Election Night 2008
Long sigh…
The journey has just begun, however for tonight my faith has been restored in the “Ideals” of America. As a true blooded cynic I have for the majority of the years of my life doubted the course of my government. I have lived with doom like a hot breath on the back of my neck. The Reagan years began a downward spiral of the American spirit. Yes, there have been many times in the past twenty-five years for nationalists to waive their flags in honor of the America they believe in, but the majority of this nation have been troubled as wittiness’s’ to the crimes of the few who tightly grip the power. The pendulum has swung and a paradigm shifted. The American people have spoken. The people, from all corners of this nation, who have held their breath in hope that we would not once again be delivered a lie are tonight renewed. We can not now sit back and wait for President Obama to deliver us from evil. This is our turn to be the decider. The choice has always been ours. We just lost our faith that we have a real voice, a say so that counts. A real president is first just a man, or woman. President Obama humbly extends the power back to the people where it belongs. Take that power, believe in it, engage. Do nothing to stall the momentum that has delivered to the world a promise of a better future. Help President Obama unravel the destruction left behind by the Neo-Cons. He has given his promise to work for you. Hold him to it and do the same for him. This is all of our victory and all of our duty. Lets get to the task of ending the crimes, such as the ongoing wars, and holding the perpetrators responsible. Lets work to restore the image of this country and once again be a beacon to the world. This country has a brutal history of tyranny over some of its own children and others around the world. This is our time to right those wrongs and unite the people of the Earth on a path of love and sustainability. We for the moment have overcome, but tomorrow is a new day. We can start the day with the much deserved smiles on our hearts but we must not rest our hands. The stakes are too high to walk away. The fight will be too long to give up now. Thank you, Barack Obama. You have given to the world much more than your service. I hope in eight years I feel the same or better about what I feel tonight. Anything is possible… Sam Dantone
H M Bascom
He has always acknowledged the power of the people to be the agent for change. WE must do this—with his guidance and our resolve to repair our Country and to end the wars abroad as well as those wars against our own people. WE CAN DO THIS, Sam. I believe in the people of America. We made the choice for change, now we make the change happen.
JenLand
Yes! A new light shines in America today. It feels so very symbolic this morning here in Wyoming – I woke up to a fresh new world covered in beautiful white snow! Let our country be washed clean by the fresh new love being spread across the land by this historic change…............
Brandon Taylor
Nice entry Sam how is the vacation goin? anyway Florence seemed to be less tense today as people seemed to have a chip off their shoulder. everyone rep’s or dems all seemed to be in a good mood. or at least the people i talked to. it will be nice to see what a realist will do and how he does it. I know i am not the only person speaking when i say obama gave hope and light to a nation that has been lied to and kept in the dark for so long. I may have only been through a few presidents however this one president , with the hurdles man kind has thrown at his race has proved that all man kind of any race can overcome any obstacle no matter how big of a dream or how long of a road one must walk down to see the light at the end. History was made here in America and if nothing else, it captured the imaginations of many young and old african americans and the world alike. It is amazing how far americans as a whole have become, and for that i am proud to be an american. Obama is my generation, and will change the world. One more step to a un segregated america.
See you soon Sam
Brandon Taylor