“The
Truth”
by
Terrence Cain
Well this week was rather short with Labor Day giving us an extra day
off. It was nice, but it sort of makes me feel like I should be going
to school on Friday to make up for it. Just a quirk my mind has I
guess. So this week's classes were alright. Yeah, just alright. It's
so early in the semester that honestly there isn't much to say. My
evenings at home for the last two weeks, however, have been amazing.
I don't mean to get on my soap box and preach the gospel or anything
like that, but after watching last week's Republican National
Convention, and then this week's Democratic National Convention, I
can honestly say that I feel that something from the mindset of a
college student should be said because it's extremely important that
we be heard on this very important issue. What we do in November will
affect us all. Now I'm not going to get into specifics about the pros
and cons of each party, I just want to give you the reason(s) why I
will be voting this November.
As many of you who read this blog know I've been out of work since
2009. Because of that I decided it was time to try and give college a
try again because when I graduated from high school in 2001 my
parents couldn't afford to send me to college, let alone myself. The
only way I could have, as it is now, is through Pell Grants. Well in
2001 I was told my family made far too much money to send their only
son to college to get a degree in print journalism. It took me nine
more years, and for a Democratic President to remove Pell Grants from
the banks that held them and to put them under federal rule, in order
for me to finally go to college as my parents had dreamed.
After listening to the forty-second president, Bill Clinton, give a
forty-nine minute long speech Wednesday night about all the
accomplishments of President Obama it gave me a great feeling in my
heart that I did make the right decision in 2008 when I voted for
then Senator Barack Obama for the office of President to the United
States of America. Sometimes you listen to the news and you get all
wound up because you're hearing something and don't know whether to
believe what the newscaster is saying is true or not. Then you find
out the truth about everything and realize you were worried about
nothing to begin with. That's how it felt for me Wednesday night.
Finally the truth was being told and I felt good in my decision to
vote for President Obama.
No matter what side you yourself choose, I think that it's extremely
important for everyone to get out and vote. That's the message I
want everyone to take from this. Now I understand that most of you
reading this are not in favor of President Obama, and a lot of you
are probably shocked that I am, but you have to realize that I am
because of how his policies have affected me in a most positive way.
Not just Pell Grants, of which I would not be in college without the
bold moves President Obama made, but also his Affordable Healthcare
Act, his Fair Pay Act also known as the Lily Ledbetter Act, and his
economic policies that have helped give over four million people new
jobs. My hometown of Odessa was recently noted for having one of the
lowest unemployment rate in all of Texas and that makes me extremely
proud that my city has been able to accomplish that through policies
President Obama put forth and the ideas that the local government of
Odessa set forth as well. The bottom line is this. If you voted for
President Obama in 2008 you should do so again in 2012. Okay, that's
all I have to say for now. I hope everyone has a good weekend. Next
week I'll let you all in on some things coming up in my classes next
week. May you all live long and prosper.
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