Many believed this day would never come. Most of us hoped and prayed that it would, but few of us actually believed we would live to see it. Racism is an ugly thing in all of its forms and there is little doubt that if this man had moved into this house fifteen years ago, there would have been a great outcry - possibly even rioting in the streets.
Today, we can all be both grateful and proud that no such mayhem will take place. when this man takes up residency in this house.
This man, moving into this house at this time in our nation's history is much more than a simple change of addresses for him - it is proof of a change in our attitude as a nation. It is an amends of sorts - the righting of a great wrong. It is a symbol of our growth, and of our willingness to "judge a man, not by the color of his skin but by the content of his character".
There can be little doubt now that the vast majority of us truly believe that this man has earned both his place in history and his new address. His time in this house will not be easy - it will be fraught with danger and he will face many challenges. I am sure there will be many times when he asks himself how in the world he ended up here and like all who have gone before him, the experience will age him greatly.
But I for one will not waste an ounce of worry for his sake - because in every way a man can, he asked for this. His whole life for the past fifteen years appears to have been inexorably leading this man toward this house. It is highly probable that in the past, despite all of his actions, racism would have kept this man out of this house. Today, I thank the lord above that I am an American and that I live in a nation where wrongs are righted, where justice matters and where truly anything is possible.
You thought I was talking about Obama? Sorry.
Clever.
ReplyDeleteI hope he gets a very large cell mate for his evening "dances".
ReplyDeleteThat's exactly where Obama should be.
ReplyDeletePoor, poor OJ. He "didn't think he was doing anything illegal." I guess he didn't think he was doing anything illegal when he (allegedly, but most likely) killed his wife, either.
ReplyDeleteYes another post getting your hateful Obama views out. You get those tix to Canada yet? Byeeeeeee!
ReplyDeleteYou got me on that one!
ReplyDeleteHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ReplyDeleteI honestly don't whether to laugh or be pissed!
ReplyDeleteI am so glad to see O.J. going to jail.
But making a connection between Obama and O.J. makes me want to throw up on so many levels.
1205 you are a complete and utter idiot. Nowhere, in that post is Obama named, until the end. Do you Obamaites read anything in it's entirety? Do you comprehend what you read? No need to answer, your comments tell on you.
ReplyDeleteYou have no sense of humor then.
ReplyDeleteI was beginning to get scared that you WERE speaking of obama. Who gave Joe the kool=aid ? I was beginning to wonder . Because if it were obama, then you would have been a straight liar.
ReplyDelete"I GOT PUNKED" by JOE A. there I said it .
It's about damned time!
ReplyDelete15 years ago, America literally paused for the rendering of this verdict which was a slap in the face to all of us.
Honestly, whether he did it himself or had it done by others -- very few can honestly admit 'he didn't do it' -- because HE DID IT.
I'd have given him the chair or hanging and not even the NEEDLE. Such arrogance cannot be long abided and over the years he's proven that over and over again.
"I'm special, I'm privileged, I can do whatever I want --I'm better than you and I'll get away with it--ESPECIALLY because I'm black and a celebrity."
O.J. Simpson is the posterchild of all that CAN go wrong with celebrity, all that can go wrong with privilege, and all that can go wrong because 'if' he had ever been treated normally, and not 'special' --he'd have learned long ago the world does NOT revolve around him nor can he commit whatever crimes he wants.
Racism is an ugly thing in all of its forms and there is little doubt that if this man had moved into this house fifteen years ago, there would have been a great outcry - possibly even rioting in the streets.-Joe's blog
ReplyDeleteAnon 3:42pm. Really, you knew right here that this wasn't about Obama, fifteen years ago there wasn't a black man on the ticket (or even had a chance) so you were suckered even though the clues were there that this wasn't about Obama. HAHA, this is great.
Even Obama voters have their prejudices....that's priceless.