I’m not much of a political guy. In the past, I paid little attention to the candidates and their platforms thinking one was going to be about the same as the next with minor differences. How wrong I have been. As you know, I am all about emotion and touching people and the from the very first time I listened to and watch Obama I was taken by his spirit and persona. For the first time, I followed his campaign and continued to be moved by his speeches, his platform and his take on key issues that drastically affect us all.
I do not wish to use my site as an election campaign supporter but as I watched Ted Kennedy at the DNC last night it took me back to a different time. A time when under the leadership of Ted’s brother John F. Kennedy there was hope for our country and anything seemed possible to achieve, and most importantly there was unity. I couldn’t help fighting back a tear as I thought about the impeding fate of Teddy and realizing that he was our last connection to that era and when he’s gone…it will be no more.
I was equally moved by Michelle Obama’s speech to the convention. She showed such heart and compassion and reaffirmed for me my feelings and intuitions about Barack. In a time when thousands of our friends and children are dying in a war where we were deceived about it’s necessity, in a time when the average American does need to feel taken care of with the promise a real heath care program and the promise of a world class education, and a time when our government wants to censor the last true channel of information on the net. Yes.. as our world becomes more and more economically and politically demanding, we need a leader that can re-unite us again, make us feel safe, and return our country to it’s original luster. We NEED change!
I also had the pleasure of having breakfast with Joe Biden a few years ago. I was equally impressed in the same way as Barack but for different reasons. Biden undoubtedly fills the gap that Barack needed filling and they make a powerful team.
Finally, the idea of a potential 8 more years of Bush politics with McCain is a scary, scary thought. I can not believe anyone would truly desire that.
As I sit here today, I am convinced that our hope lies in the Obama/ Biden ticket and I lend them my full support. That same choice is yours and I encourage you to really think about where each of the two platforms are coming from and vote that choice in November. It’s Time For A Change!!
September 9th, 2008 at 11:51 am
David, Read my blog on the Obama site. A number of posts expressing the details on the subject.
Also, you have not as of yet gotten back to me. I’d love to continue the conversation we began in Malibu! You may be very interested in what I’ve found. If not…Let’s talk anyway.We should.
Give me a call.
I sent my contact info to you.
Or have you not reieved it?Where can I actually reach you?
Darrell