Friday, September 26, 1.00am
It was at 1 in the morning, we were tired, and we’d just arrived back to our hostel in DC, relieved to be out of the rain and relieved to have escaped a Karaoke night in Adams-Morgan relatively unscathed.
Idly, we struck up a conversation on the Hostel porch: we want to hear people’s views on his process, and we want to encourage people to be forthcoming with their opinions.
But this anger was directed with purpose. He was poking and prodding, fisting at my Obama t-shirt aggressively.
‘Look at these teeth. You thing they’re real?’ came the probing. ‘No way. Caps, every one. From firefights. Two different tours in Iraq.’
‘I’ve seen things you don’t even want to know about. In combat, I’ve been knifed in the kneecap and shot through the leg, I’ve seen my buddies die, and I’ve my front teeth knocked out by the butt a rifle.’
‘And you know what…? Obama’s my boy.’
‘My brother’s going to serve out there next month. This war needs to end. Ain’t no point to it. And so my Mom and all my family’s voting for Obama too.’
And with the beer we shared with him and the stories he told us and the Hope he spoke of for the future should Barack win, Drive for Obama had its first tale of America in 2008.
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THE MISSION
Drive for Obama is a narrative-based organization and one of thousands of grassroots strands that drive Barack Obama’s national campaign for the Presidency.
Our aim is to move from New York City to San Francisco in the 6 weeks building up to the election on November 4, spreading the message of hope and action on a personal level by volunteering state-by-state, attending rallies and events in small communities and engaging with people from all walks of life on the issues at stake in 2008.
We are encouraging people to join us by submitting their music, artwork, poetry, creative writing or any other ideas through our YouTube channel, Facebook group, email address or at http://www.driveforobama.blogspot.com/.
THE STORY
We are two British citizens who have been living and working in the United States since September 2007.
Having lived in this great country, we understand its challenges from a unique perspective – challenges of economic disparity and collapse, of two crippling international wars, a healthcare system that is not working for those who need it most, and of the most severe environmental threat our species has ever faced.
But we also believe in the idea of this country and we believe that, with a change of direction in 2008, the American Dream can endure and prosper.
Drive for Obama is a narrative-based organization and one of thousands of grassroots strands that drive Barack Obama’s national campaign for the Presidency.
Our aim is to move from New York City to San Francisco in the 6 weeks building up to the election on November 4, spreading the message of hope and action on a personal level by volunteering state-by-state, attending rallies and events in small communities and engaging with people from all walks of life on the issues at stake in 2008.
We are encouraging people to join us by submitting their music, artwork, poetry, creative writing or any other ideas through our YouTube channel, Facebook group, email address or at http://www.driveforobama.blogspot.com/.
THE STORY
We are two British citizens who have been living and working in the United States since September 2007.
Having lived in this great country, we understand its challenges from a unique perspective – challenges of economic disparity and collapse, of two crippling international wars, a healthcare system that is not working for those who need it most, and of the most severe environmental threat our species has ever faced.
But we also believe in the idea of this country and we believe that, with a change of direction in 2008, the American Dream can endure and prosper.
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