I keep wondering about the number of elder generations of African Americans who love Obama for all that he represents; even though many of them don’t pay attention to what he has to say or his specific policies. They have seen an America that I could not even imagine, and I will never question them. However, there are times when I have a problem with this, because I respect what he represents, but I want him to win so badly, that I need all of his arguments and policies to be airtight. I want his sound bytes to be concise and clear, I want his image to be impervious to the baseless and relentless GOP bombs thrown upon him. I want him to be affable yet firm; I want him to presidential yet humble. I want it all. Tonight, however, for the first time, I find the line I saw between that older generation and myself dissipating. I know what I want, I have a clear view of what he represents, and I still am comfortable that I can get it all.
...6 days...
At 8:00 pm EST, this evening, Barack Obama bought 30 minutes of prime-air time on CBS, NBC (and MSNBC), and FOX. No commercials, all Barack. I am not sure if he needed to do this, but no matter what happens on Tuesday, November 4th, I will respect the hell out of this decision. He could easily be sitting on his laurels and his lead, he could be tending to his ill grandmother, holding his two daughters, or sitting with his beautiful wife. He instead chose to press on and exhibit this furious push to the finish line. Right now it’s the 4th quarter, he’s got the lead, and he is keeping the starting team in there, and he is still throwing deep. Keep going Senator Obama, we will all meet you in the endzone.
