"Hey, it's good to be da king!"
Posted on 10/13/2008 3:41:56 PM PDT by Kaslin
Never has the selection of a homecoming queen sent so many tears falling so freely.
Kristin Pass, an 18-year-old senior with Down syndrome, became Aledo High School's homecoming queen Friday to a joyous standing ovation and the flutter of a thousand tissues on a remarkable night for an amazing young woman.
Her grandfather, Dr. David Campbell of Corsicana, escorted her onto the field and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek as Kristin joined eight other young women in the Homecoming Court to await the results of the vote, cast by the 360-plus members of Aledo High's senior class.
(Excerpt) Read more at dallasnews.com ...
Nobody accused YOU of worshipping anyone and I don’t want to hijack this thread with regard to Palin. That being said, I respectfully agree to disagree with you on this.
Aw! What a WONDERFUL story! Makes me happy.
I figured you would like it!
Thanks for the story!! It was the best thing I’ve read in a long time. I have a wonderful nephew, Matt, with Down’s Syndrome who is in his first year of college at the College of New Jersey. he has done so much - he has helped Charlie Crist pass a law to help disability awareness in Florida. He scored in the top 30% in math and science in Florida. Matt is my hero. He has the wit of Jay Leno and he is so much fun to be around. He was cool to McCain. He was mad Rudy didn’t get the nomination (LOL) , but when Sarah Palin came on board - Matt was thrilled!!!
I teach middle school in Los Angeles.
You should consider a new screen name. The one you are using seems inaprpriate for someone as thoughtfull as you.
You are way too nice and I thank you for bumping this great thread with your kind words. ;-)
I do not mean to be off topic, but take it as the compliment it is...
This town is going to have a busy real-estate market with people flocking here to raise their kids near great kids (and my extension their parents) like these.......
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Obama Says A Baby Is A Punishment
Obama: “If they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby.”
God bless them all. What a wonderful photo.
Those Aledo High School seniors have a great deal of maturity and class!
"Hey, it's good to be da king!"
Missed this today!
I want to be a Texan. Great people, great state. God bless this precious angel from God and God bless the fine people of Texas. You guys rock!
“I have a daughter-in-law and two nieces that would never, ever, consider aborting a child, nor do they feel that anyone else should under any circumstances. They are all registered democrats and the nieces have done campaign work for democrats.”
Wow. What do they think the ‘rats stand for that’s more important than life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness ?
I don't claim to have all of the answers about their political beliefs, but perhaps where they live has something to do with it. You see, they (and their parents for that matter) were raised in the South. Down here there exist democrats that are far more conservative than many republicans in the northeast.
My husband and I have several friends that are democrats, but they are also conservative, thoughtful people. Not all democrats are pro-abortion either, which has been suggested more than once in the comments upthread. The are not hate-spewing, green-headed monsters. They also tend to vote for the republican in the presidential contests, even though their choices in the primary are limited to dems because we have a closed system in Louisiana.
Then you and I should mention it at every appropriate opportunity. ;-)
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