Barack Obama is to this generation what John F. Kennedy was to mine. The youth and vitality, the charm and disarming smile, the sense of humor and powerful intellect are qualities shared by these men. One was white and one is biracial. We must get beyond those old racial biases. Vote your heart and mind, not your prejudices. We know when we hear Barack Obama speak that he is special and perhaps destined for greatness. His messages of hope and change come when we need them most – with our critical economic woes and our endless war in Iraq. His is the kind of leadership needed to unite the country as we tackle the problems of ending the war, creating energy independence, health care for all, trade agreements that benefit American workers and sound economic policies that reverse our country’s fall toward economic ruin. Here is a unique candidate, not beholden to lobbyists and corporate America.
We must seize this once in a lifetime opportunity to elect this special and gifted man to the presidency. Let’s wrap up this nomination quickly. Vote for Barack Obama in the primary and again in November.
Cliff Cleland
DeKalb, Ill.
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