When I was in the military I never was fighting for the red states or the blue states. I was fighting for the United States. I greatly like the Audacity of Hope speech given by Barack Obama at the 2004 DNC convention in which he spoke about there should be no blue states, no red states but the United States.
Instead of encouraging lines of division we should be, patiently, trying to get more and more people to know what Barack Obama is about and how he will help the United States. While clearly the desparate acts of John McCain are to throw up walls of division any way he can, we must be the ones to reach that hand across.
I live in Oklahoma, and it's thought to be a red state. And I am one of those that think that way, but this year I am encouraged that I may even be wrong with this perception. As I drive around I see a lot of Barack Obama/Joe Biden signs. You never use to see any Democratic signs. And it may be just a Tulsa thing, but I can see where were no longer a completly red state. It's red and blue, making it purple.
As much as some may not like to hear this, but we need both conservatives and liberals. It's like you need rainy days just as much as sunny ones in order to make things grow. What I want is Barack obama as president, but let's reach out to our fellow citizens, that may not share our beliefs, but let's give them a thought to ponder.
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