I am soooo proud of President-elect Obama for making good on his campaign promise to be inclusive and celebrate diversity. Yesterday he announced that an openly gay band will play at his inauguration. How cool is that? I still recall the opening words of his Victory speech on Nov. 4th:
"If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
"It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference. It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled - Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America."
That makes me incredibly proud of him--and of us for electing him.
This shop even has the Obama gay logo in several varations of Obama Christmas ornaments. Enjoy!
Are you tired of turkey yet? Not possible for me. :) I'm ready to move on to decorating for Christmas--something I love to do every year. I am so excited about our new president, that I'm going to do a Barack Obama themed Christams tree this year! My favorite Obama ornaments have come from this online store--very cool!
The ornaments are durable and very colorful. Plus they make great gifts at holiday parties...or door prizes or a secret santa gift (assuming you know the recipient is a fan!!!)
Enjoy your last pieces of pumpkin pie!
I bought my first Barack Obama t-shirt on Feb. 3, 2008, at a shop in Union Station in Washington, DC. I wore an Obama t-shirt every single primary day no matter where I was or what I was doing. Here is the power of the Obama t-shirt: it's an open invitation for people to talk with me about Barack Obama. And they do.
That first t-shirt has been to San Francisco on President's Day, on a tour of the Napa wine country, to a business dinner in Fairfax City, VA, and to Rolling Thunder on Memorial Day in Washington, DC.
My second Obama t-shirt was purchased at a kiosk at Reagan National Airport on my way to Boston for the weekend. I bought an Obama hat too. The hat made it to a re-enactment of the Battle of Concord on April 19th, and then the hat and the shirt attended (as a spectator) the Boston Marathon that Monday. This past weekend that shirt made a visit to St. Simon's Island, GA, where my extended Republican family showed great tolerance about my wearing it around the island. (It's not like I would mind them wearing a McCain t-shirt . . . I've just never seen anyone wearing a McCain t-shirt.) Last night that shirt made an appearance at a Unite for Change event in DC.
My third Obama t-shirt was purchased right outside Busboys & Poets at the corner of V & 14th Streets in Washington, DC. Ironically, that was the one I was wearing the night of June 2nd when I sat with an old friend of mine right in Busboys & Poets and watched Barack Obama make history on the television screen in the company of wildly enthusiastic fellow supporters.
It's a long way from now until November and I've decided that I can't manage with just three t-shirts. So last night I went to a website called Zazzle.com and looked at over 1,500 different Obama t-shirt designs before selecting 6 shirts to round out my Obama wardrobe. Two of them proclaim Virginia's support of Obama - which is the state I live in and a state that Obama needs to take in the general election.
I can't begin to tell you the people who have stopped and spoken to me everywhere - waitresses in restaurants, the guy behind the deli-counter, business owners, sales clerks, school kids in the park. I'm wearing an invitation to talk about my candidate and it's a powerful thing. Sometimes I forget I'm wearing it until someone shouts at me from across a busy street, "Hey I like your shirt!"
Don't overlook the really simple things. Consistently doing the simple things can have a tremendous impact on the results in this campaign. And I've very much enjoyed the people I have met across the country as a result of simply wearing a t-shirt that says Obama in '08.
I am greatly inspired by Senator Obama's messages of Hope, Change & Unity and am motivated to action by his tireless commitment to always "Take the High Road".
Contrary to popular opinion, “H.O.P.E. is Not A 4-Letter Word!” and I have created the Barack Shack www.cafepress.com/barackshack an online store to help spread the word.
In addition to H.O.P.E. logo items, you'll find a number of Tranquil Connection products that also speak to the concepts of Unity, Miracles, Peace, etc.
By shopping and sharing the products you'll find at The Barack Shack www.cafepress.com/barackshack you'll be able to feed two birds with one seed! -- helping to spread the word while increasing the financial base of this remarkable campaign
33% of the profits from all items sold at The Barack Shack www.cafepress.com/barackshack will be donated to the campaign.
Jump start your fundraising campaign by purchasing items for resale or creating online income [email me for more information].
Product Themes:
Barack Obama is-- H.O.P.E.
Visions of...H.O.P.E.
We truly are the change we've been waiting for and "When We Walk by Faith Can't Nothing Get Us Down”!
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Thanks for helping to affect Change by spreading the message of H.O.P.E.
Peace, Love, Light & Laughter,
Rev. Nur Rev. Treneater-Nur C. Horton President/Founder Barack Shack www.cafepress.com/barackshack A Tranquil Connection, LLC Company
A small, inexpertly rendered collection of alternative artwork you are free to use in blog posts or email, etc., can be found in my No Drama '08 Photobucket Album. As of this writing there are only four images, one of which is specific to the Grassroots Finance Committee.
A jazzed up logo:
An agent of change banner: (scaled down here)
A GFC banner: (scaled down here)
The man:
