Quote of the Day: Take him at his word

November 6th, 2008 by tamarin2087 Leave a reply »

From Douglas Rushkoff.  A spot on restatement of what we heard in Obama’s acceptance speech.

…we must take Obama at his word: the moment is now, we are the ones we’ve been waiting for. The election of Obama is itself a cue. It’s a cue that America can elect a smart, capable, and caring person as its leader. That we are capable of transcending the logic of short-term self-interest, fear, and even racism. And if we are capable of doing this, it means we are better than we act most of the time. This moment is the bang of the starter’s pistol – an awakening, an opportunity.

Douglas Rushkoff » President Obama.

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