Today, Roland Martin, a regular political commentator and contributor to CNN, Tom Joyner Morning Show, and more. posed a simple question for his Facebook friends of whom I am one: "And did you see that Madonna was denied in her attempt to adopt another Malawi child? Was that decision good or bad?". Below I have excerpted my reply to him on this subject which is close to my heart.
I was adopted by an American missionary at age 9 who gave me a new lease on life, otherwise I wouldn't be here. There are some who might think that Madonna, Angelina, and others do foreign adoptions as great public relations moves. That may be true or not (only God knows our true intentions). All I know is that a child in need doesn't ask for an essay on why you're adopting them. They simply want to know if you will love them or not. When I was being adopted one of the questions the state of Arkansas asked my adoptive mother was whether she would have my best interests at heart. To me one of the demonstrations of true love is if a person has no obligation to love you, will they still show you the same love they would demonstrate to their biological children?
Wow, just when you thought Obama had done it all, he goes and sets yet another political record! I didn't think that Obama could top the record 85,000+ attendees who saw his DNC Presidential Nomination speech at Mile High in Denver, CO on this year, and I didn't think he could draw anywhere close to the 200,000 Germans who saw him speak during his July 2008 Europe-Middle East world tour. But today, over 100,000 St. Louis, Missourians set the record for the most attendees ever to a US political event. 
Folks this is not just charisma, this is not just celebrity--I doubt if Madonna or Michael Jackson or Jay-Z have ever attracted 100,000 people just because they are celebrities. No, it can be summed up in one word, "message." Obama's message of hope, change, unity, community service and organizing, people lifting up their neighbors, and no more partisan politics as usual has resonated with the American psyche, and the goodwill engendered by Barack Obama's Campaign for Change will transform the electoral landscape for many years to come, just as Ronald Reagan's new path transformed the Republican party in the 1980's.
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Today, Roland Martin, a regular political commentator and contributor to CNN, Tom Joyner Morning Show, and more. posed a simple question for his Facebook friends of whom I am one: "And did you see that Madonna was denied in her attempt to adopt another Malawi child? Was that decision good or bad?". Below I have excerpted my reply to him on this subject which is close to my heart. 
