I found out about this lovely story when I accidently stepped on a post by Josie's dad Reggie. Everyone on the Obama blog has been emailing the campaign trying to get a meeting between Josie and Senator Obama in Berlin. Just a sweet heartfelt request, more here.
Her story is a simple one. As a mixed-race kid, she looks up to Obama and wants to meet him. Reggie says that he was responsible for his daughter's finding out about Obama. But, he says, "Josie decides for herself who she likes and dislikes, and she was immediately drawn to Senator Obama. She likes how he speaks and thinks he has a nice smile. She also likes that someone brown like her has a chance to be president." Reggie says that Josie wants to give Obama's daughter Malia a soccer T-shirt because Malia plays soccer. "For Sasha a wonderful stuffed dog that she says can keep her company until Barack and Michelle get her the real one. She did this all with her own money," Reggie writes. And if she doesn't meet the Democratic presidential candidate tomorrow, she apparently won't give up, says her dad. "She really wants the girls to have these gifts. It means a lot to her."
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