Blind Man Running For Govenor 2010
Sunday, September 27, 2009
By Keri Waterhouse
The New York Governor David Paterson vowed Sunday that he won't give in to the pressure of dropping out of the election in 2010. "I am not failing to stand up for my party." Paterson stated.
Our nation's first legally blind governor is facing approval ratings dropping below 20 percent. He is also one of two African-American governors. He doesn't believe that him having people disapprove of him are because of his race. He has had discussions with the White House and President Obama. He is keeping what they discussed confidential. He however said that they haven't told him not to run, but that they have some concerns about it.
I think that anyone with the knowledge, and crudentials for a position should be able to fulfull the duty that they wish. I am sure that he would have someone to help him in things that he absolutely needed help in. Nothing is impossible.
I am also surprised that he doesn't feel that his race has anything to do with it. I feel that a majority of Obama's opposers were because of race. I think that Paterson really wants to be a part of this and that if he is voted in he would probably do a good job in his position.
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Hey BNRers. You'll note that I've added a photo of Paterson to Keri's post here. That's our next step in improving the blog: Learning how to find and use licensed photos that we can use to dress up the blog — and how to give proper credit as required under Creative Commons licensing. More in class this week.
I agree with your stance, Keri, on Paterson running for governor.I think that Obama being elected as president last fall, really opened up the door for those of all races to run for positions within the government that they so choose. I think it would be great if he was elected and could perform well as governor. It would really show that the people of our country were accepting and are willing to give anyone a chance as long as they are well qualified for the job, despite his disability of being blind.
I agree with you on the fact that his being blind should not hinder him running for office. I don't necessarily agree with your stance on the race issue; granted, a lot of people may not have voted for Obama because he was black, but a lot of people did vote for him because he was. People need to stop voting, or not voting, for candidates for reasons that don't apply to the bigger picture. Candidates should win votes based on their credibility and where they stand on issues.
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