Barack Obama - Speech on Race

The more I hear Sen. Obama, and the more I learn about his beliefs and ideals, the more convinced I become that he would be an excellent president.

Barack Obama

Today I did something my grandparents (and every generation before them) would never have conceived of doing. I voted for an African-American for President.

Think about that for a second. A white, southern woman voting for a black, "yankee" man from Chicago for president. 50 years ago this just wouldn't have happened. (To quote Wallace Shawn from "The Princess Bride", it would have been INCONCEIVABLE.)

But today it is happening. And it's happening all over the country.
And I think it's great.