It is NOT a crime to believe in something. It is NOT a crime to be a Democrat.
We, the poster children for Democracy, have been teased not just by PUMA but also by their talking heads, the conservative spin machine. We, the supporters of the Democrat, have been falsely condensed into a brand. We have become:
* arrogant voters
* white-guilt-ridden liberals
* Marxists
* elitists
* lazy college kids
* or just plain old African-Americans
all of whom solely stump for our new "messiah" because of words like Hope and Change. Well I am sorry GOP, I am none of the above. So the conservative base is either lying, or just stuck on stupid.
I know many of you aren't anything on this list either.
They have tried to push us into corner, and now it's time to push back.
THAT is why we are here.
This is beyond primaries, beyond Republican misogyny. This goes beyond being duped by the GOP, beyond slander, defamation, and blogs. This is about our party. Moreover, it's about us as a people. It is about the definition we all create when we think of America.
The Democratic Party is the party that has personified reform throughout my entire life. It is the party that fights for progressive causes. It is the party that has epitomized an entire counter-culture of youth, getting out there and grasping the idea that this is their country too. But for years we've been derided. We've been slapped around and called communists, terrorist sympathizers, and worse- simply unAmerican. We know that is not true. I am just as American as any conservative, Republican, or PUMA.
That is why we are here.
And now, on the wake of an election that I have never considered more important, now we are being hit with the same old attacks, the naivete of the liberal mind! Oh how the conservatives love to rip the rug of enthusiasm from under the bleeding heart liberals, right? Not this time!
That is why we are here!
This time we turn the tables. I simply ask, what is wrong with believing in Hope and Change?
When did it become a crime, a reason to be ridiculed, if for some reason beyond words, the speeches given by a politician can move a voter? Are we that cynical as a nation now? We can no longer believe in the idea of "change" without being branded by the populous as "naive," "stupid," or "ignorant."
I am no Kool-aid drinker.
THAT is why we are here.
I say NO, believing in hope isn't a crime. That is NOT a reason to be teased, mocked, ridiculed. Being inspired by the thought of a better America is one of the most prolific epiphanies an American can have. And why is it wrong if this epiphany dawns on you because of a politician's words? It's NOT.
That is why we are here.
I am not ashamed to say that I am profoundly moved by Senator Obama's words. I am inspired and teary-eyed by them. I LOVE his speeches... I love all speeches, not just by Senators from Chicago, but by Presidents, public figures, principals, and anyone who has something important to say. But it is monumentally inspirational when you are moved by those who are on the same levels as the very people who have for too long made us feel like we were standing patiently in a room waiting our turn to speak, while everyone else was screaming over us.
It is monumental when those inspiring words come in a time when the common man has begun to give up on an idea of a greater tomorrow.
That is why it matters. That is why words matter. Because they inspire an ideological transformation. They inspire action.
Inspiration is not a reason to be ridiculed. And we shouldn't allow ourselves to be branded as "bots" any longer.
That is why we are here.
To be so cynical a person that one cannot afford one's self a moment to accept the idea that maybe, just maybe, something could change because of an American leader, is disheartening news for this country. To be so boggled down by Democracy that touching words don't reach one anymore is sad.
I stand up for hope- because hope has proven time and time again that anyone can triumph over extraordinary tribulation.
I love the idea of hope. And there is no reason why I should be ashamed of that. There is no reason why hope and change should be used as ammunition against a Democrat when it's such a positive platform to maintain.
Because Hope does not strip of me the cognitive ability to think critically, analyze, or object.
It allows me the ability to believe in something, to create something, to be something, to fight for something. It allows me to act.
That my fellow Democrats, is why we are here.
And I hope if any Republican is here, any PUMA, any conservative, anyone expecting me to blush at the proverbial jabs from the right because of their intolerance for change and hope that they think twice. It behooves you, GOP, to begin to plot "attack plan B" because this Democrat isn't ashamed of wanting change!
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