I am so happy. I was part of the 13 million people in the grass roots movement. I did not do much but when millions of people each help a little it is truly amazing how they can change the world. I am hoping to continue to be part of the grass roots movement to change America. I am not sure what I can do here in Mercer PA. But if each of us changes our lives and helps each other thru these hard times we will change the world.
After all I am an old lady now. I was in high school when President Kennedy first inspired me to become involved in my country. President Kennedy said to Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country. I was so inspired by Kennedy. I was involved in the civil rights movement and anti war movement. After the Kent students were killed I dropped out of political activity. I lived in the woods for 25 years and had given up on my government. This has been the first time I have been inspired to become involved in politics since the 1960s.
I feel like We Have Overcome! and we have finally taken our country back. Living here in Mercer PA I really had my doubts. We liberals are in the miniority here. Not many people were willing to speak out for Barack Obama. People would come by and steal the Obama campaign signs out of your yard at night. The email war was fierce.
When I started to go to grass roots meetings there would be a hand full of folks and by the week of the election there were hundreds of people coming out to get involved. It was so inspiring to watch folks become involved and to speak out. After years of being polite to our conservative republican friends we were finally standing up and telling everyone how we really feel about our present government. People coming together with hope and working for change. Wow!
The pictures I am seeing on the TV are amazing it is 10:24 AM and I am seeing millions of people waiting in the cold to here Obama take the oath of office. I would love to be there.
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