Yesterday as I was driving home, I noticed a bunch of campaign signs when stopped at a red light. One was for a Rand Knight who is running for a seat in the Senate and the name automatically caught my attention.
You see when I was about 15 or so, my best friend in high school got me addicted to a series of books called The Wheel of Time that were written by Robert Jordan. The main character of the books is named Rand. It always sounded like a very strong and powerful name to me. Add that with the last name like Knight and the fantasy novel reading kid in me was mesmerized. That's it! I'm voting for this guy! I didn't stop to think if he was a Democrat or Republican as I vowed to vote for him and continued to drive home. I had no idea what he stood for or what his campaign was all about. I just knew that I was voting for him because I loved his name.
It's not the first time I've chosen a politician for his name. Back in 92, the same best friend that I mentioned above and I were in a Political Science class together along with some other friends. When it came time to write a report on one of the many people running for president, we decided on Paul Tsongas. Why? We liked his name. There was something cool about the silent T in his last name. He went on to win the New Hampshire primary if I remember correctly, but then was quickly over shadowed by a man named William Jefferson Clinton.
I think I've always had a fascination with names. Maybe part of it is because my own name is unusual itself. Combine it with my last name and it's usually not something people forget easily. I still run into people from years and years ago who still remember me for my name. It's such a part of my identity that I can't ever imagine having another one.
Anyway, in case you were wondering...I did Google Mr. Rand Knight as soon as I got home: http://www.knightforsenate.com/index.asp. To my relief, he is indeed a Democrat. His beliefs are very similar to mine. Thank god because I'm not sure what I would have done if he had been a Republican. Cool name or not, I don't think I could have voted for a Republican. So here I am, doing my little part in getting the word out. I doubt people will actually be reading my blog, but if you are, go check out his website and vote for Rand Knight, the guy with the coolest name running for Senate. It's definitely a much cooler name than Saxby Chambliss which is a good a reason as any to vote for him!
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