Thursday, January 3, 2008
Glory Hallelujah!
Barak Obama’s win in Iowa is a victory born in the early years of the civil rights movement, the movement that laid down its life to end segregation; a movement grounded in pacifism and non-violence. The fierce black nationalism that followed the movement, however important, is finally under siege……and emerging out of the brutal polarity of those years is a sort of miracle….in which to be black in America is an honor, but only one piece of a decent life. Racism will probably never disappear….but on the night of Thursday, January 3, 2008, in a state that is 97% white, a black man made his case based on intellect, humanity and political savvy. Glory Hallelujah!
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You really think so? Only time will tell.
I believe that the results in Iowa confirm the point we discussed at the Christmas party, that the current situation is so bad that color, gender, religion, etc just don't matter in this election. We are looking for someone with integrety, intelligience, common sense and the ability and commitment to do two things; repair the damaged core of our situation at home (health care, education and two parties working together) while restoring our global credibility.
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