"If I were President" - Good advice from an 18 Year old

[namvet73]

Bob Schieffer, in his commentary on today's "Face The Nation," quoted words of an 18 year old winner of a competition run by Non- Partisan "Freedom's Answer" http://www.freedomsanswer.org/

To the question: "If I were President..."

Won in Florida by Emily Neumeier of Hillsborough High School, Tampa, FL

Read: (You must have a pdf reader) http://www.freedomsanswer.org/iiwpwinners/IIWP_winners_wk/fl_neumeier_emily.pdf

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I will remember what it was like to live with two hard-working parents barely eking out a
living day by day, and that a child is hungry not but a few minutes drive from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.



I will remember in times of war to visit the Vietnam War Memorial to ponder if truly it is worth the price to inscribe
that many names on a wall once more for what they have done.



I will remember in times of war to trek to the Holocaust Museum to remind myself what could be at stake if the
most powerful nation in the world does not make the effort to intervene.



I will always remember that there are two, maybe seven sides of an argument.



I will remember how it feels to stand on the beach staring at the ocean and feeling completely insignificant in
the grand scheme of things.



I will remember to visit places in our country and in the world that most would rather not see, to understand truly
what must be done.<BR>


I will remember what it was like to watch the second tower collapse live on television.

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Emily said it better than I could ever have said it myself.

[rfkrocks]

1. Emily for Pres-after Pres Kerry!

Amazing how she captured the good essence of our country-Its also amazing how deep our political system has buried it-!

[BlueEyedSon]

2. Welcome to DU, namvet73

Thanks for the link.