Just Because I'm An Obama Supporter Doesn't Make Me A Zealot
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Monica Roberts
9/1/2008
I've been an Obama supporter since January 1. I've liked him ever since I watched him deliver his prime time speech during the 2004 Democratic Convention. My Chicago relatives and friends I've talked to who know the man, have met him or lived in his Illinois senate district rave about him.
I've read his books, researched his policy stances and found much to like in them. I really love his thoughtful intelligence, his compelling life story, his teaching constitutional law, having a vision about where he wants to take this country, and wanting to fundamentally change the way politics is done in the United States.
I like Obama because he stands for my beliefs. As simple as that. He is somewhat an extremist left winger, but I think that little bit of force is what we need to achieve balance. We need to be in between conservative and liberal; right in the middle is the safest place to be, but the hardest place to maintain in our culture. With his pushing and the pushing of the republicans, I think we can achieve that balance.