I was at a family reunion this past weekend and as family reunions go, an argument began. As the best available sample there from this generation, the attention was focused on me. Now let me back up a little
Back in June, Laura Bush visited a production of an outdoor musical that I volunteer at every year. Being in the cast/crew section, Mrs Bush approached us with her secret service detail, and upon her approach, spontaneous applause broke out among the cast and crew.
Now fast forward back to my family reunion. When asked if I met Mrs Bush, I said no but I did see her. I mentioned everybody clapping and one of my more outspoken relatives asked if I joined in. I said no. When asked why I stated that she hadn't said or done anything besides prove she could exit a vehicle and walk to the edge of the stage. This was immediately met with several "this generation is the problem...no respect... ". This kind of irritated me. Was I rude? I don't think so. Was I polite? I believe I was as polite as I could have been since we never actually spoke. I respect her as much as I would anybody else. I generally try to be polite and respectful to everybody. That's how I was raised. I listened to her speech, although I wasn't terribly impressed, I gave a polite applause and went about my business. I was told that I should applaud everything she does because her husband was the president. I replied that I wouldn't applaud George W for his walking and waving skills if Laura had been president. Does this make me part of our country's doom?
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