In a few short days, an African American man will move from his
private residence into a much larger and infinitely more expensive
one owned not by him but by the taxpayers. A vast lawn, a perimeter
fence and many well trained security specialists will insulate him
from the rest of us but the mere fact that this man will be residing
in this house should make us all stop and count or blessings -
because it proves that we live in a nation where anything is possible.

Many believed this day would never come. Most of us hoped and
prayed that it would, but few of us actually believed we would live
to see it. Racism is an ugly thing in all of it's forms and there is
little doubt that if this man had moved into this house fifteen years
ago, there would have been a great outcry - possibly even rioting in
the streets.

Today, we can all be both grateful and proud that no such mayhem will
take place.when this man takes up residency in this house.

This man, moving into this house at this time in our nation's
history is much more than a simple change of addresses for him - it
is proof of a change in our attitude as a nation. It is an amends of
sorts - the righting of a great wrong. It is a symbol of our growth,
and of our willingness to "judge a man, not by the color of his skin
but by the content of his character".

There can be little doubt now that the vast majority of us truly
believe that this man has earned both his place in history and his
new address. His time in this house will not be easy - it will be
fraught with danger and he will face many challenges. I am sure there
will be many times when he asks himself how in the world he ended up
here and like all who have gone before him, the experience will age
him greatly.

But I for one will not waste an ounce of worry for his sake -
because in every way a man can, he asked for this. His whole life for the past
fifteen years appears to have been inexorably leading this man
toward this house. It is highly probable that that in the past,
despite all of his actions, racism would have kept this man out
of this house. Today, I thank the lord above that I am an American
and that I live in a nation where wrongs are righted, where justice
matters and where truly anything is possible.

Who is this man? OJ Simpson of course!