Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Grown men crying

Grown men crying
Well, he's gone and done it. He quietly, consistently plowed forward and got every single delegate point he needed to become:

the Democratic Candidate for President.

In the same generation that ended Apartheid in South Africa, in the same lifetime as those who suffered under Jim Crow and the most virulent segregation policies imagination, Barack Obama has carefully constructed a career that has brought him one step closer to the Presidency of the United States.

Don't hate. Appreciate.

I've gotten emails from so many people in the past hour. Grown men are crying at their desks at work because they dreamed of being president once upon a time. They are crying because they have endured insult, struggle and idiocy to ascend to where they are and they see themselves reflected in the accomplishment of this young, dapper, father of two who has broken the idea that a man of color is always relegated to someone's else's footstool.

Take a moment, let's enjoy this.

Camille with the ponytail and a brand new last name...

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