History
I collect Mark Twain First Editions. Or at least I did, until they became a bit more pricey than a Simple Programmer could afford. Along the way I started to collect the first magazine appearance of Twain's works. For example, Huckleberry Finn first appeared in Century Magazine in 1884. So, what has this got to do with The Election?
Back in The Day, there wasn't TV. There weren't radios. Just newspapers and magazines. What I try to do when I'm reading Twain in those 1880 magazine is not to think that I'm reading an old, antique, book, but rather that I'm reading those stories for the very first time. And not just the Twain... there was "news of the day", reminiscences on the civil war... it was just like watching 60-Minutes but in print.
So... cast your mind to the future. To folks watching TV footage of this election. To folks calling up long-archived web pages of the candidates. What will they think?
Will they see this point in time as a juncture where a country that was careening off the road into dark future suddenly right itself and get back on track? Will they see a nation that failed to embrace hope descend into bitterness and poverty?
And what of the players? Will Barack be seen as a brave, but ultimately failing, candidate? Will a President Palin be viewed as the last president before the country split into chaos?
I think not.
I think that come Wednesday morning we'll see a nation whose youth and traditionally disenfranchised populace finally stepped off the sidelines and into the voting line. Stepped into a line where they had to wait hours to vote...but stayed there because they new the time to just wait for some else to fix was over.
A few months ago I talked about tipping points. We're at another one.
I'm going to do what I can... I'm going to do some phoning. You can too... go to the Obama Event Site now.
Back in The Day, there wasn't TV. There weren't radios. Just newspapers and magazines. What I try to do when I'm reading Twain in those 1880 magazine is not to think that I'm reading an old, antique, book, but rather that I'm reading those stories for the very first time. And not just the Twain... there was "news of the day", reminiscences on the civil war... it was just like watching 60-Minutes but in print.
So... cast your mind to the future. To folks watching TV footage of this election. To folks calling up long-archived web pages of the candidates. What will they think?
Will they see this point in time as a juncture where a country that was careening off the road into dark future suddenly right itself and get back on track? Will they see a nation that failed to embrace hope descend into bitterness and poverty?
And what of the players? Will Barack be seen as a brave, but ultimately failing, candidate? Will a President Palin be viewed as the last president before the country split into chaos?
I think not.
I think that come Wednesday morning we'll see a nation whose youth and traditionally disenfranchised populace finally stepped off the sidelines and into the voting line. Stepped into a line where they had to wait hours to vote...but stayed there because they new the time to just wait for some else to fix was over.
A few months ago I talked about tipping points. We're at another one.
I'm going to do what I can... I'm going to do some phoning. You can too... go to the Obama Event Site now.
Mr. Obama I leaved in U.S.A on the year
1995 the last year and I have a son who was born in Oklahoma , and because an
abusive ex-husband I was obligated to go away from Florida for our safety the goverment took from me the green card treating me as an criminal on my returned t on.S.A to visit my new husband mother,and anyhow I haven´t being there since them I hope now my son gets the right that he has to go back to his country, And I BELIEVE THAT
IT WAS ABOUT TIME FOR THE CHANGE TO COME AND FROM THE VERY Beginning I KNEW THAT THE VICTORY WAS YOURS IT HAS BEEN Enough DAMAGE CAUSE ALL THIS YEARS AND TOO MANY YOUNG KIDS SEND TO BE KILL ON THE NAME OF America BUT WE HAVE NEVER HEARD THAT MAYBE THE VECINOS OF PRESIDENT Bush HAS BEING SENT TO WORD OR ANY OTHER President is ALWAYS THE
ONES WHO ARE Considered LOW CLASS IT HAVE COME TIME TO FINISH WITH THIS SHOWING UP ACTITUD AND TO BECOME ONCE AGAIN HUMANS WITH FEELINGS AND STOP USING PEOPLE TO LOOK BIGGER IN FROM OF THE WORD I VERY MUCH BELIEVE SO THAT YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE THE DIFFERENT PLEASE DO NOT LET NOBODY CHANGE THE REASON WHY YOU WERE ELECTED AND MAKE YOU CHANGE THAT REASONS THAT YOU HAVE PLANT FOR YOURSELF TO DO KEEP ON BEING YOURSELF AND DO NOT LET NOBODY INFLUENCE YOU I BELIEVE THE Americans IN GENERAL HAVE Enough FROM THIS Promising AND DAY AFTER THE Election LIES AND MORE LIES DO NOT BECOME ONE MORE MAKE A CHANGE YOU ARE HISTORY AND I CONGRATULATE YOU IN MY SON NAME AND MYSELF THE BEST REGARDS AND WISHES FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.DO NO FORGET KEEP ON BEING YOURSELF FOREVER DO NOT LET NOTHING OR NOBODY CHANGE YOUR GOALS BRAVO BRAVO OBAMA COMPARTO TU TRIUNFO DESDE España.NO CAMBIES SE TU MISMO Y CUMPLE TUS PROMESAS NO TE HAGAS UNO MÁS DEL GRUPO DE PROMESAS IMCUMPLIDAS MIL FELICITACIONES SR.OBAMA.
ATENTAMENTE
YURITH AND REYNIR
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Amen!
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