This vignette touched my heart, because it has such relevant symbolism.
In the clips last night, Michelle Obama spoke of finally giving in to Barack's request for a date. She had been refusing his advances because she was very proper in the top law firm of Sidley & Austin, where she was a full fledged attorney and Barack was just a summer intern. Barack surprised Michelle when he took her, not to a fancy restaurant, but to a church basement where he gave a speech to steelworkers who were laid off when the local steel mill closed.
Michelle said Barack riveted everyone in the basement with a magnificent speech about how America actually was, and how America should be.
The clip showed a picture of the burly white steelworkers raptly listening to the young African American orator, demonstrating that the races were cooperating even back then.
I grew up in the same neighborhood as Michelle Robinson Obama, actually in between her house and Rev. Wright's church. I personally knew many of the steelworkers who forever lost high paying jobs to the slave labor wages of Indian and Chinese steelmills, and feel quite strongly about fair trade instead of free trade.
Those hard working men never, ever got jobs with pay remotely near what they earned in the mill, for very hard work.
Micehlle felt the same thing I did, and said that speech in the church basement made it all over, the end! She was in love with Barack.
A symbolic lesson for us all, united.
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02:02 GMT (EST+5) Jul 10 Unity, all issues Pale against Impeachment! How can we increase the focus to make a majority call for Impeachment? Peta, NPR, Bill Moyers, Al Gore, Alex Jones, Move On, Code Pink, INNWORLD REPORT, Democracy NOW, Bruce Fein, Daniel Ellsberg, Shawn Penn, Wexler Kuncinich, 911 Truth, Move On, the State of Vermont, ect ect, Where is the one voice that may speak for us all? Let me know Time is running OUT, the coming violence of the Conventions will only Fragmentize the issue futher! One Voice, Millions and Millions to represent! "A battle is won by those who firmly resolve to win it!" "He understood that latent heat (as they say in physics) of patriotism was present in all these men he had seen, and this explained to him why they all prepared for death calmly, and as it were lightheartedly. As it is we ALL have played at war--that's what's vile! We play at magnanimity and all that stuff. Such magnanimity and sensibility are like the magnanimity and sensibility of a lady who faints when she sees a calf being killed: she is so kind-hearted that she can't look at blood, but enjoys eating the calf served up with sauce." Tolstoy, from War and Peace
President Bush said recently in London: �The greatest threat of our age is nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons in the hands of terrorists, and the dictators who aid them. The evil is in plain sight. The danger only increases with denial. Great responsibilities fall once again to the great democracies. We will face these threats with open eyes, and we will defeat them.� 2/13/2004
Who will awake the masses to support impeachment with one voice?
Let me know Anne
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C-SPAN
Rally
Obama Campaign Rally in Unity, New Hampshire
Obama Presidential Campaign
Unity, New Hampshire (United States)
ID: 206208 - 06/27/2008 - 1:00 hour
Clinton, Hillary Rodham; U.S. Senator, D-NY
Obama, Barack; U.S. Senator, D, Illinois
C-SPAN, Friday 6/27/08; 12:00 n - 1:00 pm EDT
http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/schedule.csp
The beginning and end of this live program may be earlier or later than the scheduled times.
Read More »There are a few people who read it and commented and argued here in this post. I think it needs pointing out so that more people can go in and read.
I've left my comment on the subject at the bottom of the post, brand new this morning.
Thanks
http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/unityrally
Join Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for a rally in Unity, NH on Friday, June 27th. The event is free and open to the public.
There is NO ONSITE PARKING. Members of the public must take shuttles provided by the campaign to access the event.
Shuttles will begin running at 10:00 a.m. from the locations listed below. Tickets are REQUIRED to ride the shuttles. Unfortunately tickets are no longer available for this event.
Unite for Change Rally With Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton
Unity Elementary School
864 Second NH Turnpike
Unity, NH 03773
Friday, June 27th
Shuttles service begins at 10:00 a.m.
Gates Open at 11:00 a.m.
SHUTTLE LOCATIONS:
Mount Sunapee Resort
1398 Route 103
Newbury, NH 03255
Map and Directions
Twin State Speedway
282 Thrasher Road
Claremont, NH 03743
Map and Directions
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Rally
Participating Candidates
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barack Obama
Event Details
Date: June 27, 2008
Time: [11:30 am EDT]
Location: Unity Elementary School, Unity, NH
Description
Obama and Clinton hold a joint rally.
I'm absolutely sold that, as a people, we need to recognize those for what they are...labels. I have never met any two women who thought the same; never met any two muslims or jews who thought the same. I've never met any two hippies or yuppies who thought the same and have yet to meet any two whites or blacks who think the same. They're just labels. Call me what you will...now prove it? What does it mean? and So what if you're right?
Barack Obama is Black...he's a man...he's white...he's African...he's a bastard...he's young...he's inexperienced...he's an elitist...blah blah blah. So what?!?!?!
