hello I'm tomhanks and I want Barack Obama to be the next President of our country As official celebrity I know my endorsement has just made your mind up for you History with a capital 'H' is going to be made this November no matter who the President elect is I want Barack Obama to be president of this country a country that once said that people of his skin color were only 3/5ths of a human being My support for Obama isn't just about breaking boundaries it's because of his character and vision and the high road he has taken during his campaign He has the integrity and the inspiration to unify us as did FDR and Harry truman and John F kennedy and even ronald Reagan when they ran for the job I want the President of my country to embody the america I have been waiting for One where leaders address challenges with candor and truth is their basis for policy We now have watched for months as the candidates have pretended to eat cheesesteak sandwiches and go bowling each has committed gaffes and each candidate has had to distance themselves from supporters or relatives who have gone off half-cocked still I support barack Obama I read history for pleasure and sometimes I get paid to recreate it this November we have a chance to witness another moment like in 1797 when George Washington transferred power to President Elect john Adams and for the first time in recorded human history leadership of a great nation was passed from one man to a non-relative without death rebellion or violence being the cause It was a seismic shift in the political and social fabric of the eighteenth century and here in the third millennium we need another seismic shift In november Americans will have redefined our Republic when President George W bush watches President Elect barack Obama swear on the holy Bible to preserve protect and defend our constitution Around the world to friend and foe alike our nation will live up to the great promise once shaped by our founding fathers when they came up with the grand American idea for what it's worth that's why I'm supporting Barack obama as President in 2008 Be sure to vote I'm tom Hanks I wrote and approve this message and I'm now going to turn off the camera
