Why Obama?

A small but welcome distraction from the day-to-day trials and tribulations of this cancer journey has been my involvement with Barack Obama's presidential campaign. And now I have a victory of my own to share.

Last spring I became involved with an organization called "Barack the Youth Vote". Joe Vogel, BTYV's founder and director, decided to self-publish a book featuring 25 essays by youth and young adults about why Obama was their choice for President. I submitted an essay and was selected to be part of the book.

The Obama Movement is now available on Amazon.com. It will soon be available through other online retailers. Availability in stores depends on online sales, so if you are intrigued, this it the time to make that purchase. :)

Here is a description of the book from the editor's website:

Why Barack Obama?

This was the question posed to students and young professionals across the country in the wake of the senator’s historic announcement for president in Springfield, Illinois. The responses came pouring in from all corners of America.

The Obama Movement is a collection of these fascinating and diverse responses.

Not since the Kennedys in the 1960s has a politician so energized the youth of America. The key distinction is that today's generation is mobilizing through technology and online networking in ways unimaginable to previous campaigns. Hundreds of thousands of previously turned off young people have tuned into the vision of the former community organizer from South Chicago. Online groups have swelled into the hundreds of thousands, creative ads by supporters have dominated YouTube, and interest has translated into record-setting donations and massive turnouts in Iowa and New Hampshire, Nevada and Texas.

The Obama Movement contains the personal stories of young people in the trenches of one of the most exciting and historically significant elections in American history—and reveals why they are determined to make their voices count in 2008.