The Young Will Lead Us
Posted by andreasherrel on May 18, 2011
On May 16th Yahoo! News ran a story about a young woman (Amy Myers) challenging Representative Michele Bachmann to a debate on the Constitution. Myers called Bachmann to task because of her inaccurate presentation of historical information. As Liz Goodwin writes in her article, “She decided that Bachmann’s inaccurate historical statements were irresponsible, since they reflected badly on women everywhere, and particularly on Myers herself.” Myers was running for class president and had been harassed and belittled by boys in her class because she was a girl.
I found it fascinating that the story did not pick up steam in other media outlets. Although it could be perceived as a gimmick, I felt that it was worthy of conversation because this young lady was saying to a member of our governing elite that you should in fact be held to a high standard. It is unfortunate that it is focused on women in politics. Ignorant statements abound from congressmen of both genders. Yet I am proud that this young lady is willing to stand up and say this is not right, it is irresponsible, and I am willing to put my money where my mouth is. Let the debate begin!
