There’s a new sheriff in town…
November 5, 2008Congratulations to our new President Barack Obama. Personally, I had a good time yesterday…it felt good to vote. Plus the stock market went up, it rained in Southern Cal, my wife made a great dinner, and I got to hit some golf balls…what else can you ask for? Whether your guy won or lost, it was fun to see our country swing into action so passionately. I also loved the lack of voting drama. For all of the its faults and shortcomings (will someone remind me why we vote on a Tuesday instead of a weekend like the rest of the free world?) it actually worked and seemed fair. And like I said, whether your candidate won or lost, it felt good to be part of history – to witness someone crossing the minority bridge in Washington is pretty amazing. I also loved how in one day, we as a country reinvented ourselves. Kind of like what Frank Tanana did as a pitcher. He had great success as a flame throwing lefty, but reinvented himself (and made a lot of money) as a soft throwing location guy when his good stuff left him. Alright so maybe that’s not the best analogy, but you get the idea. People in other countries must be tripping out by the fact that the U.S. isn’t just tolerant of minorities, but we’ve elected to have someone other than a white person lead us! It would be like me being the ruler of China or something. America truly lived up to it’s billing as the Land Of Opportunity.
As I look at this picture of Obama, I’m wondering why no one else is going for the board? Did he box out THAT well, or is everyone just kind of letting him win so they can get a window seat on Air Force One? I think a more appropriate question might be can the man hit? Or, since he’s a lefty, can he throw strikes? I found a couple images to support the fact that he might be able to, but we’ll see….
I’ll leave you with this quote from the Jackie Robinson of comedy, Dick Gregory. In addition to being a powerful voice in the civil rights movement, a successful author, and a presidential candidate in 1968, he became the first black comedian to successfully perform for both white and black audiences. The original Chris Rock. Anyway, I always thought this quote was hilarious…
“Baseball is very big with my people. It figures. It’s the only way we can get to shake a bat at a white man without starting a riot.” ~ Dick Gregory
Change is here! Obama is making it rain!
Here here! Whether you think he is the right man for the job or not regardless of pigmintation(p.s. we are all brown just different shades)to have all races of AMERICANS now know without a doubt in our heart, that each and every one of us and our children can TRULY be whatever we want to be ( even president ) in this country is the most amazing thing I’ve seen happen across the fruited plain. One small vote for mankind, one nation fast forwarded into equality! We’ve been percieved as the playground bully for too long, now lets hope and pray whether you voted for BO or not that he’s the best president we’ve ever had, it’s time for everybody to step up and embrace the butterflies; because they don’t have teeth right Brent?!