcare and taxes. As she spoke the following words it felt like I was hitting my head against a brick wall.
“Well I don’t want to pay high taxes just because of this stupid war and I want guaranteed healthcare.”
How can someone care so little and then turn around and expect to get everything they want without working for it or at least being a part of the conversation? If these things are really her passion, she should have voted and taken the time to figure out which candidate is going to impact her life in the most positive way.
I decided to say nothing back to her. I ended the conversation so I didn’t throw her across the room. No one has to agree with me or like what I like but you do need to be educated and passionate and realize politics is part of your everyday life. It is too late for her to act now even if she wants to and believe me she’s still blissfully waiting for this country to “get over it.”
Can a girl get a solace?
I just need to know that she is the only one, that it’s just like a one in a million thing that people don’t get it.
Didn’t we all watch School House Rocks as kids, I mean come on…
Please, please, please tell me this is an isolated incident and that people are not really this unaware or disinterested?
One of my friends spoke these words to which I had to take several deep breaths. While I already know she has no interest and isn’t registered to vote, I kind of thought that for some reason she would at least know how it works. A 20 minute conversation ensued in which I had to explain that the highly decorated Nov. 4 box on my giant wall calendar (visible during the conversation) has not yet passed.
Blank stare…
“Meaning no one has voted yet?”
“Right. They will on Tuesday,” I said.
“Won’t that take a long time?”
“Yes. All day.”
More questions followed like, how come I had already voted… to which we all know means I filled out an absentee ballot. Another about how long does it really take, to which I said again, all day.
The thing that concerns me is not this conversation, but the one that followed.
We were talking about the job market and life after school. She said she was worried about healthcare and taxes. As she spoke the following words it felt like I was hitting my head against a brick wall.
“Well I don’t want to pay high taxes just because of this stupid war and I want guaranteed healthcare.”
How can someone care so little and then turn around and expect to get everything they want without working for it or at least being a part of the conversation? If these things are really her passion, she should have voted and taken the time to figure out which candidate is going to impact her life in the most positive way.
I decided to say nothing back to her. I ended the conversation so I didn’t throw her across the room. No one has to agree with me or like what I like but you do need to be educated and passionate and realize politics is part of your everyday life. It is too late for her to act now even if she wants to and believe me she’s still blissfully waiting for this country to “get over it.”
Can a girl get a solace?
I just need to know that she is the only one, that it’s just like a one in a million thing that people don’t get it.
Didn’t we all watch School House Rocks as kids, I mean come on…
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