tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-407724344813658075.post7594165844973871042..comments2023-10-15T06:42:05.544-04:00Comments on Vargas for President 2040: Unity Had Occurred, Regardless of the PageantryLuke Vargashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05239897468206616603noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-407724344813658075.post-63981653286554124462008-06-29T07:40:00.000-04:002008-06-29T07:40:00.000-04:00You know, to me, most of political campaigning is ...You know, to me, most of political campaigning is staged, so that didn't bother me. What struck me was how sad I was about Hillary (still). I really don't think she's (ever) going to get enough credit for what she's done...as first lady, being in the Senate, and running for president. The woman's been talking about health care since I was in high school (which has been a while). I feel like we never give enough respect to people who have given up their lives to serve in the govt. Anyway, of course I'll jump on the Obama bandwagon, with no expectations of the "a ha" moment you talked about. (I have another theory about this--it's MY duty to get excited about my right to vote...not a politician's duty to beg me to exercise that right.) So the "unity" event has happened. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for your reflections, Luke!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-407724344813658075.post-90456418280283373102008-06-28T23:18:00.000-04:002008-06-28T23:18:00.000-04:00As the Boston Globe so elegantly put it the "feat ...As the Boston Globe so elegantly put it the "feat of campaign choreography worthy of Hollywood" was a nice show. It is great to hear someone like you who was such an ardent Hillary supporter denounce this event. I believe that although Hillary is truly trying to throw her support behind Obama, after the fierce primary season, the ice still hasn't been broken between the two--as you said. There is still tension between voters and the rally definitely looked staged (note the coordinated outfits). I personally think they both need to stop putting on a show and start talking about issues again. Now that they are no longer fighting, they can start really discussing topics that are going to be important--not only in the race against McCain but also in the future of our country and the world. As James Harding, the editor of the London Times who was recently a guest of the Daily show put it, "thank you for giving us so much of an election to mock." Despite this comment, he does on to say that there is a lot to admire in this election--like the way it has gotten people back into politics. Which is true! And you certainly recognize it but its how we are going about "getting into politics" that is the problem. We need to stop having giant rallies where we sugar over everything and "start talking about Zimbabwe" etc. as Mr. Harding put it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com