In Martin Luther King's 1963 book Strength to Love, he uttered what I consider to be one of the greatest phrases in human history. He said, "The ultimate measure of man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy."I am impressed at Obama's response to John McCain's attempt at political one up-manship during the most stress economic time in the U.S. since 1929. We do not need our Presidential candidates in Washington. In 40 days we will have a new President. We need to know how the next president will lead this country and we need to know now. I don't think this can be overstated.
Admittedly, I do not remember Barack Obama's speech the Democratic National Convention in 2004. Undoubtedly, those of us who do not consider politics or the policies lawmakers write until election season had to be reintroduced to this 1st term senator from the state of Illinois. He's fiery, passionate, charming, handsome, and has God-given oratorical ability we haven't witnessed since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Here are some great articles about the person of Barack Obama for your perusal.
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