One of the proudest things I think I ever did was write something that was repeated by President Obama in a speech so well received he said it again in 2012.
Well I will just tell you.. It was the Smirking Chimp back in April 09. I was posting here then as well but mostly lurking. I wrote the You can’t drive speech on my space over at the Chimp. When I watched President Obama deliver that speech, I smiled ear to ear. He used that speech not word for word but almost and I brought it to his attention and said, “ Thank you for surfing and using my thoughts...you are more than welcome to use them. I wrote him and got a personal note back from Michelle Obama afterwards.
Here is part of what I wrote in 2009 just after his election and in the upcoming midterms, of 2010 is where I heard him deliver it and what a punch. The article I wrote was lengthy and about the Bush administration but slamming republicans..
Here is part of it..
No I haven’t forgotten “My way or the Highway”. “With us or Against us”.
“Mission Accomplished”. Jessica Lynch, Pat Tillman, Katrina and the lives of every single
American soldier and Iraqi civilian lost. I haven’t forgotten. I suggest no true American
Forget and keep pushing to hold these people accountable because we will never
Get this opportunity again.
My Way or the Highway landed us in a ditch.
The republicans put us in a ditch. They will want the keys back. NO. Absolutely Not. The fools can't drive. It is high time, now that we are on the
Right track to put them not in the rear view mirror but directly in front of us and say,
“Tell the World you did none of this in our name”. We will hold you accountable.
Do it now ! Do it for morality and for every person who ever stood on foreign soil
To protect us from this kind of shamed, wrapped up in a flag, sworn on a Bible and
Called it democracy. It wasn’t nor will it ever been forgotten until justice
Is rendered for what Americans have had to face for the last 8 years.
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Stand up ! Speak up ! Just do it !
From
www.smirkingchimp.com/…
April 30, 2009 3:48 am
Republicans " My Way or the Highway" put us in a ditch !
Here is the Presiden’t speech and I smiled and smiled when I heard it. This was a year and a month later and I still remember catching the speech and beamed. Not a coincidence. President Obama or his speechwriters were reading our blogs, on democratic sites.
May 13, 2010
Here is Michelle Obama’s response to me and I do cherish it.
From: The White House - Presidential Correspondence
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 7:31 PM
To: amandakato@msn.com
Subject: Thank you for your message
Dear Amanda Kato:
Thank you for your kind note. It has meant so much
to receive warm wishes like yours, and I hope you know
how much we appreciate your support.
The President and I share your hopes and optimism
for what lies ahead for our country at this important
moment in our history. And so, in the spirit of the many
generations of Americans whose labor and service made
our Nation great, I encourage you to find a way to
strengthen our country by serving your community. Your
continued engagement is vital as we move forward
together.
Thank you again for writing. I wish you all the
best.
Sincerely,
Michelle
So never think that writing something here at Daily Kos just gets read by Kossacks or what you have to say does not mean something. It does. Our voices do get heard.
This was an honor ! I remember I could not sleep that night in April of 09 and just wrote what I felt only to hear those same words come back to me in May of 2010 and to be thanked by Michelle Obama.
This diary is meant to encourage all to write your thoughts….You will never know who will contemplate what you have to say.
Thanks for listening
by vetwife | April 30, 2009 - 3:48am