EFLtrainer
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 Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 1:28 am Post subject: Truer Words Never Uttered... |
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Takes a welshman to remind Americans what it means to be American... and who truly is king...
Today, Lurita Doan Shamed Me
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...What I objected to was the basic assumption that she was talking among equals, strange though such a sentiment may sound to all those who simply take at superficial face value the declaration that we are all equal. So I need to explain what I mean.
At one stage, she expressed the desire to move on from the current anxieties of the Committee and for them together to work towards the necessary goals of her Department. The problem was she said it as if she was addressing her senior management team, not members of Congress representing the people of a great nation.
She was never rude but was frequently combative. Combative in the way that you are when a deal is being negotiated between two equal parties. She was never disrespectful but was frequently without respect. She demanded to be heard as an equal but failed to understand one fundamental fact of being a public servant. You are the servant of the public, not its equal. If you don�t understand that and can�t relate to that when talking to the representatives of the people you do not understand the Constitution.
I could write much longer and in greater detail of how she displayed this ignorance of what public service is all about but what is really important is not her but what it says about all that is wrong with the current White House.
What was on display today was an arrogance towards the Constitution that was more than simply a conscious political manoeuvre, however bad that might be on its own. Ms Doan displayed a deeply inherent ignorance that, where she to one day wake up and be confronted with it, she would be shocked and dismayed. She will never wake up to it. She believes that mouthing words by rote of allegiance to the Constitution is the same as truly in your heart understanding what service to your fellow citizens means.
She will never comprehend the awful, blatant disrespect that she showed today to the people of the United States in the form of their elected representatives. It is the same disrespect that permeates this White House and which is shown in every action of George W Bush, that will never be comprehended by him. The chasm that exists between our understanding and theirs is huge and will never, ever be bridged... |
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