[Peace-discuss] Fw: Pinch Me ...a message from Michael Moore

Wed Nov 5 14:26:15 CST 2008

Moore's letter is a hugh sigh of relief, even if a bit starry eyed.   
Thanks for it, Jenifer.
Mort

On Nov 5, 2008, at 2:10 PM, Jenifer Cartwright wrote:

> A really really good letter, imho.
>  --Jenifer
>
> --- On Wed, 11/5/08, Michael Moore <maillist at michaelmoore.com> wrote:
> From: Michael Moore <maillist at michaelmoore.com>
> Subject: Pinch Me ...a message from Michael Moore
> To: jencart13 at yahoo.com
> Date: Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 5:48 AM
>
> Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
> Friends,
> Who among us is not at a loss for words? Tears pour out. Tears of  
> joy. Tears of relief. A stunning, whopping landslide of hope in a  
> time of deep despair.
> In a nation that was founded on genocide and then built on the  
> backs of slaves, it was an unexpected moment, shocking in its  
> simplicity: Barack Obama, a good man, a black man, said he would  
> bring change to Washington, and the majority of the country liked  
> that idea. The racists were present throughout the campaign and in  
> the voting booth. But they are no longer the majority, and we will  
> see their flame of hate fizzle out in our lifetime.
> There was another important "first" last night. Never before in our  
> history has an avowed anti-war candidate been elected president  
> during a time of war. I hope President-elect Obama remembers that  
> as he considers expanding the war in Afghanistan. The faith we now  
> have will be lost if he forgets the main issue on which he beat his  
> fellow Dems in the primaries and then a great war hero in the  
> general election: The people of America are tired of war. Sick and  
> tired. And their voice was loud and clear yesterday.
> It's been an inexcusable 44 years since a Democrat running for  
> president has received even just 51% of the vote. That's because  
> most Americans haven't really liked the Democrats. They see them as  
> rarely having the guts to get the job done or stand up for the  
> working people they say they support. Well, here's their chance. It  
> has been handed to them, via the voting public, in the form of a  
> man who is not a party hack, not a set-for-life Beltway bureaucrat.  
> Will he now become one of them, or will he force them to be more  
> like him? We pray for the latter.
> But today we celebrate this triumph of decency over personal  
> attack, of peace over war, of intelligence over a belief that Adam  
> and Eve rode around on dinosaurs just 6,000 years ago. What will it  
> be like to have a smart president? Science, banished for eight  
> years, will return. Imagine supporting our country's greatest minds  
> as they seek to cure illness, discover new forms of energy, and  
> work to save the planet. I know, pinch me.
> We may, just possibly, also see a time of refreshing openness,  
> enlightenment and creativity. The arts and the artists will not be  
> seen as the enemy. Perhaps art will be explored in order to  
> discover the greater truths. When FDR was ushered in with his  
> landslide in 1932, what followed was Frank Capra and Preston  
> Sturgis, Woody Guthrie and John Steinbeck, Dorothea Lange and Orson  
> Welles. All week long I have been inundated with media asking me,  
> "gee, Mike, what will you do now that Bush is gone?" Are they  
> kidding? What will it be like to work and create in an environment  
> that nurtures and supports film and the arts, science and  
> invention, and the freedom to be whatever you want to be? Watch a  
> thousand flowers bloom! We've entered a new era, and if I could sum  
> up our collective first thought of this new era, it is this:  
> Anything Is Possible.
> An African American has been elected President of the United  
> States! Anything is possible! We can wrestle our economy out of the  
> hands of the reckless rich and return it to the people. Anything is  
> possible! Every citizen can be guaranteed health care. Anything is  
> possible! We can stop melting the polar ice caps. Anything is  
> possible! Those who have committed war crimes will be brought to  
> justice. Anything is possible.
> We really don't have much time. There is big work to do. But this  
> is the week for all of us to revel in this great moment. Be humble  
> about it. Do not treat the Republicans in your life the way they  
> have treated you the past eight years. Show them the grace and  
> goodness that Barack Obama exuded throughout the campaign. Though  
> called every name in the book, he refused to lower himself to the  
> gutter and sling the mud back. Can we follow his example? I know,  
> it will be hard.
> I want to thank everyone who gave of their time and resources to  
> make this victory happen. It's been a long road, and huge damage  
> has been done to this great country, not to mention to many of you  
> who have lost your jobs, gone bankrupt from medical bills, or  
> suffered through a loved one being shipped off to Iraq. We will now  
> work to repair this damage, and it won't be easy.
> But what a way to start! Barack Hussein Obama, the 44th President  
> of the United States. Wow. Seriously, wow.
> Yours,
> Michael Moore
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> MMFlint at aol.com
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