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January 21, 2008

He's not Black - He's Pure Gold!

CNN is running side-by-side photos of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton that make Obama look yellow. It's just way too obvious a problem for it to be accidental, in my opinion. But I'm all for making lemonade.

In a wonderful speech stressing unity as Americans, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, Obama showed that rather than being yellow (which connotes cowardice), he is pure gold:

"In the struggle for peace and justice, we cannot walk alone.

"So I ask you to walk with me, and march with me, and join your voice with mine, and together we will sing the song that tears down the walls that divide us, and lift up an America that is truly indivisible, with liberty, and justice, for all."

I don't believe there is a perfect candidate out there, or even one with whom I have a significant amount of agreement. I don't believe much of substance will really change, no matter who is elected President. So this year I am voting for a concept that I long for - hope and unity - and Obama represents both on a far greater scale than any of the other candidates. I think that is the only way I have left to send a message to Washington about what really matters to me.

Posted by Becky at January 21, 2008 03:22 PM