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“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” - Declaration of Independence, 1776

(BALTIMORE – October 20, 2008) - Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, and Charles Carroll of Carrollton were the four Marylanders who signed the historic document that we, as Americans, so fondly call The Declaration of Independence. One could only imagine the ambience of the moment. At last, freedom was present. Finally, this country could lift up from the oppression of taxes during the days of England’s King George III.

One might note that it was the Boston Massacre of 1770 that set things off and that Crispus Attucks, a middle-aged black man, was the first casualty of what we now know as the American Revolution. By the way, he was noted as being a mulatto.

Today, a man we could also classify as mulatto is on the verge of stepping into history … and the White House. And with yesterday’s cosmic endorsement from retired General Colin Powell, Senator Barack Obama has all but sealed victory come November 4, 2008. Likened by pundits to Cicero, Obama gets it. Undeniably American, I think he is the realization of the hopes and dreams of countless freedom fighters like Attucks. As noted by right-winger Armstrong Williams, the hand of God is upon him.

Speaking of the right-wing, and given their countless dissertations of late on ignorance and denial, I wonder what right wingers will do after Obama is elected as Commander-in-Chief of this nation by 13 points (one for each of the original colonies). They have all but called him a nigger. When truth be told, Obama’s destiny is the culmination of centuries of struggle, hard work, and sacrifice by lovers of truth who dared to call themselves American.

We have materialized into a consumer nation, selfish with all of the trimmings of privilege, stained with the letter of Hester Prynne and yet, despite ourselves, the unspoken prayers of countless grandmothers and grandfathers is soon to be explored. Finally, the sins of the past will be forgiven and wiped as white as snow as this nation, one under God, has finally matured and finally become the adult it was birthed to be – way back at a Tea Party in Boston.

What, I ask, will right-winged radio do once John McCain, a good and decent American hero, loses his Presidential bid? What will they discuss? Or, will they bury their heads in the unforsaken sands of forgetfulness and time, and pray to our God for mercy. Lo and behold, this nation can return to the path and seek out its truth as outlined in the Declaration of Independence. Finally, my little girl and my little boy can be truly educated to the fact that if they work hard, if they are committed, if they put the community before themselves, they too can grow up and become President of the greatest nation on earth. Europe will soon follow this leader and blackness will no longer be a dirty word, brown skin will no longer be denied, and the prison industrial complex will be transformed into tech academies for little black boys with too much energy.

I’d like to thank God for this moment in American history where good white Americans are now erasing the crimes of the past, the torture and the lynchings and the rapes and the murders of otherwise innocent Americans who simply wanted to feed their families. After having searched deep and far into their souls, these true Americans have come to realize that we have loved war for far too long, that our international reputation is diminishing faster than the stock market, and that, simply put, racism’s Scarlet Letter is just too damn ugly … and doesn’t match the concept of common sense. Forty three white men have led this nation, and the current one has done everything possible to equate his name with selfishness by leading this country down a pathway of lies and tears and bloodstained funerals. Alas and selah, the truth is finally known: America can elect a black man as President.     
  

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