Author Anne Rice apparently has stirred up her readers by posting a letter of endorsement for Mrs. Clinton’s presidential campaign on her website. I heard her talk about it with Alan Colmes, giving her reasons for making this political statement when she had sworn off those statements before. You can hear that conversation on her site. She also talks about her books, how she wouldn’t have used the word vampire had she to write them over again, and her Christian faith.
On the political matter, Rice said many people were telling her they would not vote for a president this time around. I hope that isn’t you. I understand being disappointed in our choices and in the sorry discourse we call debate, but we are a government of the people who are responsible for our own representation. We need to access the men and women who have stepped forward to serve or abuse political office and vote for the best one. The government will not respect your freedoms if you ignore it. So stop whining that Reagan or George Washington isn’t running and plan to vote in your primary and general elections.
I have some compassion for famous people who become converts. People ask them their opinions and treat them as if they were experts in spiritual matters when in fact, in terms of their Christian lives, they are just learning the basics. Many get in trouble and fall by the wayside as a result.
Well, I respect her, though I’m sorry to hear of this decision and of her support of global warming. Did you listen to the audio interview? She had good things to say.