Reply #16: My mother (who is a Senior Citizen) told me he reminds her of RFK [View All]

[elsiesummers]

When she first saw Edwards - saw him on tv - back before he was running - told me she thinks he "could inspire young people like Robert Kennedy."

She was locally active in some of the efforts to desegregate way back when (especially picketting and dining out with Blacks). She had the pants scared off her when they deported a black, gay, German friend of hers who was also politically active. She had warned him not to hang out with one of the organizers so much because she saw the organizer followed around by unmarked cars wherever he went. Anyway, now she votes but that is about it - the whole thing sort of politically freaked her out and she has told me from day one that it is dangerous to speak out against any American War. Interesting perspective she has. Has definitely influenced how I view politics.