When responding to the ladies of the Kitchen Table about the most memorable moments of the campaign ...my testimony went like this...
Dr. Harris Lacewell explained "she called it" when making a prediction on CNN in the 15 minutes of pre commentary preceding the Speech in Philly on Race...
"I called it" too and there are too many moments to name but when I learned that he won the Iowa Caucus I was returning to Los Angeles from Christmas Holiday in Birmingham, AL and I called my twin sister and simply said in a message (in my "Best Man" movie imitation of the pimp who comments "that fool 'bout to fall" as Taye Diggs character was being held over the balcony by Morris Chestnut's character) ....."This Fool 'Bout to Be President!"
(I couldn't believe I still had friends at this time about who to support in the primary)
My first time watching the Yes We Can Music/Speech Video ...a campaign that raised that level of artistry was Beautiful too me...I am musician who only played clarinet for 2 years (in middle school :-) but my parents exposing me to the joy of Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder (and all things 70's soul) when I was YOUNG did something to me...music has for me filled gaping holes left by sorrow (the death of my mother when I was 11) and reading the excerpt of the speech used in the song brought me to tears and floored me all at once. I hold back the tears as I type because there have been so many moments personal and through the media that makes what I believe will be triumph tomorrow almost pyrrhic....I believe the joy of destination will be beyond measure, but this campaign... what a journey ...
We Have Come This Far By Faith...
Danna
1 comment:
This campaign was truly a faith journey, no matter how you look at it. Thank you for sharing, and we're looking forward to more from you, Missy! :)
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