Florida needs my vote , and I'm glad to give it. FiFi will make an important choice one day too and I was glad to be able to share my choice with her. This is a very important day and I hope everyone participates.
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hear hear! VOTE!!! gOBAMA!
Brick by brick,
Block by block.
We did it!
Hmm so sorry you didn't agree with the post I wrote. Actually if you read it again, correctly, I never ever said nor hinted that it was crap that Obama won. I said that it was crap that everyone is so proud that a black man is president. Especially considering how everyone wants racial equality nowadays. I am so sad that these people think it's more important to comment on how the next president is BLACK rather than saying how the next president is QUALIFIED, or EXPERIENCED, or HAS GOOD MORALS. *That* is what bothers me.
And, I agree, if someone voted for Palin simply because she is a woman, you are right - that person is cracked. Sarah Palin is no better of a candidate for vice president simply because of her vagina. If a person likes her platform, her views, then great. But just because she's a mom, or a woman, or from Alaska, whatever. Those things won't make her a good vice-president.
The message I tried to convey (sorry if it fell short, but I thought I had explained) was that I wish people would celebrate the new person in office, and not celebrate the person's skin color (or gender, or age, etc.)
I don't know where texanmama is getting her information, but people ARE celebrating this new person in office and not simply because of color. She's inflating the historical significance of race in a way that is just not true.
People ARE talking about race because he IS the FIRST African American PRESIDENT!! History shows that people of color have been afflicted more than any other race (in this country)--far more than white women too!! This is of incredible significance! And now, after far too long, the time has come. This represents true equality...for our children, our neighbor, our schools, and the world. Discrimination and racism are alive and well in America. Please don't discount that.
People are impressed by his humble roots (he's living the American Dream!), his knack for mobilizing the youth, his unmistakable ability to relate to both sides of the isle, his hope for the future, his eagerness to restore our *name* on the world stage and to move from this isolationists place that has been so damaging, etc. etc. etc.
In print, on the networks, the radio, the internet---this is what I am hearing. he is qualified. He is experienced. He has good morals. These are all the focus. The world is in awe.
There is a new hope, new found patriotism, optimism and faith in our government the likes of which I have never seen! He represents possibilities. His skin color is part of his incredible rise against all odds.
Texanmama, I wish that you could one day see past your own cynical opinions. They tend to color reality in a way that is just not true. I urge you to look at the facts before you issue your ideas as gospel. You are entitled to your opinion, but claiming that your voice represents a whole segment of our population is a lie.
I love this country more every day. I am constantly heartened by the increasing level of tolerance, patriotism, capacity to give, and our willingness to come together for a common good. I am eternally grateful for the opportunity to raise my children in this time. I have NEVER felt this way before. This is a sentiment I remember spoken on the back porch at my grandparents house when referring to 'the good old days'. I thought it was a myth, something in storybooks.
It's real and I am utterly blissed out.
earthmama
and sorry textileNazi to comment so much on your blog!
I'm late coming over but YAY Florida!
I've been on a natural high all week!
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