Barack Obama was raised by a single mother and his grandparents. They didn't have much money, but they taught him values from the Kansas heartland where they grew up. He took out loans to put himself through school. After college, he worked for Christian churches in Chicago, helping communities devastated when steel plants closed.
Obama turned down lucrative job o?ers after law school to return to Chicago, leading a successful voter registration drive. He joined a small law ?rm, taught constitutional law and, guided by his Christian faith, stayed active in his community. Obama and his wife Michelle are proud parents of two daughters, Sasha and Malia.
The past few elections I have always had to submit an absentee ballot. This time I was able to fly back from Korea and I VOTED early in my home state of INDIANA. Can’t wait for our next Commander In Chief Obama…. VOTE OBAMA TODAY ~~ I’m ready for CHANGE & I Believe
wake up sleepy heads it’s time to change the world
i believe an eye for an eye just makes everyone blind i believe justice could be perfect if we follow it’s flawless design
i believe that children hate no one when they’re born i believe if they grow to hate we’re doing something wrong
i believe that music can really heal your soul i believe the human spirit can be filled to become whole
i believe in action i believe in work i believe in respect i believe we can heal the hurt i believe in strength i believe in love i believe I’m right i believe in looking up i believe that poetry matters now and then i believe the youth of the world are about to rise again i believe in peace i believe in truth i believe life i believe in you i believe in you
o, say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rocket's red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there oh say does that star spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave
I already put my leave in the books so I can go to the inaguration in Jan....if you haven't voted make sure you get out there and Vote for Change tomorrow!!! My absentee ballot was in the mail WEEKS ago....
Check out the video "Truckers for Obama - The Road to Change." Makes the case for Obama with the help of a 1952 Chevy pickup named Betsy and some good music.
Thanks for the add. ¶ People hear only what they want, so facts alone won't wake them; they'll need inspiration too. An echo of an echo of Buddha or Jesus, encrusted in ritual, loses context & content. Still, we write what we can. Try to hear the deeper questions. ¶ This world's diverse evils have a common root: Bullies, liars, thieves, & murderers — in market, government, & elsewhere — believe we're all separate, motivated only by greed. They want us to share that belief, for they use it to justify themselves, to keep us apart, to control politics & the economy, perpetuating war, poverty, ecocide. Their power comes not so much from cabals as from ubiquitous propaganda, implicit in their framing of the news. ¶ But they're mistaken about our motives. You & I have found empathy inside ourselves & our friends. It's in everyone, even the tank drivers, if only we can wake them, for we're all one flesh & blood. Let's spread that vision, for until we do our other advances will be minor & temporary. The bureacracy of brutality cannot stand if we open the eyes of its workers. ¶ What is human nature? Our task is not just to describe what we see, but to choose what we strive to become. The ideological battle between love & fear shapes the world, & its outcome is not yet written. Watching, voting, shopping are not enough. If you haven't already, join the global conversation, in whatever way feels right for you. Merge the revolutions of enlightenment & class struggle. Worldwide understanding has no precedent; we must discover & erase its rules en route. Make love not war is as serious as Orwell & as light as "Chocolat." ¶ For a start, just talk with people — that may not sound like much, but really it's huge. Spread the word. Each of us knows only part of the song, but keep singing, hoping, resisting, questioning. Hand in hand, we may heal this world. — Eric
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