My parents moved to South Carolina earlier this year. South Carolina allows early voting for those over age 65.
I spoke with him a few days after he voted and this is what he had to say. He titled his email to me "A Thankful Day."
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This is not being boastful but Thankful.In 1963, while traveling through SC, (my mother's name) and I were turned away from a eating establishment. I was carrying my oldest daughter in my arms and (my mother's name)was carrying our youngest daughter in her belly. Today, (my mother's name) and I voted as residents of SC, for the firstBlack President of the USA, assisted by helpful government personnel. Only in America
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This story touched my heart. I had never been told of that incident before. My father served his country with honor as a military officer and my family sacrificed two years as he served in Vietnam. I integrated a school in Maryland when I was in first grade in the 60's. I was called the "n" word, had rocks thrown at me, but I moved on. That's why this election is so important. We have a chance to make a positive change for this country, an opportunity for our children to stand up and do what is right. As Barack Obama says this is not a white America or a black America - this is the United States of America.
Stand up - take your children to the voting place tomorrow and let them see history in action.
Si Se Puede! Yes we can and yes we will because it is for us - for our children, all of our children!!
Thank you to Barack Obama for being the change that we need and having us believe!
Hello fellow homeschoolers -
My children are getting an excellent civics lesson this semester. A friend hosted a postcard party a week or so ago and it was nice to see people from varying backgrounds united for a common cause and that is to elect Obama/Biden on November 4th. I am looking forward to it and a bit nervous at the same time.
Anyhow, I heard about Gov. Palin's remark that some parts of America were not patriotic than others.
As a military brat, I really take issue with that. I know the sacrifice of war and what it can due to a family, a community. It doesn't matter if you are a Private First Class or a General overseeing all of the troops. War hurts. I can support the troops, be opposed to the war, and still be patriotic. Then I saw a clip of Biden's response and here it is - http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Biden_We_Are_All_Patriotic
As homeschoolers we are all about the teachable moment.
Here's a great assignment - have your children listen to the clip and then write a paragraph on what patriotism means to them. Upload it as a comment on the blog. Perhaps HQS could use parts of it in the closing days as we work towards victory for this country and our children's future.
Si Se Puede! YES, WE CAN !!!!
"I look forward confidently to the day when all who work for a living will be one with no thought to their separateness as Negroes, Jews, Italians or any other distinctions. This will be the day when we bring into full realization the American dream -- a dream yet unfulfilled. A dream of equality of opportunity, of privilege and property widely distributed; a dream of a land where men will not take necessities from the many to give luxuries to the few; a dream of a land where men will not argue that the color of a man's skin determines the content of his character; a dream of a nation where all our gifts and resources are held not for ourselves alone, but as instruments of service for the rest of humanity; the dream of a country where every man will respect the dignity and worth of the human personality."- Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
During the veep debate we saw character personified. I watched a man who came from humble beginnings wax eloquently against a woman who did nothing more than rattle off talking points. I saw a man who knows how to perservere - when you fall down, you have to get up. But how do you do it? Joe Biden showed that during the debate as he spoke passionately of his life as a single parent.
I chose to write about this quote because character is important to me. How you live your life, what you choose to do with your life is important? To think that the President of Harvard Law Review chose to become a community organizer instead of heading to a big Wall Street firm shows character and conviction. I want my son to be able to look at the inhabitants of the White House and feel proud of who is there. With Barack Obama and Joe Biden in office I can tell my children that the virtues of hard work, perseverance, honesty, and good character win in the end.
For the past 8 years our society has increased in its moral depravity. Wouldn't it be nice to tell your children - get up, work hard, focus on your dreams, and strive to reach them? Look at President Obama and Vice President Biden. That's what they did when they were young and they didn't have as much as you?
Si Se Peude! Yes, We Can and We Must ---- For Our Children.
A friend sent me this link on Daily Kos this morning.
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/10/1/22234/6599/102/617219
I hope it can be played in many of the battleground states.
This is simply beautiful. Pass it along.
I've been watching the bailout debate with much interest over the past week. As I mentioned in a previous post I am opposed to the bailout. After reading more and hearing more about it I still have reservations.
And this brings to the title of this entry - "Slow and Steady". Remember the story of the tortoise and the hare?
When I watched the debate last Friday I saw slow and steady leadership in action. McCain repeatedly stated that Obama was naive and inexperienced. He complained that Sen. Obama didn't put "country first". He boasted about how he "suspended" his campaign and went to Washington to solve the crisis. Meanwhile, Sen. Obama chose to get tne data, digest the information, and then speak about it. Calm and measured - Obama was in control and remains in control. McCain, on the other hand, is all over the map.
Let us hope and pray that the rest of the United States can see the steady hand of change that we must have in January 2009. Slow and steady wins the race. We need to stay the course.
For our children, for their future - OBAMA/BIDEN - Si Se Puede! Yes, We Can!!!
Why are we supposed to bailout private industry when we can't bail out the typical American family? Why give Sec. Paulson a blank check without checks and balances? Students left and right take out loan after loan to pay for their education and it make take years for them to pay it back. Where's their blank check?
I am a stay at home mom with four children who has homeschooled for the past 14 or 15 years. One is in college and the other three are still homeschooling with me. We learn everyday because life is learning. Right now I am forced to teach a harsh reality - if you play with no rules the government will still bail you out because the Bush Administration wants to protect the Wall Street fat cats. What a sad economics lessons to teach! This is not a bailout for the everyday American. This is the bailout for the Wall Street Investment banker with multiple homes, multiple cars, and who looks down upon us. I teach my children to live within their means. If they choose to spend all of their money on junk and then don't have the money to buy the game that they want, they will learn a valuable lesson, and hopefuly will not repeat it again.
DON'T BAIL OUT WALL STREET WITH MY TAX DOLLARS IF YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BAIL OUT EVERYONE ELSE!!!!
