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07 November 2008
Motivasi : Kepepet Vs Iming-Iming
Kepepet Vs Iming-Iming Ada 2 sebab yg membuat orang tak tergerak untuk berubah. Yang pertama adalah impiannya kurang kuat, yang kedua tidak kepepet. Dua hal tersebut yang seringkali disebut orang sebagai motivasi.
Kesalahan fatal yang timbul oleh sebagian besar motivator ataupun trainer motivasi lainnya adalah hanya menggunakan impian sebagai 'iming-iming' untuk menggerakkan audiens.
"Apa Impian anda? Siapa yang impiannya punya mobil mewah? Rumah mewah? atau bahkan kapal pesiar?" Memang, saat di ruang seminar, mereka sangat terbawa dan termotivasi oleh sang motivator. Tapi masalahnya, sepulang dari seminar, mereka dihantam kemalasan, mungkin juga halangan-halangan bahkan seringkali oleh orang-orang yang mereka sayangi. Apa jadinya? Mereka tetap diam ditempat.
Contoh yang kedua, ada seorang salesman yang bekerja di suatu perusahaan. Seperti perusahaan lainnya, mereka menerapkan sistem bonus.
"Jika anda mencapai target yang telah ditentukan, maka anda akan mendapat bonus jalan-jalan keluar negeri!" kata managernya.
"Gimana, semangat?" lanjut manager berinteraksi.
"Semagaat..ngat. .ngat!" sambut salesman, sambil mengepalkan tangannya seolah siap tempur. Bulan demi bulan pun berlalu tanpa pencapaian target. Kemudian si manager bertanya,
"Apa bonus yang aku tawarkan kurang besar?".
"Enggak kok Pak, cukup besar, mudah-mudahan bulan depan tercapai Pak". Setelah 3 bulan masa 'iming-iming' tak berhasil, si manager mulai mengubah strategi. Dia berteriak agak menekan di dalam meetingnya,
"Pokoknya, jika anda tidak bisa mencapai target penjualan yang sudah saya tetapkan, anda saya PECAT!". Nah, keluarlah keringat dingin si salesman. Sekeluar dari ruangan dia langsung menyambangi calon-calon customernya, kerjanyapun semakin giat. Malas, malu, nggak pe-denya hilang seketika. Kok bisa? Karena KePePet! Yang dia pikirkan, jika dia tidak dapat memenuhi target, dia akan dipecat. Jika dipecat, penghasilannya akan nol.
"Trus anak istriku makan apa?" pikirnya. Anehnya, target penjualan yang selama ini tidak pernah tercapai, bisa juga terlampaui.
Itulah yang disebut The Power of Kepepet. 97% orang termotivasi karena Kepepet, bukan karena iming-iming. Maka dari itu ada pepatah mengatakan bahwa "Kondisi Kepepet adalah motivasi terbesar di dunia!". Banyak perusahaan mengkampanyekan Visi besarnya kepada seluruh karyawannya. Apa jawab mereka? "Emang gua pikirin!". Bukannya salah karyawan yang tidak peduli terhadap visi perusahaan, tapi karena visi itu tak terlihat oleh karyawan. Mereka lebih termotivasi oleh sesuatu yang berupa ancaman, baik situasi dimasa mendatang ataupun berupa punishment.
John P. Kotter (Harvard Business Review) mengemukakan " Establishing Sense of Urgentcy" adalah langkah pertama untuk menggerakkan perubahan dalam suatu organisasi. Dengan melihat ancaman-ancaman terhadap kompetisi dan krisis, membuat mereka tergerak, sebelum mengkomunikasikan "VISI". "Jika rasa sakit terhadap kondisi sekarang tidak kuat, orang tak akan beranjak untuk berubah"
Jadi analisa kembali kehidupan Anda sekarang ini. Jika Anda tidak mengubahnya, rasa sakit atau kerugian apa yang akan Anda dapatkan dimasa mendatang. Saran saya, jika Anda berada di zona yang sangat nyaman untuk tidak berubah (tidak melihat ancaman), ciptakan sedikit trigger (challenge) misalnya berupa penambahan investasi rumah. Jangan beli rumah yang sesuai dengan kemampuan bayar Anda, tapi 'sedikit lebih' dari kemampuan Anda sekarang. Nah, dengan begitu Anda mau nggak mau dipaksa untuk mencari penghasilan tambahan atau mengurangi porsi pengeluaran yang tidak penting. Langkah kedua baru pikirkan nilai investasi itu 5 sampai 10 tahun mendatang, mungkin bisa sebagai solusi pembiayaan uang sekolah anak Anda kelak. Dengan meletakkan porsi dan posisi The Power of Kepepet dan Iming-iming secara tepat, InsyaAllah kita akan selalu termotivasi. FIGHT!
