Filed under: Barack Obama, Election, Hillary Clinton, PUMA, Political | Tags: Election '08, Hillary Clinton
I have just got home from my second job. Yes, I am one of the women who have children in college, a mortgage to pay, a car payment and rarely enough money to go around. But I am not complaining, I have come into contact with people today who have no insurance, who have no money for gas, who have no jobs and no prospects.
I was taught by wise grandparents that we do not complain about our lot in life, if we are not doing anything to rectify the situation.
I came home and logged on to my favorite website and there was a sort of memorial going on there for Tim Russert. I turned on my TV and the same was being shown on TV. While I am sorry for his wife and son, I did not know Tim Russert and do not feel I need to mourn for him. If that sounds selfish, I am sorry, perhaps I am selfish. I am sure Mr. Russert’s family will be well taken care of and there are so many atrocities going on in the world, I cannot and will not stop for the passing of someone who lived a full life and rose to the greatness that is presently being endowed upon him.
As we are praising Tim Russert, there are young men in Iraq and Afghanistan who have not seen their families in months. Yet, we see nothing of their loss on TV. We see very little of the unnecessary deaths caused by the fact that people cannot get adequate health care, because they have no insurance. We see nothing of the young people whose lives are slowly drifting away, they want more, but cannot afford an education.
We had an opportunity in the past few months to rectify all of this, but it was taken from us; taken by the Washington elite; taken by mainstream media, of which Russert was a part of; and taken by people who pretend to care. So, excuse me if I feel that I don’t have time to mourn the loss of a stranger.
I will mourn the loss of my democratic rights as an American citizen. I mourn the loss of my vote for the candidate of my choice. I mourn the loss of my party. I will mourn that, as a woman, I am insignificant.
So forgive me, if I seem cold and uncaring, but I have lost democracy as I know it and I don’t have time to mourn a stranger.
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I will mourn the loss of my democratic rights as an American citizen. I mourn the loss of my vote for the candidate of my choice. I mourn the loss of my party. I will mourn that, as a woman, I am insignificant.
BRAV-fu**ingO
Comment by meileen June 14, 2008 @ 3:10 amI feel the same way. In fact, when I first heard the news, my first thought was “one less Hillary hater.” I realize that was heartless, and later I did think of the sadness of Russert’s elderly father, his son, and his wife. But I feel sure that Russert did not care what happens to ordinary people like me. I’m glad I have pretty much stopped watching TV, so I won’t have to watch the state funeral all weekend.
Comment by bostonboomer June 14, 2008 @ 3:13 amhey kim, like the blog. I feel the same. I feel for his family, and would rather not talk about russert, because I don’t have anything nice to say, but when I see comments about what a great journalist he was, I have to say something. You are right on about the media ignoring our dead soldiers returning, yet canonizing this person who had so much to do with our involvement in iraq in the first place. The thing I will remember most about russert will be when he let Cheney come on his show and use him as a mouthpiece to get this country into a war based on lies. He and judith miller at the NY times spread their lies and got us in the mess we are in today. I find it really hard to feel bad for the guy. Anyway, I’m going to read the rest of your stuff….
Comment by garychapelhill June 14, 2008 @ 3:15 amMy first thought was okay… that is sad for his family and then I kept going. I mean, what are we supposed to do?
Comment by Kim June 14, 2008 @ 3:16 amWhen I heard the news I was trying to think about mortality and loss since it was as close to being charitable as I could manage. Then I opened en email from a friend: “Maybe we should have a double Philly Cheesesteak sent over to Keith.”
Comment by drake June 14, 2008 @ 6:08 amFamilies who lose loved ones always have my sympathy. I think we all know what it’s like to lose someone we love, regardless of what others may think. But your post was especially eloquent in mourning the loss of our party, our franchise…As Hillary said, there are 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling, and that made me happy when I heard it, but then I realized–it still wasn’t enough to break it. The media is still churning out hateful things about Hillary Clinton, lies about her having an “enemies list,” etc. The Democratic Party means nothing to me anymore. I mourned for a while when I quit after 30 years, but I am over it. I don’t want to be affiliated with a bunch of goosestepping automabamas. Let’s reclaim our citizenship!
Comment by huntingdonpost June 14, 2008 @ 2:37 pmI too am ashamed that my first thought was that their was now one less of the bastards to corporatize America. I have sympathy for his family and friends who I am sure will mourn him deeply.
I don’t mourn him, I won’t miss him and if, and a big if, there really is an afterlife, then I am happily comtemplating Ol Timmeh doin some serious spainin to that Great Goddess in the sky.
Comment by kenoshaMarge June 14, 2008 @ 3:01 pmThat of course was supposed to read, “doing some serious splainin to that Great Goddess in the sky.” Now you know why I could never be a comedian; I would step on every punch line!
Comment by kenoshaMarge June 14, 2008 @ 3:02 pm