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I didn’t really understand the whoopin’ and the cheering, but his words were truly inspirational. He rightly paid homage to those who lost their lives, and honoured those involved in saving lives.

And Michelle Obama was just as effective in her role as The First Lady. Caring and genuine, and not afraid to reach out and give comfort to those in need. She’s such a great role model.

Sarah Palin can only dream of having so much grace and dignity under such difficult circumstances.

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  • Keishon
    January 20
    11:31 pm

    Like you I loved the speech but the cheering is a bit much. You’d think you were at a football game or something. I don’t understand it either ::shrug::

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  • katieM
    January 21
    12:15 pm

    I think the cheering was an expression of the joy of being alive. The congresswoman’s continued progress felt like a victory after months of dark, dreary news.

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  • Janean
    January 21
    11:35 pm

    I personally don’t think I’d react by cheering myself, but I got the feeling it was like they were cheering as if to show that their community is not going to let fear and negativity win. It’s like they’re saying ” you may have hurt us, but you’re not going to beat us down”. That’s the feeling it left me with anyway. *shrug*

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  • Keishon
    January 22
    3:15 am

    I understood the meaning behind all the cheers, but when I say I don’t get it, it essentially means that I felt it was inappropriate. It was really overdone.

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  • Janean
    January 22
    11:11 am

    It would feel inappropriate to me to personally, but I just don’t think we have any right to try and dictate how a particular community chooses to behave at a memorial service. It happened to them, and that’s how they’ve chosen to deal with things. There’s really no justification in me sitting here on the outside criticizing the crowd. There are various religious groups and cultures that do shout and cheer or act happy during funeral services. Not everybody deals with grief and loss by being somber.

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  • JoanneF
    January 22
    4:41 pm

    They were at the University of Arizona. They were college kids, who often react enthusiastically and inappropriately. This was probably the first time they’d ever been to or even seen an event of this nature and no one gave them instructions about decorum beforehand. I saw, and was surprised by, similar behavior myself when kids at my daughter’s college clapped at the end of mass (Catholic college).

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  • Keishon
    January 22
    6:07 pm

    Forgot to flag that comment as a my own personal opinion. At least I thought that was understood but maybe not. I’m finished.

    @JoanneF – completely agree and thank you.

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