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This Momentous Time in History
16 years ago
I'm so very excited to have landed my TARDIS in this time period in Earth history!
In a few short days, a black man will move from his private residence into a much larger and more expensive one owned not by him but by American taxpayers. A vast lawn, perimeter fence and many well-trained security specialists will insulate him from the rest of society, but the mere fact that this man will live there should make everyone stop and count their blessings — because it proves they live in a nation where anything is possible.
Many believed this day would never come. Most hoped and prayed that it would, but few actually believed they would live to see it. Racism is an ugly thing in all of its forms and there is little doubt that if this man had moved there 15 years ago, there would have been a great outcry — possibly even rioting in the streets. Today, you can all be both grateful and proud that no such mayhem will take place when this man takes up residency in this house.
This man, moving into this house at this time in America's history is much more than a simple change of addresses for him — it is proof of a change in your attitude as a nation. It is an amends of sorts — the righting of a great wrong. It is a symbol of your growth, and of your willingness to judge a man, not by the color of his skin but by the content of his character. I couldn't be prouder of the human race as a whole.
There can be little doubt now that the vast majority truly believe this man has earned both his place in history and his new address. His time in this house will not be easy — it will be fraught with danger and he will face many challenges. I'm sure there will be many times when he asks himself how in the world he ended up here, and, like all who have gone before him, the experience will age him greatly. But in every way a man can, he asked for this. His whole life for the past fifteen years appears to have been inexorably leading this man toward this house. It is highly probable that in the past, despite all of his actions, racism would have kept this man out of this house. However, today, be thankful that Americans live in a nation where wrongs are righted, where justice matters and where truly anything is possible. A nation where O.J. Simpson is finally going to jail.
Wait, who did you think I was talking about? Obama?
In a few short days, a black man will move from his private residence into a much larger and more expensive one owned not by him but by American taxpayers. A vast lawn, perimeter fence and many well-trained security specialists will insulate him from the rest of society, but the mere fact that this man will live there should make everyone stop and count their blessings — because it proves they live in a nation where anything is possible.
Many believed this day would never come. Most hoped and prayed that it would, but few actually believed they would live to see it. Racism is an ugly thing in all of its forms and there is little doubt that if this man had moved there 15 years ago, there would have been a great outcry — possibly even rioting in the streets. Today, you can all be both grateful and proud that no such mayhem will take place when this man takes up residency in this house.
This man, moving into this house at this time in America's history is much more than a simple change of addresses for him — it is proof of a change in your attitude as a nation. It is an amends of sorts — the righting of a great wrong. It is a symbol of your growth, and of your willingness to judge a man, not by the color of his skin but by the content of his character. I couldn't be prouder of the human race as a whole.
There can be little doubt now that the vast majority truly believe this man has earned both his place in history and his new address. His time in this house will not be easy — it will be fraught with danger and he will face many challenges. I'm sure there will be many times when he asks himself how in the world he ended up here, and, like all who have gone before him, the experience will age him greatly. But in every way a man can, he asked for this. His whole life for the past fifteen years appears to have been inexorably leading this man toward this house. It is highly probable that in the past, despite all of his actions, racism would have kept this man out of this house. However, today, be thankful that Americans live in a nation where wrongs are righted, where justice matters and where truly anything is possible. A nation where O.J. Simpson is finally going to jail.
Wait, who did you think I was talking about? Obama?
And I must ask...have you ever voted in an Earth election? Perhaps when you were banished to Earth in your Third life?