Dear Mr. Gore,

I’ve decided that if Barack Obama doesn’t win the Democratic nomination, then I don’t think I’ll ever vote again. Before his win in Iowa, I thought I could go for any Democrat…I prefered Kucinich above them all, and Obama was my #1 real choice, but I thought they were basically all good. Not so anymore.

I used to LOVE Bill Clinton. My friends know that I was formerly of the opinion that sex with him wouldn’t even be gay. But now…well, he’s broken my heart. The shameless campaign of misinformation that Hillary has orchestrated against Obama — in cahoots with Bill, whose gift for acerbic rhetoric had previously been lost on me — has indeed left a most sour taste in my mouth. From spreading lies about Obama’s “muslim” education, to diminishing Martin Luther King’s role in the Civil Rights Movement, to spreading falsehoods about Obama’s pro-choice record, the Clintons have lost all sense of propriety along their warpath to the Whitehouse.

This has of course made Hillary the candidate of cynicism. I’m not sure what she stands for, other than the fact that she seems to vehemently stand against Obama’s “fairy tale” bid for the presidency. But what American doesn’t love a happy ending?

And what does Obama stand for? Hope that the Gen X’ers might clean up what many of the Baby Boomers left in ruin (i.e. the world). Reconciliation for a country whose racial past has always diminished its moral standing. Wisdom (hey, I’m just quoting Toni Morrison here) in government. The true shame is that he is the Bill Clinton promise fulfilled — lord knows Bill would be piloting Obama’s bandwagon, were his wife not driving her own.

I believe these things about Obama like I believe them about no one else, and I am struck by an overwhelming feeling of apathy and sadness when I imagine his possible loss, even while I now still believe that he can do it.

But if he doesn’t secure the nomination, who else will take up his mantel? This ain’t the 60s…we don’t have Martin Luther Kings and John F Kennedys at the same time anymore. We haven’t had one in 40 years. And if we lose the one we have now, how long will we have to wait until the next?

Mr. Gore, please endorse Senator Obama. The world needs your help, yet again.

Sincerely,

Christian Herwitz

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