Kos: The Obama Logic - Fighting Fire With Water

[K Gardner]

I found this on Daily Kos today - a wonderful Diary by Epic

If you're a Kos member, give it a visit and a rec.. it is beautifully written. Just a couple of snippets included below.

Fighting Fire With Water

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I know you. You're a Democrat. You believe in the endless possibilities of tomorrow and not the failures of yesterday. And truth be known, you don't really hate Hillary Clinton. After all, you know that if she somehow manages to win the nomination, you'll probably buckle after the first debate and volunteer for her before Labor Day. But what you really hate is losing. You're tired of never voting for the winner. You're tired of living through embarrassing and deadly wars, and not being able to stop them. And you're tired of the media deciding what wars we fight, and who commands those wars. You're tired of the divisions of race and gender and wealth and justice and nearly everything in between and beyond. And yes, perhaps most frustrating of all, you're tired of nobody seeming to care that you keep losing.

But, for some reason - despite all of your failures - in the back of your mind, you still held an ounce of hope that one day a true progressive thinker would rise up and represent a real shift from the past. Not more of the same failed moderate policies, same failed dumbed-down rhetoric, and same failed negative campaign styles, but something totally different. In your heart of hearts, you still found a way to believe that you didn't have to act like a republican to beat a republican.

I know you. You're me, and I'm here to tell you that this time it's different. This time we're going to fight fire, not with more fire, but with water. We're going to be smart, loving, strong, and honest. We're not going to let the Hannity's and Buchanan's perpetuate ignorance and lies. We're going to shake our heads, smile, and call our uncle's in Pennsylvania, and remind them what is important in the world: their daughter's education, their father's well-being, and their cousin's safety. We're going to win this election and then we're going to win the rights and justices we deserve.

I know you. You're me, and we're going to change this world together.

[LisaL]

1. Just to point out, you can't use water on some fires, it only makes

them stronger.

[K Gardner]

2. LOL.. yeah, there's that :-)

[Zueda]

4. You gotta point...

The GOP are a bit GREASY.

[quantass]

3. nice.

[sniffa]

5. Good read

Thanks for posting it. :thumbsup:

[polichick]

6. That water sure is refreshing!

[Tatiana]

7. Summarizes my thoughts exactly.

By some miracle, a pretty decent candidate has a chance to win the Democratic nomination and American presidency.

We just might get open government, a review of all the Bush executive orders (and you know there are some nasty ones that haven't been publicized), a super majority in Congress where we can pass meaningful and significant legislation.

It has been so inspiring to see the faces of Americans in places like Utah and Idaho and Colorado and Wyoming actually stand proudly in line for hours, waiting for the chance to hear someone speak about progressive ideas.

We have more in common than we think. I've never met a more diverse or caring community of political supporters. Let's keep our eye on the prize and not fall for distractions.

[K Gardner]

9. Exactly ! Thanks, Tatiana.. and I've enjoyed reading your posts this

weekend and listening to Trinity with you !

:hi:

[caseycoon]

8. K&R Thanks for posting this! n/t

[OzarkDem]

10. Empty rhetoric

I'd really like to see Obama supporters spend more time talking about issues and less spouting speeches and running swiftboat attacks on Clinton.

If you want to stay in the Dem party and be respected by others, you need to get serious.

[knixphan]

11. H2O!

Si Se Puede.