INSPIRATION AMONGST DESPAIR

What "Success" Really Means in this Country

In my long years in this country, "Success" (which may be uniquely defined in this country) entails overcoming obstacles, and beating the odds;  to prevail over circumstances not of our making.  Discipline and perserverance are key to "success" defined in this way.  The version purveyed by Mitt and the Repoobs is a bunch of hooey.  It doesn't ring true when stacked up against people like those featured in two lead news stories that aired on August 3, 2012.

One story, aired on CNN, is that of Earnie Casillas.  Unemployed for four years, losing a large figure income and accompanying lifestyle, his marriage and home, he toughed it out; finally finding employment.  Shaken, he told his story compellingly, making even the most hard-hearted among us aware of the hair-breadth distance between his circumstance and ours.  When asked whom he would vote for this November, he responded that he would vote for Obama.  He evidently did not buy the "bull"' spread by the Repoobs; placing blame for the economy on the President.  He stated that the progress made thus far needs to be continued, and the President needs more time to repair the damage done by those who brought us the wreckage in our economy.  Check out the footage on CNN.

Another story aired today is that of Gabby Douglas, the young gymnast that spendidly represented our country; winning a gold medal in the London Olympics.  Her story reflects genuine drive, discipline, sacrifice, and grit; the kind that many of our citizens, past and present, have exhibited.

Congratulations to both Earnie and Gabby.  They lift us all.  They are both from those non-white "minorities" that the Repoobs hold in such low regard.

 Mitt's remarks abroad about the Palestinians shame us in a way that only these inspiring stories can counter.

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