Election day
so the day that america has been waiting for since the campaigning all started LAST YEAR has arrived. it is now 8:21 am and i just got back from voting. as i stood there in line, which was wrapped around the building but moving at a steady enough pace enough so that i was voter number 160 at that precinct, the conversations were interesting enough for me to do something i typically do not intend to do, eavesdrop.
the lady behind me was talking to the lady behind her and she said that this was her first time voting... at the age of 97. the other woman was about in her mid 50's or so and asked the older woman why she never voted before. she said that she never had a good enough reason to until, get this, "a young ruggedly handsome black man decided to run." the other woman said oh so you are an obama supporter, to which the little old lady said "yes sweetheart i am". mind you now this little old, frail, in a wheel chair and on oxygen woman was 97 years old, had witnessed race riots, segregation, inequality for african americans and women, probably sent family and friends off to war, but the kicker is she was a as white as casper the friendly ghost. i think the funniest thing that woman said was " i always did like my men like my coffee, i just couldnt tell that to my husband". someone eventually came out and moved her to the front of the line seeing as she was in a wheel chair and from the looks on everyone's faces they were almost disappointed that she went in ahead of everyone else, not because they had waited longer than her but because they wanted to see what she would say next.
just goes to show that everyone has their reasons for voting, some for more comical reasons than others.
but in all seriousness get out and vote today. personally i voted for obama and yes on proposal 1 and yes on proposal 2. but no matter what your vote is get out and do it, its one of the last things we as americans have left, thanks to the patriot act, to do as members of the community. so get out, vote and then get on with your life. and get ready to say these three little words tomorrow " President Barack Obama!!!!!" VIVA OBAMA!
the lady behind me was talking to the lady behind her and she said that this was her first time voting... at the age of 97. the other woman was about in her mid 50's or so and asked the older woman why she never voted before. she said that she never had a good enough reason to until, get this, "a young ruggedly handsome black man decided to run." the other woman said oh so you are an obama supporter, to which the little old lady said "yes sweetheart i am". mind you now this little old, frail, in a wheel chair and on oxygen woman was 97 years old, had witnessed race riots, segregation, inequality for african americans and women, probably sent family and friends off to war, but the kicker is she was a as white as casper the friendly ghost. i think the funniest thing that woman said was " i always did like my men like my coffee, i just couldnt tell that to my husband". someone eventually came out and moved her to the front of the line seeing as she was in a wheel chair and from the looks on everyone's faces they were almost disappointed that she went in ahead of everyone else, not because they had waited longer than her but because they wanted to see what she would say next.
just goes to show that everyone has their reasons for voting, some for more comical reasons than others.
but in all seriousness get out and vote today. personally i voted for obama and yes on proposal 1 and yes on proposal 2. but no matter what your vote is get out and do it, its one of the last things we as americans have left, thanks to the patriot act, to do as members of the community. so get out, vote and then get on with your life. and get ready to say these three little words tomorrow " President Barack Obama!!!!!" VIVA OBAMA!