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Waging Peace
So I know I'm reading this thread a week late, but I just read that essay, and I had to respond. I actually remember reading this way back when, back before Katrina, in fact back when I still thought Kerry would win, and thinking that it perfectly expressed my deep mistrust and fear, really, of Bush and his presidency. Quite frankly I believe he is a psychopath, and the only thing I don't get is why this isn't obvious to anyone who ever has watched him speak. The man seems utterly incapable of expressing empathy. The only thing he says that I'm sure he believes is that God is guiding his decisions, and that's some scary fucking shit.
Look at our history.
When we were fighting the British for American Independence, we were "freedom fighters."
Now, Bush calls us "freedom fighters" and calls the Iraqis who believe they deserve their own country back "insurgents."
Funny how the name changes.
Or, when terrorists bombed the Twin Towers, they considered themselves martyrs; we called them terrorists.
When our "smart bombs" kill innocents, we say it is simply a casualty in our fight for freedom. However, I think those that lose people due to these bombings would think otherwise.
Also, Bush seems intent to say that if we kill Al-Zahrawi or Bin Laden, our answers will be solved. However, he seems blind to the fact that by killing them, another, possibly more powerful person could take their place. Chopping off the head will not kill this snake. Instead, we are only creating more reason for them to hate us.
Agreed.
*singing* Oh, how I wish Damian Kulash would post on the boards, la la la la la...
*shutting up*
I will totally join you.
[sings.. and I sing for very few] ooooohhhh post for us dear Damian [/sing]
[sings.. and I sing for very few] ooooohhhh post for us dear Damian [/sing]
Make us "dirty liberals" haaaaapppppyyyyy...we want to know more about how our band can fire Buuuussshhh...
I also realized recently that an inadvertent consequence of my leave of absence from law school is that I will now graduate in 2008. Presidential campaign, here I come! I haven't quite figured out how I'm going to pay the bills from graduation through the election, but if I don't take this opportunity to work full-time on a presidential campaign, I know I'll regret it forever. I'll have to lean on my classmates, who by then will have had a whole year to become rich and powerful. They'll feel so guilty about being rich liberals that they'll have to help me out.
I also realized recently that an inadvertent consequence of my leave of absence from law school is that I will now graduate in 2008. Presidential campaign, here I come! I haven't quite figured out how I'm going to pay the bills from graduation through the election, but if I don't take this opportunity to work full-time on a presidential campaign, I know I'll regret it forever. I'll have to lean on my classmates, who by then will have had a whole year to become rich and powerful. They'll feel so guilty about being rich liberals that they'll have to help me out.
Have you heard about the Campaign Corps Training? It's run by Emily's List, and it's held every...July? I think. It's a week in either June or July, I know that, and it's basically a week-long boot camp in campaigning held in D.C. You learn about volunteer organising, fund raising, press relations, everything.
And then, at the end of the week, they send you off to a campaign somewhere in the country (not your home state), and they give you a $1,000 stipend and pay for your housing (!) while you're out there working on the campaign for three months. (The only drawback is that they're probably not going to send you on a presidential campaign, if that's what you really want to do.)
And then, after the elections, you go back to D.C. for a "retreat" of sorts, and the Campaign Corps people help you find a job.
I did one of the two-day mini-Corps Camps at Clark Univ. last October, and it was a great experience. I'm thinking of applying once I graduate (in '08, woot!). Even though I'm not planning on going into politics, I think that being involved in any kind of Democratic campaign that year, presidential or otherwise, would be a great opportunity.
The website is here.
No, but that's a really great suggestion. I wish I could do it this year, but I've got to go back to school in September. And what kills me is that I don't really even have to be there, as I do nothing at all in school anyway, but I need to graduate and get loan repayment. Augh.
I'll have to see where I am in 2008 and decide whether to apply- if I've gotten the experience and/or connections to land myself a decent spot on a presidential campaign, I'd certainly take it, but there's no guarantee that I'll be in that position. And it looks like the Campaign Corps people are pretty serious about helping you find work after the election, which would be key for me. I actually wouldn't mind ending up in politics. I tend to work 18 hours a day as it is- why not make it for something that matters, you know?
I'll have to see where I am in 2008 and decide whether to apply- if I've gotten the experience and/or connections to land myself a decent spot on a presidential campaign, I'd certainly take it, but there's no guarantee that I'll be in that position. And it looks like the Campaign Corps people are pretty serious about helping you find work after the election, which would be key for me. I actually wouldn't mind ending up in politics. I tend to work 18 hours a day as it is- why not make it for something that matters, you know?
Yeah, exactly. Like I said, I'm not planning on going into politics, but I may wind up doing some campaign-related stuff after I graduate, just because '08 is going to be the year to get involved.
I mean, if you find a presidential campaign spot, go for it. If not, this is another great way to get involved, and they're really supportive.