History does not remember it as a revolution.....

until it has won...otherwise it is known as an insurgency, or a rebellion.

This is in response to someone saying how Obama's movement is basically a revolution in America. While I agree with the sentiment and see how vast numbers of people are stepping up in ways they haven't previously, I am cautious and picky about the terms.

So until we win, we are just a potential side note in history.

For instance, the youth voted in 2004 at rates basically not seen since 1972, and they voted for Kerry at rates that NO age demographic had done for Democrats lately. Yet we get told that Kerry didn't inspire and we don't consider it a revolution.

To those who say Kerry didn't achieve anything, I kindly say "up yours". The youth (me at age 22 then) made a huge movement towards the Democrats. We followed that up with 2006, where we again showed up for a mid-term at rates not seen in quite a while. That was not yet Obama time, remember?

Some of those new young party activists and caucus-goers this time around found their inspiration in their loathing of Bush in 2004 and their first political acts were getting behind Kerry. If Kerry had won then, it would have been called a revolution. Considering that the election practices in Ohio were as fishy as they come in America, I think the revolution has already started, but history will just have to catch on to it when we score a more visible win.

Tales from the Campaign 1

Encounter 1:
Fifty-something, white woman, supervisor of elections for a small, rural county in Georgia. I am in her office and she finally directly asks me which campaign I am on. I show her my shirt, to which she replies that she is probably going to vote for Obama. She says she doesn't like McCain and DEFINITELY won't vote for him. "But if Huckabee had won I would be voting for him. I really like Huckabee." Then when we talk VP candidates she says that if Sam Nunn would have been the candidate she definitely would have voted for him! This woman was all over in her preferences.

Encounter 2:
I am basically ran out of clean clothes, so I decide that my dad's old cowboy shirt (brown and blue) will have to do for today. I put my little button on my chest as always though. I head to lunch at a burrito place and when I am paying the mid-twenties white guy messes up my change. I mention it and he says "I was just making sure you were paying attention." The other early twenties white guy who actually made my burrito leans over to his coworker and says "Look at the button on his shirt: he IS paying attention."

Encounters 3,4,5:
I pull into a gas station to clean up the evidence of a week of eating out. It's raining, but I am covered, and its 11:00 pm. The black womanl in the booth: thought she registered a few months ago, but never got her card. Registration 1. Another black woman comes up for gas: she has moved since she registered. Registration 2. Another black woman comes up to pay for her gas: she doesn't vote, never has registered, doesn't care to do it. I tell her it's important to me because I don't want my brother to be in danger in Iraq again. Registration 3.

Obama wants to raise taxes??

I don't know if I can be more clear about the difference in the tax plans of McCain and Sen. Obama.  Every family that makes less than 112K a year would benefit more from OBAMA's plan.  Who wants to help you be able to afford health care? OBAMA.

The Democrat's just closed a huge ENRON loophole in the oil law that previously allowed companies to do WAY TOO MUCH speculation in the oil markets.  Since they closed the loophole, gas has dropped nearly 30 cents where I live.  World supply has not increased and world demand has not decreased.  Go figure.

Democrats lowered your gas prices this summer...

Sen Obama wants to lower your taxes (if you make less than 600K a year). 

See for yourself:


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