Watching “Reverend Obama” give Senator Pinckney’s eulogy just now, I thought: “He was BORN for this moment.” Surely, these are words that will be remembered for a long time. He covered everything — instilling hope, issuing a call to action, teaching history, and offering solace.
You can watch the entire eulogy here.
Between the knocking down of (yet another misguided, time-wasting) republican challenge to the ACA, the Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage, and the confederate flag in all likelihood coming down on public property in South Carolina, there seems to be some cause for hope right now.
I know this: because of the spirited, intelligent, heart-felt words of our president, I felt proud to be an American for just over a half hour this afternoon.
namaste
yes yes yes
yes, good day, good week indeed 🙂
I know there are eight more funerals, but Friday was a good day, the entire week held some victories.
Just over half an hour, huh 😉 I’ve been proud ever since I saw the news around 10 am! Thanks for the link …
yeah. the good feeling started the moment I got on FB earlier that day…. that was poetic license.
Going “to church” with our President Obama gave me hope, filled me with so much love and energy to continue doing the hard work for changes. Namaste, my friend
Kristin
me too and it must have had a similar impact on so, so many others
“Hope” is the thing with feathers –
That perches in the soul –
And sings the tune without the words –
And never stops – at all –
Emily Dickinson
but somehow we lose (I lose) the capacity to hear the song from time to time (or maybe, most of the time?)
I agree. Obamas shining moment. No matter the detractors comments, he has grace and intelligence. Surviving many slings and insults. He remains very much in the moment and does the better thing. He’s not perfect, but doesn’t deserve the insults. The level of politics has sunk so low. He needs a medal for having endured,
He doesn’t need to be perfect, as you point out, to be a hero. And the entire eulogy addressed the very REASON he has been so reviled by certain members of the extreme and even moderate right… many more shrewd observers than I have noted how some foul politicians seem to have no agenda other than to bring Obama down. What can that be but racism?
Agreed Dee. He has a way. And that he could “go to church” as Kristin says…well it was just something. My boyfriend and I just sat here grinning.
a very moving, heartfelt eulogy, where it felt as if Obama wasn’t just speaking as a president, but, and more importantly, as a fellow human being
Yes and because he spoke as a fellow human being he could really speak to the tragedy with a fullness so often lacking.