Dear Brother Obama,
You have no idea, really, of how profound this moment is for us. Us  being the black people of the Southern United States. You think you  know, because you are thoughtful, and you have studied our history.  But seeing you deliver the torch so many others before you carried,  year after year, decade after decade, century after century, only  to be struck down before igniting the flame of justice and of law,  is almost more than the heart can bear. And yet, this observation  is not intended to burden you, for you are of a different time, and, indeed,  because of all the relay runners before you, North America  is a different place. It is really only to say: Well done. We knew, through all  the generations, that you were with us, in us, the best of the Americas. Knowing this, that you  would actually appear, someday, was part of our strength. Seeing you  take your rightful place, based solely on your wisdom, stamina and character, is  a balm for the weary warriors of hope, previously only sung about. Continue reading Alice Walker on Barack Obama

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By Tim Harford on the Slate Website on Nov. 1, 2008.

Click Here to Read: A Psychologist Helps Repackage Democrats’ Message By Shaila Dewan and Robbie Brown in the New York Times on October 29, 2008.

Drew Westen

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By Dune Lawrence of the Bloomberg News on the International Herald Tribune Asia/PacificWebsite on October 21, 2008.

 
 
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Click Here to Read: Our Hatred of “The Other”: American Racism and Democrats Vs.  Republicans in the 2008 Presidential Election by Peter Wolson.  Presented it at a workshop in Orange County sponsored by the American Association of Clinical Social Workers in  Psychoanalysis last Saturday, October 11th, 2008.