"How about we start things anew, instead. How about we get this country back on track using only the same tool that defeated Nazism and rebuilt Europe, or put a man on the moon, or simply gets each of us out of bed in the morning...Hope!!!"- HGala, HuffingtonPost commenter
A couple things I've been meaning to comment on.
First off, the quiet conversation a lot of us are having over Obama's safety. It isn't just black Americans, it comes up every so often for the rest of us too. It particularly came to a head recently in Dallas (yeah, that Dallas, the one where JFK died), when the Secret Service made the police stop searching folks going to an Obama rally. You can imagine how sensitive the Dallas PD is to this kind of thing. The Secret Service says everything was secure, but seriously, can you believe that was true?
I sincerely hope that if he becomes the nominee they'll get their act together, and fast.
The other interesting trend are the crossover Republicans coming to support Obama. It's funny, I don't remember conservatives being near as cruel to the so-called Reagan Democrats as the Hillary camp is to these folks. I mean, they've had a rough decade of watching their party hijacked by fundamentalist hatemongers. Give 'em a break. They've found someone to believe in, so give them the benefit of the doubt. Let's welcome their loyalty and find some common ground in which to work together.
Let's face it, I'm not a fan of the War and Racism Party, but then again, these folks don't seem to be either. They're looking for a new home; let's give them a reason to stay.
One more article concerning Obama and the charisma he exudes. No, not in the Hillary scare tactic way, but in how he gets a lot of us to believe he can make the changes he speaks of.
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