this is not the last
It's not about money.
It's not about "us" versus "them."
It's not about continuing the status quo.
I cried at McCain's concession speech, where he showed himself to be the hero I knew he is. (If you don't believe me about how great he is, go watch the hour biography on him.) I cried more while watching the Obama acceptance speech, because he speaks to my heart like no other politician ever has. (JFK might have, but he was before my time.)
But neither of those made me cry more than the text message I got from Barack Obama, at 1.22am.
We just made history. All of this happened because you gave your time, talent and passion to this campaign. All of this happened because of you. Thanks, Barack
This, to my mind, is so telling. They say that the devil is in the details, and it's details like this one that make me think I'm not alone in being willing to take a bullet for Barack, should it ever come down to that. Goddess willing it won't; I hope no person ever has to do that. But if it does -- I'd do it.
I thought it especially telling when, during McCain's concession speech, he mentioned Democrats, and was loudly booed. McCain had to shush them all. At a similar moment during Barack's speech, there were cheers -- not derisive ones, but welcoming happy ones.
Sure, the winners are going to be happier than the losers. But it's not about winning, and it's not about losing. It's about coming together, it's about working together. It's about all of us getting this country back together.
Barack is an inspiration for us all, be you black, white, yellow or brown. He has embodied the American Dream, for many of us; he has shown that with hard work and determination we can overcome the obstacles of our childhood.
He's not perfect. I know he'll make mistakes. He may even do some things that I won't agree with. But because of the details, I'm much more willing to forgive his mistakes. Because of the details, I'm willing to hold hope again.
It's not about "us" versus "them."
It's not about continuing the status quo.
I cried at McCain's concession speech, where he showed himself to be the hero I knew he is. (If you don't believe me about how great he is, go watch the hour biography on him.) I cried more while watching the Obama acceptance speech, because he speaks to my heart like no other politician ever has. (JFK might have, but he was before my time.)
But neither of those made me cry more than the text message I got from Barack Obama, at 1.22am.
We just made history. All of this happened because you gave your time, talent and passion to this campaign. All of this happened because of you. Thanks, Barack
This, to my mind, is so telling. They say that the devil is in the details, and it's details like this one that make me think I'm not alone in being willing to take a bullet for Barack, should it ever come down to that. Goddess willing it won't; I hope no person ever has to do that. But if it does -- I'd do it.
I thought it especially telling when, during McCain's concession speech, he mentioned Democrats, and was loudly booed. McCain had to shush them all. At a similar moment during Barack's speech, there were cheers -- not derisive ones, but welcoming happy ones.
Sure, the winners are going to be happier than the losers. But it's not about winning, and it's not about losing. It's about coming together, it's about working together. It's about all of us getting this country back together.
Barack is an inspiration for us all, be you black, white, yellow or brown. He has embodied the American Dream, for many of us; he has shown that with hard work and determination we can overcome the obstacles of our childhood.
He's not perfect. I know he'll make mistakes. He may even do some things that I won't agree with. But because of the details, I'm much more willing to forgive his mistakes. Because of the details, I'm willing to hold hope again.