Letter to the Editor 2, 9/23/08

Dear Editor, I am responding to the Sept. 17 article, ‘SGB funds first female VP candidate’s… Dear Editor, I am responding to the Sept. 17 article, ‘SGB funds first female VP candidate’s visit to Pitt.’ As an ardent Democrat and a former board member of the organization, this decision is both confounding and troublesome. In a time when the stakes could not be higher, the willing choice to bring in a speaker who consistently blasts Sen. Barack Obama and praises Gov. Sarah Palin is puzzling. Pennsylvania is a battleground state, so why aren’t Democrats doing something more productive with their time? The College Democrats should be seeking to unify the party, as opposed to accentuating the differences within it. Geraldine Ferraro has proven to be nothing more than an angry woman bent on supporting her gender at all costs. Her racially insensitive comments during the primary brought her into the public spotlight, so why offer her another venue to express her dissatisfaction? The College Democrats should be focusing on why Obama is our best hope in these uncertain times. Dan Gore College of Arts and Sciences