Harry Reid's Inspirational Speech to Students
Newsday reports that Harry Reid owed President Bush an apology after making inappropriate remarks to high schoolers:Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid called President Bush 'a loser' during a civics discussion with a group of teenagers at a high school on Friday.I frankly don't care what Harry Reid thinks about Bush or anybody else, but for the leader of the minority party to talk that way to teenagers about the President of the United States is foolish. It is not productive for anyone and can only succeed in producing the next generation of cynics who have no respect for the President or anyone else.
'The man's father is a wonderful human being,' Reid, D-Nev., told students at Del Sol High School when asked about the president's policies. 'I think this guy is a loser.'
I'm not attempting to claim that the Presidency is an untouchable office to which nothing disagreeable can be said. To the contrary, this country is built upon the principles of free speech and open criticisms. However, there should be a certain level of decorum maintained, especially when addressing high school students, regardless of any political affiliation. In this case, it happened to be Reid.
Whether it was his idea or an aide who recognized the mindlessness of the comment, I am glad Reid came to the realization that an apology was in order. A second one is due the students to whom he was speaking.
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posted by DAVID C. PRICE at 5/07/2005 07:15:00 AM
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