Politics. Just that word alone brings up negative images of the corruption and manipulation we have grown accustomed to over the years. We watch one politician after another attempt to woo our hearts and appease our minds. We cast our votes cautiously, all the while knowing that our chosen candidate may very well lead us to doom. We think - how do I know this one will be different? Aren't they all just power-hungry egomaniacs anyway ? How can I determine if this one really cares? Ultimately, we make our decision and hope for the best, or at least for something better than the last one.
That is why to utter the word trust and politics in the same sentence is a quite audacious move. But Barack Obama has inspired me to make that move. In a world of profiteering and unprincipaled politics - I trust Barack Obama. I trust him, and I believe he is deeply good inside. I believe he wants to change the way we view politics, and the way politics views us. He wants to take us behind doors that are normally padlocked to the public eye. This enables us to see things for what they are, and it forces Washington to consider the people in every decision that is made. He wants to stop the hiding and the spinning and allow us to make up our minds for ourselves, as well-informed citizens. No other candidate has offered this type of frankness.
Barack is starting something in Washington that has never been done before, and I urge voters to be a part of that something.
Below is an article that explemifies the type of trust I am referring to.
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OBAMA_TAXES?SITE=WNYC&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-02-07-23-35-49
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
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THANK YOU FOR THIS BLOG
SINCERITY INTELLIGENCE DEDICATION AND SPIRITUAL AWARENESS COMBINED WILL TRUMP THE FAILURES OF POLITICAL AMBITION IF SENATOR OBAMA CAN HOLD ON TO THOSE QUALITIES AS HE BATTLES IN THE RING OF FIRE - I pray for him and his wife and family - and for all those who are believing and backing this historic opportunity for meaningful change on earth.
As I watch the TV news coverage of the Campaign I hear questions about why Michelle Obama said that for the first time in her life she is proud of her country.
Exactly the same thinking and understanding about sincerity and the other qualities mentioned in my previous comment are true of Michelle Obama.
Sincerity is never a weakness. It might be a source of vulnerability - especially in a political context.
Clearly Michelle did not mean to demean America by sharing her personal emotional feelings at this great moment in history. She has a right to have personal feelings, and she will continue to have personal feelings as First Lady. Her personal feelings because they are sincere will be an asset to this country in the future regardless of she happens to express them. No one is perfect (except the critic). It was once said that Religion was the opiate of the people.
Today it might be said that Pettiness is the opiate of the people - led by the politicians - THANK GOD A STATESMAN HAS ARRIVED ON OUR NATIONAL SCENE, and brought his wife with him.
I just wanted to thank you for compiling this page. It is a source that I will return too. Thanks for taking the time to put it together and share.
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