Life's Little Victories, Political Edition

geniph

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Sun May-02-04 03:19 PM
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Life's Little Victories, Political Edition

Well, I did it - yesterday at the Legislative District caucus, I won election as a delegate to the next level. I'll be going on to the Congressional District caucus as a delegate for the 8th District (the district Dunn is retiring from), and onto the State convention, where I will stand for election as a delegate to the National Democratic Convention. Boston, here I come! (Since there will only be three delegates to National from the entire 8th District, I think snowballs in hell are an apt metaphor here, but given how well I did yesterday, I am actually encouraged enough to try.)

I cannot believe how many people came up to me and complimented me on my statement and my obvious belief in what I was saying. The most touching thing of all was the woman who came up to me afterward and said that of all the candidates, I was the only one she felt would speak for her family, as hers was a gay family. How she knew that, I don't know, but she's right; I fervently believe in the equality and dignity of all families, including single persons and those living in alternative lifestyles. She even offered financial assistance if I were elected to National, which is an amazing compliment. I'm still flying. :D :D :D

Below is the text of my speech, for anyone who's interested.

Good morning. My name is Geni H., and I think we should all go on a NO CARB diet: NO Cheney, NO Ashcroft, NO Rumsfeld, and NO BUSH. I think it’s time we got rid of some dead weight in our White House. I’m running for delegate because I am outraged and I believe it is important to do whatever is in my power to bring about a regime change in this country. I’m running for delegate because I am frightened of the restrictions being placed on our civil liberties, because I am insulted that my patriotism is questioned if I don’t believe in unilateral preemptive attacks on other nations, and because I am truly sick of having my country’s precious resources handed back to the robber barons. I am angry at seeing friends and families lose their jobs because this administration believes outsourcing is good for the economy. I am furious at seeing the reforms put in place during the New Deal 70 years ago dismantled, one by one. I am outraged, and I believe that if you are not, you have not been paying attention.

I believe we can best support our troops by giving them a Commander-In-Chief who knows what combat means, not a tin soldier who remembers so little about his days in the Air National Guard that he doesn’t even know enough to unfasten his flight harness before he tries to walk. I believe it is time for a President who will not send our troops into harm’s way unnecessarily, because he has been there himself. I want a President I don’t have to apologize to the rest of the world for. This administration is afraid of John Kerry and his record; witness the smear campaign that’s already started, the same despicable tactics they used to malign John McCain and Max Cleland.

We cannot match this opposition dollar for dollar, so we must match them door for door. We must get involved and stay involved, and we must give the apathetic a reason to vote, a reason to hope. We must rally the disenfranchised and those who feel their interests are not fairly represented.

My name is Geni H., and if you vote for me as your delegate, I will do my best to make these words come true: LIKE FATHER LIKE SON: ONE TERM!

Thank you.