Finally, there's something to talk about ... The Obama Phenomena!
I don't write every day just to be writing (unless, of course, you pay me ... then I become your regular kinda blogger real quick).
But, when I do blog, I blog because something gets my attention and I've got a lot to say about it.
Let's see, its been about three months since I've really felt compelled to use this space and talk about something.
And, it's not like things haven't happened that weren't worth talking about either.
Just to name a few ...
- The Governor of New York got caught with a hoe and had to resign. No word yet on how many times his wife has gone upside his head by now.
- The Mayor of Detroit got indicted for lying on the witness stand about about the real reason he had two cops fired (to hide the fact he was screwing his chief of staff). No word yet on how many times his wife has gone upside his head either, nor how much he's had to pay her to stay with him.
- The toilet on the International Space Station went out. (Bet the folks up there wish they had a window to open.)
None of that moved me (although I did think about that toilet thing) until ... Obama.
Unless you've been at a pretty lengthy white supremacist meeting for the last few days, you now know that Barack Obama ... the U.S. Senator from Illinois ... will soon officially become the Democratic Party nominee for President of the United States.
A black man.
In my lifetime.
Nominated to become President of the United States.
No shit!
As a black boy who grew up in Alabama ... during the days of church bombings, lynchings, water hoses and German Sheperds turned on black people, an Afro-sporting, dashiki wearing Jessie Jackson screaming Black Power and the Rev. Martin Luther King preaching peace ... I never thought (as a black man) I'd ever see the day America would be so starved for change that it's on the verge of electing a black president to help pull it out of the gutter.
Life has a way of coming up with its own justice, don't ya think?
Obama is a phenomenon.
He's smart, appeals to a wide scope of Americans of all races who're tired of the preferential politics Republicans have been guilty of forever and just might be the one conduit to get a lot of life-long global enemies talking to one another and ... possibly ... be willing to live and let live.
As a person who's constantly harping for racism to be taught in schools ... educating kids black and white on how it evolved, has been allowed to fester and (essentially) how to handle it ... I'm not suggesting Obama can solve all that ails this country (especially its racial issues).
But, I am saying he can give us all something we've needed for a long time ... hope and a fresh approach to solving old problems that are long overdue to be put to rest.
(Darron Patterson is an award-winning freelance journalist based in Detroit and President of WriteStuf Communications, LLC, www.writestuf.com)
Wow....so short and to the point. It's funny I was just talking to the bandits and telling them how awesome this is and why so many people are happy because of it. They said, People don't like Bush so why would anybody vote for somebody just like him. Seems simple doesnt it? According to Grandma Maddox....he's being led by God....he's a shoe in to win. Simplicity...yet again. All I know is that this is an opportuntity for change and America better realize it now or its gonna be too late. Vote because its the right thing to do....vote because you have done your research on the candidates, vote for change. Too many of us are suffering because of someone elses way of doing things....Vote to make the way, your way.
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Thanks, Darron, for your short, but to the point post. And as Nisha said, VOTE. Do your research and vote. Not for who Mommy or Daddy says vote for, but for the person who is most aligned with what you think.
I challenge everyone in the U.S. who reads this post to think about the freedom that is an integral part of being an American. Yes, FREEDOM. The freedom to become the best you can be no matter the color of your skin. We cannot let anyone take this away from us. We cannot allow ourselves be lulled into a false sense of security. Our parents and grandparents fought in many ways on may fronts to give us the opportunities we now have; we may have to fight to keep them. Think about this as you make your decision on who gets your vote in November.
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