Four Moroccan American Citizens and MoroccoBoard TV, applying grassroots activism 101. Drove one hour away to attend the debate between their local Pro-Polisario congressman Frank Wolf (R)
, from Virginia's 10thCongressional District, and his democratic challenger Judy Feder.The event was covered by a variety of media outlets, including BBC News, and attended by about five dozen people,including members of the Washington Moroccan Club, part of the approximately 5,000 Moroccans who live in the 10th District.
The Moroccan American group has had a short discussion with congressman Wolf and his Democratic challenger Ms. Judy Feder.
Mr. Benjelloun, a long time resident of the 10th district who is active in local republican circles gave a letter to congressman Wolf explaining the size of the local Moroccan American community in the district and the issues it cares about.
At the door a pair of democratic activists ambushed the congressman and peppered him with questions. Congressman wolf refused to answer and left in a hurry.
this is simply a shame, we can see how some American politicians want to be famous by using the suffering of Moroccans retained in southern Algeria(tindouf) by a pro al-qaeda group called Polisario, I know this strategy in politics, (getting famous by supporting anti USA interests)
simple is that The Sahara Occidental is not Moroccan.....let the Sahraoui have their freedom....they do not trust you nor do they like you.....they fought so hard for their land.....and if you like your country and your king then stay there do not leave you enchanted heaven of morocco.....
Sorry guys but I do not see any "positive" action or any petition in this video. I do not know any of you guys. may be you act with good intention, do not take it personal. this is a nation's destiny and i believe being rather positive and constructive if i criticize the method. acting can be negative if the way and time of action is not well chosen.
why do not you ask him why he supports polisario for exemple?
how he can help solving this old and stupid issue?
see you in the next video!
the video did not talk at ALL about what the title says...nothing was said about polisario...questions were asked by the american guy about health care and NO question by any moroccan I heard just laughing which was annoying by the way..C;mon guys be serious please...
This video is used by some members of the Moroccan-American community who pretend to be representing “approximately 5,000 Moroccans” living in the 10th District.
The video does not show that the four Moroccan-American citizens asked questions. What the video, however, reveals is that those people sat idle while a person was grilling Rep. Frank Wolf on different issues, including health care.
Through the so-called “grassroots activism 101”, a group or a person seeks to promote their cause and ask questions. they failed to do so when the opportunity arose.
In all communities there are active people, those who go out there , travel, contact people, write, and generally contribute positively to society and in the process enrich themselves through their experience and their contacts with people.
And then there are those, like the person who posted the comment above, that sit on their butt, in their room, hide behind a computer screen, and criticize, they do not even have the guts, the spine, to identify themselves when commenting.
In short, some people are plain jealous. They are unable to do anything, but they feel bad when they see others do.
I totally agree with Mr. Belkhir's comments. As a young Moroccan American community in the US, we should all work together and, not point fingers at each other. Hiding behind a computer screen and writing negative comments like these will never help our community to move forward. Let’s thank these guys instead and share their vision for what they think is good for us as Morocco American and for our beloved country.
The purpose of the video is to show that the 4 did show up at the debate if nothing else. Taking time to do just that, is already a plus. As we can see from the video, the 2 other Judy Feder staffers did not get any answer from the congressman, and I do not see how the 4 Moroccans would have gotten any answer. Note that I called them Moroccan because they are Moroccan first. The cause is already promoted to " serious and credible". I really do not see how the US one day would call it anything less than " serious Credible". The US would look ridiculous and dishonest if they try to belittle the Moroccan offer for autonomy after promoting it. Perhaps Bush was bad for the economy, bad for Iraq but I would say that he was excellent for Morocco. Even Bill Clinton who walked in the late king funerals did not have the gutt to promote our sacred just cause.
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