In an age of rocket science and planetary explorations, our high water mark for American space travel is still the successful transport of Americans to the moon and back… Since, there have been noble deeds performed by American astronauts in space. But “One small leap for man. One giant leap for mankind” still trumps any machine that digs into the soil of planet Mars…We have gone to the moon and back. We have conquered centuries old myths surrounding planet Earth’s moon. Now, we embark on a journey just as terrifying to some, and mythical to others: Electing a Black President of the United States of America…
The presidential launch of Barack Obama has potential to be one of the most spectacular events of American history, or as divisive as the Iraq War itself. It could unmask the collective American spirit for future success, or could cause the nation to consciously take a giant leap into the dark past.
Where were you when Neil Armstrong set foot on the lunar surface of the Moon? How about when Obama won the Democratic nomination? If you were like me, you were in a state of disbelief and celebration. I was able to fully appreciate the words of Martin Luther King when he said his children would "one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
It was content of character that took Armstrong to the moon and back.
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong, an American man, went to the moon and gave identity to a space program that began as a simple dream of mythical proportions. On June 3, 2008, Barack Obama, an American black man, won the Democratic Presidential Nomination that was once a mythical dream of his black ancestors, and gave simple hope to future generations of Americans that ALL men and women are created equal.
If Barack Hussein Obama proves himself to be worthy, then Americans of all colors and creeds should take a giant leap forward and elect him President... Character, and not his race must determine his fitness to lead.
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong, an American man, went to the moon and gave identity to a space program that began as a simple dream of mythical proportions. On June 3, 2008, Barack Obama, an American black man, won the Democratic Presidential Nomination that was once a mythical dream of his black ancestors, and gave simple hope to future generations of Americans that ALL men and women are created equal.
If Barack Hussein Obama proves himself to be worthy, then Americans of all colors and creeds should take a giant leap forward and elect him President... Character, and not his race must determine his fitness to lead.
It will be content of character that takes Obama to the White House. A feat as difficult as going to the Moon... and back.
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