January 29, 2009
Thank You Mr. President,
Thank you for standing against reasonable, sane, and prudent men and women, against
the wisdom of the polls, against the reality of history, against the loud and persistent and
numerous chorus of “No you can’t,” against almost all but the greatest of expectations, and
believing that you could one day become the President of The United States of America.
Thank you for staying the course in a calm and determined manner during a long and
challenging campaign. Your thoughtful and timely actions helped shatter many of the
stereotypes that have helped to imprison the spirit of so many.
Thank you for in the words of M. Scott Peck, taking The Road Less Traveled. Any
reasonable individual, upon considering your background, talents and abilities,
understands that you did not have to take upon the monumental challenges you have
accepted. There certainly are easier and more profitable routes to fame, fortune and
success than that of the Presidency; routes without so numerous a variety of real
challenges and potential pitfalls for failure. Your successful run for the Presidency is just
as significant a win for others as it is a win for you.
Thank you for demonstrating the importance of using technology as you established, built
and maintained a virtual worldwide network of support utilizing the World Wide Web. The
importance and correctness of your decisions are reflected in the acceptance of your
actions by the famous and the infamous. Two newsworthy examples include Pope
Benedict establishing his own U-Tube Channel, and Alaska’s Department of Travel &
Tourism soliciting me by e-mail, and not so surprisingly including a photo of Alaska
Governor Sarah Palin. Your actions have established a path for the future. Prayerfully a
generation of people seeking hope will be able to understand, appreciate and apply some
of the ideas and methods you have employed.
Thank you for urging us to declare war upon the mediocrity that keeps so many mentally
imprisoned, by continuing to speak to the fact that it is we, and not you that hold the
ultimate key to our successful future. Thank you for reminding us that we can expect a
bountiful harvest, only if we prepare and plant and nurture as though our actions determine
the outcome, while we pray and hope as though God’s Grace determines the outcome, for
I believe both to be true. Thank you for reminding us that we are not counted out because
we get knocked down, only if we choose not to get up.
Thank you for all that you have done to position yourself to be all that you have become.
Wise men and women understand that the foundation you built made possible all we have
come to know and expect. The process of reaping and sowing is as old as the Scriptures
and hopefully now as clear as crystal. The many that you have helped thus far during your
long journey of service was a prerequisite for the many more the world expects you to
help. It is comforting to know that unlike so many others who must prove what they have
promised; you have simply promised what you have already proven.
Lastly, thank you for reminding us not to condemn. As the son of an interracial couple, you
have captured the minds and hearts of millions who would have been critical of your
origins. Hopefully those who would criticize the decisions of your parents, and have yet
come to respect, love and adore you, will understand the reason and accept the reality that
the only judgment that counts is the judgment of God, whose wisdom transcends our
understanding.
You are under great and often unrealistic expectations to repair the economy, to settle
disputes in the Middle East, to end hunger in Africa, to stroke egos in South America, to
cool tempers in Asia, to reverse Global Warming, to fix all that man has broken during a
long period of greed, ignorance and neglect. The reality is that if you can by example
continue to lead us to repair the minds and hearts of men and women, you will have
accomplished goals long-denied, achieved greatness long-eluded, and ultimately
contributed much more than the solution to a multitude of single problems.
THANK YOU, Mr. President!
Very truly yours,
Henry Ford
© 2009 - Henry Ford - Twinsburg, OH
May be used with reference to www.henryfordswebsite.com
Thank You Mr. President,
Thank you for standing against reasonable, sane, and prudent men and women, against
the wisdom of the polls, against the reality of history, against the loud and persistent and
numerous chorus of “No you can’t,” against almost all but the greatest of expectations, and
believing that you could one day become the President of The United States of America.
Thank you for staying the course in a calm and determined manner during a long and
challenging campaign. Your thoughtful and timely actions helped shatter many of the
stereotypes that have helped to imprison the spirit of so many.
Thank you for in the words of M. Scott Peck, taking The Road Less Traveled. Any
reasonable individual, upon considering your background, talents and abilities,
understands that you did not have to take upon the monumental challenges you have
accepted. There certainly are easier and more profitable routes to fame, fortune and
success than that of the Presidency; routes without so numerous a variety of real
challenges and potential pitfalls for failure. Your successful run for the Presidency is just
as significant a win for others as it is a win for you.
Thank you for demonstrating the importance of using technology as you established, built
and maintained a virtual worldwide network of support utilizing the World Wide Web. The
importance and correctness of your decisions are reflected in the acceptance of your
actions by the famous and the infamous. Two newsworthy examples include Pope
Benedict establishing his own U-Tube Channel, and Alaska’s Department of Travel &
Tourism soliciting me by e-mail, and not so surprisingly including a photo of Alaska
Governor Sarah Palin. Your actions have established a path for the future. Prayerfully a
generation of people seeking hope will be able to understand, appreciate and apply some
of the ideas and methods you have employed.
Thank you for urging us to declare war upon the mediocrity that keeps so many mentally
imprisoned, by continuing to speak to the fact that it is we, and not you that hold the
ultimate key to our successful future. Thank you for reminding us that we can expect a
bountiful harvest, only if we prepare and plant and nurture as though our actions determine
the outcome, while we pray and hope as though God’s Grace determines the outcome, for
I believe both to be true. Thank you for reminding us that we are not counted out because
we get knocked down, only if we choose not to get up.
Thank you for all that you have done to position yourself to be all that you have become.
Wise men and women understand that the foundation you built made possible all we have
come to know and expect. The process of reaping and sowing is as old as the Scriptures
and hopefully now as clear as crystal. The many that you have helped thus far during your
long journey of service was a prerequisite for the many more the world expects you to
help. It is comforting to know that unlike so many others who must prove what they have
promised; you have simply promised what you have already proven.
Lastly, thank you for reminding us not to condemn. As the son of an interracial couple, you
have captured the minds and hearts of millions who would have been critical of your
origins. Hopefully those who would criticize the decisions of your parents, and have yet
come to respect, love and adore you, will understand the reason and accept the reality that
the only judgment that counts is the judgment of God, whose wisdom transcends our
understanding.
You are under great and often unrealistic expectations to repair the economy, to settle
disputes in the Middle East, to end hunger in Africa, to stroke egos in South America, to
cool tempers in Asia, to reverse Global Warming, to fix all that man has broken during a
long period of greed, ignorance and neglect. The reality is that if you can by example
continue to lead us to repair the minds and hearts of men and women, you will have
accomplished goals long-denied, achieved greatness long-eluded, and ultimately
contributed much more than the solution to a multitude of single problems.
THANK YOU, Mr. President!
Very truly yours,
Henry Ford
© 2009 - Henry Ford - Twinsburg, OH
May be used with reference to www.henryfordswebsite.com