The Wednesday Night Poll That Wasn't

[july_july_july]

So...I'm still a little too moved by this whole election business to be snarky and glib tonight. Don't worry, it won't last. But, in the meantime, there's a little post-election schmaltz below.

Comments

[taxidryer]

Anything that makes Colin Powell and Jesse Jackson cry with happiness gets my approval.
Lol!

*pats you in the back*

[july_july_july]

Seriously, though! Jesse Jackson CRIED on my TV last night! It was nuts!

[riverbella]

Like what you said. Love the way you said it. A lot of those things you mentioned I was around for. It was only in the last eight years or so that I ever had the painful experience of being ashamed of my country before the world. When we get it wrong, we do it big. But when we do it right, we do that big, too. We've got a deep hole to dig out of, but we just elected ourselves a really bright shovel to start it with!

[july_july_july]

Thanks. It's been a shitty eight years, ya know? And I'm happier about digging through it than I've ever been.

[noirbabalon]

My problem with America is that I have so many opinions about America and no way to act on them.

I have been so disappointed and cranky with America. The reason I felt I had a right to be disappointed were the ideals America prides herself on but so often fails to honour.

But yesterday was reaffirming of how America can get things right. So hugs to you and hold tight to your dreams of the future.

[july_july_july]

Where are you from? I can totally empathize with being cranky with America. I truly believed that was my default setting for a long time. Yeah...this election changes everything.

[kimmer1227]

When I saw Jesse lose it? Oh, my! I think I'm in the "crash and burn" phase of my emotional overload right now. I haven't gotten much sleep in the past few days, and I think I hit that imaginary wall around 2pm today.

I wish my parents had lived to see this day. As my big sis and I were watching the coverage last night and chatting, she was telling me about how excited our folks were when Cleveland elected it's first Black mayor in 1967. I was a wee!kid then, but I remember Mayor Carl Stokes, but don't remember his actual election. I imagine the folks were nervous wrecks back then, cos' Mayor Stokes barely sqeaked in a victory with 50.5% of the vote. I know they never thought this day would come. They grew up in a totally different world than the one I know. A Black President? Never! They'd have been right there with Colin and Jesse, bawling like babies, and full of pride.

[july_july_july]

Aww... Yeah, it hit me when I woke up this morning. I was still fairly alcohol-numbed last night. Excited as hell, but definitely drunk. This morning, though, it was REAL.

I can't imagine what it's like to be Jesse Jackson or Colin Powell or even Oprah freakin' Winfrey.

[izhilzha]

I'm very sad that you're not having a poll. :(

[july_july_july]

Sorry! Check back on Saturday. I should have something up and running then. I have a bunch of other scholastic nonsense to attend to in the meantime.