The World Is Watching

Here is excerpt from Obama's remarks in Saint Antonio last night:

"There is a young man on my campaign whose grandfather lives in Uganda. He is 81 years old and has never experienced true democracy in his lifetime. During the reign of Idi Amin, he was literally hunted and the only reason he escaped was thanks to the kindness of others and a few good-sized trunks. And on the night of the Iowa caucuses, that 81-year-old man stayed up until five in the morning, huddled by his television, waiting for the results.

The world is watching what we do here. The world is paying attention to how we conduct ourselves. What will we they see? What will we tell them? What will we show them?

Can we come together across party and region; race and religion to restore prosperity and opportunity as the birthright of every American?

Can we lead the community of nations in taking on the common threats of the 21st century – terrorism and climate change; genocide and disease?

Can we send a message to all those weary travelers beyond our shores who long to be free from fear and want that the United States of America is, and always will be, 'the last best, hope of Earth?'

We say; we hope; we believe – yes we can."

The world IS watching. I was studying in London in the 2000 "election" and living in Paris in the 2004 election...I cannot bear to spend another November abroad receiving puzzled and disappointed looks from the people of France, Spain, the UK, Germany, Japan, Poland, Australia, Norway, etc. and trying to find an answer when they ask me, "Why???"

We can take a new path! We can make a good choice! The whole world is watching, what do we want them to see?

It's 3am....

I saw this response video to the Hillary Clinton "It's 3am..." ad. I think it says a lot. If you are still undecided, this definitely gives you something to think about.