15 Settembre, 2002
L’opinione di Michael Moore sull'elezione di Barack Hussein Obama.
But what a way to start! Barack Hussein Obama, the 44th President of the United States. Wow. Seriously, wow.
L’opinione di Michael Moore sull'elezione
di Barack Hussein Obama.
But what a way to start! Barack Hussein Obama,
the 44th President of the United States.
Wow. Seriously, wow.
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
MichaelMoore.com
MMFlint@aol.com
 
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