To President Barack Obama…. “Failure is Impossible”

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To President Barack Obama…. “Failure is Impossible”

November 5, 2008 at 4:48 pm · Filed under Art, Barack Obama, History, Joe Biden, Politics, Women's Rights, voting and tagged: Failure is Impossible, History, President-elect Barack Obama, Susan B Anthony

What an amazing day…. I feel totally energized…. We are living in a New America….. I feel like my blood pressure has gone down at least 20 points….

We have a new president…. Barack Obama…

So much is being said about what a great day this is for black Americans and I know this is true but for me, I feel this is a great day for ALL Americans…. It is absolutely historic for America, not just because he is black but because we have chosen the very best person for the job….. He is brilliant, articulate and all encompassing and he happens to be black ….. If anyone has a chance to bring us all together, it will be Barack Obama… I don’t mean to underscore the significance of what this means for black Americans, because this is huge…….. But the HOPE that Barak Obama offers is important for the rest of Americans, as well….

In June 2007, I was selling at an art show in Des Moines, Iowa…. Two young women came into my booth and were interested in my suffrage pieces, which got us into a discussion about politics….. They said that they had just moved to Des Moines to start the grass roots of Barack Obama’s campaign to get out the vote …. They liked my pieces because voting was such an important cause for them and I was honored when they bought several pieces…. I remember being impressed by their youthful enthusiasm and their admirable dedication to this man, Barack Obama …. What a long job they had ahead of them….. I have thought of them off and on through the race, wondering if they were still on the trail with the same vigor that they had on the day in June….. I imagine they had to be, in order to make something like this happen…. Thanks girls, where ever you are now…… Good job …
But like President – elect Barack Obama said, the road is still going to be long and hard……I feel like we finally found someone to lead us who has a working compass and knows the right path…..

And in the words of Susan B. Anthony…. “Failure is Impossible”

Congratulations, Barack Obama and Joe Biden … And Congratulations, America….

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Julie Ross wrote @ November 8, 2008 at 5:25 pm

How is everybody dealing with the haters? Right now I am so embarrassed to live in Lubbock. How do you reconcile a belief in people’s right to express their opinions with the fact that so many people are misinformed, ignorant, or racist?

dlcowgirl wrote @ November 8, 2008 at 8:34 pm

Julie,
As I have told you before… You shouldn’t be living in Lubbock in the first place …. LOL…
But seriously, you have raised an important question..
Most of my family are Republicans and when they congratulated me on “my” win, I unfortunately was caught up in my excitement and said that it wasn’t just “my” win but a win for the whole country because there is a lot of good that is about to happen….they are not ready to hear that…..
Look, Republicans need a mourning period over their loss… think about how you would feel if Obama had lost after you were so hopefully supporting him…. It would be hard to now adjust your thoughts to the guy you feared taking the office becoming your president…. The best thing to do is let time take it’s course and try to avoid listening and getting too caught up in any talk of the hatred…. The fact is that Barack Obama has a liberal Senate and House to deal with and so hopefully some of what he wants to do will get passed and they will see that the sky is not going to fall, just because a Democrat….. or a Black Democrat is our president….. It is my sincere hope that Barack Obama will prove these Nah sayers wrong and they will learn that he has all American’s interest in mind, not just Democrats….
I also hope that the leaders of the Republican party will try to calm down their party and get all the trash talk stopped because it is not hurting anyone but the American people…. I wish they could be as happy as we are but I guess they need time and hopefully, they will come around to see that Barack Obama is a man of intellect and sound reason…..
and before I break out in singing “All we are saying is give Peace a chance”…… let me say this,……
How you deal with the haters is to avoid them…. If they grumble to your face, tell them you are sorry that they are so disgruntled….. And just smile…..
Because we are all winners in this selection and if you get trapped in listening to the negative garbage, you will lose your high….. This is a grand thing and we, as Americans deserve feeling proud right now….. Don’t let anyone spoil your positiive attitude…….

Mary wrote @ November 9, 2008 at 10:48 pm

Right on!

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