I pretty much needed this today:
If you can find the end of his speech, his fantastic , amazing speech, do yourself a favor and watch it. Here is a LINK to the entire speech and text of it.
WHERE HAVE YOU GONE BARACK OBAMA?
This is who we all voted for, this is the leader that we so so need right now.
"The first thing we need to do is make real the words of your charter and eradicate prejudice, bigotry, and discrimination among citizens of the United States. I understand there may be a temptation among some to think that discrimination is no longer a problem in 2009. And I believe that overall, there probably has never been less discrimination in America than there is today. But make no mistake: the pain of discrimination is still felt in America. By African-American women paid less for doing the same work as colleagues of a different color and a different gender. By Latinos made to feel unwelcome in their own country. By Muslim Americans viewed with suspicion simply because they kneel down to pray to their God. By our gay brothers and sisters, still taunted, still attacked, still denied their rights. On the 45th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, discrimination must not stand. Not on account of color or gender; how you worship or who you love. Prejudice has no place in the United States of America." Listen to the applause this line gets from this almost all African American audience, they get it, they know. There is not a limited amount of freedom in the world. We as a nation are only as strong as our weakest link. My freedom does not effect yours.
What or who is holding President Obama back?
- an Executive Order tomorrow ending dismissal of gay and lesbian service members
- send a bill to the house overturning DADT
- full support of ENDA
- full support of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes bill.
- END DOMA, NOW!
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