November 7, 2008

hope

proof that I have hope too . . .

“As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, ‘We are not enemies, but friends – though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection.’ And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your voices, I need your help and I will be your president too.” - Barack Obama

barack, you’re one spectacular speaker. bring it on.

19 comments:

  1. Although I did not vote for him, I hope he will do what is right. I hope that he will help unite our nation. We sure need it!

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  2. true that.

    i don't agree with our new mr. president's politics, but i can either complain about it, or work to help 'im. [i choose the latter.]

    i think you win for the cutest blog header ever.

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  3. I JUST used that same quote this morning in talking with a friend about what spoke to ME in his speech... apparently you thought he was speaking to you too. :)


    Sidenote: Where was the McCain that gave the concession speech? THAT'S the McCain I know and love and if more people could have seen that side of him more during the campaign ----- oh, the what ifs.

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  4. Thank you for posting this quote from Mr. Obama and your follow up. We need to unite our country. The United States is a quilt of different personalities and believes. But at the end of the day - we all want to put our children into bed at night with a full belly, a roof over their head, love in their heart and the true belief that God has a plan for each of us.

    All the best to you and your entire family.

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  5. He was not who I voted for, however, when the results came in I did not feel disappointment or defeat I felt hopeful and proud of our country.

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  6. Ok, I voted for McCain- but only because I could not vote for a man who is Pro Choice when I am so Pro Life- BUT I do love his vivaciousness and yes, the man can speak! I told my brother (who is VERY much an Obama supporter) that I was an "in the closet" supporter. I am very excited to see what he does- and of course I am excited about this historic event. How lucky we all are to be a part of it and to have witnessed it.

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  7. I hope this country can unite so badly. We need to get people back to work. We had to set up a special foreclosure department at work, and there are so many good people that are losing their homes :(

    Oh, and I actually went dark today!!! If I had natural blonde hair I wouldn't touch it! Your hair is so cute!

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  8. Wow - this is so wonderful to read! (the comments too) The Bush elections were very hard for me. I can't say that I voted FOR Kerry as much as I voted AGAINST Bush. I felt very disenfranchised, and as if people on the other side of those elections were gloating. While this Obama election was very sweet for me personally, I hate to see someone of John McCain's character and service lose. McCain is a very honorable man, and I want to see that recognized and celebrated. Additionally, I do not want those voted for McCain to win to feel disenfranchised by this election as I felt in 2000 and 2004. Your openess to this new administration is balm for my soul. I hope he lives up to my aspirations for his administration. And, I hope that he can be a President hears YOUR voices and represents you and your aspirations too. Best wishes to you all in the spirit of "bi-partisanship."

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  9. that was a great comment, bludog. thanks for saying that!

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  10. yes, thank you bludog for your comment. it was perfect (and thanks abby for pointing it out).

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  11. This was the first election in a long time that I didn't feel like I was trying to choose between the lesser of two evils. Both candidates were worthy of our consideration. And, to have overcome generations of racism to elect an African-American President. Hooray for the USA!

    If President Obama can continue to inspire us with his actions and his words, we will be a better country for having voted for him.

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  12. Praying and supporting will always make us a better nation.

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  13. I have enjoyed reading both the post and the comments. It is nice to see those on both sides coming together.

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  14. Wow. I have to say that I can't agree with any of these posts. (except for the bits regarding history). I didn't vote for Obama b/c he is so far left of my core values and while the "idea" of uniting sounds great, I do not want to compromise my conservative ideals and move to the left.
    Perhaps those of you that voted for Obama can help me see something - and I hope I can explain it well in written form. Bush campaigned on the whole bi-partisan ideal too and spoke of bringing both sides together and reaching across the aisle. He filled cabinet seats with some democrats and yet was unable to accomplish anything remotely close to bi-partisanship and has been ridiculed by the left. How does Obama expect to achieve this? (reading that it sounds snarky, but I don't mean it to be --- this was one of the big questions that i had for BOTH Obama and McCain in the election.)

    As for me, I'm in a wait and see mode, he hasn't even been sworn in yet so it's hard to tell exactly what kind of president he'll be. And while the idea of uniting sounds good, I'm not willing to abandon my principles - and quite honestly, I never see the left abandoning theirs to make the right feel better. I'm not hopeful and I'm not in the pits of despair either.

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  15. Lizzy I love your blog, and found it through Cjane. I am inspired with the comments here. I too did not vote for Obama but I must say my heart has already started to swell with hope. I hope that this country will be a greater place becasue of Obama. We will all have different perspectives on what should or should not be, however in respect to the differences, I hope that the sense of cordial disagreement can prevail. To embrace the difference between us and not scorn it. That we can see the others point of view and reflect on it. And in the end come together as a united nation and not a divided one, so that we can be one with all the differences to share in. After all we sit at our Thanksgiving Day tables to enjoy a feast, we see the differences in the menu offerings, and then decide which ones we will choose to eat. Not all of us have the same tastes,nor partake of the same foods, but we all come together at that meal without discourse or smugness! We can do that as a nation too! God has blessed us, let's be grateful.

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  16. I thought both speeches on Tuesday night were excellent. They both got to the core of this nation- that we are the "United" States and we need to act as such.

    Watching all the terrible things that have happened after Prop 8 passed are making me think that some people weren't listening that night. It makes me so sad when we can't be respectful and civil despite our differences.

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  17. Liz, I just started reading your blog. I'm a good friend of Alice's; I met you at the recent R.S. broadcast dinner. I really enjoy your writing. I'm not usually one to comment, but I couldn't let this one go by!

    I have to agree with cassie on this one. Obama's values are not my values. He's associated himself with racists (Rev. Wright) and terrorists (William Ayers). He's pro abortion and espouses socialist ideas ("spread the wealth"). He is so far to the left in his ideology. That the people of our country elected such a man speaks volumes about where we are as a society. I'm reminded of many Book of Mormon stories of unrighteous leaders and the consequences that followed, namely, that the Lord stopped blessing and prospering the land.

    Like cassie, I'm in a "wait & see" mode. I, too, am not in despair, but I have my doubts. Let me end by saying this - I hope (oh, how I hope) that I am wrong.

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  18. Well... I have to say that I agree with Cassi. I don't understand how people can agree with anything he says because for one thing "he's a good speaker". People say that he's a proud supporter of the USA...but where was he when his wife said that the first time she was proud to be called an American was when he got nominated, or how Obama doesn't even put his hand over his heart during the pledge of allegiance!!! some say that it's because you don't have too!!! WHAT!!! if you're going to be the president of the USA you better be the most patriotic person in the world and do it just because you can. I think that a lot of people don't even know what his beliefs are and vote for his because he says "change" I think we'll get change alright but I don't think that it's the change people think. I find it funny how they did an interview in a community of pro Obama where everyone was voting for Obama and they asked them all 10 questions saying "so if you're in favor of Obama you must believe in..." and named off 10 things directly out of Mccains campaign and every single one agreed with all 10 questions. That's what I call a man who has control over people. He's my president and I'm proud to be an American and I'll support him but I don't agree with him.

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