If my low point today was the morning accounting exam, my high point was definitely this afternoon when I got to meet someone I admired in high school. The longest serving Senator from North Carolina recently released his memoirs and had a "meet and greet" at a bookstore in Raleigh.
He was unable to sign any books because of his declining health (I believe he has Parkinsons). But the store made available 400 pre-signed copies of "Here's Where I Stand." While waiting in line, I had the chance to chat with a very nice elderly couple behind me. They are both UNC alums and the woman had the nicest Southern accent. I jokingly told them that in college, I thought UVA was Southern but it wasn't until recently that I realized that UVA is largely made up of folks from Northern Virginia and New Jersey who try to act Southern.
When I got up to the front of the line, I shook hands with the Senator, introduced myself, told him where I grew up and that he was a hero of mine. He then told me stories about the many visits he's made to the city where I grew up, and how polite everyone was to him (obviously he has not been there in a while). During the 60 seconds that I talked to him, he continued to grip my hand and looked me right in the eye. He agreed to have our picture taken and before I left, my last words to him were "you're a great American."
As I walked out of the bookstore, I held the door open for the woman behind me. She told her two kids (both under ten) of what a great man he was. My reply to her was "they dont make them like they used to."
They certainly don't.
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You can run a quick Google search on any politician and encounter the most negative information (most likely from extremist organizations such as World Socialist Web Site), the meanest quotes (sometimes either made up or mis-represented), and proceed to judge the person as portrayed by his worst enemies.
I choose to take a more moderate approach and not believe everything I read over the Internet.
There are rumors on the internets....
(yeah i know the world socialist website was a reach, but i appreciated the vitriol)
Because one uses internet sources or quotes to make a quick point in the ***comments section of a blog*** by no means indicates that the opinion was not obtained through "a more moderate approach" or solely from internet sources
though in my case, ofcourse it is, bc I believe everything that google tells me (oh how i love google)
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