Travis Korson and Joe Naron, the president and director of press for GW Young America’s Foundation respectively, argue that Michelle Obama’s commencement speaker challenge is rooted in politics.
Hysterics have never been alien to American politics. Between the temperance movement, student protests in the 1960s, doubts of President Bush’s legitimacy, and the present paranoia, there have always been in our public discourse those who have abandoned the politics of prudence to engage in ideological shouting matches. We emphatically reject the accusation that GW’s Young America’s Foundation can be categorized as a group of “noisemakers” who serve as a catalyst for that hysteria.
Regardless of why community service is done, it needs to get done. It can be linked to religion, politics, personal ethics, etc., but in the end the effect is what matters, not the cause. Deriding any sort of initiative towards such a goal is, in fact, worsening this country. When the university stated that all hours would be counted, it was merely saying that credit would be given where credit was due, and that personal beliefs or political affiliations would not get in the way of that. Additionally, if your organization had gotten its head out of the clouds that were the futile struggle for the McCain and Romney campaigns, you might have noticed that the Obama message is unity. Calling the First Lady a “liberal speaker,” consequently placing her in the same category as Michael Moore, is doing exactly what you say you aren’t: exacerbating and polarizing. Your politics are as hurtful to this country as terrorism.
@Sensible America
I can’t disagree with you more.
@Truly Sensible American
For someone who’s so sensible, you sure do lack any sort of a sensible argument. Way to go.
hahahahhahahahahahaha.
That’s the entire GW community laughing at the demagogues that YAF has become.