Peeps,
This is a personal letter to me from a friend in Lawrence, Georgia, and my response. There's gonna' be a lot of activity in cyberspace today; thanks to Al Gore for his invention.
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Hey Good Lookin'
I am not a Democrat, but I am proud to be a part of this history. It is 11:00 p.m. on election night and the news has just predicted your man as our president elect. I remember the riots and the marches when I was a kid. I remember Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech. I remember meeting you in speech class and how "bad" that was that I fell in love with a "black man!" I still love that black man! I always will. It is much more acceptable today, but not really!
Our constitution gave us certain rights in this country that, until tonight, have not really been true.
I hate racism. I hate ignorance. I hate arrogance. I am proud to be alive to see an African American be elected our president. I'm not excited that he is a Democrat, but I am proud to be witness to this history.
God put ALL of us here on this earth!!!!!!!!!!!
Have a great party tonight!
Be Blessed~
E~
E,
Cute picture of a good lookin' guy. Two good lookin' guys!
Sorry about politics, sorry about race, sorry about all the things that the things that we should be sorry about; mostly winning, losing and wars.
I have broken down twice today; the race is over and it time for the competitors to rest. I cry because their exhaustion is my exhaustion.
Before I think of myself as a Black man, I think of myself as a human. Before I think about being an American, I think about being a citizen of the world.
Maybe because my mother was an active republican and my father an active democrat, I am an active musician. We musicians are blessed to carry a love force that unites people of all ages, religions, colors, political persuasions.
My hope is that your grandchildren can see me play, witness other musicians and be inspired to devote their lives to the love force that brings people together in joy, to forget their troubles, sing, dance and clap hands. That's a legacy that, in my opinion, trumps being a famed sportsman, military or political hero.
I hope our new president is encouraged by us all, not to be a Black man, but a human, that leads and inspires our fellow citizens of the world that the good work that we do together makes our communities better. The strength of our unity, is superior to our partisanship.
Sorry, that's the way us liberal, democrats think; love feels good, hate stinks, help your brothas' and sistahs', dance to the music, get lucky when you can, it's only money.
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