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Reason #32 to VOTE FOR Obama/Biden


Because I find the relationship both Barack Obama and Joe Biden have with their wives and families to be relationships that I can relate too (okay – ignore the overuse of words with “relat” in them).

First, read this Huffington Post entry from late September.  A highlight:

Why would their relationship be a benefit to the American public and the world at large? The main reason is that it would be genuinely useful to have a visible, public role model of what a healthy relationship looks like. Over the last fifty years there’s been a parade of not-so-great relationship models in the White House. They range from idol-worship (Nancy’s perpetually-adoring glaze, oops we mean gaze, at Ronnie) to the sternly maternal façade of the first Mrs. Bush. We’ve witnessed White House marriages strained to the breaking point by secrets. The country lost 50 million dollars and a year of the government’s focus because one president actually did have sex with “that woman” but wouldn’t tell us the truth until he was outed by DNA.

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Elect Barack Obama. That way, we get the gift of seeing two people having an easeful friendship with each other. We get as a role model two people who communicate with each other as equals and stand beside each other as true partners. If we elect Barack Obama we are electing a new possibility in our relationship lives as a nation: respect, affection and authenticity. Michelle and Barack speak clearly and openly. You know she won’t bullshit you or embarrass you by playing the demure little wife. We’re ready to see that kind of relationship, and we hope you are, too. The question is: are we as a nation ready to end our national addiction to duplicity, phony adoration and Stepford wifedom in the White House? If not, we’re going to get what we deserve.

Now, watch this wonderful slideshow in honor of the Obama’s 16th wedding anniversary, which they celebrated yesterday.

Finally, this time of year includes an important anniversary date in my marriage which is just a little bit older than the Obamas.  So this is a timely reason for me, to remember the challenges we’ve overcome and take comfort in knowing that we’ll have the strength to keep overcoming those ahead.

On November 4, vote for Obama/Biden.

Here are the previous reasons:

Reason #57 to VOTE FOR Obama/Biden

Reason #56 to VOTE FOR Obama/Biden

Reason #55 to VOTE FOR Obama/Biden

Reason #54 to VOTE FOR Obama/Biden

Reason #53 to VOTE FOR Obama/Biden

Reason #52 to VOTE FOR Obama/Biden

Reason #51 to VOTE FOR Obama/Biden

Reason #50 to VOTE FOR Obama/Biden

Reason #49 to VOTE FOR Obama/Biden

Reason #48 to VOTE FOR Obama/Biden

Reason #47 to VOTE FOR Obama/Biden

Reason #46 to VOTE FOR Obama/Biden

Reason #45 to VOTE FOR Obama/Biden

Reason #44 to VOTE FOR Obama/Biden

Reason #43 to VOTE FOR Obama/Biden

Reason #42 to VOTE FOR Obama/Biden

Reason #41 to VOTE FOR Obama/Biden

Reason #40 to VOTE FOR Obama/Biden

Reason #39 to VOTE FOR Obama/Biden

Reason #38, 37, 36 and 35 to VOTE FOR Obama/Biden

Reason #34 to VOTE FOR Obama/Biden

Reason #33 to VOTE FOR Obama/Biden

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 11:28 pm October 4th, 2008 in 57ReasonsObamaBiden, Barack Obama, Elections, Joe Biden, Michelle Obama, Politics, WH2008 

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