Bill Cosby told Rachel Maddow a very moving story about voting for Barack Obama. After he entered the voting booth and closed the curtain behind him, he reached into his pocket and pulled out photographs of his deceased mother, father and brother. "And now," he said, "we're going to vote."
I heard a similar story from a friend who wore the dog tags belonging to his late father (a lifelong Democrat) into the voting booth, and is wearing them again today on Inauguration Day.
This means more than your typical election, without a doubt.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Voting with (and for) our Ancestors
With Hands Outstretched
I was 6 years old in January, 1961 when President Kennedy was inaugurated. I remember that in the moment when he said "The torch is passed to a new generation," it felt as if I reached up and took that torch into my hands. That moment informed the way I have tried to live my life as an American.
I am moved, proud and honored today to accept the call to service once again. May God bless and protect President Barack Hussein Obama.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Success!
This site - called "The Real Blogger Status" is practical and usable. This finally explained site feeds in a way that I could make sense of it, and my blog is (or should) now be posting automatically on Facebook.
The Real Blogger Status: What Is My Blog (Site) Feed?
Posting this for other who may be having the same struggle.
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