Changing the Game

For those who haven't figured it out yet, let me let you in on something that is not a secret anymore: Barack Obama is changing the game of politics. Everyone can see it and if you can't see it, then you are not looking hard enough. Let's look at several of the ways he is making history and changing the dynamics of this presidential election:

1. No matter the outcome of this election, Obama has run the most organized campaign in history. From what he says to when he says them, the things he doesn't say, and the grass roots efforts he has mobilized through text messaging, Obama is using all his resources to run an extremely efficient and profitable campaign that may secure him the White House come January.

2. Because the Republicans know that Obama is the chosen one and that the Obama movement is spreading like wild fire, the Republican party is taking gigantic risks to change the dynamic of this election. Choosing a relatively unknown individual with limited foreign policy experience was a bold move and a great risk. But the McCain camp felt they needed to make such a drastic move to change the landscape of this election. Hmm, I wonder how that move is working for them?

3. In a time where the African-American family has suffered due to broken homes, to see Barack, Michelle, and their beautiful children on stage after he accepted the Demorcratic Nomination for president brought tears to my eyes. The Obamas are such a beautiful family and they are a model for what an African-American family should look like. With Barack himself being raised by a single mother, his road to the presidency has the makings for an inspirational story that will inspire people of all ages over the world.

4. With something he did not do, Obama has brought class and dignity to this election. When the news broke that Vice Presidential nominee Sarah Palin's 17 year old daughteris 5 months pregnant, Obama stated that the issue was "..a private, family issue" and that "...people families are off limits in this campaign", Obama showed class, honor, and decency. Let's keep it real for a minute; if the news came out that one of Michelle Obama's daugthers was pregnant at 17, you and I both know the media and Republican party would have a field day and go so far as to mention historical statistics of the high rate of teen pregnancy among African-American families. Yet, Obama took the high road and said nothing.

He's changing the game. To my Republican nation, in the words of a great philosopher, "Dont hate the player; hate the game."