2008美國大選有感: Yes They (Our Children) Can, and They Will!

二月總統節的那周， 七歲的小女兒回來談起她班上的mock總統竟選， 選票上有Clinton, Obama, and McCann。我問女兒你選的誰， "Clinton. Because she is a girl, and I want a girl to be the president of American (見圖一). Mom and dad, whom would you vote for?" LG說當然是Clinton啦因為我有兩個女兒。我說我會選either Clinton or Obama 因為I'm a democrat. "what's the difference between Democrat and Republican?" 女兒這麽感興趣， 我們就去圖書館借書。 借的書中有一本是關於Obama的。 這本書是2004年民主黨Boston Convention後出版的， 講的是民主黨的後起之秀耀眼之星 Obama 的生平和他的理想。在沙發上摟著老二就讀起來， 當讀到 Obama 小時候他的媽媽早上四點半叫醒他起來學習時， 心裏一振， 這不正象咱們中國人重視學習嗎?

第二天， 我在Costco順便買了一本Obama的書 -- The Audacity of Hope -- Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream 。接下來幾天我一口氣讀完。 幾年前我讀過Clinton的 Living History,  對Clinton的Politic Journey有了一定的認識。 坦率地說， Obama 的 The Audacity of Hope is more beautifully written and more thoughtful, and to me, it's a crash course about American society and culture -- it covers topics of Republicans and Democrats; Values; Our Constitution; Politics; Opportunity; Faith; Race; The world Beyond our Borders and Family。 從此， 我們經常在家裏談起 Obama， 開始follow his campaign, his speech and his story。 I registered on his web page barackobama.com. 每次在computer前一坐下，老二就會過來， "Mommy, let's go to cnn.com and click on politic or election center"! 整個Democrat Primary過程, 老二一直在統計 Obama 得了多少票 Clinton 得了多少票。 LG趨向Clinton， 我趨向Obama，老二幹脆在家裏舉行竟選定勝負(見圖二)。After Democrat Primary, I told everyone that I had contributed some $$ to Obama's campaign. LG commented on it "that is why Clinton lost, because I did not send her any $$".

六月， 朋友的兒子品學兼優以W鎮高中第一名的成績考進S大學。 畢業典禮上小夥子代表 畢業班講話。 印象最深刻的一段， 他談到受教育的目的，提醒大家即使住在大多數家庭can afford $200,000 for their kid's tuition的鎮裏，"we must not forget that a tons of people around the world are still starving everyday!Thus, it's our responsibility to work to shrink the huge disparity between the rich and the poor(不是原話哈， 大意是這樣) ...... ". Wow, may I venture to suggest: in 30 years, this son will be our Chinese Obama!

我們教會有個年輕的姐妹R，大學本科專業是機械工程, 一個偶然的機會參加了大學裏的Voter Registration活動， 便開始對campaign感興趣， 大學畢業後就職與一個Non-profit organization, and has been running legislation campaigns for a lot of states since。 家裏人總是勸她找一個正式工作, 她很有耐心地告訴母親"媽， 這就是我的正式工作"。

經常在網上讀到"華人從政要從娃娃抓起"， 我卻認為"華人從政要從自己開始"。 請看下篇: 2008美國大選有感: NH Canvassing 紀實。

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回複ply的評論:
Then go get involved and vote him out.