Thank you, and good night.
So before I continue with my gushing praise of Obama, it's important to me that you know that I am in no way passing judgement on Sarah Palin or her daughter Bristol. I wish them all the best in the days ahead.
In an article written by Brian Naylor on the NPR (National Public Radio) website, he reports Barack Obama's response to the news released today that McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin, is going to be a grandma soon. Her 17-year-old unmarried daughter is pregnant and it has cast a shadow over the Republican National Convention and the conservatives' initial rah-rah-ing over McCain's choice because of Palin's socially conservative views. But check this out...with an opportunity to get a jab in, Barack chooses the high road:
'Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, in a Michigan news conference, was asked about reports about Palin's daughter's pregnancy. He said the media should back off the story.
Obama told reporters that "people's families are off limits, and people's children are especially off limits." He said it has no bearing on Palin's performance as governor of Alaska or what kind of vice president she would be. Obama denied anyone in his campaign was responsible for spreading rumors about Palin, and added that anyone caught doing so would be fired.'
A jillion kudos to Obama for his unrelenting integrity and undeniable respect for all persons. This guy is the real thing....you shine a probing light from any direction at any given time and he proves over and over that he is authentic.
I went looking for blog responses to the news and ended up at the 'Religion Blog' at dallasnews.com. Whoa Nelly! People are hoppin' mad! Floating in the sea of insults and gossip was this post that made the biggest impression on me:
'The more christians and conservatives open their mouths to pass judgement upon others, the more I view christians and conservatives as just plain mean.'
Ah man...I had such mixed feelings reading that...it's SO DAMN TRUE!! Christians and conservatives can be some of the the meanest people on earth. This situational compassion crap makes me want to vomit. And I also felt sad. I hate reading something that hurts about someone I love. And I love Christians. They drive me crazy collectively but I love them because God loves them, because God loves ME. I'll be writing more about that later, it's been in my mind a lot lately.
Barack's kindness toward a member of the opposing team was a breath of fresh air. No condemnation, no gossip, no insult cloaked in the guise of kindness - 'we're sending our thoughts and prayers during this extrememly, shockingly, dreadfully, horribly, exceedingly difficult time'.
'He who is without sin may cast the first stone....'
1 comment:
Amen to all that, sister. For what it's worth, you're a really good communicator. I like your writing style and it's fun to see skills I didn't know you had.
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