Wednesday, August 27, 2008

History has just happened

Hello Everyone,
I have to say that at this moment I could not be more proud of my former home state of New York, their Senator Hillary Clinton, and the entire United States of America. I have just witnessed a great moment in the civil rights movement of the United States in the nomination of Barack Obama for the Presidency of the United States of America. While I was born years after the death of the great Dr. Martin Luther King I have grown up in a society that continues to figure out how to answer his call for true Unity, Harmony, and to live up to his Dream. I believe a wonderful part of that dream has come true today. As I am writing this blog I am listening to Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, a contemporary of Dr. King, express much more eloquentely than I ever could the feelings that I believe I share with him that I am so proud that we are moving closer to one America. That race is not the biggest issue in Barack's nomination. That it is his message of Hope and Change that has led to candidacy. That it is the content of his character not the color of his skin upon which he is judged. I hope that as the election comes quickly upon us that the American People continue to judge the candidates on the content of their character and their message and policies.
Personally I obviously strongly support Barack Obama and Joe Biden. I am also proud of Senator McCain's service to this country. The sacrifice's he has made for this country have rarely if ever been equalled by many who serve from bottom to especially to the current top of our government. We should honor him for that.
Barack's message of Hope and Unity and the neccesary Change from the policies of the last eight years to me can not be ignored. Nor can it even begin to be equalled by anything said to this point by John McCain.
I now await the next great moment in our Nation's history tomorrow night. On the 45th anniversary of Dr. King's (arguably)greatest and certainly most famous speech, Senator Obama will formally accept the nomination for the Presidency of the United States. This is history in the making. This is a great step forward for our nation. Something has happened this week that has never happened before in the history of our Nation and it is for all the right reasons.