Yes We Can
We don’t get to vote on super Tuesday. It makes me sad, because tomorrow will be a historic day for this country. Tomorrow, a white woman or a Black man will be chosen to run for the most powerful job in the Nation.
I am voting for the world I wish we lived in. I am voting for the world I want my daughters to grow up in. I am voting for someone who will not only fix the mess we are in, but who has a vision for a better future. I am voting for a country with integrity. I am voting to make America a country I can be proud to call my home.
They try to say we can’t do it.
Yes. We. Can.
Go Obama!
I live in Denver, so will be caucusing tomorrow night.
i LOVE this.
I am a blubbery mess when I watch this. I can’t wait to vote tomorrow.
I am with you and I am so hopeful that there are millions of others who feel the same. I posted yesterday about my thoughts and wanted to link to “Yes We Can” but I’m an idiot and don’t know how to paste the video to my blog. Any tips?
I love this. I’m voting for Obama in New York tomorrow!
As American policy and economic well-being (or lack thereof) has such a huge impact upon the rest of us, it would be wonderful if we could have a say in thes elections. As we can’t I can only offer my most fervent hopes and prayers that change becomes a reality.
HOW AWESOME IS THAT!!!
Hell Yeah!
I love this, I love Barack, Super Tuesday, here I come.
I’m not in a Super Tuesday state either (so sad), but I’m so excited about it! I just want to thank you for your enthusiasm about politics, I hate reading other bloggers who are apathetic or uninspired about the whole thing.
I know I’m a bit weepy by nature, but listening to Obama speak makes me tear up, in a good way, every time. And the song version gets me, too.
We have to wait until Saturday to caucus in my state, but I can’t wait to be there with my vote for Obama.
Oh Amber,
I’m sorry, but I am going to rain on the parade and say how happy I am to be voting for Hilary tomorrow on NJ’s super Tuesday!
We need experience and knowledge right now over inexperience and the cannonization of Obama.
This Kennedy “connection” seriously put this over the top for me. Has anyone read about Camelot? Did anything real come to fruition then? (besides the Cuban Missle Crisis?)
There is still a bit of tension in our house about the fact that Mr. A and I are voting for different democrats.
We actually got interviewed for this article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/04/us/politics/04family.html
We weren’t named, but the part about yard signs, political donations and baby T-shirts came from the conversation we had with the reporter.
I worked with Obama at the Illinois State Senate for 3 years and it’s so amazing and surreal to see this.
I’m so upset that I didn’t get my act together to switch my registration to NY state or get an absentee from WV, where I’m registered. Ah well. It WILL be fixed by general election.
I’m Obama all the way. I’d still vote for Hillary in the general election, but I don’t like her. I don’t trust her, I think a lot of her experience rhetoric is misleading, and I just think she’ll say anything to win. Which upsets me, actually…I’d like to be happy and supportive of a woman candidate.
Anyway. Go Obama!
I agree with Brittany. I lived in DC during the Clinton years and they are strongly disliked inside the Beltway. Experience or not, she won’t be able to get anything done. I’d love to see a woman get elected but in this case the cost is way too high.
sing it sister!
JoAnn–
Well, one thing that comes to mind is the creation of a national network of community mental health centers. This was a program that was begun during the Kennedy administration. Unfortunately, there are way fewer CMHCs out there today than Kennedy envisioned because ensuing administrations did not see the wisdom of continuing his work. Which has cost us all in the millions of dollars as the “revolving door” phenomenon continues (i.e., people with severe and persistent mental illness going from street to psychiatric hospital/jail and back out on the street).
What I love about Obama is that people say things about him like this: he inspires hope and vision, unlike most politicians. Interestingly, I haven’t heard anyone say “I’m voting for him just because he’s a Black man,” whereas I have heard dozens of people say they want to vote for Clinton just because she’s a woman. There seem to be other reasons, for Obama.
And have you noticed? People who are excited about Obama are REALLY excited about him. Me, too!
(delurking in IL, a Super Tuesday state)
The dem. race is too close to call. I have heard that our state (TX) might be the tie breaker, and your state votes the same day. So really OUR day might be the big decider.
Amber, can I ask how you guys got interviewed?
I am cautiously but not fervently for Obama, because Edwards dropped
out. Still I don’t understand why the Clintonites keep claiming he has
no experience – he was in the Illinois legislature before joining the
Senate. It’s not like Hillary’s seven years in the Senate are that much
more amazing.
(Am I the only one having trouble with this comment box? It’s
acting weird)