5 years in the making

so five years ago i didn't know much about anything. and i wasn't really into the whole political thing. i was just a kid of 20. and i know this is going to sound really gay but i was watching Oprah with my mom and this man was on there talking to her about what was going on with the city of Chicago. and talked a lot of the crime and what his city was going through. it took me by surprise when he said that it was his city. it made me think about what kind of man he his. i started to kinda pay attention to what he was doing and what he was doing in the senate. then in July of 04 i was bored and i watched the dnc and there he was again. i listened to what he had to say and what he stood for. it was really hard to watch because i was what i thought was a kinda conservative person. but what i had brought light to my eyes and i felt like this is someone who could really change this country and help us in our time of need. i don't know about you but there are somethings that when you hear it you cant stand but to listen. what was said that night i will never forget. to hear a man tell his story about how he came out. to hear him talk about the struggles that he had to go through and they were stories that i have heard myself. but what was great about this man.

four years later i kinda found out what was great about this man. i found out why people were so drawn him. i heard him make an announcement that shocked the world. he announced that he would run for president of the united states. i was shocked and didn't really know how to take it. 2 months later he spoke here in Austin. 15.000-20,000 people attended it was crazy to watch people who have never heard his name put so much trust and faith into one man. it was a very humbling experience to see. but i wasn't convinced.

a year passed and he made his rounds and i was thinking wow the man who i saw years ago is really making an impact on this nation. and then he came to Austin. this time i had to get a close look at this man. and i knew that i had to take someone with Blogger: what is this - Create Postme to share what was going to happen to me. i stood about 20 feet from him. surrounded by about 20,000 people. and i heard a man that i knew could become president. i was 100% behind him.

as time went on he faced a lot of people who didn't kike him some of which are reading this now. but i knew he could pull past the primaries. he lost to an opponent in one state and then he gave the speech that i will never forget. the speech that will forever be in my head. he stated

"It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation.
Yes we can.
It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom.
Yes we can.
It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.
Yes we can.
It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballots; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the Promised Land.
Yes we can to justice and equality.
Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity.
Yes we can heal this nation.
Yes we can repair this world.
Yes we can.
We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change. (We want change.)
We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics…they will only grow louder and more dissonant ……….. We’ve been asked to pause for a reality check. We’ve been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope.
But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.
Now the hopes of the little girl who goes to a crumbling school in Dillon are the same as the dreams of the boy who learns on the streets of LA; we will remember that there is something happening in America; that we are not as divided as our politics suggests; that we are one people; we are one nation; and together, we will begin the next great chapter in the American story with three words that will ring from coast to coast; from sea to shining sea: Yes We Can."


so as i go tomorrow and cast my vote for a man that i think will lead this country in a way that we need it the most. and put forth my faith that my vote will count. my one vote can make a difference. now I'm not a Democrat. I'm not a liberal. i just know what i want. i know that a different future ahead of us and I'm ready for it. I'm ready for a new hope. a new transformed nation. a better America. i sit and shout "YES WE CAN, YES WE CAN, YES WE CAN"