Election
Thoughts:
From my friend Devon:
OK everyone, I've tried to call some people on their bullshit, but this is ridiculous.
I can respect the fact that you may be sad, upset, dismayed, angry, or even pissed at the outcome of the election. You all know how I voted, so I can't say that I'm with you. But here's what I know: I'm tired of the melodramatic woe-is-me attitude. If you are "leaving America" then do it and quit bitching. If you want to quote political philosophy, then have something without fallacy.
I'm sorry McCain lost. But for the first time in a long time (think President Johnson) we have a president that won in all the major regions, save for Alaska. A president that won the popular vote. And a Minority President.
It may be hard for you white guys "rocking the suburbs" to realize but do you even know how big that is? 150 years ago I did not have the right to vote. 100 years ago, I was denied my right to vote. Up until 1965 with the Voting Rights Act I really had no ability to vote. Can you wrap your mind around a scant 43 years from poll taxes to a Black President? Even if you don't agree with the man, acknowledge the feat and be proud to be American.
If you feel that this is the worst thing ever for America: play nice, the rest of us have been saying that for the last 8 years. Just please, quit bitching after a fair and free election.
My response:
I completely agree with your note, Devon. I'm now going to add my additional two cents:
My opinion on the whole thing is that partisanship ends once the election ended. Democrat, Republican, Black, White, whatever, we need to stand as one as Americans. And as Americans, we elected Barack Obama. Whichever way I voted, (and Oklahoma is so overwhelmingly Conservative, it doesn't really matter which way, or even if, I voted), we have a new president. As McCain said last night, it's an amazing feat that Obama has accomplished, and though McCain and Obama were rivals, they are now going to (hopefully, the optomistic part of me says), work together.
The Election is over. We have a new president. You know what we should be saying now? God Bless America. No freaking election issues from now until 2010.
I'm waiting to see where we go from here. I hope Obama can pull this country together. I hope this country will wake up and show the world that, just like in the Charlie Daniels Song, "you never did think that we'd ever get together again, In America."
Yes, we can
From my friend Devon:
OK everyone, I've tried to call some people on their bullshit, but this is ridiculous.
I can respect the fact that you may be sad, upset, dismayed, angry, or even pissed at the outcome of the election. You all know how I voted, so I can't say that I'm with you. But here's what I know: I'm tired of the melodramatic woe-is-me attitude. If you are "leaving America" then do it and quit bitching. If you want to quote political philosophy, then have something without fallacy.
I'm sorry McCain lost. But for the first time in a long time (think President Johnson) we have a president that won in all the major regions, save for Alaska. A president that won the popular vote. And a Minority President.
It may be hard for you white guys "rocking the suburbs" to realize but do you even know how big that is? 150 years ago I did not have the right to vote. 100 years ago, I was denied my right to vote. Up until 1965 with the Voting Rights Act I really had no ability to vote. Can you wrap your mind around a scant 43 years from poll taxes to a Black President? Even if you don't agree with the man, acknowledge the feat and be proud to be American.
If you feel that this is the worst thing ever for America: play nice, the rest of us have been saying that for the last 8 years. Just please, quit bitching after a fair and free election.
My response:
I completely agree with your note, Devon. I'm now going to add my additional two cents:
My opinion on the whole thing is that partisanship ends once the election ended. Democrat, Republican, Black, White, whatever, we need to stand as one as Americans. And as Americans, we elected Barack Obama. Whichever way I voted, (and Oklahoma is so overwhelmingly Conservative, it doesn't really matter which way, or even if, I voted), we have a new president. As McCain said last night, it's an amazing feat that Obama has accomplished, and though McCain and Obama were rivals, they are now going to (hopefully, the optomistic part of me says), work together.
The Election is over. We have a new president. You know what we should be saying now? God Bless America. No freaking election issues from now until 2010.
I'm waiting to see where we go from here. I hope Obama can pull this country together. I hope this country will wake up and show the world that, just like in the Charlie Daniels Song, "you never did think that we'd ever get together again, In America."
Yes, we can