If you know me you know I came to this election a hardcore Hillary Clinton supporter.
To this day I think she would have made a great candidate.
But, it didn't work out that way. In Denver I saw the faces of the young people from 4yrs on up and I saw the faces of kids who were actually joyfull about an election!
Who woulda thunk it?
It reminded me of a story. A story that I hope folks who don't support Obama because they supported Hillary will take heed of.
btw, who knew this blogging would have me constantly opening old wounds?
Calling Dr. Bombay, Dr. Bombay!
This is something I wrote to myself as notes on why I wanted to be elected to a local LGBT organization, The Las Vegas Athletics, Arts & Activities community organization, or LVGA3.
Here it goes:
MY MAIN REASON I WANT TO HELP OUT GOES BACK TO MY MIDDLE SCHOOL YEARS.
ALL I WANTED TO DO FROM THE TIME I TOOK MY FIRST PLANE RIDE AT 6 YRS OLD WAS TO BE A PILOT.
IN THE 6TH GRADE AT THE START OF MY FIRST DAY IN A NEW SCHOOL I WENT TO ALL MY TEACHERS AND ASKED WHAT I NEEDED TO DO TO BE A PILOT. ALL THE TEACHERS TOLD ME TO STUDY HARD AND GET GOOD GRADES.
WHEN I GOT TO THE MATH TEACHER, SHE TOLD ME IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS, "THEY DON'T LET BLACK PEOPLE BE PILOTS." TO TOP IT OFF, SHE THEN SAID, "ESPECIALLY NOT SISSIES."
I IMMEDIATELEY STARTED EATING AND TO THIS DAY CAN'T DO MATH. I'M ALSO NOT A PILOT. I GOT MOST OF THE WEIGHT OFF AND ONE DAY I WILL LEARN ENOUGH MATH TO FLY A PLANE, BUT, THE HURT IS STILL THERE EVERYTIME I PASS AN AIRPORT.
I NEVER WANT ANY TEEN OR EVEN ANY ADULTS TO BE TOLD THAT THEY CAN'T DO SOMETHING BECAUSE OF THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN OR THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION. I FEEL THIS ORGANIZATION CAN GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS LETTING ALL TYPES OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE, THEY CAN DO AND BE ANYTHING THEY WANT.
I WANT TO BE ON BOARD TO HELP THAT POSITIVE SPIRIT HAPPEN.
Ok, so, this was a speech, however, I think it totally expresses why I think even if you're not an Obama supporter, you should keep the tone positive around young people. If all they ever hear about politics is negative, there's a pretty good chance they'll never aspire to be involved.
If they don't want to be involved where will the next Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama come from?
2 comments:
Ain't that LITTLE PICTURES HAVE BIG EARS?! Oh, but never mind that IN DEREK'S WORLD. We never ROCKED on American Bandstand, we bopped and hopped on AB, but Rocking was OUT. As for the lyrics to our Alama Mater, EHS...the song went something like this:
HAIL TO THEE OUR ALMA MATER
TO EDGEWOOD SING OUR PRAISE
TO EVER FAITHFUL SONS AND DAUGHTERS
EAGER VOICES RAISE!
HAIL ALWAYS TO GREEN AND WHITE
AND GOLD OF PROMISE TRUE
TO VICT'RY SING OUR
(SHOUTING)
TROJAN MIGHT!
WE PLACE OUR TRUST IN YOU.
Then Dodi Conn would play something nifty on the xylophone, prompting Principle Eve Arden to take away her hammer thingy.
And in as much as Miss Vanderbilt has only had the fat out of her ass sucked out and put in proper places, I suggest you stop ragging on the face of Miss Pelosi, who could easily have seen Dr. Wolfenden, but opted to have her work done THE OLD WAY...by scalpel. In Mexico. At George Bush's advice!
Are you DYING to read THE FIRST LADY?!
D I E dying!
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