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...JOHN OF CAPISTRANO Patron Saint of Military Chaplains John was a lawyer and a politician who also served in the military, fighting in the Siege of Belgrade and delivering Europe from the Turks...
...Every politician knows to kiss a baby, but most avoid holding one for very long to escape blame for the inevitable burst of tears. Last Wednesday, after the President graciously accepted the hand-off of Representative Gregory Meeks' rambunctious one-year-old, instantly captivating her with a hybrid game of patty-cake and applause on cue, he seamlessly delivered the rationale for continuing what he had started in near perfect political, historical and emotional pitch. "It takes a long time to turn a country around," he said, after ticking off the achievements of his Administration, and noted, "This...
...think one of the reasons why youth are not engaged in the political process is that they see the politicians as apathetic. When a politician gives a sterile speech about the importance of voting, I tend to tune out. I can be assured that the politician is giving a well-rehearsed stump speech that he gives to every student group he meets. Furthermore, a politician simply telling youth to vote is not going to make it happen...
...other hand, when a politician explains to me why my vote matters in particular--that is by addressing current issues--I start to listen. I see such a politician as treating me as an equal. I would much rather a politician speak to me as he speaks to every other voter, even if it is in a partisan way, than talk down to me because I am younger than his other constituents...
...that the nation would swallow Martin Sheen's squeaky-clean President Barlet. All sorts of polls have shown that the average American's faith in government has slid steadily downward since Watergate. Was it possible that a public so disillusioned with its leaders could accept the portrait of a politician with a magnetic personality, a benevolent heart, and a philosophy of being "for the people" who is neither a stooge nor a swindler...