Yes.We.Can.
February 5th, 2008
It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation.
Yes we can.
It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom.
Yes we can.
It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.
Yes we can.
It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballots; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the Promised Land.
Yes we can to justice and equality.
Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity.
Yes we can heal this nation.
Yes we can repair this world.
Yes we can.
We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.
We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics...they will only grow louder and more dissonant ........... We've been asked to pause for a reality check. We've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope.
But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.
Now the hopes of the little girl who goes to a crumbling school in Dillon are the same as the dreams of the boy who learns on the streets of LA; we will remember that there is something happening in America; that we are not as divided as our politics suggests; that we are one people; we are one nation; and together, we will begin the next great chapter in the American story with three words that will ring from coast to coast; from sea to shining sea --
Around a year ago on this day..
- Brrrr, its cold outside! - 2007
- So this is where I've been... - 2006
- mini road trip - 2005
February 5th, 2008 at 11:33 am
Great hat! I can’t get Obama stuff here (Dem HQ is out), so I’m wearing my homemade pin today. I was lucky to get some yard signs at a GOTV rally Saturday. Hope you got some, too.
February 5th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
I hope like hell we can…or our children will grow up in a tough place to live
February 5th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
YES WE CAN!
Attended the Obama Rally here in Minneapolis on Saturday, it was amazing!
Love the hat, very cute, and that video is SO good!
February 6th, 2008 at 12:13 am
I am waiting for the delegate count to come in. This household voted Obama and all 5 delegates… and even though Hillary has won NY, winner doesn’t take all in NYS. Will admit, the feminist in me had a moment of hesitation. I surprised even myself. But I feel a great sense of hope that Obama can pull this off.
February 9th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Nice hat! It sure is an exciting time. I spent a couple of days in Houston, and I actually DELIBERATELY listened to AM talk radio in the car. What a progressive town… NOT! Good thing the food is good there.
Amazing that right up through Super Tuesday, all they could talk about was how the country would fall apart without Romney. Maybe now they’ll all flee to an island somewhere far away.
We miss you guys!
February 9th, 2008 at 4:31 pm
Love the hat and the video!! I had to share it with friends.
February 11th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
FABULOUS HAT!!!!