Super Tuesday Editorial: Why We Believe In Obama
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Tomorrow, many of you that are able to vote will make your way to the polls for the first time, or for those of you on the college and coaching levels, another go round. But there is something about this election cycle that is not like the others, and there is a fierce urgency of now that demands that every person registered to vote cast their ballot tomorrow.
The Jeff and I of Georgia Forensics overwhelmingly support Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination this August.
It can be summed up in three words: Yes, we can.
I have followed him since he appeared on the stage at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, and I have felt and thought that he tapped into an idea that I have had for some time: America needs a change from the ordinary, we need a change from the system that tells us what we should think of as feasible, to the system that our founding fathers wanted: one powered by the people.
We are now engaged in two military conflicts, a dwindling dollar that makes it more and more difficult to enjoy the opportunities that the global environment can offer to American students, more and more Americans have been hit with mortgages and loans that they can’t repay, the environment is in shambles, and future looks dimmer and dimmer by the week.
There is a fierce urgency to the actions that we take at the polls. Our next president must be right from day one, must be ready to take on day one, and must have the people behind him on day one. Time after time, debate after debate, he has proven to be the person to be able to meet these checks, being active in Illinois and the US Senate from the very first day.
But our fierce urgency must not rely on the people that got us here. Mrs. Clinton has tried trick after trick in the book to arrive at her place in time, claiming experience in the White House that makes it seem that the real running mate of Bill Clinton’s 1992 and 1996 campaigns was his wife, not Al Gore. The methods she has taken when the tide turns against her (i.e., putting Bill out for the attack, making false accusations, all proven by third parties to be untrue) prove that she would be a polarizing figure in the party, and in the nation. She is a symbol of divisive, untrustworthy politics, and a past we must move away from.
We need to have vision and drive to make change happen now, for ourselves, for our children, for our parents, our friends, our associates, and our allies abroad. We must fix our economy, not patch it with interest rate decreases and rebate checks, not with moratoriums, but policy that brings all sides in and recognizes that if one side of the economy fails, we all fail.
We must protect the environment from corporate weasels, from people that would rather want to put their environment in the hands of fate rather than realize that we are in the midst of an environmental collapse.
We need dynamic change now, we need change that come from the least D.C. vetting, tearing the hope and forward thinking pragmatism away from arrivals like Clinton, we need someone that will build a bridge from D.C. to the people of the United States, not simply reinforce the moat. We need someone that will work from the bottom-up, not the top down, empowering every American to take responsibility for the state of affairs and giving them a chance to work to improve it, rather than telling us how it works. We cannot stand for a Clinton administration that will be paternalistic, working with lobbyists in a nanny state.
It’s time for us to turn the page, it’s time for our generation to carry the torch, it’s time for progressives to take the party back, take the nation back, and to reconnect our good name with the world. This time we need a president that works like the founding fathers wanted it to work, as a servant of the people, not vice versa.
This is an historic primary, either way, the party will make a significant shift in the history of America. Black man or woman, we will show that the nation is tired of the same old story, and that generations of struggle are pushing us post-race and post-gender. Now, it’s a question of leadership in all times, unwavering vision, independent strength, and bridge-building.
Of course, we’re going to get debates on this, that’s fine, that’s why it’s perfect to do here. But all and all, he unites us, not divides us.
Obama is that candidate, he is the person to meet the fierce urgency of now, he is right for the place in time, and he is the right person for the job. With him, yes, we can.
This post is an editorial by half of the current staff. While this reflects the views of Jeff Miller and myself, this is not the total belief of the Georgia Forensics team. It’s meant for the purpose of discussion/debate. If you disagree with the two of us, post a comment, we’ll respond. We don’t bite.
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Comments
it was a collective decision, seeing as how we are thinking people, and debate means we take sides, i think we should be able to discuss something like this during the two days we aren’t debating. if we can’t debate the election, something in the real world, then we’re really as insular as some critics i meet tell me, and we’re going to have a harder and harder time making us important.
but still i think your missing his point brandon, being that while debate over who we think may win would be app. but you endorsing a candidate is a little over the top. That being said, go McCain!
While I do agree with you, we’re the site that likes to mix it up. We like our guy, not gonna lie. It’s an editorial. If I had to make a GOP prediction, McCain’s the man. If Hillary gets the nomination, McCain 08 indeed.
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Brandon,
Why do you feel compelled to use this forum to endorse Obama? Personally, I support him, but it seems more than a little random to use a nonpolitical forum on high school debate to endorse a candidate. Just curious why you decided to make this editorial decision.
John