Kesalahan fatal yang timbul oleh sebagian besar motivator ataupun trainer motivasi lainnya adalah hanya menggunakan impian sebagai 'iming-iming' untuk menggerakkan audiens.
"Apa Impian anda? Siapa yang impiannya punya mobil mewah? Rumah mewah? atau bahkan kapal pesiar?" Memang, saat di ruang seminar, mereka sangat terbawa dan termotivasi oleh sang motivator. Tapi masalahnya, sepulang dari seminar, mereka dihantam kemalasan, mungkin juga halangan-halangan bahkan seringkali oleh orang-orang yang mereka sayangi. Apa jadinya? Mereka tetap diam ditempat.
Contoh yang kedua, ada seorang salesman yang bekerja di suatu perusahaan. Seperti perusahaan lainnya, mereka menerapkan sistem bonus.
"Jika anda mencapai target yang telah ditentukan, maka anda akan mendapat bonus jalan-jalan keluar negeri!" kata managernya.
"Gimana, semangat?" lanjut manager berinteraksi.
"Semagaat..ngat. .ngat!" sambut salesman, sambil mengepalkan tangannya seolah siap tempur. Bulan demi bulan pun berlalu tanpa pencapaian target. Kemudian si manager bertanya,
"Apa bonus yang aku tawarkan kurang besar?".
"Enggak kok Pak, cukup besar, mudah-mudahan bulan depan tercapai Pak". Setelah 3 bulan masa 'iming-iming' tak berhasil, si manager mulai mengubah strategi. Dia berteriak agak menekan di dalam meetingnya,
"Pokoknya, jika anda tidak bisa mencapai target penjualan yang sudah saya tetapkan, anda saya PECAT!". Nah, keluarlah keringat dingin si salesman. Sekeluar dari ruangan dia langsung menyambangi calon-calon customernya, kerjanyapun semakin giat. Malas, malu, nggak pe-denya hilang seketika. Kok bisa? Karena KePePet! Yang dia pikirkan, jika dia tidak dapat memenuhi target, dia akan dipecat. Jika dipecat, penghasilannya akan nol.
"Trus anak istriku makan apa?" pikirnya. Anehnya, target penjualan yang selama ini tidak pernah tercapai, bisa juga terlampaui.
Itulah yang disebut The Power of Kepepet. 97% orang termotivasi karena Kepepet, bukan karena iming-iming. Maka dari itu ada pepatah mengatakan bahwa "Kondisi Kepepet adalah motivasi terbesar di dunia!". Banyak perusahaan mengkampanyekan Visi besarnya kepada seluruh karyawannya. Apa jawab mereka? "Emang gua pikirin!". Bukannya salah karyawan yang tidak peduli terhadap visi perusahaan, tapi karena visi itu tak terlihat oleh karyawan. Mereka lebih termotivasi oleh sesuatu yang berupa ancaman, baik situasi dimasa mendatang ataupun berupa punishment.
John P. Kotter (Harvard Business Review) mengemukakan " Establishing Sense of Urgentcy" adalah langkah pertama untuk menggerakkan perubahan dalam suatu organisasi. Dengan melihat ancaman-ancaman terhadap kompetisi dan krisis, membuat mereka tergerak, sebelum mengkomunikasikan "VISI". "Jika rasa sakit terhadap kondisi sekarang tidak kuat, orang tak akan beranjak untuk berubah"
Jadi analisa kembali kehidupan Anda sekarang ini. Jika Anda tidak mengubahnya, rasa sakit atau kerugian apa yang akan Anda dapatkan dimasa mendatang. Saran saya, jika Anda berada di zona yang sangat nyaman untuk tidak berubah (tidak melihat ancaman), ciptakan sedikit trigger (challenge) misalnya berupa penambahan investasi rumah. Jangan beli rumah yang sesuai dengan kemampuan bayar Anda, tapi 'sedikit lebih' dari kemampuan Anda sekarang. Nah, dengan begitu Anda mau nggak mau dipaksa untuk mencari penghasilan tambahan atau mengurangi porsi pengeluaran yang tidak penting. Langkah kedua baru pikirkan nilai investasi itu 5 sampai 10 tahun mendatang, mungkin bisa sebagai solusi pembiayaan uang sekolah anak Anda kelak. Dengan meletakkan porsi dan posisi The Power of Kepepet dan Iming-iming secara tepat, InsyaAllah kita akan selalu termotivasi. FIGHT!
