After I graduated University and I wasn't married yet, I went on to pursue the
other thing I always thought I would do: broadcasting. I started out as the teacher's pet. Straight A's and they seemed to love me. My teacher was impressed with my scores in their entrance evaluations, an essay I had written, and I'm sure my musical taste (Sonic Youth, anyone?). But then it started. The teacher discovered I was a conservative and I discovered he was a liberal and I spoke out about being a conservative and he spoke out about being a liberal and I realized I was the only conservative in the class and he realized I would challenge him in class and it all changed. He would ignore me and dismiss my questions. I started to lose favor and my grades started to falter just in his classes. In the end I became disillusioned
(and fell in love with Brad so I dropped out to marry him and put him through school, but that doesn't do anything to further my case) and realized I was fighting a losing battle. From there I began to learn the extent of it.
There is
no such thing as objectivity in the media, and in general I am on the wrong side.
This is a complex topic and it's late, but I thought it was telling when my Mom, who has socialist tendencies for intelligent reasons and I don't fault her for it but now supports Mitt Romney, posted this on the family website:
I was so tired of everyone slamming Mitt Romney that I googled Mitt Romney fan club to see if I could get the other side of things.
But no. No Romney fan club. Everything on the internet seems to be negative. Somebody's got to like him!
Then I thought, I have four children with blogs. Maybe they could each post something with the heading, why I would vote for Mitt Romney. Or if you wouldn't, at least something positive like he is a smart guy who really could turn the economy around. Or if not that, at least something about how tedious it gets to hear the pundits say such derogatory things. Pundits are like book reviewers: they rain down judgements, but they can't write a book to save their lives.
My reply was,
Mom, you are beginning to see. (in no way meant to be disrespectful as my Mom knows she is the wisest person I know and I love you Mom! :)
Sarah Palin.
(Enough about Sarah Palin)
Just trust me, you need to know about and watch Sarah Palin
(we're sick of Sarah Palin)
Fair enough, but she is at the nucleus of this issue, the mouthpiece and the key to exposing it.
As for Mitt Romney:
GO MITT!!! ROMNEY 2012!!!
And everything else in between.
P.S. I know this election is in America but it's just so entertaining (and important) that it's hard to ignore. We have a provincial election coming up and I am looking forward to that also!
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YAY SARAH!
ReplyDeleteFor sticking up for Mitt.
For sticking up for your Mom, even though she has socialist tendencies.
For sticking up for Palin for reasons unknown but we know you know a lot.
And especially for sticking for your principles and beliefs. Gutsy girl.
Haha, this begs the question, Who Will Sarah Vote For In The Provincial Election and Why? I don't mind Sarah Palin- I think it's sad that she's a woman and an attractive one at that because the media uses it to undermine her all the time, I also think it's sad that she's supporting Gingrich, it seems wasteful at this point and makes people more prone to not listen to what she has to say, but whatever. This election is probably the most entertaining thing on tv or the internet, but I really wish they would stop slamming Mitt for not being conservative enough, we all know what happens when extremist right or left takes the stage and it's usually not too pretty... Blah blah blah, let's write a book about it, sorry for the novel comment!
ReplyDeleteI like this novel comment.
ReplyDeleteI think you'd like the book Spin Sisters. I thought it was interesting. Let me know if you read it.
ReplyDeleteI like that Romney is a moderate, he seems like a good, intelligent person. Palin just seems like a big ball o' crazy :) But I love that you remain firm in your convictions.
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