(Cross-posted at NV-CA Politics)
Okay, as someone who generally likes to hear out people of all political spectrums, I was happy to see that Congressman Ron Paul will appear at the Hispanics in Politics (HIP) breakfast this upcoming Wednesday. And good for him.
The only thing I ask the local press is to please, please don't label an appearance in front of a legitimate group of voters, and possibly giving answers people don't want to hear, as "brave." Have our politics become THAT BAD that it's such a big deal to talk with people we (often) disagree with?
The fawning of the press, and the right-leaning letters to the editor regarding Republican Senator Dean Heller's recent appearance at the same breakfast reminded me of the Monty Python bit about "Brave Sir Robin" who had his merry band of minstrels (okay, Merry Men, I know the bit) touting how "brave, brave, brave" Sir Robin was as he ran away from the three-headed giant:
Instead of parroting how "brave" Paul or any candidate appearing in front of a crowd of voters is, why not merely recognize that it's exactly what candidates for office should be doing. We should be more shocked that this is now seen as a novelty in American Democracy 2012.
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