As we head into the home stretch for this historic election each day becomes more and more important. I first want to urge you to register to vote if you haven't already done so. Voting rights are a privilege in this world we live in. You must understand that there are those who fought and died for this democratic process that we have. We all have a responsibility on November 4th to exercise our right to vote.
I also encourage you to vote for the person who you feel is best qualified for the job not because of gender, race, party affiliation, popularity, or any other irrelevant factors. However, I will be casting my vote for Barack Obama. I believe that he will be a great leader for our nation and I feel that he is best candidate for the job. As an African-American I am proud that we share the same ethnic background. I know that there will be a significant amount of people that will vote for Barack Obama because he is an African-American. I do not support doing such a thing but I do understand it. I believe that behavior like this can lead to bigger problems if he becomes elected President of the United States Of America. The keyword is United States of America, not the United States of Black America. It is very important that people understand this, blacks especially. Barack Obama is a presidential candidate that happens to be black. If elected he must lead and represent people of all races, genders, political parties, and ethnicities. However, I do feel that he should be sensitive to the needs of the black community, but he is not our saviour. The purpose of Barack Obama's movement is to initiate change. He can not change things by himself. The real change comes me and you. We have the ability to put pressure on local legislators, local school boards, and the so-called leaders of our communities. Black or white if you believe that Barack Obama will solve all of your problems you are sadly mistaken. He is only a small piece of the puzzle.
NEWS FLASH!!!, Barack Obama cannot bounce bullets off his chest, doesn't have superhuman strength, and he definitely doesn't have any super cool high tech gadgets. I say all this to say don't expect any miracles after November 4th. Don't wait for President Obama to create opportunities, create them for yourself. If we don't take action for ourselves then his entire campaign would have been in vain. Remember CHANGE comes from within.
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I totally agree. My hope is that people are Barack and use him as an inspiration and a catylist for doing something dynamic in their own lives. Personally I feel that if a (qualified, educated, respected) black man can have such a good chance of becoming prez, then surely I can start my own business.
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