A new day, yes -- a good day, I dunno! Historic, of course.
I am physically ill at VA being a blue state. I have spent all night and part of the morning getting all of the mindless, idiotic rants out of my system. Trying to be the bigger person is hard when you truly believe in what you voted for and it appears that the majority doesn't.
That quote of the day over there. How ironic, didn't we just elect a "sheep" to lead our military "lions"? I digress.
I had a similar talk with Madison this morning. My went a little different, stemming from the fact that I refused to tell her who I voted for. She assumed that I voted Obama since I wouldn't tell her. I did that to make a point to her.
She woke up and asked, "McCain won, right?"
Me: Um... No. Obama won.
Madison: NO! He did not!
Me: Yes, he did.
Madison: You voted for him didn't you!
Me: If I did, what is the problem with that?
Madison: He's ick.
Me: Ick? Madison, you don't vote for president because you think he's "ick". How you choose who to vote for is by listening to what they believe in and choosing the one you agree with. I would never tell you who to vote for, its up to you! And you will not tell me who to vote for. Thats the system.
Madison: Whatever, he's still ick. *stomps off*
Me: By the way, I voted for McCain!
That is a 7 year old for you!
I really don't know what else to say. If I keep writing I will surely write something stupid, mindless, and possibly offensive - and I rather not make myself look like the ass I really am!
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Democracy....
is the voice of the people. And the people have spoken. We, the people, of the United States of America, have elected the first African-American president. Not only did he win the electoral vote, but also the popular vote. I will say, in 2000, when Al Gore won the popular vote and all that bullshit with Florida, really hurt my faith in the idea of democracy. Even if I HAD voted for Dubya in 2000, I would have questioned the whole election process.
What's the point, if MY vote wasn't going to count.
I almost felt that way last night. I did vote for Obama. I live in rural Louisa County, where from all sides, the gun-toting rednecks (who I love lol and are BFFs with) were saying, "Remember your southern heritage." My 7 year old came home saying "We aren't ready for a brown president."
Well, I did NOT grow up in 1865. I did NOT come from a family that owned slaves. I was born in and spent many years of my life in Petersburg, where the black population surpasses the white. I won't lie, I have some prejudices. I will admit, when I voted for Hillary in the primaries, I said, I will NOT have a black president, I will vote McCain.
When it came down to it, after all the article reading and debating with Kumiko, I ultimately couldn't cross party lines. I believe that everyone was created equal. Blacks, white, koreans, japs....everyone. And now I feel like if Obama is president, MY kids, who are the GREATEST minority (as 1/4 iranian, 1/8 japanese and the rest a cluster fuck of european) can too become President.
I fear that if they do, the public will hear "His grandmother is Iranian...he's going to let the USA get bombed by terrorists.
Well, to me, that has nothing to do with the person running for President. My grandmother was Japanese. She was a Shinto Buddhist. If *I* were in Obama's place, would the public be saying "She's not a Christian, she's a Buddhist?" I think that's fucked up.
Long story short, I had the talk with my kids this morning, and I'll tell you, too.
"Boys, today is the beginning of a new America. We have a new president, and he is a brown person. Just because he is brown, does not make him a bad person, or a bad president. Some of your classmates are brown, like Kamaya, "Peanut," and Divine. They are good people, and you call them your friends. All in all, we are AMERICANS. We live in AMERICA, we exist through democracy, where the people have a right to voice their opinions and place their votes. We are LUCKY to live in a country that allows us to do that. You might not agree with what was decided, but because we are true Americans, we can't turn our backs on our government because of who our president is."
Zach, who was adamant about John McCain, looked at me with his big brown eyes and said, "We are Americans, and I don't want to be anything else. Even if we do have a brown president."
From the mouths of babes.
"
What's the point, if MY vote wasn't going to count.
I almost felt that way last night. I did vote for Obama. I live in rural Louisa County, where from all sides, the gun-toting rednecks (who I love lol and are BFFs with) were saying, "Remember your southern heritage." My 7 year old came home saying "We aren't ready for a brown president."