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PRESIDENT ELECT BARRACK OBAMMA'S VICTORY SPEECH TRANSCRIPT
Pidato kemenangan Obama
Menyentuh dan memberi inspirasi.....
PRESIDENT ELECT BARRACK OBAMMA'S VICTORY SPEECH TRANSCRIPT
Hello, Chicago.
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where
all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is
alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight
is your answer.
It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in
numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and
four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed
that this time must be different, that their voices could be that
difference. It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat
and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay,
straight, disabled and not disabled.
Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a
collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states. We
are, and always will be, the United States of America.
It's the answer that led those who've been told for so long by so many to be
cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their
hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a
better day. It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we
did on this date in
this election at this defining moment change has come to America.
A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious
call from Senator McCain. Senator McCain fought long and hard in this
campaign. And he's fought even longer and harder for the country that he
loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to
imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and
selfless leader.
I congratulate him; I congratulate Governor Palin for all that they've
achieved. And I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's
promise in the months ahead.
I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his
heart, and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of
Scranton... and rode with on the train home to Delaware, the vice
president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.
And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of
my best friend for the last 16 years ... the rock of our family, the love of
my life, the nation's next first lady ... Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia
... I love you both more than you can imagine. And you have earned the new
puppy that's coming with us ... to the new White House.
And while she's no longer with us, I know my grandmother' s watching, along
with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight. I know that my
debt to them is beyond measure. To my sister Maya (Maya Soetoro -Ng - kakak
tirinya), my sister Alma, all my other brothers and sisters, thank you so
much for all the support that you've given me. I am grateful to them.
And to my campaign manager, David Plouffe ... the unsung hero of this
campaign, who built the best -- the best political campaign, I think, in the
history of the United States of America.
To my chief strategist David Axelrod ... who's been a partner with me every
step of the way. To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of
politics ... you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've
sacrificed to get it done.
But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It
belongs to you. It belongs to you.
I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with
much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls
of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms
of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men
and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and
$20 to the cause.
It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their
generation's apathy ... who left their homes and their families for jobs
that offered little pay and less sleep.
It drew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and
scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and from the millions
of Americans who volunteered and organized and proved that more than two
centuries later a government of the people, by the people, and for the
people has not
perished from the Earth. This is your victory.
And I know you didn't do this just to win an election. And I know you didn't
do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task
that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges
that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime -- two wars, a
planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.
Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up
in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives
for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after the children
fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage or pay their doctors'
bills or save enough for their child's college education.
There's new energy to harness, new jobs to be created, new schools to build,
and threats to meet, alliances to repair.The road ahead will be long. Our
climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term.
But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will
get there.
I promise you, we as a people will get there.
AUDIENCE: Yes we can! Yes we can! Yes we can!
There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won't agree with
every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government
can't solve every problem.
But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will
listen to you, especially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you
to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it's been done in
America for 221 years -- block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by
calloused hand.
What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn
night. This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance
for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way
things were.
It can't happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit
of sacrifice.So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility,
where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not
only ourselves but each other.
Let us remember that, if this financial crisis taught us anything, it's that
we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers.
In this country, we rise or fall as one nation, as one people. Let's resist
the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and
immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.
Let's remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the
banner of the Republican Party to the White House, a party founded on the
values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national unity. Those are
values that we all share. And while the Democratic Party has won a great
victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to
heal the divides that have held back our progress.
As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, we are not enemies
but friends. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds
of affection.
And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won
your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be
your president, too.
And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments
and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners
of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new
dawn of American leadership is at hand.
To those -- to those who would tear the world down: We will defeat you. To
those who seek peace and security: We support you. And to all those who have
wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright: Tonight we proved once
more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our
arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals:
democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.That's the true genius
of America: that America can change. Our union can be perfected. What we've
already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.
This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for
generations. But one that's on my mind tonight's about a woman who cast her
ballot in Atlanta. She's a lot like the millions of others who stood in line
to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing: Ann Nixon
Cooper is 106 years old.
She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars
on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for
two reasons -- because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.
And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in
America --
the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were
told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed:
Yes we can.
At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she
lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we
can.
When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she
saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of
commonpurpose. Yes we can.
AUDIENCE: Yes we can.
When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was
there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved.
Yes we can.
AUDIENCE: Yes we can.
She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge
in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that "We Shall
Overcome." Yes we can.
