I became a supporter of Barack for President in February 2007 and have worked to help that happen. Whether it was 21 months ago when it was "Obama who?" or just yesterday, people ask me the same thing. "Why do I support him?" My answer has always been, "Because he is just like me."
It matters not that I am white and he is black. Or I am old and he is young. Or he is physically fit and I have Parkinsons. What does matter is we share the same essential American values of equal justice and opportunity for each and everyone of us.These values are what make America unique. Throughout our history as a nation, they have been fought for and now constitute the basic inheritance of every American.
What ever the differences among us, be it our economic circumstance, our faith, our ethnicity or the details that differ between myself and Obama, equal justice and opportunity our the right of every American.
I believe that these values are at the core of Barack Obama. He believes, as I do, that we are our brother's keeper. That equal justice denied to one is justice denied to all. He believes, as do I, that it is up to all of us to be peace keepers. He believes, as I do, that all children are the supreme gift of the Almighty. And that all children have, as their birth-right, the opportunity to pursue their own impossible dreams.
I support Obama for President because he has demonstrated, by his choice to follow his own path, a steadfast commitment to working to protect and promote these essentially American values. His choice of vocation and commitment to family, to me, speaks volumns as to the kind of values he holds dear.
I believe in turning points that determine history. Over the great waves of history, people and leaders have found in each other the power to alter course. This is one of those times. As one people, we know that now is such a time. As a leader, Barack Obama has made us aware that this our time. With hope, prayers, hard work and our enduring commitment to equal justice and opportunity for all, we will again see greatness in the making.
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