Barack Obama: "Once in a Lifetime Leader"

October 7, 2008 | Vetting explained

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The idea for this sketch came to me as I was listening to one of

Barack Obama's victory speeches in January 2008 on CNN, and started to

appreciate Barack Obama's powerful leadership capability. These

speeches were certainly much more than eloquent words. His

passion and genuineness shined though with every commanding

sentence. I knew at that moment, Barack Obama has a gift that can

unify this nation.

Barack Obama's no seats left rallies reminded me of movie scenes

where a legendary leader would stand on the battlefield in front of

his army of thousands, and through his powerful message of hope,

would inspire his people to believe.

I pictured Barack Obama 2500 years ago leading the Spartans,

or 2000 years ago commanding Caesar's army, or 800 years ago

calling for Freedom in Scotland. All of these images rang true to

me. I could imagine Barack Obama as each of those Leaders in

History.

So later, when Gov. Bill Richardson endorsed

Obama as a "Once-in-a-Lifetime-Leader", I completely understood

& agreed with his statement. I thought that his remark would perfectly

sum up the sketch I had in my head.

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