The Election of Barack Obama: A Victory on So Many Levels November 5, 2008 How emotional to see people filled with hope, with joy, with pride, to have elected Barack Obama as President. There's so much I want to say about this moment in history, the significance for this child of the sixties sharing the dream of equality. So now, that laureates can pronounce that we have indeed become "A more perfect union," I feel that idealism has become the new realism. The first person of color elected head of state in the industrialized western world, Barack Obama embodies the ideals brought forth by the civil rights movement. At the same time, he is a man of the new millennium, of the future of this country and of our youth. As the pundits state, this election was not about race. This election is a tribute to democracy and to what's known as "The American Spirit", that vitality that makes the U.S.A. such a promised land to many. This election is in many w
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ReplyDeleteHi Heather, Happy New Year 2018! I apologize for not having written back in all these years. Thank you so much for reading and commenting!! Best Regards, Cory
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