This year seems to be all snow so far...snow, and politics. What does that say I wonder? We have a saying here in Michigan that if the snow is lake effect snow, it's not real or as my husband says it's "delusional snow." As he plows he sometimes yells up at the clouds, "This isn't real! This is fake snow I'm plowing!"
Of course he's wrong...it is very real and so much so this year since we've had over 20 inches of the fake snow on our yard and drive as well as 3 times as much on all corners and at the end of the drive where both my husband and the local plows deposit more daily.
So what do these two have in common? Possibly that both the snow and politics ebb and flow with the season. Like the snow, politics is a seasonal thing that shows up for a year during the presidential election season, and the other Summer or November voting seasons are there and gone in a week or so.
Some of the elections are important to home and hearth, but so many are confusing and frustrating at best. Voting for an issue often can include dealing with the legalese that confuses in the voting booth - like having to vote no to say a simple yes to an issue.
The snow will pass, and so will the candidates. Let's hope at least that the ones who fade with the coming of spring are those we need to disappear!
Showing posts with label politics and politcians. Show all posts
Showing posts with label politics and politcians. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Saturday, November 10, 2007
We've Been Done Dirty!
TV has never been good...but now we have a writer's strike and it's nothing but re-runs. I understand the reason I'm into writing and actually sell some of my writings, but it doesn't hurt them as much as it hurts those of us who watch. The same is going on with those of us who live here in Michigan. Our political leaders decided to have our primary early in January, so the national Democrats decided to punish the voters by taking away our choice to vote by dropping out of the race. They did not take away the rights of our leaders, they took away our rights.
Did they do that to any other state for having an early primary? No, just Michigan. So what can we do? Our state has more than a few Democratic voters who could really make a mess for the rest of those who decided to punish us.
How about we all vote for two that are still on the list - Clinton and Dodd! Hey, they've already probably cost us a chance to vote in any primary before the election!
Did they do that to any other state for having an early primary? No, just Michigan. So what can we do? Our state has more than a few Democratic voters who could really make a mess for the rest of those who decided to punish us.
How about we all vote for two that are still on the list - Clinton and Dodd! Hey, they've already probably cost us a chance to vote in any primary before the election!
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Stories of Leaders - Known, and Unknown
Stories are the basis for what we know as history today. A good example is the way we tell about our histories. We tell it as various stories put together. From the legends as well as facts that grew up around some of our first leaders to the leaders in business in we had a history of the positive.
So how do these stories create those personal histories that grew to represent an historical view of who we were, and who we are today? Much of the stories of those we consider revolutionary heroes created a view of the American as the principled, honest individual who when pressed by circumstance becomes a real hero to be honored. Some examples that show our need for those heroes are Betsy Ross, or even Benjamin Franklin.
Though Ben Franklin actually helped create his own image for our allies and the world, the story of the printer that poor kid from Philadelphia who made it set the stage for the idea that any boy could change the direction of his life and become a mover and shaker in the world. Our stories create an image of a larger than life persona, and even how we ourselves fit into what we are as a nation through the training we receive as children.
Every American can remember a story that shaped their view of historical characters like Abraham Lincoln. When asked who he was, the stories of the poor boy born in a log cabin are often high on our list of images that make him that likeable and strongly personable historical image. So, how does that affect our views today of our national figures and politician?
Think of what you know about the issues, what you believe needs to change and who has helped shape that image in your mind. Every image is created from a story that at first is told and retold and embellished to get a point across or simply to make it a more interesting story. What begins as hype, ends as a comfortable image for those who will vote in November. Not many actually do the homework to understand a given candidate. Instead they listen to the stories given them by those they trust and make a decision based on how they like the story, not the actual person.
The story is the world’s memory, or that’s what Chaim Potok tells us in his story “Old Men at Midnight.” Our memories of leaders often come from how we perceive them and the buzz that surrounds their created image rather than who they are as leaders or men and women. This November, what story will you believe and take so to heart that you will make the story your own?
So how do these stories create those personal histories that grew to represent an historical view of who we were, and who we are today? Much of the stories of those we consider revolutionary heroes created a view of the American as the principled, honest individual who when pressed by circumstance becomes a real hero to be honored. Some examples that show our need for those heroes are Betsy Ross, or even Benjamin Franklin.
Though Ben Franklin actually helped create his own image for our allies and the world, the story of the printer that poor kid from Philadelphia who made it set the stage for the idea that any boy could change the direction of his life and become a mover and shaker in the world. Our stories create an image of a larger than life persona, and even how we ourselves fit into what we are as a nation through the training we receive as children.
Every American can remember a story that shaped their view of historical characters like Abraham Lincoln. When asked who he was, the stories of the poor boy born in a log cabin are often high on our list of images that make him that likeable and strongly personable historical image. So, how does that affect our views today of our national figures and politician?
Think of what you know about the issues, what you believe needs to change and who has helped shape that image in your mind. Every image is created from a story that at first is told and retold and embellished to get a point across or simply to make it a more interesting story. What begins as hype, ends as a comfortable image for those who will vote in November. Not many actually do the homework to understand a given candidate. Instead they listen to the stories given them by those they trust and make a decision based on how they like the story, not the actual person.
The story is the world’s memory, or that’s what Chaim Potok tells us in his story “Old Men at Midnight.” Our memories of leaders often come from how we perceive them and the buzz that surrounds their created image rather than who they are as leaders or men and women. This November, what story will you believe and take so to heart that you will make the story your own?
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