Nov. 5th, 2008

tvordlj: (Default)
Oh well, i might as well weigh in on the buzz. And buzz it is. That's what everyone is talking about isn't it? GOBAMA! :) I stayed up until he took Ohio and at that point he'd doubled the electoral votes over McCain though hadn't reached the magic number yet. It seemed pretty safe to Peter Mansbridge who said that if all else being equal to the last election, taking Ohio would give him the gold. I haven't looked at the coverage in the paper yet but the screaming headlines on the front page 'YES, HE DID' and Obama's picture with a raised victory fist says it all. He blew them away and got the Congress and Senate backing too. That's awesome! I hope he'll turn out to be a good 'un and not just another scuzzy politician. Time will tell but there's a lot more optimism this time around. Huge turnouts, too, i hear which is a good thing.

Only worries are for his security. I would imagine the Secret Service will be doubled and more vigilant. Sadly, there are a lot of racists and extremists out there that won't be happy about it. I also hear McCain gave a very gracious concession speech. I never thought the man himself was a horrible person, he just represented the wrong party. I'm sure he is a highly intelligent man but his party let him down with the running mate. She really got him shot down in flames, i think. All that mockery, mud slinging and bad publicity hurt him. She'll be slinking back to the wilds of Alaska where she can become a grandmother in peace. I wonder if you'll see her daughter marry the father of the baby after all? No matter.

Anyway, everyone here for the most part seems pleased at the outcome. I must go read the paper before heading out to the United Way kickoff.

Imagine

Nov. 5th, 2008 02:39 pm
tvordlj: (Default)
There was a photo in the paper this morning of a 105 year old black woman voting in South Carolina, i think it was. And i thought... imagine what she's seen in her lifetime. In Obama's speech, which i've just read, he speaks about a 106 year old woman from Atlanta and what she's seen. Both women probably had grandparents that were slaves. Both women would not have been able to vote until their middle ages and even then, registering to vote in the late 50s and early 60s could have got them hurt in some states. I can't even imagine what those women must feel like today, the utter joy and jubilation, like someone who's just got their sight and the first thing they see is the face of their child or someone that's just got their hearing and wakes up to birds singing, or a symphony.

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