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Yes. We did.
Author: Raine    Date: 08/29/2008 12:18:58

Did you wake up this morning still feeling it? The happiness the hope and the change that we are making happen? I know I did. I don't have to tell you how historic last night was. What I do want to tell you is that It was, and still is, an honor and a privilege to be able to share it with all of you.

We have a chance this time to not just move away from the failures of the past 8 years, but to be a part of great change in this country. I for one am so happy that I am here to be a part of it. 58 years ago, Rosa Parks was sent to jail for not taking her seat in the back of a bus. Over the past year, Hillary Clinton puts 19 million cracks in a ceiling. Last night, this is what we saw:
http://www.demconvention.com/assets/blogassets/LL-blog-photos/_resampled/ResizedImage353235-Obamas-Bidens.jpg

Amazing how far we have come in this country. That is, imo, a beautiful picture of the America dream.

Those people in that picture do not come from wealth, trust funds or inheritance. They do not come from privilege . They come from the same kind of hard working families that you and I grew up in. They are the people we played house with as kids, or stick ball, baseball, softball... They rode their bikes thru their neighborhood streets. They know diversity. They know what it is like to be you and I.

We collectively, as a party and as individuals, nominated good, decent, honest people that care about the things that we care about. We did it.

Now we have 67 days to make sure we complete what was started so many months ago. We are now in the home stretch, and the finish line to the beginning is within our sights. This isn't a dream, these are the winds of change. They have been a long time coming, indeed.

How many roads must a man walk down
Before you call him a man?
Yes, 'n' how many seas must a white dove sail
Before she sleeps in the sand?
Yes, 'n' how many times must the cannon balls fly
Before they're forever banned?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many times must a man look up
Before he can see the sky?
Yes, 'n' how many ears must one man have
Before he can hear people cry?
Yes, 'n' how many deaths will it take till he knows
That too many people have died?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.

How many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, 'n' how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, 'n' how many times can a man turn his head,
Pretending he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind,
The answer is blowin' in the wind.


:peace: and :heart:
Raine
 

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