The only thing I care about is whether he'll fulfill his promises...work with Congress and the Senate to fix Bush's MESS! I believe that he'll bring our troops home as soon as possible. I believe he'll work with, my GIRL, Hillary Clinton to ensure Universal Healthcare, and I know he'll bust his ass to tap an alternative fuel source so we aren't relying on Saudi Arabia and OPEC for their Oh-so-precious-oil!
What's more, I believe deep in my heart that my black son will have the perfect role model to which he can finally attribute some positivity beyond that of likes of sports greats Lebron James and Michael Jordan. And hopefully, unlike Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, America will allow Barack Obama to live long enough to prove, as a matter of principal, that black people are as intelligent and deserving of equality as any white person. I fume knowing that oftentimes when my son walks into an office building with his beautiful blackness all some see is a nigger. Well, times are changing and again, we need to each toss those labels aside.
We need to get over ourselves. We're never gonna make a difference if we first don't learn to accept our differences. Egos, fears, and all they bring with them are the obstacles that we're all afraid to face...look in the mirror and look beyond your skin and bones...look beyond the makeup and pimples. Who's there?
Michael Jackson had a song "Man in the Mirror"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zpTQCQEFhg
"...if you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and make a change..."
We'll never be truer to our country as we have the opportunity to be today. Just be willing to accept the change you seek and be willing to change from within. The whole world is watching...are you up for the challenge?
I feel like Frank from Seinfeld screaming "serenity now!" But instead I scream "unity now!" I am worried that I might go crazy if I say it too many times... But it is true, now is the time to scream and kick and fuss to make sure that this party comes together behind our candidate Obama, because if we don't we risk losing this country to at least another four years of more of the same from McCain. Read More »
I'm thinking, when i return, to have some more fodder to treat the Republicans and John McCain with the proper, show'em up for what they are, respect that they deserve..
Focus on the Potus! Yea Democrats, Yea Barack, YES WE CAN!!
Anyways I have been trying to catch up and one thing I keep noticing is a few who are calling for party building jumping onto topics that mean nothing against the party, Obama, supporters, and just saying something rude or putting that last person who posted or commented down. WHat is going on? I understand that not everyone will kiss and make up but I am seeing allot about troll police and party unity and so on..... so I guess my question is.....
Are you a better democrat if you call for peace and unity and then attack someone you think is a troll?
The problem with this troll police and everyone who wants to weed out trolls is everyone has their own ideas on who are "trolls" so some people are being called trolls by others and then others are like "no wrong guy that one over there"
Can we all agree to just not talk to each other or reply if we don't like them?
Great day to get organized to BE SURE we elect the next Democratic President of the United States,, BARACK OBAMA!
We have some local Voter Registration Training events going on this weekend to get a possee of voter registration personel to counter that old republican smear campaign this time.
Anyone with us???
YES WE CAN!!
Hello all you Democrates out there and avid 'no more bush terms' Barack Obama supporters.
Let's get this man of integrety, authenticity, and unity elected potus!
YES WE CAN!!
Aesop, I believe, said, "United we stand, divided we fall." That is what our Democratic Party is facing. It is time that we put our past behind us and begin looking forward to November. I was torn up until election day on who to vote for. By the time the primary came in Indiana I could see the writing on the wall that Sen. Obama was going to be the nominee. I congratulate Sen. Clinton on a wonderfully run campaign. She is, and would have been, an immensly strong and inspirational candidate.
BUT.
Sen. Obama has won the nomination and it is time for us all to work as hard as we can to make sure we send a message loud and clear in November: It is time! We have had enough! Senator Obama is our choice! I urge everyone who is feeling discouraged, hurt, even spurnned to look into the future and invision 8 years of John McCain, 8 more years in Iraq, 8 more years of tax cuts for the wealthy, 8 more years of Republicans in the Oval Office! We cannot afford to let our differences get in the way of our true goals. So. I ask you this my fellow Democrats: United we stand. OR Divided we fall. ???
We MUST put our differences behind us. We MUST unite behind Barack. We WILL win in November! America cannot afford to stay on this course any longer.
IT IS TIME AMERICA.
You are not alone in the feelings you are experiencing right now. You are not alone in interpreting the events of this nomination fight in the light that you do.
I think that were the shoe on the other foot, Obama supporters would be equally unmoored; in search of answers. This was a hotly contested nomination. The most hotly contested nomination in the lifetimes of most of us, even the history of the party over the last 100 years.
It would be unreasonable and unnatural if there were not some bruised egos.
Read More »Will those who claim to be Hillary fans get behind her statements today and respect her wishes, or will they continue to promote divisiveness and disrespect to the DNC, our nominee and our party?
One thing is certain, after Hillary's speech today, it will be a lot easier to tell the real Democrats from the Republican Trolls who have invaded our blogosphere.
After Hillary's speech today, not only will you be disrespectful to our party, you will also be disrespecting Hillary if you continue to refuse to unite behind Obama and our party.
In the end, you have three choices just like the rest of us:
1.) Vote Republican
2.) Vote Democrat
3.) Vote for a 3rd party /vote for write-in = not voting
Ramifications:
1.) You have chosen to vote against everything that Hillary and Barack stand for
2.) You will fight to achieve Barack and Hillary's goals
3.) You've just wasted your time and gas money
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