Until Last Night
- Until last night, I had been ashamed of the choices that the people of the United States made politically.
- Until last night, it was impossible for me to travel overseas and not feel sheepish whenever conversations gravitated toward U.S. politics.
- Until last night, I honestly believed that the people of this country were slaves to obsolete belief systems.
- Until last night, I had lost faith in the political process of the U.S.A.
- Until last night, I thought it improbable that an African American would get elected president in my lifetime.
- Until last night, I had never known what it was to feel pride in an elected official.
This is the first time in my life I can proudly declare a sense of nationalistic pride, that we, the people of the United States of America, elected a president who embodies our values, hopes and goals.
I have no illusions about the challenges ahead. I just believe that my generation and many others have finally declared, “Yes We Can!”
End Torture Now
Join thousands of other Americans for Human Rights and sign Human Rights First’s petition to the presidential candidates asking them to commit to ending policies that have led to torture and tarnished the United States:
Elect to End Torture 08 is a nonpartisan campaign to make sure that the next President puts an end to policies allowing torture and cruel treatment and adopts a strong national security policy that is consistent with the laws and values of our nation.