Now that both parties have a nominee, I am hoping that the national discussion will focus on the future of our great country. You see right now we are not only in a military fight, miles away, we are in the economic fight of our lives here at home! Everywhere I go I see casualties of this war: the anguished looks at the gas pumps....the shock at the supermarket....the brown lawns of foreclosed homes....and the families that are crumbling under too much financial stress.
This economic war is DEVASTATING to many Americans...regardless of income or geographic area. We are collectively 'going broke.'
What does the future hold? We know conditions won't turn around quickly...but where is the relief?
Let's talk about what we as a nation can do to get back on track...no pandering...we know there will have to be hard choices and sacrifices...we know we have a candidate who will tell us the truth...let's get started!
Our future depends on it!
As certain politicians, and their supporters, volley around the wedge issues of race and religion in an attempt to beat back the momentum of the Obama campaign, we are not putting the focus where it needs to be in this country.
We are letting a mainstream media, which spends much of its time covering out-of-control celebrities, set the tone of our nominating process. Of course they love controversy and slime...this is what they do these days!
In the meantime.....
I could go on...but YOU know what we are facing. We NEED Barack Obama as President, but in the meantime, we've got to deal with pettiness, divisiveness, and selfishness.
Step aside Hillary, so we can focus on winning the general election and tackling the problems of everyday Americans!
Like many of you, I've been a supporter of Barack Obama since his awe-inspiring speech at the DNC convention a few years back. I was thrilled when he announced his campaign for the Presidency. I got involved in the ground campaign, wrote articles, blogged, and submitted comments on his behalf wherever I could! (I still do.)
I remember last summer when the polls reported that Obama was down by twenty or more points, and the media had practically coronated HRC. I even remember her supporters unabashedly providing the political commentary on stations like CNN, as if they represented all Democrats.
These were the type of things that were being reported at that time:
It was reported that HRC would get the Black vote because Obama wasn't Black enough. It was reported that Obama's war chest of small donations, based on online giving, would not be enough for a long-term campaign. It was reported that Obama supporters would not leave the comfort of their computer screens to campaign in their communities. It was reported that white men would not vote for Obama. It was reported that young people would not vote in droves. It was reported that boomers would not embrace this campaign. It was reported that people in South Carolina were heavily in favor of HRC because of her husband.
By the beginning of the year, the reporting had changed a bit, however:
It was reported that Obama would only win in caucus states. It was reported that Obama didn't have a strategy beyond Iowa. It was reported that, if Obama lost California, he was out of the race. It was reported that Obama could not get the backing of other Senators or senior members of the Democratic party. It was reported that Obama would not get working-class women to vote for him. It was reported that Obama would not get gray-haired women to vote for him. It was reported that Obama would not get middle-class moms to vote for him. It was reported that Republicans would not support a Democratic candidate in substantial numbers. It was reported that white men would not vote for Obama.
Yes...there was a lot of anti-Obama reporting going on! And, as I recall, he didn't whine about it...he just kept going!! HE PROVED THEM WRONG. He traversed the country with a message of hope and unity for a divided people.
Obama's message resonates to ALL searching for change in Washington and common-sense leadership. America 'gets it!' We know substance and quality when we see it.
Barack Obama has exercised good judgment throughout this campaign. This is the kind of class, leadership, and follow-through, that he will take to the White House! The other candidates for President are simply not in his league....they are in the minors compared to Barack Obama.
This is why we keep going. We believe in this man! We're going all the way.
We've come too far to turn around now.
