NEW YORK, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The following are remarks by Stand Up
and Holla Winner Princella Smith, as prepared for delivery at the 2004
Republican National Convention:
Over a decade ago, a fellow Arkansan at a National Convention talked about
a place called Hope.
Now I would like to talk about another small town in Arkansas - a place
called Wynne. Growing up in Wynne I learned to value service and community.
However, as I grew older some residents began to lose faith in my
generation, labeling us "turbulent teens," "troubled children" and the one I
like least -- "Generation X."
Unlike those who fought in the World Wars and battled for civil rights, we
seem to be perceived as a generation without direction.
President George Bush calls us to a higher purpose.
The President inspires us to be what I call Generation X-ample. President
Bush calls on us to change the world.
Our generation of 18-year-old soldiers has taken a stand against the
horrors of terrorism in order to bring peace and democracy to those without
hope.
The President also asks us to fight important battles at home:
AGAINST drugs;
AGAINST poverty;
AGAINST forces that want to degrade our generation and call us Generation
X.
We reject that label.
We are Generation X-ample.
Tonight I call on not only Generation X, but members of every generation
to be "the greatest generation," and urge everyone to adhere to a universal
message that transcends ideology: serve your fellow man and you win every
time.
My parents instilled in me the principles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,
who said:
"Everyone can be great because anybody can serve.
You don't have to have a college degree to serve...You only need a heart
full of grace.
A soul generated by love."
President Bush personifies that principle.
He has called on our generation to move into the world and adhere to the
charge of service: to volunteer in tutoring programs, after-school programs,
and faith-based events that assist those in need.
We listen because he has set the example.
Let us join our President.
Let us be an army. Let us become Generation X-ample.
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