tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post6449465620940151846..comments2024-03-25T17:48:53.875-04:00Comments on Heissatopia: Election PartyAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14785629874138416100noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-38315628321101748212012-11-06T08:36:25.048-05:002012-11-06T08:36:25.048-05:00That is pretty funny because I don't think I e...That is pretty funny because I don't think I ever would have guessed that about you. Aside from how passionate you can get about health care and a few other things, I've never heard you endorse any political candidate on either side of the border. :)<br /><br />You should watch The West Wing—it kind of does the same thing for me (shows me how blasted difficult it is to make any sort of change at all) but it is so fascinating; I think you'd enjoy it. I think I've learned more from watching that show than all my years of social studies. Of course, I only had one year of social studies in the US...so I suppose that could be one reason the show is so educational...Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08631734965938273438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624978.post-3338807052865742542012-11-06T01:08:42.464-05:002012-11-06T01:08:42.464-05:00It is actually pretty funny to me that you see me ...It is actually pretty funny to me that you see me as being "not very political." Because I was just like Andrew once upon a time. I followed both US and Canadian politics avidly. I watched President Kennedy's funeral, after having watched all the news about his assassination; I was very much aware of Johnson's inauguration. I was -- not yet six years old. I watched the liberal party caucus meeting at which Trudeau won the leadership of the party in 1968. I was 10 years old...and very disappointed at the outcome because I was not a Trudeau supporter. I discussed US and Canadian politics All. The. Time. With my family, on the bus on the way to school. In the school library before school. I wanted to be either the Prime Minister of Canada or the President of the United States. Seriously. I ALMOST decided to run for office at age 17, and actually had some supporters among my dad's friends. Somewhere along the line...something happened. Maybe it was reading "Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Parliament" and seeing how achingly difficult it is to change anything. I know that part of it has been the way the media turns everything into a circus, and the way "the truth" (whatever that is) gets so distorted, and the invasion of privacy...I am not sure. But somehow I have wound up as this person who is seen as "not very political" and who just wants this election year to be over. Please. Yesterday.Myrnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450610418971329885noreply@blogger.com