Republicans are busy trying to suppress the vote and we progressives are having our American-ness questioned?
In Real America, Shining a Light on Faux Pas
By Dana Milbank
Thursday, October 23, 2008; Page A03
RICHMOND
Something unreal is happening here in the real America.
Two hours before Barack Obama's appearance at a campaign rally here Wednesday, they played the national anthem -- and people stood and sang. Some even put hands on hearts! In the first row sat a woman -- we'll call her Margaret the Corporate Trainer, in Joe-the-Plumber style -- wearing an actual flag pin on her shirt. "I'm American!" she said proudly. Really.
Then Obama took the stage and gave a stirring speech about those soldiers who "fought together and bled together and some died together under the same proud flag. They have not served a Red America! They haven't served a Blue America! They have served the United States of America!" ...(more)
VIDEO: The Washington Post's Dana Milbank sketches Barack Obama's rally in Richmond, Va.
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Real change is not political; don't worry. As long as you and I are around we will work for real change. And we are not alone.
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