Truth, Honor and Joy

I have been impressed and encouraged by the Democratic National Convention. 

The use of the words Truth, Honor, Joy, and Hope continue to excite me and are far different from the hate words spoken at the Republican National Convention. 

Another word that is used correctly is Freedom! I have been encouraged when speakers say there is not enough room in our houses for our family and the government. People should be free to love whom they choose, and live as they please without undue government interference. 

America is not a failing nation as Donald Trump spews, the facts clearly show that America it is the leader in the world and is not failing, but growing. 

To see an example of a failing nation look at Russia. 

The chants: We're not going back are encouraging and promise that there is something better to offer the American people.

Oprah Winfrey said in her speech last night:

So, we are Americans. We are Americans. Let us choose loyalty to the Constitution over loyalty to any individual, because that’s the best of America. And let us choose optimism over cynicism, because that’s the best of America. And let us choose inclusion over retribution. Let us choose common sense over nonsense, because that’s the best of America.

And let us choose the sweet promise of tomorrow over the bitter return to yesterday. We won’t go back. We won’t be sent back, pushed back, bullied back, kicked back. We’re not going back. 

So, let us choose. Let us choose truth, let us choose honor, and let us choose joy! Because that’s the best of America. But more than anything else, let us choose freedom. Why? Because that’s the best of America.  (Time Transcript)

Let us choose freedom, because that is the best of America! Those words resound with hope and joy. 

Mr. Trump has shown a character unworthy of the responsibilities of the presidency. He has demonstrated an utter lack of respect for the Constitution, the rule of law and the American people. Instead of a cogent vision for the country’s future, Mr. Trump is animated by a thirst for political power: to use the levers of government to advance his interests, satisfy his impulses and exact retribution against those who he thinks have wronged him. (New York Times)

By contrast Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz closed his speech last night by saying:

Look, we’ve got 76 days. That’s nothing. There’ll be time to sleep when you’re dead. We’re going to leave it on the field. That’s how we’ll keep moving forward. That’s how we’ll turn the page on Donald Trump. That’s how we’ll build a country where workers come first, health care and housing are human rights, and the government stays the hell out of your bedroom.

That’s how we make America a place where no child is left hungry. Where no community is left behind. Where nobody gets told they don’t belong. That’s how we’re going to fight. (New York Times Transcript)

I remember four years ago when the pandemic raged because then president Trump denied its existence. Over 1 million Americans died and the shuttering of businesses and the crashing of the economy created problems that we are just now overcoming. I remember the unrest in the country, the separation of Blue vs Red, and us vs them. It took Joe Biden to boldly promise to be a president for all Americans to bring recovery and prosperity.

I'm not going back! 

Am I better off now than 4 years ago? You bet!

When we fight, we win!

-- Bob Doan, Odenton, MD