Random Obama thought

I am not a political buff. Yes, I am a republican and conservative but lying beneath the surface (I mean way down), I do have some liberal views that do not rise the surface very often (I am not a closet Liberal/democrat). AND SO... I can't help be excited for my family to see an awesome piece of history go down on Tuesday. I was teaching the 3rd grade about Martin Luther's dream for equality this week and what a wonderful thing it is to see Obama get elected and see some of that equality happen. I showed students footage of his life and segregration. It made me sad to think of how life was in those years. So...with that out and all.

I really like this quote from his speech awhile ago:
"And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn I may not have won your vote tonight but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be your president too."

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bigelow family said…
Hey Ang- I taught 3rd grade yesterday and we read a weekly reader about the obamas moving into the white house. The kids here get pretty riled up about Obama, mostly the "He's gonna take our guns!" type stuff. I talked to them about being respectful no matter what, because he is our president.

I am NOT an Obama fan. He scares me and I completely disagree with his politics, but I do think it is a pretty wonderful thing that we elected an African-American president. Our country has come a long way. I just wish it wasn't this particular African-American :-)
January 17, 2009 at 3:05 PM
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