AUDIENCE: Yes we can.
A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was
connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this
election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because
after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of
hours, she knows how America can change. Yes we can.
AUDIENCE: Yes we can.
America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much
more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves -- if our children should live
to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long
as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have
made? This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is
our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for
our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim
the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many,
we are one; that while we
breathe, we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those
who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that
sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can.
Thank you.
God bless you. And may God bless the United States of America.
Menyentuh dan memberi inspirasi...
PRESIDENT ELECT BARRACK OBAMMA'S VICTORY SPEECH TRANSCRIPT
Hello, Chicago.
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where
all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is
alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight
is your answer.
It's the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in
numbers this nation has never seen, by people who waited three hours and
four hours, many for the first time in their lives, because they believed
that this time must be different, that their voices could be that
difference. It's the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat
and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay,
straight, disabled and not disabled.
Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been just a
collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states. We
are, and always will be, the United States of America.
It's the answer that led those who've been told for so long by so many to be
cynical and fearful and doubtful about what we can achieve to put their
hands on the arc of history and bend it once more toward the hope of a
better day. It's been a long time coming, but tonight, because of what we
did on this date in
this election at this defining moment change has come to America.
A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious
call from Senator McCain. Senator McCain fought long and hard in this
campaign. And he's fought even longer and harder for the country that he
loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to
imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and
selfless leader.
I congratulate him; I congratulate Governor Palin for all that they've
achieved. And I look forward to working with them to renew this nation's
promise in the months ahead.
I want to thank my partner in this journey, a man who campaigned from his
heart, and spoke for the men and women he grew up with on the streets of
Scranton... and rode with on the train home to Delaware, the vice
president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden.
And I would not be standing here tonight without the unyielding support of
my best friend for the last 16 years ... the rock of our family, the love of
my life, the nation's next first lady ... Michelle Obama. Sasha and Malia
... I love you both more than you can imagine. And you have earned the new
puppy that's coming with us ... to the new White House.
And while she's no longer with us, I know my grandmother' s watching, along
with the family that made me who I am. I miss them tonight. I know that my
debt to them is beyond measure. To my sister Maya (Maya Soetoro -Ng - kakak
tirinya), my sister Alma, all my other brothers and sisters, thank you so
much for all the support that you've given me. I am grateful to them.
And to my campaign manager, David Plouffe ... the unsung hero of this
campaign, who built the best -- the best political campaign, I think, in the
history of the United States of America.
To my chief strategist David Axelrod ... who's been a partner with me every
step of the way. To the best campaign team ever assembled in the history of
politics ... you made this happen, and I am forever grateful for what you've
sacrificed to get it done.
But above all, I will never forget who this victory truly belongs to. It
belongs to you. It belongs to you.
I was never the likeliest candidate for this office. We didn't start with
much money or many endorsements. Our campaign was not hatched in the halls
of Washington. It began in the backyards of Des Moines and the living rooms
of Concord and the front porches of Charleston. It was built by working men
and women who dug into what little savings they had to give $5 and $10 and
$20 to the cause.
It grew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their
generation's apathy ... who left their homes and their families for jobs
that offered little pay and less sleep.
It drew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and
scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and from the millions
of Americans who volunteered and organized and proved that more than two
centuries later a government of the people, by the people, and for the
people has not
perished from the Earth. This is your victory.
And I know you didn't do this just to win an election. And I know you didn't
do it for me. You did it because you understand the enormity of the task
that lies ahead. For even as we celebrate tonight, we know the challenges
that tomorrow will bring are the greatest of our lifetime -- two wars, a
planet in peril, the worst financial crisis in a century.
Even as we stand here tonight, we know there are brave Americans waking up
in the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan to risk their lives
for us. There are mothers and fathers who will lie awake after the children
fall asleep and wonder how they'll make the mortgage or pay their doctors'
bills or save enough for their child's college education.
There's new energy to harness, new jobs to be created, new schools to build,
and threats to meet, alliances to repair.The road ahead will be long. Our
climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term.
But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will
get there.
I promise you, we as a people will get there.
AUDIENCE: Yes we can! Yes we can! Yes we can!
There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won't agree with
every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government
can't solve every problem.
But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will
listen to you, especially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you
to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it's been done in
America for 221 years -- block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by
calloused hand.
What began 21 months ago in the depths of winter cannot end on this autumn
night. This victory alone is not the change we seek. It is only the chance
for us to make that change. And that cannot happen if we go back to the way
things were.
It can't happen without you, without a new spirit of service, a new spirit
of sacrifice.So let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility,
where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not
only ourselves but each other.
