To the editor:
In your September 11th article “Palin Bids Goodbye to Her Son,” Monica Davey made an excellent point that Governor Palin takes a genuine stance on her political platforms and is not just here to play the games of politics.
Palin is supporting her son’s decision to go Iraq by speaking at the deployment ceremony. She is there not only to support her son, but she is also there to stand behind the other soldiers and their families. Palin speaks to the soldiers as if they are her sons also when she says (as Davey quotes in her article), “if we hold you just a little closer once more before you’re gone because we’re going to miss you […] we can’t help it.” She is speaking to those soldiers as if they are her own sons. Palin spoke this way because she sees this nation as a united one. She sees those young soldiers as her own sons because they are apart of her nation, our nation. Palin is able to identify with the mothers of those soldiers because she is sending her son off to Iraq knowing that it is a possibility that he could die, just as these mothers do.
Palin cares about identifying with the people of this nation on a personal level. For example, she is anti-abortion, most presidents have not had to deal with this issue first hand, obviously since they have all been men, and if any of their wives or daughters have ever had an abortion, no one has heard about it or it has not been publicized at least. Palin however did not try to hide her teenage daughter’s pregnancy in fear that it would hinder her campaign. Palin’s family is apart of who she is and she is not ashamed of her daughter’s situation. The fact that her daughter has chosen to keep the baby proves that Palin is genuine in her stance on political issues. Palin was open and honest about this to the entire nation. If Palin is honest with our nation about this type of issue, she will be honest with us about everything.
With her daughter’s decision to keep her baby, and her sons decision go to Iraq to serve his country, it is evident that Palin has raised her children with patriotic morals foundation. Palin sees this entire nation as her family, she made this clear when she spoke to the soldiers at the deployment ceremony. If her family is built on a patriotic foundation, she will no doubt run the nation this way. Palin’s family is apart of who she is, and her nation is apart of who she is. She this nation and all of us in it, as her family. If John McCain is elected president, she will stand behind him and be fully supportive of him, the way she is supportive of her family and the way she has shown support for our troops and their families.
People in this country say that they want a change. Palin is doing this better than other person in politics right now. She is doing her best to identify with the people of this nation on a personal level. No one else has done that. This is the type of change that needs to take place.
Davey does a great job here to point out Palin’s efforts in taking geniuine stance with her political platforms.
2 comments:
Hey Ashley, I like your blog, I hadn't seen it yet. Anyways, your article sounds intriguing. There has been much debate about the effect of Palin and whether or not her pick was strategical, strictly speaking. I think she has some good qualities to add to the McCain ticket.
Palin seems like such a genuine, supportive person. She is definitely someone who is easy to relate to. Sometimes with politicians their lives are so different that it is hard to cope with how they know what is right for typical citizens. People say McCain picked Palin out of strategy and to get ahead in the election, but I think she was a great choice! I really agree with her views on the issues and her qualities as a person.
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