Greetings from Obama Country

Downtown, Miami. Near 35th street and 10th Ave. I saw an Obama "Progress" murial on a grafitti-laden wall. Someone had spray-painted horns (white horns, of course) and written "Socialist," underneath.

"It was obviously a McCain supporter," said a local.

As I drove north on 441, I saw more Obama murials that were not defaced, looking up in that iconic way, some over 8 feet tall. At the run-down Democrat headquarters, I saw a sign in the window that read: Obama. Biden. Unity.

You could feel the hope that Obama has brought the people here. It reminded me of Harlem back in the day, with MLK and Malcolm X depicted on buildings and sidewalks.

I felt like I was back home in Queens, circa 1984 ... there was a black kid walking down the street carrying a boombox. He'll lookeed at my meek ten year old self and yelled, "That's black people's music," as if he was part of something I wasn't invited to.

I smile at the memory.

Later, I interviewed an Obama supporter who said, "John Lewis didn't go far enough. McCain and Palin have whipped out that old wooden spoon and stirred up the racism in this country.

"Obama is giving people hope! You are voting in November, right? Bush has ruined the economy."

Later, I spoke with someone else who said, "I've watched my 401k that I've been saving for twenty YEARS dwindle to nothing. And my company is in trouble because of the Real Estate."

I love AND respect these people. I dare not argue with them. They have always been liberal politically, and are strong proponents of equality, fairness, and JUSTICE.

In the interests of fairness and in honor of R.A.W. (Who took the time to address my points in a previous post), I decided to share my experiences from today.