the rix mix

Is it fair to compare Sarah Palin with Eunice Kennedy Shriver? Yeah. While it is hyperbole to call Shriver "the queen of humanity," as one mourner did at the funeral, one expects it in eulogy. Palin is "The Queen of Negativity." What has Palin done, with her real political power & influence, in any way comparable to the positive accomplishments of Eunice Kennedy Shriver, who, even with her name & wealth, faced the limitations of a woman in her generation? Eunice also was an outspoken pro-life Christian. Look at what she did to promote life; she drew an entire segment of our society into the open & toward the mainstream. No one now expects a special needs child to be hidden away or warehoused in an institution. In the not-so-distant past, few outside the families cared what happened to those children, their families assuming a lonely burden of effort & expenses. Eunice Shriver did much to change our attitudes, broaden our compassion, expand social services, & raise expectations of what "special needs" people can accomplish. In 1984, conservative President Ronald Reagan presented liberal Eunice Kennedy Shriver with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Sarah ought to consider what she can do to earn the Medal. She won't earn it with her mouth. Has she even offered a tribute to Eunice Kennedy Shriver?

Labels: Grandma Palin, obituary