Chat with Congressman Aderholt Staffer
I had an interesting chat with an Aderholt staffer this morning, young fellow from Walker county who says he's been with the Congressman 7 years or more.
He was shallow on the legacy of Judge Frank Johnson from Winston County, though patient with my call even when it got testy for a few seconds.
I was lamenting my Rep's failure to have a town hall meeting the last 5 years or so. I realize it's a tough district, but a conversation, open Q and A is good for Democracy. Immigration reform in light of the crisis with the Honduran refugees and the recent viral utube of Congressman King and some Dreamers call for leadership with the number of Hispanics in our district.
I asked for leadership, not just kowtowing to the consensus lowest common denominator of the status quo. What do you expect from White Christians whose basic political diet is Fox News.
I asked the staffer to get Aderholt to reach out to UMC Bishop Wallace Padgett whose offices are on campus of Robert's alma mater. Gave him an easy google for Willimon repents, ethicsdaily, about the experience of the former Bishop.
My Dad's friend Colin Harris has some recent pieces about the GOP and the dog whistle on immigration reform and other matters.
Robert Aderholt is no Judge Frank Johnson. Neither am I. But these times call for better than Laura Ingraham coming to the Bama/ Tex A and M game for hoopla rather than a visit with Nick Saban's priest at St. Francis.
While near at hand here is a link for Congressman Aderholt and his staff. We must escape the fog of the 70's, 40 years ago:
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/08/11/uses-division
He was shallow on the legacy of Judge Frank Johnson from Winston County, though patient with my call even when it got testy for a few seconds.
I was lamenting my Rep's failure to have a town hall meeting the last 5 years or so. I realize it's a tough district, but a conversation, open Q and A is good for Democracy. Immigration reform in light of the crisis with the Honduran refugees and the recent viral utube of Congressman King and some Dreamers call for leadership with the number of Hispanics in our district.
I asked for leadership, not just kowtowing to the consensus lowest common denominator of the status quo. What do you expect from White Christians whose basic political diet is Fox News.
I asked the staffer to get Aderholt to reach out to UMC Bishop Wallace Padgett whose offices are on campus of Robert's alma mater. Gave him an easy google for Willimon repents, ethicsdaily, about the experience of the former Bishop.
My Dad's friend Colin Harris has some recent pieces about the GOP and the dog whistle on immigration reform and other matters.
Robert Aderholt is no Judge Frank Johnson. Neither am I. But these times call for better than Laura Ingraham coming to the Bama/ Tex A and M game for hoopla rather than a visit with Nick Saban's priest at St. Francis.
While near at hand here is a link for Congressman Aderholt and his staff. We must escape the fog of the 70's, 40 years ago:
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/08/11/uses-division
posted by foxofbama | 12:30 PM
1 Comments:
Mr. Stephens, I have to agree with So Salty here. You need to be more tolerant of white people, and respect Diversity in Alabama in the 21st Century.
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