Let us remember that, if this financial crisis taught us anything, it's that
we cannot have a thriving Wall Street while Main Street suffers.
In this country, we rise or fall as one nation, as one people. Let's resist
the temptation to fall back on the same partisanship and pettiness and
immaturity that has poisoned our politics for so long.
Let's remember that it was a man from this state who first carried the
banner of the Republican Party to the White House, a party founded on the
values of self-reliance and individual liberty and national unity. Those are
values that we all share. And while the Democratic Party has won a great
victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to
heal the divides that have held back our progress.
As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, we are not enemies
but friends. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds
of affection.
And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn, I may not have won
your vote tonight, but I hear your voices. I need your help. And I will be
your president, too.
And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments
and palaces, to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners
of the world, our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new
dawn of American leadership is at hand.
To those -- to those who would tear the world down: We will defeat you. To
those who seek peace and security: We support you. And to all those who have
wondered if America's beacon still burns as bright: Tonight we proved once
more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our
arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals:
democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.That's the true genius
of America: that America can change. Our union can be perfected. What we've
already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.
This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for
generations. But one that's on my mind tonight's about a woman who cast her
ballot in Atlanta. She's a lot like the millions of others who stood in line
to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing: Ann Nixon
Cooper is 106 years old.
She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars
on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn't vote for
two reasons -- because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin.
And tonight, I think about all that she's seen throughout her century in
America --
the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were
told that we can't, and the people who pressed on with that American creed:
Yes we can.
At a time when women's voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she
lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we
can.
When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she
saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs, a new sense of
commonpurpose. Yes we can.
AUDIENCE: Yes we can.
When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was
there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved.
Yes we can.
AUDIENCE: Yes we can.
She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge
in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who told a people that "We Shall
Overcome." Yes we can.
AUDIENCE: Yes we can.
A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was
connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this
election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because
after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of
hours, she knows how America can change. Yes we can.
AUDIENCE: Yes we can.
America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much
more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves -- if our children should live
to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long
as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have
made? This is our chance to answer that call. This is our moment. This is
our time, to put our people back to work and open doors of opportunity for
our kids; to restore prosperity and promote the cause of peace; to reclaim
the American dream and reaffirm that fundamental truth, that, out of many,
we are one; that while we
breathe, we hope. And where we are met with cynicism and doubts and those
who tell us that we can't, we will respond with that timeless creed that
sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can.
Thank you.
God bless you. And may God bless the United States of America.
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05 November 2008
Foto Syekh Puji Nih
Tu duit banyak amat yah :)
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04 November 2008
Acara 4 Mata Disuspen
JAKARTA, SELASA — Komisi Penyiaran Indonesia (KPI) pusat memutuskan untuk menghentikan program acara Empat Mata yang ditayangkan Trans7. Penghentian tersebut karena acara itu dinilai tidak pantas dan melanggar standar program siaran.
"Sejak hari ini, Selasa, KPI memberikan sanksi administratif berupa penghentian selama satu bulan. Jika ingin disiarkan kembali, masa satu bulan tersebut untuk evaluasi dan konsolidasi," kata Ketua KPI Pusat Sasa Djuarsa Sendjaja, dalam jumpa pers di Kantor KPI, Jakarta, Selasa (4/11).
Sasa menuturkan, sebelumnya KPI telah memberikan teguran sebanyak tiga kali. Teguran tersebut ditayangkan pada 5 Mei 2007, 27 September 2007, dan 25 Agustus 2008. Namun, pada tayangan 29 Oktober 2008 dalam episode Sumanto, mantan pemakan mayat, kembali ditemukan pelanggaran. "Dalam salah satu adegan ada bintang tamu yang memakan hewan kodok hidup-hidup sehingga dinilai telah melanggar Pedoman Perilaku Penyiaran dan Standar Program Siaran," ujar Sasa.
Menurut Sasa, penghentian acara yang dipandu oleh Tukul Arwana itu juga berdasarkan keluhan yang sangat gencar dari masyarakat. Untuk itu, tuturnya, KPI menindaklanjuti aduan tersebut dengan berdasarkan pelanggaran isi siaran.
Selanjutnya, apabila Trans7 tidak memenuhi keputusan ini, KPI akan memberikan sanksi lebih lanjut sesuai ketentuan Undang-Undang Penyiaran. "Jika tetap dilanggar, KPI akan memberikan denda dan jika tetap dilanggar lagi akan diberikan pencabutan izin siaran," tuturnya.
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