Max Kennedy endorses Barack Obama
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By Sommer Ingram
Staff Writer
March 1, 2008
Max Kennedy, son of Robert Kennedy, spoke at the Waco field headquarters of Sen. Barack Obama Saturday night. Standing on a chair, he addressed the crowd of about 50 Obama supporters, delivering a short, but powerful, message of hope and the need for change.
"I've never felt this good about a candidate in my life," Kennedy said. "I've never seen a person generate the kind of energy that's in this very room tonight."
Kennedy said he was fully convinced that Obama will win Texas, and that the small organizations like the very field office the group stood in that night would make the difference.
"This election is similar to the election of 1960," Kennedy said. "In 1960, there was a huge shift. It was the first time the grassroots organizations had altered the hands of the president. What you guys are doing here is amazing; it's just what we need to win the state of Texas."
He encouraged the group to continue their efforts by manning the phone banks, making sure their friends were signed up to vote, and that every person they knew was informed about the great change that Obama could create.
"The hard work comes in the next three days," he said. "We need to create a fundamental shift, and we have a man who will lead us in doing so; a man who says we are all empowered."
Kennedy has been traveling around the country speaking at field offices, factories, rallies, and college campuses on behalf of Obama. He said the level of support the senator is receiving from college students is unprecedented.
"It's crazy," he said. "I've never seen anything like it before."
Obama supporters were thrilled with his endorsement of the senator.
"It's an honor that Max endorses Obama," said Dr. Chris Van Gorder, professor of world religion at Baylor. "Robert F Kennedy was one of the greatest politicians America has ever seen, and to see that his son has this motivation and energy is amazing."
Other member's of the Kennedy family have put their support behind Obama as well. Caroline Kennedy has even been quoted as saying that Obama is a continuation of the legacy John F. Kennedy began.
"Just what you see in this room lets me know that he can absolutely carry on that legacy," Kennedy said. "Obama has motivated Americans across the country. He is unbelievably smart, eloquent, and has a solid, detailed plan for our country. He has asked us to make a sacrifice and has shown that he is willing to sacrifice as well so we can make this country all we can be." |
