Comments on: Obama, don’t ever forget the burden of hope

By: kudzumaster

kudzumaster — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:13:03 +0000

“But it is not only about America. It is also about the world. We, the world, need a strong America. But we need that strong America to be on our side. On the side of justice and peace. Not an America that divides the world and who leads the world into war. The world hasn’t been this divided since the Cold War. America must be better than that. It must be – that is the burden of leadership.”

Well said!

By: the9thnovembersisters

the9thnovembersisters — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:10:38 +0000

http://fr.youtube.com/The9thNovemberSister

By: John D

John D — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:56:53 +0000

I am a conservative, voted twice for GWB and am a supporter of the Iraq War.

I also think that if Obama will win the election if he is the Democrat nominee.

Fortunately the “left” in this country, including most of the Democrats and the media, have spent the last eight years complaining about GWB’s policies, character and intellect. What this has given us is a standard to which to hold him against.

Obama has said that he will “heal” the nation. That is good. I will hold him to it. That means he has to make himself and his administration agreeable to me.

How is he planning to do that without alienating his base?

Unfortunately, after reading his proposals that are published on his website, it appears that what he is proposing is the same old, same old. More control for Union bosses. More programs. More bureaucracy. And more taxes.

If he makes it to the General he’s going to have to show me better than he has so far.

By: badthing

badthing — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:21:47 +0000

I can no longer ignore these alarm bells that are getting increasingly louder, regarding Senator Barack Obama and his associations with Reverend Wright and Mr. Antoin “Tony” Rezko.

All I ask for is a President that I can trust and respect, and when Dennis Kucinich was still in the race, I had hopes that he would win the election. Unfortunately, the American public proved that they didn’t share our specific goals for this country and sadly Congressman Kucinich pulled out and I began focusing upon Senator Barack Obama.

I liked Senator Obama and what I THOUGHT he represented until these irritating alarm bells began sounding and Senator Obama began spinning.

I don’t enjoy being lied to and I don’t appreciate being taken for a fool, so as of today I am left indecisive as to whom will get my vote for President of the United States of America.

By: kristen

kristen — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:07:49 +0000

Yea, yea ….change. You took the bait.

By: pk

pk — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:23:12 +0000

I totally agree, let’s show the whole world that we don’t judge people based on their race by going out and electing a guy based on his…um…race.

By: Joanne Gullion

Joanne Gullion — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 06:11:54 +0000

Very good, thought provoking article.
Remember; Obama has built a MOVEMENT not just a campaign. I have been around politics a long time, since JFK, where I caught the political bug. I have never seen anything like this. When I went to caucus here in Texas last tuesday (and by the way Obama did win Texas; he won the most delegates after they finished counting) their were young white and black kids leafletting the parking lot, talking it up inside, happy warriors. It felt like the anti-war movement I was active in during Vietnam. This big movement is going to keep Barack on the right track. They (we)
with him will “lift us up where we belong”.

By: Omzo

Omzo — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 05:23:28 +0000

I watching this campaign unfold and as a foreigner in this country I am saying to myself: “Obama came from nowhere when United States needed a healer”. The country is in stress and people are looking for their soul and want to unterstand: “What happen to us as a country”. But like you said race matter, black peolple more than anybody need to share the burden in this country instead of always being the burden. The only way can move beyond race is by allowing somebody else from another race to run this country, showing to the world that: Yes we can move beyond race!!!
Hope is a burden and if Obama is willing to carry it we should not take it away from him since his background express every bit of the american dream: He has to fight for being black. he has to fight for his name, he has to fight for not being black enough, he has to fight for being to clean, he has to fight for not having enough experience, he has to fight to keep his balance and try to be right. The truth he has being a fighter and we should give him credit for that. the irony being that Hillary think that the presidency should be hers by any means and what’s sad about that she can’t see that she can write the on of the best chapter of the United States history by gracefully helping Obama get nominated in November 2008. Then she maybe remembered as the first women who put a black man in the white house.

By: David

David — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 03:46:12 +0000

Thank you so much for reminding us about the power of hope ignited by the Obama campaign. We face so many unprecedented, real human challenges at the global level that we need something transcendent to enter into US politics, some big wave to inspire us to come together not just as a country but a world rapidly becoming a global civilization. It is not enough to have a President who has good policy proposals – he or she needs to represent a fundamentally new vision. Obama is doing this. Yes, he carries a large burden of hope. May we pray for his safety and success.

By: Nebraskan

Nebraskan — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:56:33 +0000

You brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for helping me keep hope in my heart!