tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11908074.post7572803465964613517..comments2023-11-20T06:13:47.928-04:00Comments on Mi Jardin Florido: I Saw Obama's Acceptance SpeechElbahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02061877199510660929noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11908074.post-89285985585601217002008-11-08T08:39:00.000-04:002008-11-08T08:39:00.000-04:00The second enigma to me wasn't that he had prayed ...The second enigma to me wasn't that he had prayed with Pastor Hunter, was how that came about. What relationship is developing between these two men for him to be seeking his counsel. I truly believe Obama is a Christian and a man seeking to honor God in his walk. Sometimes, actually your walk says much more than your talk. You look at him with his family, he loves his wife and family and is a man who thinks things through. That in itself says volumes about his values.Elbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02061877199510660929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11908074.post-50342028017811949022008-11-08T07:38:00.000-04:002008-11-08T07:38:00.000-04:00Okay. How I read I it I thought you were saying th...Okay. <BR/><BR/>How I read I it I thought you were saying that the Obama was enigma for praying with Pastor Joel or Pastor Joel for praying with him with just confused me.Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04440207998701527805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11908074.post-82257898704853149242008-11-07T21:37:00.000-04:002008-11-07T21:37:00.000-04:00It was an enigma to me because when I wrote this n...It was an enigma to me because when I wrote this none of that had come out. If you note what I wrote I assumed two of the reasons were precisely the death of his grandmother and the seriousness of the task before him. I needed confirmation that I was on the right track and that I had observed correctly.Elbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02061877199510660929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11908074.post-48937343823140156682008-11-07T21:33:00.000-04:002008-11-07T21:33:00.000-04:00Why enigma? You haven't been the only one to note ...Why enigma? <BR/><BR/>You haven't been the only one to note the less-than euphoric tone of Obama's acceptatance speech. Especially compared to those of others in recent memory (including some were the margin of victory was closer). <BR/><BR/>I think it had to do with the bitter-sweetness of having just lost his grandmother (surrogate mother) while finally achieving something he worked so long for. Also I think it has something to do with how seriously he take the responsibility and how huge a moment that was. You should look at the flickr set of pictures they put up for him, http://www.flickr.com/photos/barackobamadotcom/3008257731/ <BR/>It has scenes of he and his family watching the results come in. Very very moving.Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04440207998701527805noreply@blogger.com