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*Sigh* No matter how many articles are published in the Times on what a good
platform contains, or what a good senator should do and know, people STILL don't
understand.
Do I have to spell it out for some of you?! A good senator should have a
reasonable salary, have a good (or excellent!) understanding of Whyville, and be
full of ideas to help improve our online community.
Almost every day, I see someone screaming their lame, pathetic "promises". It
almost makes me sick. You can tell that they either have no clue what they'll do
if they become senator, or that they came up with the ideas in less than 30
seconds. What is wrong with you people?
Today, while I was sitting in Greek Theater, I saw what some might call a "newb"
campaigning. I asked them what their daily salary was. "Thirty-six," they told
me. Thirty-six?! My god, my salary is 100! I don't want to brag in this
situation, but I have good reason to point it out. I asked this person what they planned on
doing for the Whyville community. "Help others out, with their salary and
stuff." Their salary?! How can you help others with THEIR salary, when you
haven't put much effort into YOURS?
PLAN AHEAD OF TIME. How are you going to look if you run into me, and I ask you
questions like this in front of people, and they see that you have absolutely NO
CLUE what you're doing?
Earlier, I had been inside Dr. Leila's house with some of my friends. A girl
came in and almost started commanding people to vote for her. (Um, hello, we
don't want a BOSSY senator....) I asked my "famous" line: What do you plan on doing
for Whyville? Her reply: "Whatever you guys want."
Whatever we want? And what,
exactly, is that? Do you even KNOW what we want? A platform is supposed to
express your OWN, THOUGHT-OUT ideas. If, by some miracle, that person I met at
Dr. Leila's makes it
to the top three, what are they going to say in the debate when they are asked
to state some of their ideas? "I'm sorry, I have no ideas... I'll do what YOU
want"?
Get real, people. If you don't know what you should say in your platform, watch
television. The Democratic National Convention was on last week. Watch what John
Kerry is saying -- he's a real-life candidate. Government-funded programs are
also on
almost all the time. Take a look at George Bush's campaign, or another
politician's past speeches. You're bound to find something.
If you're running for senator, or just class president, you have to be ready to
take responsibility. That means using some intelligence (don't sound amateur!),
creativity (brainstorm ahead of time, here!), wit (think of how you can get each person's
vote, fairly), and organization (planning!).
You can't buy virtues -- so start
learning.
-gold837
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