Thursday, January 20, 2011

Two important events occruing in the last week for thinking about citizenship

1. The Tucson Arizona shooting of January 8th was very tragic. There is very little know about Loughner's motive, and nothing has been identified yet. He is being charged with many federal charges, such as one count of attempted assassination. Commiting this crime isn't a very good example of being a "good" citizen.

2. Governor Paul LePage's "tell them to kiss my butt" comment to the NAACP on January 14th didn't make himself look very good. It made him sound ignorant and maybe even slightly racist. It was also disrespectful to not only african americans, but also to the celebration of Martin Luther King day. It makes him look unprofessional and it also reflects badly on Maine people and Maine as a state. Its a poor example of a "good" citizen as well, especially of a governor.

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