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Return of the Jedi
The hour of national redemption we've been waiting for is at hand, and President-Elect Barack Obama is about to lead our nation to a new city on that hill. Inspiration, gratification, and a desire to guaranty his success runs deep through my veins as I watch the hundreds of thousands in Chicago's Grant Park waiting for the man from Illinois to complete the national challenge of emancipation that his predecessor president from Illinois began nearly two centuries ago.
We all deserve to believe again in the greatness that is America and to look forward to the day tomorrow when Americans stand a little taller, believe a little deeper, and enjoy the great moment that has been bequeathed to us by a man who convinced us change is at hand. I rejoice in the celebration of those who marched in Selma who now have the wonderous satisfaction to relish and cherish the moment that arrived at 11pm EST when the networks finally called the election. I imagine how my ex-boss, an ailing Ted Kennedy must feel tonight, knowing that many, many months ago he exclaimed to the nation that he could feel change in the air. He understood before so many of us did that change was indeed in the air.
Let the cynics sleep. Let them discount the magnitude of the moment. Let them deny the righteousness of the cause. It does not matter. They are small in mind, and do not deserve to share in it if they do not succumb to it.
David Axelrod and David Plouffe have steered the ship of state to a new, more secure safe harbor. They and the wonderfully gifted campaign team they assembled are indeed a true liberation army. They deserve to march down the Champs Elysee to an adoring national crowd.
In the wee hours of our morning, as dawn rises across the world, millions will look at the news and exclaim that America is back...the America they yearned for, and the America they deserve to believe in again.
To the cynical Republican cabal that only wrought so much wickedness and pain on a vast swath of the American electorate, yes you Karl Rove, Tom DeLay, Dick Cheney and ultimately George Bush and the divide and disdain bunch around them, the nation finally found its voice and seized its ballot to repudiate all you inflicted on us. The electoral sweep is as much the people's voices reflected in a referendum of rejection and indictment of the Bush presidency as it is a vote of trust and confidence in Barack Obama.
I am proud to be alive at this moment. I am proud my kids could join me in this hour of deliverance. Change has finally arrived in wave after cleansing wave. Yes, America, tomorrow, there will be two wars, a terrible financial crisis, threats from abroad, and challenges at home, but there will be a President Elect Obama, and that alone will make those challenges seem just a bit less daunting, a bit less formidable, and a bit more manageable.
The death star has indeed been destroyed!
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Well the death star has been destroyed now we have to make sure they do not start on construction of a new one. I believe we have take a big bound in the right direction, I just hope that the now liberal government learns from the mistakes of the Bush years. We need to listen to the conservatives on issues, and try to pull as many of them as we can into a middle camp where everyone can have a sense of representation. If we learned anything from the dark Bush years it is that not giving the other side any voice what so ever, ultimatly can lead to down fall. I foresee two path that this victory can go down.
1. Cooperation: leading to a new strong democratic party.
2.Alienation: leading to the building of a new republican death star.
We need change, but Bush et al are leaving with the $750 billion needed to accomplish it....
Wait, I thought the Democratic Congress that is still in power voted for that....
A wonderful post! Thank you.
"Let the cynics sleep. Let them discount the magnitude of the moment. Let them deny the righteousness of the cause. It does not matter. They are small in mind, and do not deserve to share in it if they do not succumb to it. " We should quote this often in the next few weeks, since the cynics will no doubt try their best to diminish the greatness of what has just occurred.
And I'm glad you mentioned Teddy...
Tonight at an Irish Pub, in SE Asia I toasted Obama's magnificent win with a group of Americans who are living abroad. Then, we raised a glass to Teddy. I hadn't thought about it until just that moment, but I was so very happy Teddy was still on this Earth to see this day.
Cheers, sir!
I'm not ready to let the bandits who stole our country off the hook so easily. I don't want vengeance...it's not mine to claim. I just want them to stay out of the way and let us get to the job of putting this country back together, repairing our international alliances, and applying the lessons we have learned about sacrifice and responsibility. They're the things that every healthy nation does when its people actually feel like they have a country to devote their efforts to. That's been missing here. And my children have noticed. As they say, "Young eyes are good eyes."
"Let the cynics sleep. Let them discount the magnitude of the moment. Let them deny the righteousness of the cause. It does not matter. They are small in mind, and do not deserve to share in it if they do not succumb to it."
No trolls on this thread, I notice...
Is this quote garlic, or what? :^)
"May the force be with us!"
we did it, we as a nation of previous great deeds and great people, of current struggle, of current hope and determination.
we all did it.
Amb. Marc Ginsberg:"I imagine how my ex-boss, an ailing Ted Kennedy must feel tonight, knowing that many, many months ago he exclaimed to the nation that he could feel change in the air. He understood before so many of us did that change was indeed in the air."
Now that's a beautiful thought!!
On behalf of all dorks everwhere... thank you for the Jedi reference.
Yeah, but the original Death Star was destroyed in A New Hope, not Return of the Jedi.
If this were just "A New Hope," then the Emperor is busy building the second, bigger Death Star.
I think the Ambassador is hoping to draw the parallel that this is it - the Emperor has been overthrown, and a New Republic is on the ascent.
"Let the cynics sleep. Let them discount the magnitude of the moment. Let them deny the righteousness of the cause. It does not matter. They are small in mind, and do not deserve to share in it if they do not succumb to it."
I want to copy and paste this quote for every troll that comes on here and whines, or talks about how Obama will bring this nation down (um...hello...where have THEY been for the past 8 years??).
We have had to live for 8 years with the pain of not having a country - united, during a time that should have been our greatest coming together.
We missed the opportunity and took the wrong fork in the road, but after this long, treacherous journey we are headed BACK on the correct path.
I feel like Dorothy when she sees the Emerald City for the first time.
I agree. I want to paste that quote on my wall. I will print this article and reread it 100 more times. Yes We Can.
As England rerpared to resist an expected Nazi invasion, Winston Churchill said. "Let us therefore brace ourselves, that if the British Empire lives for a thousand years, this will be their finest hour." In our case, "if the American nation lives for a thousand years, this will be our finest hour. "
What JFK, RFK and MLK died for has finally come to pass.
very nice title and to say the least...
•••Let the cynics sleep. Let them discount the magnitude of the moment. Let them deny the righteousness of the cause. It does not matter. They are small in mind, and do not deserve to share in it if they do not succumb to it.•••
words of wisdom!
i rejoice in America's achievment!
this IS a great, great country and i feel blessed to have been able to vote in this important time to elect
Barack Obama as our new President!!!
Manchild is in the Promised Land. It is now up to us to work and sacrifice TOGETHER -- continuing to support him so that he can fulfill that promise.
Great post sir. Very funny.
I tell you, if Obama, Axelrod, Plouffe, and Dean are the Jedi masters (and they are), then Sarah Palin is most certainly a thoroughly pathetic Padawan Learner masquerading as a storm trooper.
This is exactly what I told my wife last night while watching the world wide reactions on tv.
"This is the end of Return of the Jedi. And we're all Ewoks"
I put a link on my Facebook of the last 3 minute clip of everyone celebrating (Ewoks, Rebels, Wookies, etc..) and on the homeworlds where everyone is cheering and celebrating. Nice to know i wasn't the only one thinking about it this way!
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