 sahara says: I know what community organizers do. I have friends and family who are involved with social work and community organization. They register people to vote. They get people involved with the political process. They know the real, day-to-day problems of the people in their community like the back of their hand. They help people with their life problems, helping elderly folks keep the lights on and helping gro ups with a significant problem get organized enough to get the attention of an alderman or city hall. The people on the ground, the "community organizers" and very local politicians, do a ton of good work for the people of this country. And through that process, they gain a deep understanding of the real problems and thoughts of everyday people. I held out hope that during the Convention, I could get a real grasp on where the Republican Party was.Last night, Sarah Palin gave a speech that was in theory meant to get people like me excited about the Republican ticket. This was one that should have gotten me back on board and excited about the McCain/Palin platform.Instead, it sickened me in a very deep and personal way. I could go through some of the quotes that made my stomach turn, but many others have already done a great analysis of the speech.All I heard was a long stream of extremely bitter attacks against Barack Obama, none of which go even the slightest step towards solving the problems of this country. When I tuned in, Rudy Giuliani was firing off some attacks, but I expected that - every convention has some room for criticism of the opposition.But Palin's speech was obviously meant to be the centerpiece, the real statement about the direction o... I have been seeing a lot of this on various sites. I agree on many of the points the author expressed here, I have also heard several Paul supporters change to McCain, some due to their "hope" that Palin will be a conservative influence, I have not heard enough of anything to sway me to vote for Obama, though I certainly have heard enough to vote AGAINST McCain. There is word that Ron Paul is going 3rd party, so I am elated, and hopeful. However I will say this, what was said by so many on that stage in regard to community organizers should set off alarms everywhere, in the conservative community especially! These are the groups and organizations we should support and encourage! We complain ... Obama served his country, too. He could have done anything, but chose to serve his community in real and life-changing ways. |
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