Yes We Can! Si, Se Puede!

It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation.

Yes we can.

It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail toward freedom.

Yes we can.

It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.

Yes we can.

It was the call of workers who organized; women who reached for the ballots; a President who chose the moon as our new frontier; and a King who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the Promised Land.

Yes we can to justice and equality.

Yes we can to opportunity and prosperity.

Yes we can heal this nation.

Yes we can repair this world.

Yes we can.

We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change.

We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics...they will only grow louder and more dissonant ........... We've been asked to pause for a reality check. We've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope.

But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.

Now the hopes of the little girl who goes to a crumbling school in Dillon are the same as the dreams of the boy who learns on the streets of LA; we will remember that there is something happening in America; that we are not as divided as our politics suggests; that we are one people; we are one nation; and together, we will begin the next great chapter in the American story with three words that will ring from coast to coast; from sea to shining sea --

Yes. We. Can.


I am loving the US Presidential elections right now and I am rooting for Obama. I love what his campaign stands for and the change that his Presidency could represent. I know there are naysayers who worry about his lack of experience but I think good judgment, leadership, and management qualities can overcome those obstacles. I follow the campaigns closely and I am now officially addicted to CNN and MSNBC political coverage. I won’t go into all my political opinions here but thought I would post this video below because I find it inspirational. I think it is one of the best speeches I have heard in the modern era and believe, if he becomes President, it will be a landmark of a moment in history. I even emailed it to my little sister because I feel so convinced of its importance to history.

My support for Obama is not racially motivated but at the same time I think he could provide inspiration and leadership by example. I've always thought inspirational black leadership is sorely missing in America, the Caribbean and African countries. The days of great leaders who really stood for something revolutionary and united people to act around that have passed. I hope we can come to that point of revolution in spirit and thought again and create a serious movement for change.

However, inspiration and leadership is just that, inspiration and leadership. The action needs to be done to achieve the results...the American/ Caribbean/ African dream. So action is what is really needed by the leaders and the followers. People can be provided with the tools but it is always their responsibility to choose how to use it. I hope people temper this hoopla over Obama by this realism.