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Everyone -- and I mean everyone -- needs to take the time to listen to the speech that Barack Obama made on March 18th. You can also find a high-res version (in several parts) starting here. I repeat only what many others have said when I describe it as the finest piece of political oratory, political thought, and political fortitude this nation has seen in at least a quarter century. (It's important to note that this speech is entirely the product of Obama's exceptional mind: It was not the product of speechwriters, but a product of his own pen -- a trait which is true of many, if not most, of his speeches.) When this political cycle began, way back in the waning months of 2006, my first choice for the Democratic nomination and the presidency was John Edwards. I had many reasons for that, but even when John Edwards was my horse, Barack Obama was a very close second. When Edwards left the race, it was with very little regret that I came an Obama supporter. But this speech -- coupled with Obama's extraordinary Audacity of Hope -- has transformed me over the course of the past week from being merely a supporter to a completely dedicated zealot. It is my fervent belief that electing Barack Obama is of the utmost importance. America is standing at a treacherous crossroads. The last eight years have left us gasping as a nation. I have believed for many years now, that the 2008 election would decide whether or not America was going to reverse its decline and right its course. But Barack Obama gives me hope that this election will be more than just an opportunity to avert disaster. Barack Obama gives me hope that this election can be about making America a better place and a stronger place than it has ever been. McCain would be a disaster. Clinton would be acceptable. But Obama? President Obama would be exceptional. For we have a choice in this country. We can accept the politics that breeds division and conflict and cynicism. We can tackle race only as spectacle, as we did in the O.J. trial. Or in the wake of tragedy, as we did in the aftermath of Katrina. Or as fodder for the nightly news. You can play Reverend Wright's sermons on every channel, every day and talk about them from now until the election and make the only question in this campaign whether or not the American people think that I somehow believe or sympathize with his most offensive words. We can pounce on some gaffe by a Hillary supporter as evidence that she's playing the race card. Or we can speculate on whether white men will all flock to John McCain in the general election regardless of his politics.We can do that. But if we do, I can tell you that in our next election we'll be talking about some other distraction. And then another one. And then another one. And nothing will change. Barack Obama March 18th, 2008
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