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\nA couple of friends made this poster for me back in 2008, to cheer me up because of what was happening with my family. It was also, of course, an election year.<\/p>\n
I had gotten Hope earlier in 2008. She spent the first week sitting in my bathroom sink. Scared of her new situation. I would go in and visit her and talk to her, trying to let her know everything was going to be okay. I took a picture of her during one of these pow-wows, and in the picture she looked, in my opinion, Presidential. Staring up and to the left with a purposeful expression. Or maybe it was just intense anxiety. Either way …<\/p>\n
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\nI just … Words cannot express how much I miss her. LOOK AT HER. She was so wonderful. <\/p>\n
So my friends, without my knowledge, turned that picture into an Obama poster<\/a>. The poster arrived at my parents’ house a couple days before Christmas. I still have it, of course. It was such a thoughtful gift, in the midst of such a terrible whirlwind. The poster has even more poignancy now. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A couple of friends made this poster for me back in 2008, to cheer me up because of what was happening with my family. It was also, of course, an election year. I had gotten Hope earlier in 2008. She … Continue reading