Ormonde Plater has left a new comment on your post "Louisiana Folks, Please Go vote":
Mimi, Kay and I voted for Obama. Our daughter and her husband voted for Hillary and are shocked at us. (I'm shocked at them.) Yesterday I was teaching new deacons to sing the Exsultet and got them to sing "Yes, we can!" to the opening melody.
Ormonde, my friend, thank you.
Yes, we can!
UPDATE: The first estimate on voter turnout in Louisiana was 15%, which is pitiful. The corrected number is 25%, which is still pitiful, but it's better than the smaller number. I believe that part of the reason for the low turnout in the primaries is because we are habituated to the parties having settled on the candidates before we even get to vote.
"Yes We Can", as you probably know, goes back a Long way. Our church-based organizing group used it as a theme for one of our public meetings. However, we used "Si Si Puede", as immigration reform is one of our themes.
ReplyDeleteDiane, I did not know. Thanks for the info.
ReplyDeleteI think I heard that "yes we can" goes back to the Farm Workers movement. But I'll check about that.
ReplyDeleteI checked around the web and it's true that "Si Si Puede" goes back at least as far as Cesar Chavez's Farm Workers Movement. Although, in 2002, I didn't know that.
ReplyDeleteAh, well, Cesar Chavez. That's good. Thanks, Diane. It was a wise choice on Obama's part.
ReplyDeleteYup, it's SI SE PUEDE and goes way back to the 60s. It has Latino and labor roots. Not sure most of the people chanting "Yes we can" know that but hey, chants and songs pick up the history of their performance and interpretation as they roll along...
ReplyDeleteYes we CAN, Mimi. I have seen the light! After my endless post about Hillary and much reflection, I am no longer split down the middle!
ReplyDeleteAs usual, you were way ahead of me.
Hi there, QFC! How are you? Welcome aboard. I read your excellent post on why you changed your mind. I thought it might have been the third crying jag that pushed you over the line. The third time is not the charm. Clinton should stop now. She may be our candidate.
ReplyDeleteYes, we CAN!
Not that it makes any difference with Wyoming's few votes - but I am voting for Hillary.
ReplyDeleteAnn, if she's the Democratic nominee, I will vote for her, too.
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