Want to Help make Change? Heed Maria's call!

I recently decided that I will vote for Barack Obama on Super Tuesday in CA.  I like both Obama and Hillary Clinton and will vote for either in the general election.  However, I have been reflecting on March 2003 and my exasperation at that time at the amount of support for the war in Iraq among our political leaders and most Americans.  Only one of these two candidates had the courage and wisdom to oppose the American invasion from the start, and now I feel honored to be able to vote for him to be the Democratic nominee for President.

That brings me to the topic of the diary.  Tonight Maria Shriver endorsed Barack Obama in a heartfelt speech before a roaring crowd at Pauly Pavilion, UCLA.  Toward the end of her speech, Maria urged the crowd to do whatever they could to effectuate change, and to help elect Obama.  With the polls looking extremely close in CA, Maria urged Obama supporters to talk to "5 undecided voters."  And so I did...

I sent the following email to 22 people I am close with and whom I know will vote in the primaries on Tuesday.  Feel free to copy and paste (or improve!) the text below and pass it along to your friends:

Maria Shriver endorsed Barack Obama before a huge crowd at UCLA today and gave a pretty good speech.  Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/...

I liked this part of her endorsement the best:

"This election is about a moment.  A moment to have a conversation with yourself.  Ask yourself what kind of an America do I believe in?  Do I believe in an America that is about unity, that is about coming together, that is about seeing beyond the labels?  We have to see beyond the labels that divide us.  If that is the kind of America that you want, then I think it will be very clear to you what you should do on Tuesday . . ."