Open letter to Obama
Feb. 22nd, 2008 04:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
You've handed out a great deal of something very dangerous. Bill Clinton mythologized his hometown of Hope, making it Everytown, USA. Last night, Barack, you brought serious hope to a place called Hope...
On the off-chance my daughter remembers last night, I want it to be as a precursor to a better country. I don't want her to smirk at the idea of people chanting "Yes, we can" because the world may later teach her otherwise. If you win, you'll be the first President she remembers. Don't screw that up.
Powerful words. Mr. Obama has got a weight on his shoulders that is ridiculously humungous. I am exhilarated, but I am also scared to death. I hope, I really, really hope, that he can pull this off.
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Date: 2008-02-22 10:34 am (UTC)Seriously.
However, I was reading a blog and a comment jumped out at me as exactly how I feel about this:
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Date: 2008-02-23 04:52 pm (UTC)