A couple years ago, my family and I took a road trip to Eastern Kansas for a wedding. As we trekked along I-70, we began to see a number of proud, colorful billboards touting the upcoming turn-off to the city of Russell, Kansas. In large lettering, the billboards read, "Boyhood Home of Senator Bob Dole". Below it, in a strikingly smaller font were the words, "and Senator Arlen Specter". It made me laugh because the perception it left was that while the town laid claim to having two long-term U.S. senators once live there, they were really only proud of one of them. The other was a mere footnote who was barely worth the mention.
The Poor, Disrespected Arlen Specter
The Poor, Disrespected Arlen Specter
The Poor, Disrespected Arlen Specter
A couple years ago, my family and I took a road trip to Eastern Kansas for a wedding. As we trekked along I-70, we began to see a number of proud, colorful billboards touting the upcoming turn-off to the city of Russell, Kansas. In large lettering, the billboards read, "Boyhood Home of Senator Bob Dole". Below it, in a strikingly smaller font were the words, "and Senator Arlen Specter". It made me laugh because the perception it left was that while the town laid claim to having two long-term U.S. senators once live there, they were really only proud of one of them. The other was a mere footnote who was barely worth the mention.
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