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Barack Obama, the Phenomena
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by Karen Hatter | November 4, 2008 at 12:19 pm
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His name, Barack, a Swahili name, means 'blessed' and he has been hailed by many as a phenomena, poised to do phenomenal things, prompting many to be amazed at the meteoric rise of his political star.
He is only the third African American since the period known as Reconstruction, which ended in 1877, to be elected to the United States Senate.
To some romantics among the American populous, Barack Obama's story takes on almost Lincolnesque qualities. His father, born and raised in Kenya, was a goat herder. His father's father, was a domestic servant in a British household.
His mother's father, during the Depression Era, here in the United States, worked on oil rigs, signing up to go to war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor and upon enlisting, according to information provided at Barackobama.com, ”.... he marched across Europe in Patton's army....”, his maternal grandmother and grandfather's roots anchored in Kansas, in the heartland of America.
Barack Obama's father and mother, an interracial couple, whom he described to have “.... not only an improbable love; they shared an abiding faith in the possibilities of this nation....”, met while both attended college, his father having been awarded a scholarship to attend college here in the United States, with his parents settling in Hawaii. His father eventually returned to Kenya. The senator was raised by his mother.
The senator's web site speaks eloquently of his family's dreams and hopes for him to aspire to do and be whatever vision captured his imagination and desire.
It's a safe bet Senator Obama came under the most public scrutiny, viewed through the eyes of those of this nation and the world, when he delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004 in Boston, Massachusetts entitled, The Audacity of Hope.
It was a rousing speech, meant to rally the Democratic Party around their chosen candidate for president, Senator John Kerry.
In 2004, Senator Barack Obama spoke of:
.... The audacity of hope!
In the end, that is God's greatest gift to us, the bedrock of this nation; the belief in things not seen; the belief that there are better days ahead....
Here we are, Election Day, November 4, 2008, with many anticipating Barack Obama may indeed be poised on the verge of another phenomenal achievement, that being the attainment of his goal to be elected as President of the United States of America.
As a constitutional scholar, a constitutional lawyer, Barack Obama has viewed, within its pages and what is held by many to be one of the most revered documents upon which this country has been built, his motivation for walking the path he has chosen, a path that has forced this society to attempt to perfect itself and the ideals, stated in the Declaration of Independence, to make good on those ideals by wielding its companion document, that document said to be a living document, the Constitution of the United States, which is said is meant to grow as this nation grows, as the nation has reached a point in time where it may appear that those words written in the Declaration Of Independence are being willed to come true, “ .... all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
I join all who wish Senator Barack Hussein Obama Jr. well on his continuing journey, via Hawaii, traveling through Indonesia, having planted seeds and taken root in Chicago, Illinois, walking in the heritage of Africa and America.
May God the Creator watch over and protect you and the Ancestors aid you on your way.
Ashe! (It is so!)
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at 17:42 on November 4th, 2008
Karen Hatter, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 17:52 on November 4th, 2008
Karen Hatter, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 20:06 on November 4th, 2008
Karen Hatter, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 21:55 on November 4th, 2008
Karen Hatter, I like this story. It's good stuff.
Obama won the election and I wish to congratulate you for the hard work in getting him elected. It's been an educational experience...congratulations.....
God Bless
Rev. Jermano
at 22:12 on November 4th, 2008
Karen Hatter, I like this story. It's good stuff.
at 04:31 on November 5th, 2008
Karen Hatter, I like this story. It's good stuff. Karen, hope you don't find my posting strange?
Congratulations to President Elect Barack Obama! The battle is now over it's time to heel the wounds of what was a bitter struggle. The ideals of Barack Obama's wisdom communicated in the eloquence of his words needs to now be converted to action. As an American, who by the way voted for John McCain, join in supporting his vision for the future, as what we Americans (and the world) have been following for the last 8-years hasn't worked very well. And I pray for his safety and that of his family. It appears Obama owes a debt of gratitude to Saul Alinsky, whose writings ("Rules for Radicals") I personally had given up on years ago. What I had, most ashamedly, forgotten is that -- "Reason doesn't equate to Treason!"
Congratulations! Barack Obama, soon to be the 44th President of the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />United States.
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at 07:29 on November 5th, 2008
Karen Hatter, I like this story. It's good stuff. Very interesting and informative story on Obama. Who would've thought that this man could bring so many people around the world together to look forward to a new chapter in America -- which will certainly have positive reverberations around the world. I haven't seen this kind of thing happen since the late President John Kennedy, and the world reaction he received upon his victory. This is truly uplifting and signals a real change on the world stage. It will be very interesting to watch over the coming weeks, the reactions from people in North America, Europe and Africa.
at 16:02 on January 10th, 2009
Obama has a chance to become a great president and I hope he does but he cannot be comared to the great ones even before he takes office. Ten years from now, if he does a great job, then comparisons would be valid.
at 17:14 on January 10th, 2009
I am unsure which " .... great ones" to whom you refer in your comment, unless you are speaking of Abraham Lincoln, since he is the only president named in my piece.
When I used the term Lincolnesque, I meant to imply a reference to humble beginnings, as was often the tale told of Lincoln, being born in a log cabin.
at 18:04 on January 10th, 2009
Maybe I misunderstood.
I sincerely hope Obama becomes the greatest president ever.