[Kit Gerhart]

Originally Posted by Validius

Excuse my attitude but that really pissed me off. She is out there acting like she is the patron saint of FIRST in Michigan. The typical member of FIRST is a person who the system FAILED. We are those who must wade through the system that was not designed for us, we are the special ed children for whom there is not big $ to fund us.

Michigan has great first teams because of the great sponsors (by that I mean both $$ and the dedicated mentors and engineers that inspire us all). We are the auto capital of the country; it is capitalism and big business (2 things that she most certainly does not like) that had made Michigan the great FIRST state that it is. In the future please do not turn our great event into a sorry political platform!

Oh yea, team 66 and 68, you guys were great alliance partners. I cant wait to see you guys at nationals!

I agree that FIRST should not use the competitions as a showcase for political figures. The Florida regional has been used as such a showcase for Jeb Bush for the three years I've been there. I don't like his politics, but that's not the point. IMHO, none of the FIRST events should be used as a showcase for any political figure, even those I agree with.