Crawlin
01-14-2009, 12:09 PM
In a few short days, an African American man will move from
his private residence into a much larger and infinitely more expensive one
owned not by him but by the taxpayers.
A vast lawn, a perimeter fence and many well trained security
specialists will insulate him from the rest of us but the mere fact that
this
man will be residing in this house should make us all stop and count our
blessings - because it proves we live in a nation where anything is
possible.
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 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 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'm grateful that I am an American and I live in a
nation where wrongs are righted, where justice matters and where truly
anything
is possible.
Oh! Oops. You thought I was talking about Obama? Sorry. :devil
http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/11/19/oj_simpson_1.jpg
his private residence into a much larger and infinitely more expensive one
owned not by him but by the taxpayers.
A vast lawn, a perimeter fence and many well trained security
specialists will insulate him from the rest of us but the mere fact that
this
man will be residing in this house should make us all stop and count our
blessings - because it proves we live in a nation where anything is
possible.
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 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 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'm grateful that I am an American and I live in a
nation where wrongs are righted, where justice matters and where truly
anything
is possible.
Oh! Oops. You thought I was talking about Obama? Sorry. :devil
http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/11/19/oj_simpson_1.jpg