So, it’s Super Tuesday and this morning for the first time ever I voted in a presidential primary. While I’ve been exercising my franchise ever since I turned 18, I had never really taken the initiative to start truly studying the candidates until this year. I believe in my heart that this is quite possibly the most important election to take place in this country in nearly two decades. While I would never take it upon myself to direct another person’s vote, I would like to urge my friends to educate themselves on the issues and people that are currently vying for our support.
As for me, I’m choosing to have hope, to daydream of a better future and to support the candidate that I believe not only has the political capital to bring about change but also to inspire others to create change in their own lives and communities.
I was directed to this video from my buddy Jharr over at Crawlspace yesterday. Nice work, but I don’t need a troupe of actors and musicians telling me how to vote. So, I went over to YouTube to find the original source footage. While the whole speech is good (an inspirational speech delivered after his primary defeat in New Hampshire, no less), the real magic for me begins around the 8 minute mark. Enjoy.
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Because it’s better to have a liar and adulterer former president tell us how to vote?
I think you misunderstood my post, Jharr. I’m officially backing Obama.
But you have to admit that it’s amazing, really. Hillary has truly become Queen Midas in reverse. How else can you explain the fact that by tapping Bill (who remains a hugely popular figure) to stump for her, he actually has become a liability?
I saw this great yard sign on MNFTIU.com yesterday. Pretty sums up my feelings on Clinton(s).
Oops, I did misunderstand. My comment wasn’t meant to push his endorsement simply to contrast the impact of artists vs Bill, for instance.
There’s no shock at all really about the Clintons - they are toxic people. They find success in victimhood, denigrating opposition, pandering, lying, talking down to minorities, the list goes on. They are successful politicians but terrible people, people who have less than little regard for improving the lives of their constituents. Obama, Romney, Paul, Kucinich and to a lesser extent Edwards all genuinely want to improve the lives of others. That’s not the case with the Clintons, Huckabee McCain. They are in it for themselves and you can feel that when they speak. Say what you want about Reagan, but I think the guy believed his vision would make people’s lives better, not that that was necessarily the outcome (depending on your viewpoint). I think Obama is certainly the same. We’ll see how it all turns out.