I'm only 29. Originally from Iowa, but now a Missourian. I have to admit I'm a bit jealous of my former Iowans. I wish I could have participated in the Iowa caucuses, to have my voice count at such a resonating level (not to say my primary and general election votes don't matter). Anyway, that's beside the point. I'm a white, middle-class, married woman. Now you have my stats. Each time I see an Obama speech (via his website or YouTube or TV) I can't help but be reminded of Bobby Kennedy. Not that I lived during his time, but I've seen his speeches on TV and YouTube and have seen his son speak....in southern Mississippi of all places. Bobby Kennedy told the truth, in a poetic, enlightened, compassionate way that woke people up from their comfortable slumber....or overworked, tired apathy....the same way Obama does. They both encourage us, push us, drive us to do good, to make the changes we're too afraid to make, to step out of comfort zones we've been hesitantly unwilling to step out of; even those of us who've demanded drastic change, but haven't felt the right time had come. I hear tones of Dr. King, Jr. in his voice. My skin speckles with bumps each time.
Sitting in my living room last night, watching the results come in, having my high school-age brother and upper-50's year old in-laws participate in the caucuses for the first time....it's obvious something major, something revolutionary is about to take place. If Bobby Kennedy couldn't do it then, Obama can do it now. We've grown, we've learned, we're now ready to begin finishing the work that was taking place in the late 60's. Time for Change has come again.
