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A Reminder

By Ryan from Chicago, IL - May 8th, 2008 at 1:22 am EDT

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A Reminder to all Barack Obama supporters: We are the part of the democratic party that does not slam, does not put down, does not get angry, does not hate, and does not take revenge physical, psychological or otherwise. I was a little taken aback after reading a bit about the behavior of some Obama supporters in West Virginia who heckled Hillary and Chelsea during her speech. Please do not do this. The temptation is there, especially now that we can see victory in our sights, to take some meausre of revenge upon the Clinton campaign and its supporters for the unfair treatment we have received. The temptation is there to call the members of our family and some of our friends who are Clinton supporters and tell them, "See, told you so." But please do not. It would be easy to catcall, to chide, to bloat ourselves big and fat with arrogance and express our disdain for Clintonites everywhere. It would be so easy. But if we do this, we will not be better than those who slammed us. We will, in fact, become worse than them because we know better. We know that it is wrong. We remember what it was like to have to deal with the "Hussein" comments and the "muslim" comments and the "friendly with radicals" comments. We know how it feels, and we know it is wrong. For that very reason, do not become what you know to be wrong - a hate-spewer, a revenge-taker, an angry Obamaite. We do not need this. Ask yourself: What would Barack want you to do? Barack has taken the high road, and I encourage you to do the same. We, even though we may have some bruised feelings, are still brothers and sisters within the Democratic Party. The way to make the Clinton camp come around, even those who say to the pollsters they will not vote for Obama in the general election, is to be nice to them. To some it will sound crazy, but it is the way. Be nice, and be nice, and be even more nice. That is the high road, and it is the road Barack wants us to take. It is time for unity. We are a unified nation only so much as we are a mature one. So please bring that maturity to bear in your dealings with Clinton supporters, McCain supporters, and supporters of all kinds. If we continue to hold and live this positive front, the undecideds and the leaners will lean our way. They will ask themselves, "What do they have? Why are they so positive? What do they know?" And we will be able to tell them that we only know that divisiveness is not the way, that anger is not the way. That we can be the change we wish to see; we can, in fact, be the high road, and people will come to our side. Do not join the dark side. I know it is tempting. But we are the light, and the only way to fight the dark is not to fight it at all, but to turn on the lights ever and ever more brighter. Turn on the lights of your positivity, your compassion, and your drive for success. Invite the Clintonites over for breakfast, pour them a cup, and tell them that you appreciate their passion. Let them know that you want to work with them to make this country great. That no matter who the candidate was to be, we were never going to be able to do this alone. There are no winners and no losers here; there is only us, and we have to tackle the problems of this great country. Tell them we are one people, we are one nation, and together we will begin the next great chapter in America's story. Tell them, let them live the power of who you are, and do not take revenge. We have already won; what reason would there be to gloat? There is a long road ahead of us. John McCain is on the horizon and he does not look like a nice, neat package covered in bows. The attacks will get worse, the hate-spew will get worse and we will need our Clinton friends on our side. Make friends today. Make nice today, and by no means gloat and be arrogant. It is not our way; it is not who we are. We are Barack's soldiers - confident, truthful, and... nice. Whoever said those things did not go hand in hand did not understand what true power is? I hope this helps you. I hope you can gracefully extend this same message to anyone you meet wishing to take revenge upon Clinton's supporters. Please do not. Please be... who we really are. Ryan

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