Obama Endorsement

Last night I was tired. Today I woke up feeling the same way. I was thinking a hot coffee might help me start my day, sort of like diving into the deep end of a pool, not knowing its depth. Then, while checking my emails, I found this video.
There are not that many people who can inspire with a word. The spoken word begins as a written word, and the written word begins in the mind. It sprouts from an idea, from an electrical current of inspiration, or from necessity, or from interest. Then, the word rushes forward, it grows, and has to come out. The brain is a small place for an idea, for a word. So it comes out, through the tip of a pencil, through our fingertips against the keyboard, from the tip of the tongue.
Sometimes it stays there. There are so many ideas, so many words. Most lack singularity, others lack foresight, a few fly irrelevant.
But sometimes, one idea comes out, shinny, spotless.
“Yes, we can!”
It’s a cry already promoted by our Latino brothers, during Cesar Chavez’s struggle for human rights. It’s the voice of hundreds of thousands of Colombians who, wearing white like grooms and brides of peace, demanded the end of war and the release of all kidnap victims. It is a thunderous cry, a simple idea, three simple words, like Obama says. These are proud letters that stand up against the antipathy of politicians, against the irony of the electoral process, against the irrelevance promulgated by the great economic powers. My one lonely vote: am I important?
“Yes, we can!”
That’s why today I support Barack Obama’s candidacy for President of the United States. Because with three words, spoken by lips without a race, the man inspires. It takes more than inspired oratory to lead a nation, that’s clear.
But how good does it feel when a leader conquers you in such a way that it inspires the authors of this video. Obama’s words have become the seed for a song. Words spoken within the impurity of an electoral campaign become chords, rhythm, and a song.
When’s the last time a politician made you feel this way?