It's not politics... It's personality

It would be hypocritical for me to force anyone to accept anyone - especially after my last post.  I encourage everyone to support who they want, believe what they want, and choose who they want as a role model, friend, or political leader.

With politics such a hotbed of discussion, frustration, and heated conversation, I'm certainly not going to force my political views on someone else, including readers of this blog.  I will however, be honest and open, and tell you that I voted for President Obama, that I still support him, and that I believe in his mission, his work, and his hope for the future of this country.

As I titled this post, I'm not going to make this blog entry a political argument - but a statement about personality.  Whether or not you agree with the President, it is my hope that you see his hope.  He was in Boston today, campaigning for Attorney General Martha Coakley, who is running for MA State Senate.  As the President was speaking at the rally, an anti-abortion activist yelled out, disrupting what otherwise was a peaceful, positive, and energized crowd.  The activist was not alone, but with his young son, who couldn't have been more then 10 years old, and who also started yelling during the President's speech.  Though both were escorted out the room, what I want to point out was how the President responded.  He did not get angry, he did not comment on the rude and disheartening behavior - but instead he remained poised, calm, and eloquent in the face of such disgusting and disrespectful comments - and encouraged the room to do the same, saying "It's okay.  We're okay."  

In my 26 years on this earth, not many of them have been filled with an interest in politics.  But I will tell you, that for the first time in my lifetime, there is someone in office, who has, since day one, inspired me to be better, inspired me to learn about politics, inspired me to vote and get involved, and has given me hope that the people of this country can begin to do good.  The President's personality - the words he chooses to use, the way in which he conveys them, the manner in which he speaks, and the hope that he inspires, are all more then good enough reasons for me to believe in him and the job that he is trying to do.

I challenge you (I think I might be doing that a lot here?) to listen to the President the next time he makes a televised appearance.  And listen with an open mind and open heart.  Because while he might not say what you want to hear "politically", I think it would be hard not to hear, and hopefully appreciate, his intelligence, his eloquence, and his hope to better the world.