David's World

November 4, 2008

Barack Obama for President

The American election battle is finally over. Today's results will be a first in American history, but what is more important: Barack Obama's campaign has had an impact on American people that will be felt for years to come: they are politicized. Asking someone how they will vote has suddenly become socially acceptable. Obama's grass-roots movements has allowed the people to get actively involved. "If you fight for me", was the end and high-point of Obama's last set of campaign speeches, and he meant it: More than 1.5 million volunteers across the country have joined Obama's quest for power. Sarah Palin and Joe the Plumber, the Republican counter-measures to this movement, are weak and only symbolic attempts to say: we're like the common voter, not bureaucrats. In the end, they brought ridicule upon politicians and common people alike. Sarah Palin has a poor grasp of the Vice-President's job and apparently thinks Montreal is in France. Joe the Plumber believes Obama's views are un-democratic, can't tell gross revenue from profit and doesn't even have a plumbing license.

Such exchanges determine what politics is in this country. A set of charades. Rhetorical back-and-forth. Tactics. American voters neither need nor want to understand the real issues. It's all a question of values and unreasonable gut-feelings. What counts is whether to trust the captain.

As a mid-western friend of mine put it last year: the only choice we have is to vote for one monkey or another (this is in no way a racist joke.) So, are they just doing a show? They probably are, but I firmly believe that Barack Obama's show is genuine, honest and the epitome of community-building. Obama's work as a lawyer, respected law professor and author make him stand out as an intellectual against the list of recent US Presidents. And that's before I've not so much as touched the big issues: peace, economy, science, justice. This morning, my Facebook status reads: "David endorses Barack Obama."

David, I;m a wanna be webmaster and I was drawn to your site from your solution on phpBB forum.

I love how you set up your home page and I am going to copy your idea for mine. (Why didn't I think of it before). I am going to use a back stop at a ball field at dusk on a Drills Package I made for coaches and I think it will set it off more than my bland background color I am using now. I am going to put the package at (censored) on the market in a CD and downloadable as soon as I figure out a way to make it so they are not so easy to reproduce.

Great articles, you appear to really be enjoying who you are and what you do. What a satisfying accomplishment for any one to have. I am a retired truck driver with a large family and I would not change places with anyone on the planet. I am sure you feel the same way as well

My passion is working with young athletes, specifically Girls Fastpitch Softball with my main expertise in pitching. I have affected a turnaround in many of their lives and it only reminds me how many lives we all touch no matter who we are and what we do.

Going over your web site touches me as well and gives me hope for the future reading a young mans heart felt comments. It is obvious to me that you have worked hard to be where you are, with a little help of course from your god given intellect.

I would like to impose on your knowledge by asking a couple of questions.
Do you get compensation from the google ad on your page?
I am trying my hand at having a softball forum and I am setting up one using SMF board
(censored) . Do you have any experience with SMF or phpBB to know the difference. With my provider I have unlimited space so I am setting up both so I can compare. Haven’t completed upgrading phpBB to 3.0 yet to see how it works.

Thanks
John Gay