24 October 2004

Abuelita campaigns for Kerry

I had a very cool talk with Abuelita today while she prepared her wonderful polenta. It is the first time we've ever talked politics. I was not surprised to find out that we see things very much the same, although her views are from a much broader knowledge base than mine. 87 years of living and A LOT of reading. She said that the Argentine papers do a respectable job of reporting the actual news. That is refreshing. Abuelita has been campaigning for Kerry to her Latin American friends here in Indy and educating them on the history of Bush. Apparently after her talks a good number of them are no longer undecideds.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for sharing a broader perspective on national events.

JimA

silvie said...

Hi Jim A. Did you mean that facetiously? Sometimes hard to tell in a blog. I couldn't represent my grandmother's knowledge, though I do love that she is informed and involved at her stage in life.

Anonymous said...

No, I'm serious. It's nice to hear the perspective of a "regular person" living outside the US. It's also nice to read pieces that counter stereotypes about the elderly.

JimA

silvie said...

Yes, Abuelita is not your stereotypical elderly person. She has told me how she does not want to be one of those tired, sad, passive "old" people.