Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label politics. Show all posts

November 8, 2008

{unity}


I want to say so much in response to so many words that I have read this week, words that I find offensive, but I don't have the energy to go there any more. I just want unity. I want people to come together for the greater good of peace and moving forward. no, things won't change overnight, but we can all keep moving towards positive change, bathing ourselves in positive energy and taking responsibility for our words and actions. I will never stop hoping for a better future.

yes, I am a passionate supporter of obama.but that does NOT automatically make me blindly stupid. nor do I think that he is the messiah. I am NOT misguided in my decision. I made an educated decision. I did not become a sheep. I am an individual. An individual among many deserving respect... no matter what color you seem to bleed. i personally feel that if you live in the USA you should bleed red, white & blue.

November 5, 2008

November 4, 2008

vote. just do it.

Voting is a right best exercised by people who have taken time to learn about the issues.-Tony Snow

Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process. -Hillary Clinton

Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way they could do this is by not voting. -Franklin D. Roosevelt

Voting is fundamental in our democracy. It has yielded enormous returns. -Arlen Specter

The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.-JFK

People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the people. Of course, that is not true. Decisions are made by a majority of those who make themselves heard and who vote - a very different thing. -Walter H. Judd

November 3, 2008

h.o.p.e.

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” - Margaret Mead


"In the face of impossible odds, people who love their country can change it." -Barack Obama


"This is going to require a new spirit, not of bluster and bombast, but of quiet confidence and sober intelligence, a spirit of care and renewed competence." - Barack Obama