Posted by Racer on June 30, 2004, at 10:07:00
In reply to Re: I've got an opinion » Racer, posted by Snoozin on June 30, 2004, at 9:21:44
> (And I think the idea of encouraging Congresspeople to send their own sons and daughters into the military is a great one -- and to public schools, too, for that matter.)
<<I'll always love Jimmy Carter for that one, sending Amy to DC public schools. I live in Maryland, I know what that truly meant. And I admire it.Isn't it funny? I always did like Jimmy Carter -- even when he was president -- and I find it a little ironic that it's really only now that he's finally getting his due respect from the broader audience. He did a lot of good for this country, and I don't think he really gets credit for it. Sending his own child to public schools is one of those things that he really should receive credit for doing, but probably won't. {{sigh}}
At a campaign stop for Willie Brown in San Francisco a few years ago, when he was first running for mayor, someone asked him about public schools. I interupted (who, me?) to say, "Mr Brown has shown his support for San Francisco Public Schools through his actions -- his son Michael was in my class through grammar school, and not only that -- Mr Brown came to all the parents' nights." (And Willie Brown -- say what you like about him -- is a Smart Politician. There's a lot to be said for that, too. While I said that, I saw him looking at me, he came up to me later and chatted for a moment, and months later when we ran into one another in the Civic Center, he remembered my name, that I had gone to school with his son, and one other personal fact about me. Everyone else I've spoken to about him has said the same thing: he makes it a point to remember people by name, with one little personal thing, and it makes people feel good. That does count when we vote, even if the rest of the picture ain't so rosy.)
Thanks for the discussion, Snoozin.
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