Well, I did NOT grow up in 1865. I did NOT come from a family that owned slaves. I was born in and spent many years of my life in Petersburg, where the black population surpasses the white. I won't lie, I have some prejudices. I will admit, when I voted for Hillary in the primaries, I said, I will NOT have a black president, I will vote McCain.
When it came down to it, after all the article reading and debating with Kumiko, I ultimately couldn't cross party lines. I believe that everyone was created equal. Blacks, white, koreans, japs....everyone. And now I feel like if Obama is president, MY kids, who are the GREATEST minority (as 1/4 iranian, 1/8 japanese and the rest a cluster fuck of european) can too become President.
I fear that if they do, the public will hear "His grandmother is Iranian...he's going to let the USA get bombed by terrorists.
Well, to me, that has nothing to do with the person running for President. My grandmother was Japanese. She was a Shinto Buddhist. If *I* were in Obama's place, would the public be saying "She's not a Christian, she's a Buddhist?" I think that's fucked up.
Long story short, I had the talk with my kids this morning, and I'll tell you, too.
"Boys, today is the beginning of a new America. We have a new president, and he is a brown person. Just because he is brown, does not make him a bad person, or a bad president. Some of your classmates are brown, like Kamaya, "Peanut," and Divine. They are good people, and you call them your friends. All in all, we are AMERICANS. We live in AMERICA, we exist through democracy, where the people have a right to voice their opinions and place their votes. We are LUCKY to live in a country that allows us to do that. You might not agree with what was decided, but because we are true Americans, we can't turn our backs on our government because of who our president is."
Zach, who was adamant about John McCain, looked at me with his big brown eyes and said, "We are Americans, and I don't want to be anything else. Even if we do have a brown president."
From the mouths of babes.
"
Monday, November 3, 2008
Its almost time...
By this time tomorrow, I will have cast my vote (hopefully, I won't still be standing in line). I can only hope that more people will vote for McCain/Palin than for Obama/Biden.
I am really glad this is almost over. I am tired of listening to the constant barrage of lame attacks against both candidates. I am tired of hearing about the weird extremists (on both sides) doing completely cracked out things, thinking they are supporting a candidate, when really all they are doing is making themselves assholes.
I hope that America as a whole will make a decision that it will be proud of and will not regret. I can only hope that other Americans will take this last day to really think about what it means to be an American and everything that this country has fought for throughout our history. I keep hearing "fair", "is it fair that...", "we need to be fair to...". Whatever happened to "life is not fair"? I heard that alot growing up, and I say it alot to my kids.
Are we a country of pussies, who think everything should be handed to us on a silver platter, not because we earned it, but because so and so has it? I, for one, am not a pussy! I don't expect anything to be handed to me. Its funny to me that I struggle from week to week to put food in my house and gas in my car, when there are people buying $400 worth of bed linens and in the same trip using food stamps to buy their groceries. I just cannot fathom this. I guess they are using the system to get ahead. Is it fair to me? NO. But, life is not fair - and karma will get you in the end.
Wednesday, I guess, is the day we will see which direction we, as a nation, have chosen for ourselves.
I am really glad this is almost over. I am tired of listening to the constant barrage of lame attacks against both candidates. I am tired of hearing about the weird extremists (on both sides) doing completely cracked out things, thinking they are supporting a candidate, when really all they are doing is making themselves assholes.
I hope that America as a whole will make a decision that it will be proud of and will not regret. I can only hope that other Americans will take this last day to really think about what it means to be an American and everything that this country has fought for throughout our history. I keep hearing "fair", "is it fair that...", "we need to be fair to...". Whatever happened to "life is not fair"? I heard that alot growing up, and I say it alot to my kids.
Are we a country of pussies, who think everything should be handed to us on a silver platter, not because we earned it, but because so and so has it? I, for one, am not a pussy! I don't expect anything to be handed to me. Its funny to me that I struggle from week to week to put food in my house and gas in my car, when there are people buying $400 worth of bed linens and in the same trip using food stamps to buy their groceries. I just cannot fathom this. I guess they are using the system to get ahead. Is it fair to me? NO. But, life is not fair - and karma will get you in the end.
Wednesday, I guess, is the day we will see which direction we, as a nation, have chosen for ourselves.
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