Limbo, limbo…how low can you go – to discredit Debra?
As I mentioned in an earlier post, there seem to be many negative blogs generated on the Internet recently concerning Debra Medina. One that is getting lots of attention is that some of Debra’s supporters have behaved rudely. Two events that have been cited are the ‘nullification rally” and the individual holding a Medina sign when Perry was speaking.
First the “nullification rally” smelled of a Perry rally even before it occurred.
After speaking with one of the organizers, I chose not to attend. However, Medina supporters were encouraged to attend and Debra even changed her schedule believing she would be allowed to speak. When her supports realized they had been used, I am sure there was anger and frustration, that the planners should have anticipated. Not that this is an excuse for anyone to behave rudely, but we do not live in a perfect world and sometime things get out of hand. Even in negative blogs, I have not seen anyone accuse Mrs. Medina for conducting herself in an unlady like fashion.
Now for the gentleman with the pro-Medina sign at the pro-life rally. I have asked several Medina supporters if they know this person. So far, no one has. He did not describe himself as a Medina supporter, but as a “lone wolf.” Is it impossible that he was a plant to give Perry a perfect one liner about “loving one’s enemies.” It seems enemies is a pretty strong term. I am a Medina supporter and will not be voting for Mr. Perry. I consider him an opponent in a heated political struggle…but I would not call him an enemy.
By this discussion concerning the so called “rude” conduct of the Medina supporters, it seems there is a desire for Mrs. Medina to “control” her supporters. I fear that the very concept of freedom is lost even among people who call themselves “freedom lovers.” Freedom is messy, it is not at all like regimented socialism that demands total obedience to ones leaders. We seem to have forgotten freedom demands personal responsibility, When there is behavior we do not like, instead of holding that person responsible, we have become very prone to placing the blame elsewhere, usually on society, not the individual. (Ex. the student that guns down fellow students, we are told was bullied and felt he was an outsider…the solutions, anti-bullying education, which takes time away from the subject matter for which children are being sent to school.)
To blame Debra for the conduct of another person is totally unjustified, unless you believe that Debra herself is encouraging rude behavior and anyone that would suggest that, is totally misinformed.
So far as the incompetence of Debra’s campaign, that is a laugh. This rag tag group of passionate, truly freedom loving, mostly volunteers have done an outstanding job of drafting their own, unknown candidate and managing her campaign in such a way that the public and private news media now consider her a “rising star” and a “serious candidate” and have included her in their statewide debates. If we had had a 6 to 12 million dollar war chest, I am not sure there is some high priced professional political guru that we could have hired who could have accomplished this feat.
This has occurred because the message of Freedom was what our Founding Fathers were willing to die for and it is the same message for which our young men and women go into battle for every day. However, ordinary citizens know that the path we have been on for the last 30 or more years, from both parties, is not encouraging freedom, it is encouraging, total government control. As a Medina supporter and someone who urged her to take on this challenge and personal sacrifice, I am sorry that everyone who supports Debra does not hold the same behavioral standards that I do, (some might wish that I held different standards) but that does not make their contribution to the cause of freedom any less valuable. Perhaps if they see that their conduct is less effective than other conduct, then they themselves might modify their behavior.
However, when they are attacked by people who simply disagree with them, they are probably more likely to attack back. Two wrongs never make a right. Also to blame Debra for their behavior accomplishes nothing and relieves them of their responsibility. It makes on think that perhaps those criticizing really do not care about improving behavior, but are only interested in trying to smear or otherwise discredit Mrs. Medina.
It has recently been published that the Perry campaign has actually paid felons to assist in recruiting voter turn out.
Now while I do not in any way support the Perry campaign, I do not believe or accuse Perry of supporting or condoning such action. I would only wish the Perry supporters were equally gracious toward Mrs. Medina.
