It’s amazing to me how two different people can listen to the same message and hear something totally different. I’m a black woman who voted with the republican party for the last two elections. I’m not sure why, but I felt that the republican party was more connected with the church, and that was a good thing to me because I’m a christian. But in this election, I’ve heard such vendictive speech coming from the republican party. I have to say I’m a little embarrassed to say that I voted that way in the past, although I have a great deal of repect for George Bush. At the time he ran for office, he was so unappologetic about his religious convictions that I could easily leave the democratic traditions of my family and vote for him. I didn’t vote for Jesse Jackson when he ran because I felt he did not represent the present day african american. I felt that he did not challenge our african american community to reach higher. He seemed to focus so much on the injustices that were committed against the black man, that too many black men didn’t recognize the injustices they were committing against themselves and their own community;but, Mr. Obama seems to speak a better message, inspite of the clips played by Rev. Wright; a message that chalenges us all to do better for ourselves and for our community. He seems to be challenging the country not to excuse our actions but to understand them. I think that’s a good thing. He also seems to be able to do this without being as bitter and vendictive as his critics. The republican party as well as some democrats and indepents, seem to almost hate this man. I understand that every party wants their repective candidates to win, and I can understand not wanting to vote for him for various reasons; but I think my former party has gone a little to far. I hope some good comes out of all of this. As for now OBAMA has my vote.
