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4 de Febrero, 2008
A Rare Endorsement
Categorized under Race for '08 | Tags: Joan Baez, Obama
FROM AN ICON of the 60s abnd 70s, herself. One whose voice filled some of my most important and early years:
The letter to the editor of today's San Francisco Chronicle came from a Californian who will be voting in Tuesday's primary.It reads:
Editor - I have attempted throughout my life to give a voice to the voiceless, hope to the hopeless, encouragement to the discouraged, and options to the cynical and complacent. From Northern Ireland to Sarajevo to Latin America, I have sung and marched, engaged in civil disobedience, visited war zones, and broken bread with those who had little bread to break.
Through all those years, I chose not to engage in party politics. Though I was asked many times to endorse candidates at every level, I was never comfortable doing so. At this time, however, changing that posture feels like the responsible thing to do. If anyone can navigate the contaminated waters of Washington, lift up the poor, and appeal to the rich to share their wealth, it is Sen. Barack Obama. If anyone can bring light to the darkened corners of this nation and restore our positive influence in world affairs, it is Barack Obama. If anyone can begin the process of healing and bring unity to a country that has been divided for too long, it is Barack Obama. It is time to begin a new journey.
Menlo Park
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Comentarios (2)
peasant dijo:
While it was Phil Ochs who wrote it, Joan's version has always stayed with me. I don't know how many times I have repeated to myself or said to others the phrase "There but for fortune" (go I) Those few words have pulled my lazy ass butt up and off the couch more than once.
Palabras por peasant spat forth on el 5 de Febrero, 2008 at 05:36 AM
turtlebella dijo:
I love Joan Baez...
back when I worked in community organizing for the UFW I had to call her up a couple of times, as a supporter. I never actually got her on the phone but it always gave me a hell of thrill to hear her voice on her answering machine.
Palabras por turtlebella spat forth on el 5 de Febrero, 2008 at 07:31 AM