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(Adapted from How to Win a Local Election, by Judge Lawrence Gray)
Are you thinking about running for office? The first question you have to ask yourself is the very question asked about any candidate: “Is this person qualified?” You have to ask that question of yourself because every voter is going to ask it about you. During your campaign, somebody will ask you straight out why you think you are qualified for the job. You have to be ready with a good answer, and to be ready you have to have thought about your answer, about your qualifications.
There are official qualifications but also what we call unofficial qualifications. The official qualifications generally require is that you be a registered voter and a resident of the district in which you are running. You ought to think about the unofficial qualifications, too. Take the example of Abraham Lincoln. He had determination, honesty, courage, a touch of ruthlessness, and the kind of strength this country needed in its darkest hour. Evaluate yourself. Do a personal inventory. Then ask yourself: Would I vote for me? If the answer is yes, then you must have some reasons why. Get those reasons straight in your head. It is the first step in your campaign, but you will get that question over and over as your campaign. If you know what you’re after, and know why you can do the job, it will come across to the voters.
Casual Friday
Today’s edition of: “Things you didn’t really want to know, but nevertheless found in Utah Policy Daily” (thanks to Google).
The lyrics to: Wooly Bully by Sam the Sham and The Paraohs. Special feature: What ‘L-seven’ really means.
(Domingo Samudio)
Uno, dos, one, two, tres, quatro
Matty told Hatty about a thing she saw.
Had two big horns and a wooly jaw.
Wooly bully, wooly bully.
Wooly bully, wooly bully, wooly bully.
Hatty told Matty, "Let's don't take no chance.
Let's not be *L-seven*, come and learn to dance."
Wooly bully, wooly bully
Wooly bully, wooly bully, wooly bully.
Matty told Hatty, "That's the thing to do.
Get you someone really to pull the wool with you."
Wooly bully, wooly bully.
Wooly bully, wooly bully, wooly bully.
*L-seven" = the letter "L" and the number "7". When typed, they form a rough SQUARE (L7), so the lyrics mean "let's not be square."
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