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August 28, 2008

Why this day means a lot to me

There is a reason that this week is particularly momentous for me. Though no one can fully know the inner heart of another, I am as certain as I can be that my father would have been overjoyed to see U.S. Sen. Barack Obama receive the nomination of a major political party for the office of President.

My dad, who grew up as a poor white in the South, saw firsthand what some Americans have had to overcome -- for no other reason than their ancestry (ironically, like that of Obama's, much of it "mixed").

My dad, who worked in an auto factory in Detroit during the 1960s riots, saw, yes, some of the ugly turmoil as the nation struggled to grow in this area. He chose not to let those events change his views.

My dad, who took the Christian faith to heart more than most people I know, unceasingly taught my sisters and me about the value and potential in all human beings, regardless of their background--economic, ethnic, religious, or other.

And so my dad would have been "proud of his country" -- not for the first time, of course, but surely in a new way, had he lived to see the son of an African lead his party.

Please do not mistake me: this is not a post to say "vote for Obama." This is simply to acknowledge, in one of the ways I am able, how meaningful this day would have been to someone I love.

I'll be back with less sentimental content in the near future. I just had to get that out.

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Political News , Politics is Personal , Presidential Elections | By joe lance | 3:01 PM

Comments

I was touched reading your post. Glad you shared it!

Posted by: Eric L. Martinsen at August 29, 2008 6:44 PM

Your post is really heart touching, i felt very happy while reading your post. This day will be really momentous for you. Thanks for sharing with us.
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Posted by: julie at August 29, 2008 11:05 PM

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