This is my Facebook page. This is why we are here on DU. Never forget.

[Faygo Kid]

Yes, decency and hope and commitment and love matter.

[louis-t]

1. Lincoln seems to approve.

[graham4anything]

2. President Obama is like the reincarnation of President Lincoln

and I don't mean that religiously though it could be.

decency
hope
committment
love

are great
it's a shame the other side thinks those are dirty words.


I really like this photo. thanks for posting.

[Faygo Kid]

3. You're welcome. We have got to re-elect this man.

The alternative is unthinkable.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

4. That photo gave me chills!

Thank you!

[loyalsister]

14. Me Too!

Several times. It will be an enduring iconic photo... like John Jr. under Kennedy's desk.

[vanlassie]

5. posted it too- Thanks!

[llmart]

6. What a beautiful photo.

Speaks volumes. No words needed.

[Faygo Kid]

8. Even better, given your avatar. You will enjoy this.

Mom, the first woman in the U.S. to win the War Production Board award. You will recognize the woman who flew to Detroit to congratulate her.

http://apps.detroitnews.com/apps/multimedia/thumbnail.php?im=&maxsize=200

[llmart]

9. That's your mother?

Wow. What an historical moment for your mother.

[Faygo Kid]

10. Yep, that's Mom. I came around a number of years later.

She was the best.

[llmart]

11. That's just wonderful to hear.

It's probably why you turned out to be a progressive

I brought my son up to be a progressive and feminist and I'm sure proud that the lessons (some of them) rubbed off

[Faygo Kid]

12. Good for you. Mom wasn't political. She just had Character.

Backbone, too. She certainly was emblematic of the Greatest Generation.

[graywarrior]

7. Excellent

I stole it. It's on my fb page.

[reformist2]

13. That picture is so emotional and filled with meaning, it's incredible.